78% of cell minutes go unused each month?

So a survey by TNS Telecoms found that a full 78 percent of wireless minutes go unused each month, and that people are paying more than they need to for cellphone service. It's more than just a little disingenuous, since a lot of these unused minutes are part of those "free nights and weekends" promotions, meaning that it's virtually impossible for anyone to use even a majority of the minutes given to them each month. What percentage of daytime minutes wireless subscribers use up each month is curiously absent from the press release announcing this news. But that shouldn't come as any surprise given that the press release was issued by TracFone Wireless, which offers pre-paid wireless phone service where people pay only for the minutes they use and is trying to lure customers away from the monthly service plans offered by the carriers.

[Via MobileTracker]