Voice over internet protocol voip made easy

New Research Informs Where People Will Answer Their Phone

London, UK (PRWeb) January 22, 2007 -- A decade ago you would be frowned upon for whispering in a library - but today, be they on the loo, in a hospital or even on the quite coach of a train - Brits will pick up their mobile phone to say hello.

Research by Dial-a-Phone, into the rules of mobile phone etiquette, revealed that women are the most obsessed with their mobiles with 76% admitting to never turning them off, compared to 71.2% of men.

The study asked men and women aged 18-35 if they would A) turn their phones off B) turn them to silent or C) Happily answer their mobiles in ten different scenarios.

It is generally agreed that situations such as the cinema or theatre are occasions to at the very least turn your phone to silent with 94.5% refusing to answer our phones. However it appears that some social taboos are shifting with 57% of men happily chatting on the phone whilst on the toilet and 42.6% of women answering the phone during sex.

The great British public is also quite happy to flaunt the rules, so they don't miss a call, with a massive 31% of us answering the phone whilst in a hospital and 41% of us picking up even if we're in the quiet area of the train.

Mobile phones are also making us increasingly rude with 69% of men saying that they would answer the phone during a first date compared to 42% of women. 68.5% would refuse to turn our mobiles off during a meeting, but thankfully all is not lost, as only 5% of people questioned would chat on their mobiles during a funeral.

A spokesperson from Dial-a-Phone, comments: 'We are becoming increasingly reliant on our mobile phones, worried of missing a call, so the boundaries of when we should turn our phones off are widening.

"Mobile phones are essential for many people's work and social lives, but I believe that there are certain situations when we should turn our phones off and instead become totally immersed in something else."

Dial-a-Phone has supplied mobile phones on monthly contract to 2.9 million customers, and since it launched in 2000 over 550,000 customers have connected from the website. Find the latest Mobile Phone news and views at Dialaphone's Mobile Phone Blog

###

MORE ARTICLES:

How to Turn Your Regular Mobile Phone Into a Mobile Email Tool More Powerful Than a Blackberry
Having your email accessible in the palm of your hand while you're mobile is no longer a dream nowadays With the advent of new technology like Blackberry, now a person can go anywhere he likes and still have access to the all important emails being sent to his email address

Little Known Effective Web Site Promotion Techniques
There can be no doubt that website promotion has proven to be one of the most challenging obstacles to many web site owners. How does one get their web site noticed among the sea of millions of web sites out there, much less get actual hits and visits?

You Don't Have to Be a Geek to Love the iPhone
The iPhone has been considered to be one of the biggest breakthroughs as far as the communication and multimedia portability concern, may non-tech-savvy users may like the features offered by this smart device but the many terms involved with it can represent a real obstacle which prevents them from buying one of these great devices.

Access IT Solutions for IT Consultancy Services
In today?s world, every IT company needs professional IT consultancy services to enhance their sales, penetrate new markets, optimize search engine results, lower operations costs and improve supply-chain efficiency. Companies are increasing their online marketing budgets because it is more cost effective and every aspect of online marketing can be monitored, assessed - and improved.

Online Dating Comes to Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch
Dating DNA Releases the First Full-Featured Dating Application for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch Devices, including 1-Tap Photo Browsing and Compatibility Scoring.

Gas Promotion from Chrysler - The Good and Bad
Chrysler, the world renowned American car manufacturer, has just launched its 2.99 gas promotion program. With this move, the company has started some very intense fighting between the supporters and the opponents of this idea.

Famous Smoke Shop Adds CAO and Oliva Cigars to Free Shipping List
With the addition of CAO and Oliva cigars, plus their respective line extensions, Famous Smoke Shop now offers free ground shipping on 100 imported premium cigar brands.

How to Increase Traffic When Your Promotion Budget is Tiny
Writing articles for your site and for the use of others, is a simple proven way low cost way to get more traffic.Articles can be used for all subjects and just like newspapers and magazines, is a recognised way of sharing information.

8Bananas Enables A2DP on iPhone via iBlueT Bluetooth® Dongle and Stereo Headset Solution
8Bananas has released the iBlueT Bluetooth® dongle and stereo headset set which enables A2DP for iPhone and iPod owners.

United Way Joins Constant Contact's Cares4Kids Program: 1,300 local United Ways given free access to online marketing tools to help them
Constant Contact(R), Inc., a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations, today announced that United Way has joined the Constant Contact Cares4Kids(TM) program as a national organization. Cares4Kids helps children-dedicated nonprofit organizations by providing essential communication tools to support their missions.