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Age: 25
Gender: Dude
Level of education: 25-smack- Ehm, Currently in university.
Occupation: Full time studen, part time slacker.
What kind of mobile do you have?
Smart phone Iphone Other: Smartphone, only its really stupid.
Where do you take your mobile phone? (Choose one or more)
Everywhere. One does not know when you are gonna need your phone.
At school (for free time)
At work (for free time)
In lectures
In tutorials
What do you use your mobile phone for? (Select one or more)
To call my family
To call my friends
To send text messages
To take pictures
To listen to music
(Myspace? Seriously? Its like we are back in the 90's)
What online services do you use on your mobile phone and what types of activities are you engaging in when you use online services? Don't use them. Very expensive
How many apps do you have on your mobile? Only the ones that came with the phone.
Name 3 of your most used apps on your mobile.
1 Music player
(The other things that would actually be useful don't work)
How many people do you talk to on a regular basis using your mobile phone? o.25. That is, I talk to someone once every four days. It would be >1
How much do you use your mobile phone in your everyday life? (choose one)
Very little
How much time each day do you spend communicating and using your mobile phone? (record the answer in minutes, hours or all the time) One hour, at most.
How much time each day do you spend on face to face communication, with whom an where? 4 hours.
Do you use your mobile phone to escape your problems? No
Are you bored when you are not using your mobile phone? No. I am bored when using my phone.
Do you use your mobile phone to get rid of boredom? Yes, but it doesn't work so well.
Describe how you feel without your mobile phone. Like I am missing my clock/mp3 that also makes calls sometime.
If you lost or forgot to take your mobile, describe how you would feel using 3 adjectives.
1 Annoyed
2 apathetic
3 Uninterested
Is your mobile dominating your life and interests? Explain how and why. No. My pc is.
Give some recent examples of how the mobile phone is dominating your life and interests. See previous question
Do you always try to have the latest model of mobile phone? Give reasons as to why. No. Too damn expensive and they are mostly the same thing. I only devote time to getting a new phone when the old one is bricked.
Can you imagine your life without your mobile phone? Explain your answer. Yes. I would just have to make due with an mp3 player and a watch. Inconvenient, but not impossible.
Can life be exciting for you without the mobile phone? Explain your answers. Yes. I place a lot more action on tangible things. Also, I dont talk to people with it very often.
Would you say that you are addicted to your mobile phone? If yes, please explain why you think this way. No.
trigger warning: bitch
20
Female
Two years of college (no degree)
Retail worker
Smart Phone (Android)
my mobile's always with me
everywhere, even if it's not allowed
Everything except call/text overseas, myspace, anything regarding twitter
I don't know what you mean by online services
77 apps
1. Dolphin Browser
2. Tumblr
3. Facebook
Too many people to count
All the time
All the time
10-12 hours I guess since im either at work or at home with my roommates
Yes
Yes
Yes
Without it, I feel like I'm missing out on important updates and a lot of cool things to see and read.
1. Annoyed
2. Bored
3. Un-informed
I think it is because it's a big source of my information, entertainment, and socialization.
My sense of humor has been altered by strange text posts on Tumblr, I can only keep up with shows when I watch them online in my spare time
Naaah
No. that's how im able to keep in touch with all my friends and family because I live quite a ways from everyone and not everyone has facebook or whatever, so sometimes I can only call or text them. Also my apartment doesn't have internet so my phone is the only way to get online atm.
Sure, if I had the money to drive everywhere and do whatever I wanted.
Yes, because I constantly have to check it every ten minutes. I even try to check it when im in the shower or when it's dead. I'm also on my phone so much that I run the battery down every day.
bye
Damn Fine Troper
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Level of education: University degree (computer game design)
Occupation: Receptionist at secondary school, professional wrestler
What kind of mobile do you have? Samsung Galaxy S3
Where do you take your mobile phone? (Choose one or more) My mobile is always with me where ever I go
Where do you use your mobile phone and how frequently? At work - During breaks, so 45min max
What do you use your mobile phone for? (Select one or more)
To call my family
To call my friends
To send text messages
To take pictures
To send pictures
To take videos
To play computer games
To listen to music
To access my Facebook
To watch videos
What online services do you use on your mobile phone and what types of activities are you engaging in when you use online services? I don't particularly use internet services, unless it's through an app (Amazon, for example).
How many apps do you have on your mobile? In the region of 50-60, though not all used frequently
Name 3 of your most used apps on your mobile.
