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Virgin Mobile Live took a hilarious survey to see what people would do if they got a message during a variety of ill-timed situations. And it seems that sometimes people are just unable to resist peaking at their phones — rather, it’s just a matter of whether they’re hiding a message or snooping for one. Here are the results:
- Can’t resist? 25% of the survey respondents don’t ignore texts at a funeral, 23% don’t ignore during sex, 20% in meetings with boss.
- Hiding something? 20% of married people feel uncomfortable handing over their phones to their partners and 40% admit to deleting incriminating info/photos from their phone.
- What privacy? 44% of women admit to looking through their significant other’s phone without their knowledge, compared to 35% of men.
- Sending nasty messages? Android respondents are more likely to sext, send suggestive photos and look up porn vs. Windows and iPhone owners.
- Watching porn on a phone? 38% of men admit to watching porn on their phone, compared to only 16% of women.
What about you? How would you stack in this survey?
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
