a écrit le 15 avril 2010 à 20h36 Cameroonians in U.S. Keep International Calls Home Short and Sweet
First-Ever Report on U.S. Calling Habits to Cameroon Finds Call Quality and Ease of Use More Important Than Lower Rates When Choosing International Phone Service
A new study issued this month shows several remarkable changes in the ways people in the U.S. are communicating with family and friends in the central western African Republic of Cameroon.
The research shows several fascinating facts and findings based on its calling volume in the first three months of 2010.
•Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays are the days that most Cameroonians abroad call home.
•The largest number of calls to Cameroon from the U.S. originate in Maryland, Texas, Georgia and California.
•The vast majority of calls go to mobile phones vs. landlines.
•Average call duration to Cameroon from the U.S. is just 5.6 minutes.
Among the more than 1,000 survey respondents, 85.9% of calls are to family, 12.3% are to friends, and only 1.8% call business associates in Cameroon, where MTM Mobile and Orange Mobile are the hands-down leading mobile phone providers.
Top U.S. Cities Calling Cameroon:
1.West Maryland (Silver Spring, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Camp Springs, Prince George’s County)
2.Houston, Tx.
3.Atlanta, Ga. and suburbs
4.Oklahoma City
5.East Maryland (Baltimore, Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay area, Ocean City)
6.Dallas, Tx.
7.Washington, D.C.
8.St. Paul, Minn.
9.West Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, West Hollywood)
10.Fort Worth, Tx.
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First-Ever Report on U.S. Calling Habits to Cameroon Finds Call Quality and Ease of Use More Important Than Lower Rates When Choosing International Phone Service
A new study issued this month shows several remarkable changes in the ways people in the U.S. are communicating with family and friends in the central western African Republic of Cameroon.
The research shows several fascinating facts and findings based on its calling volume in the first three months of 2010.
•Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays are the days that most Cameroonians abroad call home.
•The largest number of calls to Cameroon from the U.S. originate in Maryland, Texas, Georgia and California.
•The vast majority of calls go to mobile phones vs. landlines.
•Average call duration to Cameroon from the U.S. is just 5.6 minutes.
Among the more than 1,000 survey respondents, 85.9% of calls are to family, 12.3% are to friends, and only 1.8% call business associates in Cameroon, where MTM Mobile and Orange Mobile are the hands-down leading mobile phone providers.
Top U.S. Cities Calling Cameroon:
1.West Maryland (Silver Spring, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Camp Springs, Prince George’s County)
2.Houston, Tx.
3.Atlanta, Ga. and suburbs
4.Oklahoma City
5.East Maryland (Baltimore, Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay area, Ocean City)
6.Dallas, Tx.
7.Washington, D.C.
8.St. Paul, Minn.
9.West Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, West Hollywood)
10.Fort Worth, Tx.
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