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Do you talk on the phone
while driving, in a public place, or while walking on the street?
According to a study your cell manners are lousy...
Dayton Business Journal
Cell phone manners
getting worse
Friday, February 25, 2011
American cell phone manners appear to be getting worse.
California-based Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) found nine out of 10 U.S.
adults claim they have seen people misuse mobile technology, and 75
percent say mobile manners are worse compared to a year ago.
But with cell phone users on the rise, the incidents of poor etiquette
will likely continue.
The boom in cell phone use got a boost this month when Verizon
Wireless, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) began selling the
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. The iPhone had been exclusive to
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) In addition to its retail stores, Verizon sells
the phones at Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT).
All three have numerous locations in the Dayton region.
Other companies making greater strides in the cell phone industry
include Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:
RIMM).
The recent Intel study, conducted by Ipsos, revealed the top pet peeves
when it comes to mobile phone use.
They are:
• Using a cell phone while driving;
• Talking loudly on a phone in a public place; and
• Using a cell phone while walking down the street.
As the number of Internet-connected mobile devices continues to grow,
awareness of how people use mobile devices around others is on the
rise. A report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project states
that 85 percent of U.S. adults own a cell phone, 52 percent own a
laptop computer, 4 percent own a tablet, and only 9 percent do not own
any of these or other devices covered in the study.
The majority of U.S. adults surveyed (92 percent) wish people practiced
better etiquette when it comes to using their mobile devices in public
areas. Roughly one in five adults (19 percent) admits to poor mobile
behavior but continues the behavior because everyone else is doing it.
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