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| Written by Simon Toat | |
| Friday, 22 June 2007 | |
 It seems hard to believe but a new survey found that most teens would
go without sex for a month than give up their mobile phone. (In reality
going without sex for a month is easy for most acne-ridden teens).The Mobile Life survey, carried out by mobile retailer the Carphone Warehouse, found that a third of UK people would want a cool million pounds in return for their mobile (damn I was please enough to exchange my old mobile for an Argos gift voucher the other day). The majority of the those aged over 45 would rather give up sex, chocolate, alcohol and their mobile phone than their favourite hot drink. The phone survey quizzed 1,256 people in the UK from 16 to 64 and found that phones are more important to girls than to boys (no surprise to anyone with teenage daughters!) Boys prefer gaming on the consoles. Nearly three quarters said they texted friends more than they talked to them. Nearly 80 per cent of respondents said having a mobile meant their social life was better and another 70 per cent said life generally was better because of the handset friend. The survey found that 25 per cent feel unwanted if no one bothers to call them. The survey even managed to convince 24 willing victims to do without their handsets for a week. Most of the volunteers managed to relax more, work more efficiently and be more organised. The people who went without their phones were asked to make video diaries revealing the effects of their experiences; feelings ranging from absolute freedom to lack of control. Some felt lost, isolated and frustrated, whereas others felt free from life's pressures. For example, a busy lawyer who relied on his mobile phone was inspired by his new-found freedom. By contrast, a technophobe who took part in the study was surprised by how much he relied on his phone. "The results of both the survey and ethnographic video diaries for Mobile Life highlight the complex relationships that people have with their mobile phones feelings of choice versus control. We are committed to understanding the needs of our customers and these findings provide a unique and valuable insight that previously we have not had access to; for example appreciating the simplest of things like how much people rely on the different functions of a phone in their everyday life." said Tristia Clarke, Group Marketing Director of Carphone Warehouse. |
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