I found this interesting...
Cellphones challenge poll sampling
How can pollsters ensure they are getting representative samples?
By Megan Thee
With more American households giving up their old-fashioned land lines and using cellphones for all calls, public opinion researchers are facing a challenge of how to make sure they are getting representative samples when conducting polls.
updated 4:02 a.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 7, 2007
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Also, pre-paid is the wave of the future. Check out Toledo area's own.
http://www.pagepluscellular.com
These people have about 20 different ways of asking who you are voting for....a few of the questions...
First they asked if I knew there was an election coming up, asked me the date of the election, if I planned on voting, then asked who I was voting for. Then asked if I was voting for Bob Latta or Robin Weirach (duh, I just told you that) then asked if I had a favorable or unforable opinion of Bob Latta and Robin Weirach. etc.. etc... etc.. Politics is stupid.
I mistakenly answered the call without looking at the caller id. It came up unavailable and I generally don't answer unavailable.