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Wireless Phones "Maximizing Life" For Most American Subscribers

Wireless Phones "Maximizing Life" For Most American Subscribers

The recent Sprint 2006 Sprint Productivity Survey of wireless phone users shows that 93% of wireless phone subscribers bring work-related mobile phones on vacation, 73% have achieved work-life balance (a meaningful daily achievement and enjoyment in one's home and working lives), and 67% are more productive today than two years ago. 84% of the respondents report technology is vital to their productivity, with 35% saying they could not accomplish what they do without technology.

82% of respondents report using technology to make their downtime more enjoyable. Interestingly, the most popular uses of technology to fill free time can all be done using a mobile phone:

  • 43% listen to music
  • 40% call someone
  • 39% check/send email
  • 36% surf the Internet
  • 31% play games

· 23% text/instant message

36% of respondents said that productivity was maximizing their life by making the most of their time in and out of work, while 25% felt it was completing tasks in a timely manner. Rounding out the list was:

  • Making the most out of their time (16 percent)
  • Completing tasks faster than before at a better quality (14 percent)
  • Making the most of multitasking (6 percent)
  • Completing tasks faster than before (2 percent)

The Survey found that Monday is the most productive day of the week, as selected by 27 percent of respondents. As the week progresses, respondent productivity decreases: Tuesday (18 percent), Wednesday (17 percent), Thursday (12 percent), Friday (11 percent), Saturday (10 percent) and Sunday (5 percent).

Fourteen percent of respondents report already giving up their landline to exclusively use their mobile phone, and an additional 32 percent say they are likely to give up their landline in favor of their mobile phone. Additionally, of those respondents with both a landline and mobile phone, 51 percent would like one voice mailbox for both phone lines.

To view charts and graphs from the 2006 Sprint Productivity Survey, please visit here.

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