Consequently they are now considered one of the most valuable possessions a person can own, which has subsequently led to the emergence of two huge new markets – the mobile phone insurance market and the mobile phone repair market.

Interesting Facts about Mobile Phones are as follows:

• FACT 1 – 85% of the adult population of Great Britain own a mobile phone
• FACT 2 – There are 62.5million mobile phones in the UK which is more than the population of the UK.
• FACT 3 – Motorola developed one of the earliest types of mobile communication called the ‘walkie talkie’ which was used by the US military.
• FACT 4 – The average monthly phone bill in the UK is £36.00.
• FACT 5 – The biggest selling phone to date is the Nokia 1100 with over 250million handsets sold.
• FACT 6 – Only ¼ of Britons have mobile phone insurance which is significantly lower than both the US and Europe.
• FACT 7 – The first mobile phone ever sold weighed 2 pounds
• FACT 8 – The first ever text message was sent in 1992
• FACT 9 – The most popular ringtone is the Mission Impossible theme tune
• FACT 10 – Vodaphone is the world’s largest telecoms company
• FACT 11- In total over 70million people pay for mobile phone insurance where as others get it free as a part of a work or bank account package.
• FACT 12 – Over 5 billion text messages are sent per day.