1. Facebook
2. Reddit Is Fun
3. MX Player
How many people do you talk to on a regular basis using your mobile phone? Between 10-15
How much do you use your mobile phone in your everyday life? (choose one)
All the time
How much time each day do you spend communicating and using your mobile phone? (record the answer in minutes, hours or all the time) It's hard to say, since it's 95% texting/facebook messaging, something I can just do in a few seconds. Added up, it's probably about 90min on the communication part, but that's spread out throughout the day, plus I'll use the phone for Reddit/etc extensively.
How much time each day do you spend on face to face communication, with whom an where? Most of the workday, due to my reception work, is face to face, as is the wrestling. So if we said 6 hours a weekday for the reception, plus another couple of hours every other day. I'd also mention that I prefer face-to-face over text messages anyway (texts are normally to arrange things), so might as well make it a couple of hours every day at least, on top of work XD
Do you use your mobile phone to escape your problems? If anything, the idea of being constantly at the beck and call of folks you might not want to speak to can make problems worse. Case in point, trying to get over a lass, but she always texts you, therefore not giving you a chance to keep your distance for a little bit and clear your head (and to prove this, she texted as I was writing this very answer!)
Are you bored when you are not using your mobile phone? Nope!
Do you use your mobile phone to get rid of boredom? Can do.
Describe how you feel without your mobile phone. Just wrong. Like I've forgotten to put trousers on or something.
If you lost or forgot to take your mobile, describe how you would feel using 3 adjectives.
1. Lost
2. A bit anxious (that someone is trying but can't get hold of me)
3. Worried (about the cost of replacing it)
Is your mobile dominating your life and interests? Explain how and why. Dominating isn't the word - it's heavily involved in all aspects of my life but it's helping everything. For example, lets look at it's use in professional wrestling. Keeping in touch with the tutor/promoter and the fellow trainees is a given positive. It also lets me record new moves and therefore watch them back to see how they look from different angles. I can also call up Youtube videos of things we mention in class to further explain how things are done.
Give some recent examples of how the mobile phone is dominating your life and interests. See above.
Do you always try to have the latest model of mobile phone? Give reasons as to why. I would like to, but money says no. I just like that the thing I spend so much time using, that helps with all aspects of life, is as capable as it can be. Thankfully, I think the Galaxy S3, despite it not being the newest Galaxy, is one that is more than capable for a while yet.
Can you imagine your life without your mobile phone? Explain your answer. Nope. As I say, it helps every aspect of life so well.
Can life be exciting for you without the mobile phone? Explain your answers. Exciting, yes. Just not nearly as easy.
Would you say that you are addicted to your mobile phone? If yes, please explain why you think this way. Nope. I'm using it very often, but I never, ever let it get in the way of friendships, relationships, etc.
"Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen."
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Level of Education: Highschool Diploma, lots of self study after the fact
Occupation: Former programmer, currently unemployed
I don't have a phone, never have had a phone, and never really intend on getting a phone (this is subject to change, of course, as need dictates).
... Is that a valid answer to the questionnaire?
edited 28th May '13 6:13:11 AM by Drakkarius
Wait, you don't have a mobile phone?
What are you, 80?
Damn Fine Troper
To be fair, a mobile phone isn't required by law or anything, it's a choice if someone wants to own one or not.
"Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen."
It just seems kinda weird.
Damn Fine Troper
Eh, I can certainly see the pros of not having one. Each to their own (=
"Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen."
What am I going to call? Meese? I live in the woods. Not enough people to converse with to warrant getting a phone.
The Wanderer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Level of education: Some college (What I think you'd call university)
Occupation: Full time student
What kind of mobile do you have?: Not a smartphone
Where do you take your mobile phone?: My mobile is always with me where ever I go
Where do you use your mobile phone and how frequently?: Whenever someone calls me.
What do you use your mobile phone for?: Talking to family and texting family
What online services do you use on your mobile phone and what types of activities are you engaging in when you use online services?: None
How many apps do you have on your mobile?: All the ones my phone originally came with
Name 3 of your most used apps on your mobile.
1 Tools
How many people do you talk to on a regular basis using your mobile phone?: 3-5
How much do you use your mobile phone in your everyday life?: Very little
How much time each day do you spend communicating and using your mobile phone?: Maybe a minute
How much time each day do you spend on face to face communication, with whom an where?: 30 minutes with my family
Do you use your mobile phone to escape your problems?: No
Are you bored when you are not using your mobile phone?: No
Do you use your mobile phone to get rid of boredom?: No
If you lost or forgot to take your mobile, describe how you would feel using 3 adjectives:
- Annoyed
- Inconvenienced
- Frantic
Is your mobile dominating your life and interests? Explain how and why: No
Do you always try to have the latest model of mobile phone? Give reasons as to why.: No, because I don't use it enough.
