Mobile usage

Mobile phones are being used more and more frequently in public places nowadays. They are used in shops, on public transport, in schools, colleges, workplaces, in pubs, restaurants and cafés. They are used when walking or driving, and it is now considered a normal thing to do.

Is this right?

Pros of using a mobile phone in public:

• Being able to contact emergency services in seconds is invaluable and this would not happen if you did not carry a mobile phone with you.
• If you are in your car and it breaks down, it is useful to be able to call for help and you can do that from your mobile phone.
• If you are expecting an important call, (e.g. a job interview, an ill family member, a problem from your child or other relative), then you will be able to talk to contact them with ease if you have your mobile phone on. 

Cons of using a mobile phone in public:

• People want peace and quiet when they are out and about, so they won't want to hear half of someone's conversation as they walk along talking on their mobile phone.
• It is inconvenient to talk on the phone when you are in a shop because if you are trying to pay for something but are still talking on the phone then your attention will be divided and it will take you much longer, which is unfair to others
• A 1997 "New England Journal of Medicine" found that, if you use your phone when you're driving, you are four times more likely to have an accident, nearly equal to the danger from driving drunk.

 Many people use contract for their mobile phones which means they pay a set amount of money per month that allows them to use their phones. If they have paid this money, why should they not be allowed to use their phones in public?

There is no point in people owning mobile phones and not using them in public because that defeats the purpose of them being mobile. If you only use them in your own home, you may as well use a telephone or a laptop to call people and go on the internet.
 
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Websites I used:
http://www.ehow.com/list_6773806_pros-cell-phones-public-places.html