91% of UK mobile owners keep the phone within 3 feet, 24x7

"- 91% of mobile owners keep the phone within 3 feet, 24x7
- Mobile is as addictive as smoking cigarettes. Removing mobile phones produces similar withdrawal pains as attempting to stop smoking.
- Text-and-driving is more dangerous than stoned or drunk driving.
63% of people are not willing to share their phone with our spouse.
- 1 in 3 partners snoop inside the phone, mostly when we're in the shower. 10% of people ended relationships after this.
- 1 in 4 British couples sleeps apart 1 night a week because of their partners addiction to Blackberry, phones, etc."
Source: Tom Hume, 17th November 2008, quoting figures reported by Tomi Ahonen at the Future of Mobile conference in London