{"id":29,"date":"2010-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-staged.consumercellular.com\/blog\/getting-back-to-basics\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T08:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T16:15:08","slug":"getting-back-to-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/getting-back-to-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Back to Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent survey of our Consumer Cellular customers, we found that the majority (nearly 78 percent) cited that they just want to use a cell phone for the most fundamental of tasks: <strong><em>making and receiving calls<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of us already have a computer, a camera and a music player and don&#8217;t need another one built in to our phones.&nbsp; Remember when phones were just phones and not all these complicated things tied into one?&nbsp; I sure do, and I know that&#8217;s what some of our customers continue to want.<\/p>\n<p>Other items Consumer Cellular customers noted as important when it comes to cell phones and service:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"disc loose\">\n<li>Quality of Service (76 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Coverage area (70.4 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge, friendly customer support (55.5 percent)<\/li>\n<li>No long-term commitments (73.6 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Simple, easy to understand pricing (71.7 percent)<\/li>\n<li>Easy to read, enlarged buttons and display text (62 percent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While some people want smaller phones with more features when it comes to cell phones, it&#8217;s refreshing to know that many still want the basics, and that&#8217;s why we continue to keep it simple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent survey of our Consumer Cellular customers, we found that the majority (nearly 78 percent) cited that they just want to use a cell phone for the most fundamental of tasks: making and receiving calls. 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