Can you imagine your life without your mobile phone? Explain your answer.: Yes, but it would be kinda annoying.
Can life be exciting for you without the mobile phone? Explain your answers.: Yes, but it would be far less convenient.
Would you say that you are addicted to your mobile phone? If yes, please explain why you think this way.: No
edited 29th May '13 9:27:04 AM by rmctagg09
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Age:21
Gender:Female
Level of Education:College (equivalent of Community College)
Occupation:Job training/unemployed
Kind of phone: Old cellphone, like 5 years old, still works fine and you can kind of access the internet with it, if you don't mind searching with number buttons and a really tiny screen
Where I bring it:School (job training is like school)
When do you use it: Receive calls at home (usually anyone calling the landline is looking for my parents), spare time at school to call the person picking me up
What its used for: To call my family and take pictures
What Online services: None, like I said tiny screen, and typing with the alternatives to number buttons is hard, I prefer to use my laptop
How Many People Do I Talk To On My Phone: 2
How Much Do I Use My Phone In Every Day Life: Very little
If you lost or forgot to take your mobile, describe how you would feel using 3 adjectives.
1 Nervous
2 Annoyed
3 Inconvenienced
Is your mobile dominating your life and interests? No
Do you always try to have the latest model of mobile phone? Obliviously not, this way is cheaper and it still works.
Can you imagine your life without your mobile phone? Yeah I imagine it would be hard, since there aren't a lot of payphones around anymore
Can life be exciting for you without the mobile phone? I imagine it would be more exciting, do a lot more walking too :P
Would you say that you are addicted to your mobile phone? No.
How much time each day do you spend communicating and using your mobile phone? (record the answer in minutes, hours or all the time) Each day well it usually times out around 5 minutes when I hang up, so 5 minutes
How much time each day do you spend on face to face communication, with whom an where? (record minutes, hours) Forced school about 10 minutes, at home around 2 hours (not at once).
Filled in some of the newer questions.
edited 1st Jun '13 2:52:56 PM by phantom1
My deepest thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. I really appreciate you all taking the time to fill this out, thank you! I do need a few more, so feel free to keep 'em coming!
@Drakkarius, unfortunately I can only use data from people who do own a mobile phone, but thanks anyway.
Wizard Basement
Age:
23.
Gender:
Male.
Level of education:
University (Undergraduate)
Occupation:
Writer/University Student. I dabbled in being a video artist and animator but it didn't work out, my Photomedia degree might not turn me into a legit Karl Lagerfeld level photographer either.
What kind of mobile do you have?
iPhone 4S, my parents wouldn't let me have one till I was 22 because I'm not a trust fund baby.
Where do you take your mobile phone? (Choose one or more)
To school/University - Yes To work My mobile is always with me where ever I go - I have to take it with me so my parents and immediate family know where I am in case I get hit by a car or die or something.
Where do you use your mobile phone and how frequently? At school - Yes At work - When I get a job finally, yes. In lectures - My disability carer is sometimes late to class so he texts me to let me know he's coming. In tutorials - See above. Everywhere, even if it is not allowed - I'm... not sure I'm going to use it where it's not allowed, but see carer excuse. Other: (please explain) - I WILL EXPLAIN NOTHING!
What do you use your mobile phone for? (Select one or more) To call my family - My family are about the only people who bother to call me other than my carer. To call my friends - I don't get called up by my friends often so I find myself worried whether they've forgotten about me a lot. To call overseas - God no. To send text messages - Yes. To send text message overseas - Why? That's what Skype is for. To take pictures - I'm not interesting enough a person to warrant taking photos during my day, hence why my Photomedia degree was a terrible life decision. To send pictures To take videos To play computer games - I'm terrible at video games and feel alienated from my generation of men as a result. To send emails - Yes To read emails - Yes To listen to music - Yes To access my Facebook - Sometimes, but I use my iPad for that mostly for the bigger screen. To access My Space - HAHAHAAHAHAHAAHH NO. To watch videos - Again, its what iPad is for. Don't wanna drain the iPhone's terrible battery in case of emergency. To use Twitter - Yes. To read Twitter - Yes. To 'follow' people on Twitter - Yes. Other: (please explain) If you answer yes to 'using twitter to 'follow' people, ' who do you 'follow'? I follow internet celebrities even TMZ wouldn't chase down the street but find more interesting, because screw reality television, I want to know what Best Buy bargain basement DVD movie nerds in their basements with cameras are gonna torture themselves with this week. Also I follow a lot of writers if I can. Generally I follow people who are cooler than me, at least in my eyes.
