The ubiquitous cellphone is a necessity for most owners. The ways in which it is used are not surprising, but some of the statistics in this week’s article may be. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
The people mentioned in the article seem to make very few calls. How many calls do you make each week? What do you do with your cellphone? A quarter of U.S. households are now wireless-only. How difficult would it be at your house to not have a landline? What sort of handset design does your cellphone have? If the way in which cellphone users are charged changes as Mr. Hesse predicts, how will your cellphone costs be affected? How many text messages do you send each month? Is the average number of text messages for American teenagers excessive? If you did not have a cellphone to send text messages, would it hinder you from bonding with your classmates?
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I don't really make many calls here in Jordan. When I was in India, I used to make a lot of calls and I have no idea how many. Over here, I don't think that I make more than 15 calls a week. Probably less than that. I don't have a cell phone as yet. I am getting one after the exams and I think I will be using it for texting, internet, storing movies etc. I don't think I will be making much calls on it. If we don't have a land line at home, I don't think that it will make any difference. We hardly use the land line. I will be getting a nokia 5800 touchscreen with wifi, 3G etc. I don't really get the prediction on mobile costs. If he means that we will be charged for storing data on our phone, it will increase my phone expenses. Because, I am not a person who would use cell phones for making calls. I would use it more for storing data meaning videos, games etc. on the phone. So, if I am charged for doing that, it will surely increase my phone expenses. I don't make much calls anyway. I don't send any text messages. I don't think that the average number of text messages sent by American Teenagers is excessive. I think that's normal unless you are using the phone for facebook, msn or gtak chat. I wouldn't send that many texts a month in Jordan. I am more up to using messengers. I don't have a cell phone as yet and I don't send text messages and it doesn't hinder me from bonding with my other classmates. My friends have cell phones but they don't just use it for sending text messages as written in the article.
I make less than 10 calls per a week. I use my cell phone just for texting and calling. Without landline I won't be able to use many of the functions. My cellphone has really simple handset design, light and easily take able. My cellphone wouldn't change as much as others, who spends a lot of time in cellphone. I don't use more than 30 text messages per month. And I think the number of text messages for American teenagers are excessive. For me, I don't think the text message affects the relationship a lot, but for some people, text messages can be a way to communicate.
I make around 5 to 10 calls a week. With my cell phone I mostly text. I don't think that it would be very difficult to not have a landline. A cell phone can easily replace it. My cell phone has a qwerty keyboard. My cell phone cost will not really be affected that much. I usually send a lot of texts each month, to many to remember an exact number. I think that the average number of text messages for American teenagers is excessive, but I am not surprised on the number sent. If I didn't have a cell phone to send text messages, it would hinder me from bonding with my classmates.
I tend to make about 5 to 6 calls on my cellphone every week, and primarily use it only for calling and sending texts, because my phone has no real capabilities beyond that. Honestly, I rarely, if ever, use my landline, but I would not want to not have a landline in my home, in case cell coverage for some reason drops in my area and I urgently need to make a call. My cellphone is, in no way, a smartphone, and is not designed with a QWERTY keyboard, so it is pretty ergonomic, but it is only really designed to be a phone. If I were charged by data rather than call length, my cellphone costs would probably increase, but not substantially. I send probably 30 to 40 text messages a month, and I cannot comprehend how anyone can possibly send 1500 texts a month. I doubt that the lack of a cellphone would keep me from bonding with my classmates, because I am not exactly the type of person who calls or texts with my friends just to chat. If I want to chat with my friends, I can get on MSN Messenger or Facebook; I just primarily use my phone to coordinate different activities with my friends.
I make around 70 calls each week. I use my cellphone to text people and make calls. Nothing would change because we never use our landlines. My cellphone has the simple handset design that has a touch screen. My cellphone costs will not be affected.Each month I send about 300 messages. The average number of texts an American teenager send is normal. Yes, if I didn't have a cellphone I wouldn't be as close I was with my classmates as I am now.
I barely make any calls as I seldom have sufficient credit to do so. With my cellphone I make calls as with any other type of phone. I would be very annoyed if I didn't have a land line because that is all I use to make calls. My cellphone is the type that slides up. My cellphone bills will not be increased as I will just use it less. I do not send many text messages. I think the average phone usage for Americans is far too excessive. Not sending text messages would not hinder me from bonding with my classmates because I have Facebook.
I make different amounts of calls per week. On average I might make around 45 calls per week. I text a lot more. I think cell phones are important to keep people in touch, even when far away.My handset is light and easy to use. I do not use my land-line as much, but only for calls when I do not want to use my own credit on my cell phone. I think I text and use m phone more than an average teenager.
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