Forget fast food, video games and reality TV. The worst plague sweeping the world these days is smartphone addiction. You’ve seen the worst affected skittering in alleyways, awake in bed at night, and in movie theaters, with the glow of backlit LCDs lighting up their maniacal faces. They’re addicts. Any you may be one of them.
Think you it may be more than a slight affinity for texting? Here are the top ten signs you’re addicted to your smartphone.
(And we’re all a little guilty.)
10. You’ve spent more on accessories than on your phone.
It started out with something harmless like a car charger, but then you stepped up to the car FM transmitter, armband, a different case for each day of the week, spare batteries, screen protectors, a stereo Bluetooth adapter, wireless speakerphone, and even a dock powered by tube amps. You realize that it’s just a phone, not a kid, right? And that none of it will work when you inevitably upgrade to the next version six months from now?
9. You have 30 different apps installed. And use them all.
We’ve all gone through app-installing binges where we’ve installed some questionable stuff on our cell phones. Two weeks later, we either figure out it’s garbage and delete it, or leave it to stagnate. But those of you still checking on your digital iPhorest trees, using car locater to find your Camry down the block every morning, and thumbing through digital copies of the U.S. Constitution during heated political debates are the real nuts.
8. You have alarms telling you when to do everything in your life.
Business meetings, doctor’s appointments, and group meetups. All valid events to put in your phone. Have an alarm for putting out the trash on Wednesday night? You’re in way too deep, buddy. When you need your phone to prod you through every step of the day, it might as well be your respirator or dialysis machine.
7. You read about your phone on your phone.
Not content to dream about your phone, fondle it in your pocket all day long, and relish every chance to use it, you actually invest time in finding out more about it, while using it. You read through the latest TUAW posts on your iPhone, or threads on the Crackberry forums from your Bold. Your phone is no longer a means to an end, it is the end.
6. You’ve cut back on necessities to afford your $100 a month cell phone bill.
OK, lunch is pretty important. But $5 a day adds up to like $150 a month, and that can totally pay your phone bill if you just switch to Jell-O and ramen noodles for a while. Or maybe you could just start hopping the turnstile instead of paying for a subway pass. Or move to a cheaper apartment. Or carry a balance on that credit card…
Does this logic sound familiar?
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My husband is addicted. On the phone 24_7
Brilliant! Thanks for letting me know about mobile phone addiction. The above given 10 points are very true for rapid mobile phone users. So, this kind of addiction is based upon the technology by which the phone is incorporated. Any how, mobile phone users should take care of their health from hazards like nervous disorders, tumors and other problems caused by the mobile phone radiations.
CELLPHONE ARE LIKE THE SECOND BRAIN!!
Geremias Aguilar
1. phones are a popular product because of its technology.
2.yes i do think they can be addicted to their phones.
3.turn off your phone when have to.
4.yes ther should be times when u should turn it off like when at a funeral.
i think it can be a compulsive disorder. and it is annoying when theyre texting and your trying to talk to them. its really rude and feels like theyre ignoring you. i think you should text when your not with a friend or a guest. it is like a escape from reality. you cant even focus in the real world.
This is very insightful. Thank you.
well when i first got my phone like last year i was all over just filling up my contacts list so i can text random people stupid things and i would not put it down at all. now like the only time i touch my phone is when i pick it up to put it in my pants to go to school thats it people get over there addictions after a while
i think that it is a popular service because everyone wants to be cool.
Yes they can be addicted to their cell phones because they cant live without it.
I think their should be a limit of how long you can use it.
Yes during important dinners or meetings.
I think that cell phones are useful but harmful at the same time.
LEMA HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS' COMMENTS
Why are mobile phones such a popular product/service?
Do you think someone can be addicted to his or her mobile phone?
What do you think are appropriate social rules or expectations for mobile phone use?
Are there times when mobile phones should be turned off, And if so, what makes these occasions different?
yes i think someone can be addicted to their cellphones because they'er always txting or talking on the phone
Maria Negrete
They are a popular product/service because many people use it or actually need it.Yes i think people can be addicted to their mobiles phone. do not use it when u do not need it . I think is disrespectful. No i don't think they should be turned of just put it in silence because you mitgh have an emergency call
Mobile phone are a popular because u can talk to poeple that are far away or where u dont see them
they're productive because u can talk to anyone.
yes someone can be addicted to a phone.
for work,essays or school related things.
anywhere besides driving ,funerals or places u need to respect like church..
kevin martinez
because people want to be cool
yes i do think so i know some people
in case of an emergency
like if your in a funeral