Text Me: Thirty-five percent of those surveyed say they send SMS text messages to friends, family and business colleagues, including 65 percent of those ages 18-29 and 37 percent of those ages 30-49. At the same time, 18 percent say they have used or would like to use a mobile instant messaging service on their cell phone.
Forward Me: Twenty-one percent of mobile users say they would like to have all instant messages (IMs) forwarded from their PC desktop to their cell phones. Meanwhile, 38 percent say they would like to have desktop IMs from select contacts that they choose automatically forwarded to their mobile device, including 50 percent of those ages 18-29.
Email Me: Eight percent of cell phone users currently access their email from their cell phones. At the same time, 24 percent of those who do not check their email from their phones say they would like to be able to do so.
Find Me: When asked about using their cell phone to search for movie listings, weather, stock quotes and more, seven percent say they do this already. One-quarter (24 percent) say they would like to be able to do this on their phone. Meanwhile, 30 percent of those surveyed say they want to browse the Web from their cell phone.
Smile for Me: Twenty-eight percent of mobile users say they use their cell phones to take photos, while another 19 percent say they would like to have a camera on their phone. Meanwhile, six percent have recorded video clips with their cell phone, and another 17 percent would like this feature on their next phone.
I Gotta Have It: The new mobile lifestyle survey also revealed that mobile phone users consider mobile mapping, email, search, instant messaging and video to be must-haves in the next phone they purchase.
In addition to talking, here are the things that respondents say they either do now or would like to do on their next mobile phone.
- 38 percent say they would like to have desktop IMs from contacts they choose automatically forwarded to their mobile device, including 50 percent of those ages 18-29
- 21 percent say they would like all desktop IMs automatically forwarded to their cell phone
- 52 percent keep their cell phone turned on all the time and 24 percent keep their phone charged most of the time
- 29 percent say they make more calls with their cell phone than with their home phone. Among this group, 76 percent make a lot more calls with their cell phone.
- 15 percent of adults surveyed say they aren’t quite ready to cut the cord, but are somewhat likely to get rid of their landline. Eight percent say they are very likely to ditch their landline in favor of a cell phone-only existence.
- 40 percent of those ages 18-29 say they are likely to get rid of their landline. In fact, 49 percent in this age group say they make more calls with their cell phone than with their landline.
- 50 percent of cell phone users who say they frequently encounter people talking very loudly in public on their phone
- 32 percent say they occasionally experience mobile users with poor etiquette
- 8 percent have themselves received dirty looks for their own poor cell phone manners
- Nearly one-quarter (22 percent) of survey respondents say they have not always been truthful about where they are. In fact, young people (ages 18-29) are the most likely group to stretch the truth on their whereabouts (39 percent).
- 18 percent have received an unsolicited text message on their cell phone from an advertiser
- 8 percent have sent a text message to vote in a competition, such as on “American Idol” or “Dancing with the Stars”