February 23, 2005
Reliance on mobiles for contact details has gone up
People are becoming so dependent on their mobile phones that one in three are concerned that losing their phone would mean they lose their friends, reports the BBC.
"More than half (54%) of those asked in a poll for mobile firm Intervoice said that they do not have another address book. A fifth rely entirely on mobiles. People are also becoming less likely to remember numbers by heart, relying on the mobile phone book instead.
Nineteen percent of mobile owners were more concerned about how long it would take to find their contacts' information again if the phone was lost, stolen or replaced.
Generally, information from Sim cards can be backed up on physical memory cards, or can be copied onto computers via cables if the phone is a smartphone model with the right software.
Sim back-up devices can be bought from phone shops for just a few pounds.
But some operators offer customers free web-based back-up services too".
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