What online services do you use on your mobile phone and what types of activities are you engaging in when you use online services? - Not really sure what that means. How many apps do you have on your mobile? - I use my iPad for apps mostly because of TERRIBLE iPHONE BATTERY THAT STEVE JOBS SHOULD BE POSTHUMOUSLY HANGED FOR. Name 3 of your most used apps on your mobile. 1 2 3 How many people do you talk to on a regular basis using your mobile phone? - My mum, dad and brother, I'm not cool enough to warrant people calling ME, sometimes I wonder whether to bother switching my phone off in the cinema because I'm a boring lonely man who nobody but my parents are gonna call anyway, and chances are they're in the cinema with me just like when I had to get Mum to drive me to see Scott Pilgrim Vs The World so it would make money but it didn't. That's how unimportant I feel to people's lives. How much do you use your mobile phone in your everyday life? (choose one) Very little Moderately - Yes. All the time How much time each day do you spend communicating and using your mobile phone? (record the answer in minutes, hours or all the time) Whenever my parents call me. How much time each day do you spend on face to face communication, with whom an where? (record minutes, hours) I wouldn't know because face to face interaction is very intermittent for a high functioning autistic forgotten about by society. Do you use your mobile phone to escape your problems? - I have problems my mobile phone, and society at large doesn't care about. My identity is moulded by everyone's indifference to my concerns. Are you bored when you are not using your mobile phone? - I have several other shiny things to be distracted by, like my iPad. Do you use your mobile phone to get rid of boredom? - I use it to get out of perilous situations like if I'm stranded in some strange urban area. Describe how you feel without your mobile phone. - Meh. If you lost or forgot to take your mobile, describe how you would feel using 3 adjectives. 1 - My parents can't afford to replace this so I'm gonna be out of pocket for two months paying it off. 2 I'd be concerned about losing my mobile phone contacts if they bothered to call me in the first place. 3 This sucks Is your mobile dominating your life and interests? Explain how and why. Not really. I'd be more concerned about my iPad, which I adore so much that the Chinese sweatshop worker who made it would be moved to tears over my appreciation of the object they were poisoned to death to manufacture. Give some recent examples of how the mobile phone is dominating your life and interests. Do you always try to have the latest model of mobile phone? Give reasons as to why. - My parents can't afford to buy me the latest tech so I run my mobile phones into the ground before I can even dare to ask them for a new one. Can you imagine your life without your mobile phone? Explain your answer. - I kinda need my mobile phone in case of emergencies though. I don't feel safe being out and about without it in case I get lost. Can life be exciting for you without the mobile phone? Explain your answers. - My life isn't exciting in general, and that makes me sad. Would you say that you are addicted to your mobile phone? If yes, please explain why you think this way. - How can I be addicted to a device that doesn't connect me to the people I love half as well as the internet does? The internet is a far bigger concern for me.
Hell Hasn't Earned My Tears
Thanks again to everyone who's posted, I have enough data now. I appreciate you all taking the time to post.
Wizard Basement
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I hope my data got used in the sample because weird shut ins need to be represented more in sociological research.
Hell Hasn't Earned My Tears
- Age
- 18
- Gender
- Female
- Level of education
- High school diploma
- Occupation
- IT intern
- What kind of mobile do you have?
- iPhone
- Where do you take your mobile phone?
- My mobile is always with me wherever I go
- Where do you use your mobile phone and how frequently?
- At school
- At work
- What do you use your mobile phone for?
- To call my family
- To call my friends
- To send text messages
- To take pictures
- To send pictures
- To take videos
- To play computer games
- To send emails
- To read emails
- To listen to music
- To access my Facebook
- To watch videos
- Other: Check the internet.
- What online services do you use on your mobile phone and what types of activities are you engaging in when you use online services?
- I generally surf the internet or keep up with my subscriptions on You Tube.
- How many apps do you have on your mobile?
- Not counting pre-loaded apps, 43. I don't even use them all, but holy shit.
- Name 3 of your most used apps on your mobile.
- Alien Blue, Google Chrome, Evernote.
- How many people do you talk to on a regular basis using your mobile phone?
- About three.
- How much do you use your mobile phone in your everyday life?
- All the time
- How much time each day do you spend communicating and using your mobile phone?
- Probably something like three or four hours a day.
- How much time each day do you spend on face to face communication, with whom and where? (record minutes, hours)
- Usually three to four hours, in the form of small talk with classmates.
