Cell Phones, Text Messages, and Emotional Dependence

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Cell Phones, Text Messages, and Emotional Dependence

04-30-2007, 07:46 AM,

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Cell Phones, Text Messages, and Emotional Dependence

Quote:Amy Bryant's cell phone didn't buzz Thursday afternoon at Chipotle Mexican Grill -- but her voice did.

"I can't pace myself. I'm out of control," the 18-year-old said, speaking like a reformed inmate from her workplace phone.

Two weeks ago, Cingular shut off her phone. Three thousand text messages a month weren't enough.

It was the dime overage fees per text message that did it, the St. Joseph, Mo., Central High School senior said. Some bills each month would be triple the amount of the monthly US$40 voice and $20 text message fee...

full article: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/57100.html

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