As we know, for many of
us the cellular phone has become a part of our daily
life. It was recently found that a number of users have
now switched to using cellular service and no longer
use a home telephone. A recent survey that allowed the
respondents to be anonymous found some interesting
responses:
- 38% of respondents
said they use a wireless phone to call a parent or
sibling every day.
- 40% said a wireless
phone helps them to stay connected to their
personal lives during work hours.
- 20% said that
background noise gave away their location when
reporting they were somewhere else.
- 25% said they used a
wireless phone to get out of uncomfortable
situations such as pretending to be on the phone or
using it to call their pager.
- 15% revealed that
they use a cellular phone while in the restroom.
- 10% said they used a
phone in a public restroom.
- 2% said they have
given their phones nicknames.
- Generation X members
are 3 times more likely to give out their mobile
phone number than baby boomers.
- 67% of women are more
likely to look through a spouse's or significant
other's phone bill in search of suspicious
telephone numbers.
- 43% of men are likely
to delete a number from speed dial after an
argument.
In general it was found that people use their phones
for the most personal of reasons too. For instance,
calling a sibling who lives in another state while
having a baby?!? Or calling a fiancée to tell her to
go out and look at the moon right then and there.
Cellular phones are definitely keeping us connected
more than ever.
