cell phones became common in the us in the 1990s.
cell phones became common in the us in the 1990s.
when did cell phones become common in the us?
the 1990s
in the early days of cellular phone growth, wireless companies were concerned about showing investors a return and profits sufficient to cover the infrastructure costs. cell phone towers situated in urban areas are typically not attractive and nimby neighbors made those costs higher. the carriers needed wide retail exposure and employed a distribution methodology that included making 'agents' out of car stereo and alarm stores, car washes and other retailers since early cell phones were not mobile and needed to be installed in a vehicle. the advent of portable cell phones in the marketplace in the early 1990's meant more retailers could participate, since installations were not necessary for portable cell phones.
store-within-a-store
young women between the ages of 10 and 19 spend almost one hundred minutes (1.65 hours) a day on a cell phone; compared to the national average of 18 minutes. people use cell phones in japan to find apartments for rent, follow the results of each and every sumo match, download horoscopes, and check out the most popular pop music songs on the charts. kanji is now used less frequently thanks to cell phones; leading to a dumbing down of the japanese language. cell phones in japan are arguably the world's most advanced. however, most models do not work outside japan. many use their cell phones to tap to into service that send messages about bargain prices. the japanese even use their cell phones to do grocery shopping. sales using cell phones have increased by 51.4 billion yen from 2003 to 2004.
2000s in japan