Tell me if I’m crazy, but does anyone else starting to feel that having more advance mobile phones racking up more services bills? Data plans, push emails, music services, TV on mobile phones, and many more becoming very mainstream – people are spending their hard earn money for services that they CAN live without.

Six years ago when I was still a college student, having a mobile phone that simply comes with voice service is more than enough for my daily use, and I admit my work changed the way I use mobile phones, but is that the only reason why I have so many so call “value-added” services running on my account? No – The temptation to try out new services is a factor, and that “trial” runs will eventually hook consumer into thinking that it is an additional feature worth paying for.

Mobile phones used to be a tool of voice communication that has evolved into multi purpose tools. Email used to belong to computer screens, Music and videos were glued to TV screen and computer’s monitor, but that is not the case anymore today. We don’t see mobile phones as a device that carries our voice to another side of the handset, but as an entertainment focus point that we would stare and listen to over a long period of time. It has certainly changed the way we perceive its functionality. In four to six years, what do you think mobile phones will evolve to? A remote control to your house’s heating unit? A replacement of your primary laptops? Who knows what future might bring.