Addicted to Mobile Phones?

[tillyoshea]

I found this report interesting. Apparently, about quarter of us are now 'addicted' to mobile phones, "can't imagine life without a mobile and feel lost without it."

I cannot imagine feeling 'lost' without a mobile... I quite often forget to take it out with me, and it really makes no difference to me.

But far more freaky for me is this...

Another group the academics have just discovered is the 'm-agers'. These are the 10 to 14-year-olds who have never known life without a mobile.

Growing up with mobile phones as an every-day item, and not remember a time before they were widely used? I can't really imagine that.

[Snu]

I do remember the first mobile phones that came with the backpack to amplify the signal.

I simply cannot imagine life without a mobile phone. It makes the little things, like arranging with mates to go on a night out so much easier.

They can get you into so much trouble though. Text messages are a wonderful way to communicate without any actual emotional attachment through voice or eye-to-eye contact. The downside is, text messages are often seen by some as simply to impersonal.

Not me, I love text messages, makes me feel special!

[Jamez]

When I'm at Uni, I use my phone all the time, but I often forgot to take it with me.

Now I'm at home and recently split up with my girlfriend, I haven't used it hardly. In fact it's on my windowsill with a dead battery, and I don't think I'll bother charging it any time soon!

[Cheese Head]

I only use mine for security. And stuff like, I need a lift or Where are you?. Otherwise I could live without one although it makes a few things harder, but it's nothing that I couldn't work around.

I also find texting annoying and pointless. If theres something you want to say just ring me instead. It's probably cheaper in the long run and it's more interesting that "Im fine I havnt been doin anything".

[Gavin Scott]

I have two mobiles (work and personal), so no longer have a landline any more.

The nett cost to me is approximately zero, as I tend to receive calls on my personal, and have been known to use the work one to dial out. Bad I know.

Come to think of it, my personal pay-as-you-go has had no credit on it for a few weeks. Anyone know how long Orange let me have no credit before they disconnect?

[Cheese Head]

Come to think of it, my personal pay-as-you-go has had no credit on it for a few weeks. Anyone know how long Orange let me have no credit before they disconnect?

When I was with One2One, they gave me 180 days. I'd assume its the same, or thats a nice estimation.

[nwtv2003]

I am not addicted to mine, but I do find it quite handy. My Nokia 3310 broke on me last year and I could only use it every now and again due to a battery problem, but I managed to survive without it, but I gave up and bought a Nokia 3510 at Christmas, though I am not constantly on it, it is very useful and secure. But I could live without it, without difficulty.

[iSon]

Don't assume that all mobile phone users are like that. I could live without mine - but it makes communicating a lot easier. Simple as.

[Chris]

Mobile phone? (or cell phone as I like to call it - a mobile is a thing that hangs above a baby's bed).

I don't own one and nor do I intend to in the near future. If I did get one, I would stick to its intended purpose - to use it as a tool to communicate with, so talk and text. I wouldn't use it as an alarm clock, diary, camera, music player or vibrator unlike some people.

I have a good old landline. No reception drop outs, no annoying ringtones and no reason to get robbed in the street.

I don't see what the thing is about having camera phones. The picture quality is crap and I don't like the idea of being photographed on the sly by some git standing across the room or across the table.

[Gavin Scott]

I have a good old landline. No reception drop outs, no annoying ringtones and no reason to get robbed in the street.

Err.. no mobility?

Or am I missing the point?

[Chris]

I have a good old landline. No reception drop outs, no annoying ringtones and no reason to get robbed in the street.

Err.. no mobility?

Or am I missing the point?

Hmm ... forgot that one!

Still a landline offers the ability to have peace and quiet whilst on the move. I know it sound strange but I'd rather have a conversation on the telephone in the peace,quiet and privacy of my own home, not on the concourse of Waterloo station.

On my way back today from Waterloo, somebody on the opposite seat seemed to be applying for a loan on their phone and he was talking pretty loudly - I could hear all his personal details being spoken by him down the phone and I could have easily noted them down for future use if I were a fraudster..

And also there always seems to be one person who feels the need to ring their husband or wife and say "I'm on the train dear ... see you later". Don't their wives or husbands know what time they will be coming home, seeing as they commute every day on the same train and probably have a 9-5 office job?