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Stealing a phone is the fastest means of making money, much better than taking a wallet that might turn out to be empty |
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Talking on your phone in a public place is like holding a £100 note to your ear. |
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Industry insiders estimate that one in 10 mobile users worldwide have had their phones stolen at some point. |
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Based on estimates only 5% of mobile theft is ever reported. |
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Violent crime associated with mobile phone theft is increasing. |
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48% of mobile robbery victims are under 18. |
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Children are 5 times more likely to become victims of mobile phone theft as adults. |
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One third of all robberies involve only a mobile phone. |
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Mobile providers are making a profit when you're phone is stolen. |
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The world's most expensive handset costs £700,000 and is encrusted with 50 diamonds. No chance of an upgrade then!! |
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25% of young people claim to have dumped someone by SMS message. |
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Who says women are the chatterboxes? Men talk on average 16% more than women on their mobile phones. |
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Over one trillion text messages were sent via mobile phones worldwide in 2005. |
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Over one billion mobile phones will have been sold worldwide by the end of 2006 (812 million were sold in 2005) |
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Industry insiders estimate that one in 10 mobile users worldwide have had their phones stolen at some point |