The Cell Phone Or iPhone Revolution
Want visible proof that modern living is different from just ten years ago? Look no further than the advancements in the cell phone. From just a select few, now everyone can own one. There are a variety of plans and standalones that make them inexpensive and affordable to operate. The number of individual telephone numbers now compared to ten years ago has more than doubled. Cell phone ownership outranks ownership of cars or TVs. In the USA and Canada alone, it is estimated that phone penetration is 75%. In Europe, the figure is higher, at 140%. At the end of 2008, fully half of the world’s population were cell phone subscribers.
Africa is reportedly the fastest growing cell phone market on the planet. In some African countries, cell phone ownership is growing at a rate of 100% every year. The network giant, Vodafone, recently conducted a study into cell phone use in Africa. They found that Africans generally believed cell phones led to an increase in profits for business. For many African businesses, the cell phone provides the only means of communications where landline infrastructure is unreliable or non existent. Indeed, all over the developing world the march toward 100% penetration is on with a vengeance. Some of the most heavily populated countries like China and India are seeing the volumes of new cell phone subscribers every month that exceed the total population of some European countries.
All over the world, people are loving cell phones more and more. A lot of people see it as an extension of their own identities and personalities. The ability to customize one’s cell phone means that cell phone handsets vary as much as the people who own them. This is good news for the businesses in phone accessories. Also, ring tone companies gain major profits in line with the growing popularity of cell phones.
Cell phones are the most replaced of all technolgies. Consumers generally get a new cell phone every 18 months. Cell phones are easily broken but it doesn’t change the factor that people like newer phones. People generally grow old of their phone and want to upgrade to a newer model that has better capabilities. People change their phones more frequently than ever.
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Cell phone ownership is no longer a class or income issue. Due to the plethora of plans and availability of standalone phones a person’s income does not determine whether they can afford a cell phone. Throughout the social strata, even the most disenfranchised of the world’s citizens can own a cell phone, whether or not they have a roof over their heads. Famine, poverty and bad luck no longer dictate to the poor and sometimes homeless whether they can stay connected. A cell phone makes it possible to survive in tough times.
Owning a cell phone is becoming cheaper and cheaper with each passing year. Handsets are seeing a reduction in prices with a new one today costing about half what it did 10 years ago. Network companies are competing with each other by offering cheaper tariffs and many offer free talk time and text message holidays. The second hand market has also made the availability the cheap cell phone a reality for millions of subscribers around the world.
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