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Are Americans Addicted to Technology?

Posted by Zonk on from the i-actually-need-the-high-speed-internets-though dept.

jomammy writes "According to a recent Wired article, the majority of Americans are becoming increasingly dependant on their gadgets. High speed internet seems to be the one most determined to be a 'necessity'. A third of the country is said to pay more than $200.00 a month for their addiction, where 4 out of 10 pay between $100.00 and $150.00 a month. Other items in this list of 'gadgets' include, mp3 players, dvd players, laptops, handhelds, etc." How addicted are we? How addicted are you?

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  1. Re:Cellphones by renehollan · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I've intentionally avoided getting one for the longest time.

    But, my wife (and recently 12 year old daughter) have been bugging me for so long, that I finally caved:

    LG camera phones for them and a Moto 851 (with Bluetooth earbud package) for me for XMas. 1400 Family Shared Verizon (I get a great price via employer) minutes. Shhh! :-) (They don't read /.)

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    You could've hired me.