LONDON – A poll by a leading coupon code website in the United States has found that cell phones are replacing many traditional household items, with the average American no longer possessing calendars, calculators, alarm clocks and landlines.

?I remember a time when people thought cell phones having a full color screen and camera was the best thing since sliced bread,? said Mark Pearson, chairman of CouponCodes4u.com. ?Now though, cell phones are capable of so much more; from arranging bank transfers and acting as Sat Navs when out on the road to providing access to speedy internet and recording high quality video.?

He added: ?There?ll be a time when, I think, even laptops and desktop computers will be put up in the loft for storage and cell phones really will take over in the technology stakes. Even many businesses are hugely reliant on mobile now ? I know we certainly are ? and I think as things advance more and phones begin replacing credit and debit cards for payments, they?ll play an even more vital role in the economy.?

CouponCodes4u.Com conducted a poll of 2,362 adults who were asked questions about the gadgets and items around their home. All those taking part were cell phone users.

Those taking part in the study were shown a list of devices and items normally found around the home and were told to select the items that they felt they no longer used due to the same functions being available on their cell phone.

According to the study the top 10 items rendered redundant due to cell phones are:

1. Alarm Clock 89 percent

2. Calculator 77 percent

3. Calendar 61 percent

4. Address Book 52 percent

5. Landline 44 percent

6. MP3 player/iPod 38 percent

7. Laptop/PC 29 percent

8. Camera 22 percent

9. Note pad 13 percent

10. Watch 11 percent

When asked what they thought cell phones might render obsolete in the future, 57 percent of those taking part said ?credit/debit cards? and 45 percent of those poll said ?handheld games consoles? would be replaced entirely by cell phones with the same function. Some 36 percent said ?Sat Navs? wouldn?t be around much longer thanks to cell phones.