Some people are opting for cheap cell phone packages and getting rid of their home phones altogether. Some towns are even starting to regulate their use, such as Marlboro, which will vote tomorrow on a controversial ordinance that would prohibit drivers from talking on handheld cell phones within the township limits. With cell phone use growing exponentially, some observers wonder just how necessary it is for everyone to be so connected. It's too much. Pretty soon technology is going to take over the world.
Compulsive people use anything in compulsive ways.
He described how people can now check stock quotes, make airline reservations and obtain other information from the World Wide Web on many types of cell phones. In five to 10 years, fancier, faster, portable wireless information systems should be available, Frenkiel said. And it's no surprise people love their cellular phones, he said. Before you had one, you just didn't have one, and you didn't care. I get a good plan with this.