3 Types of Mobile Phone Users

Before the mobile phone became part and parcel of most people’s lives, it functioned as a telephone and little else. It looked like a walkie-talkie and was often the size of a brick. Today mobile phones do a lot more than enable users to communicate with each other on the move. They contain additional accessories of appeal to a large range of mobile phone users. The mobile phone has become a necessity for the teenager, the businessman and the occasional user.

Being able to change the cover of a mobile phone is not a technological breakthrough. However, it is only one of the many trends that have been marketed toward the teenage user. Surveys have shown that young people aged between 18-25 and students in particular, conduct telephone conversations merely to pass the time. Having recognised the need for diversion, service providers have introduced cheaper call rate plans, text messaging (SMS), graphics and logos, email and fax capabilities, games and musical ring tones. T...