- Do you use your mobile phone to escape your problems?
- If you mean procrastinating, yes.
- Are you bored when you are not using your mobile phone?
- As long as I'm doing something else, no.
- Do you use your mobile phone to get rid of boredom?
- Yes.
- Describe how you feel without your mobile phone.
- Pissed off and consumed with an intense desire to make sure I have it back, because I literally don't go anywhere without it.
- If you lost or forgot to take your mobile, describe how you would feel using 3 adjectives.
- Tense, irritated, bored.
- Is your mobile dominating your life and interests? Explain how and why.
- Until I got my own personal, unrestricted computer, I would gauge things I hear about based on whether if I could experience them on my phone. That seems to be getting better in recent years.
- Give some recent examples of how the mobile phone is dominating your life and interests.
- Thanks to 3G and Alien Blue, I now have unrestricted access to Reddit. Most of the time, when I use my phone, I'm not even being social.
- Do you always try to have the latest model of mobile phone? Give reasons as to why.
- No, I'm content with waiting.
- Can you imagine your life without your mobile phone? Explain your answer.
- Well, I'd definitely be using my 3DS a lot more. That's how I kept busy away from home before my iPhone. But give up always being connected to the internet and being able to look up anything, any time I need it? Hell no.
- Can life be exciting for you without the mobile phone? Explain your answers.
- I'm always finding out about cool stuff when I'm checking the internet or Reddit on my phone. My days would probably involve me just waiting impatiently to get home so I can get on Reddit rather than getting anything productive done during freetime.
- Would you say that you are addicted to your mobile phone? If yes, please explain why you think this way.
- I feel vaguely distressed when I don't physically have it, even if I'm just moving about in my own home. Yes, I think I'm addicted.
edited 30th May '13 8:52:19 PM by CrystalGlacia
"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."
@New Geek Philosopher, indeed I did. I even transcribed your overly long and rant-like answers, for science.
hate is a strong word
I also never had mobile phone and i still don't have one.
EDIT! Thanks for everyone who participated, I have enough data now.
Hello fellow Tropers, a moment of your time if you will. It's one of those threads, again; I'm doing a university assignment on mobile phone usage and I'd really, really, REALLY appreciate it if a few kind souls could take a few minutes to fill out a
brieflong-ish questionnaire. It's basically about mobile phone usage and such for folks 18 to 24 years old, and your input will be invaluable for my research. Some of the questions are rather in-depth and open ended, but brief answers are fine. Thank you!The questions are as follows;
Age:
Gender:
Level of education:
Occupation:
What kind of mobile do you have?
Smart phone Iphone Other:
Where do you take your mobile phone? (Choose one or more)
To school/University
To work
My mobile is always with me where ever I go
Where do you use your mobile phone and how frequently?
At school
At work
In lectures
In tutorials
Everywhere, even if it is not allowed
Other: (please explain)
What do you use your mobile phone for? (Select one or more)
To call my family
To call my friends
To call overseas
To send text messages
To send text message overseas
To take pictures
To send pictures
To take videos
To play computer games
To send emails
To read emails
To listen to music
To access my Facebook
To access My Space
To watch videos
To use Twitter
To read Twitter
To 'follow' people on Twitter
Other: (please explain)
If you answer yes to 'using twitter to 'follow' people,' who do you 'follow'?
What online services do you use on your mobile phone and what types of activities are you engaging in when you use online services?
How many apps do you have on your mobile?
Name 3 of your most used apps on your mobile.
1
2
3
How many people do you talk to on a regular basis using your mobile phone?
How much do you use your mobile phone in your everyday life? (choose one)
Very little
Moderately
All the time
How much time each day do you spend communicating and using your mobile phone? (record the answer in minutes, hours or all the time)
How much time each day do you spend on face to face communication, with whom an where? (record minutes, hours)
Do you use your mobile phone to escape your problems?
Are you bored when you are not using your mobile phone?
Do you use your mobile phone to get rid of boredom?
Describe how you feel without your mobile phone.
If you lost or forgot to take your mobile, describe how you would feel using 3 adjectives.
1
2
3
Is your mobile dominating your life and interests? Explain how and why.
Give some recent examples of how the mobile phone is dominating your life and interests.
Do you always try to have the latest model of mobile phone? Give reasons as to why.
Can you imagine your life without your mobile phone? Explain your answer.
Can life be exciting for you without the mobile phone? Explain your answers.
Would you say that you are addicted to your mobile phone? If yes, please explain why you think this way.
edited 31st May '13 10:04:29 AM by Talby