Hi
I am posting this as a comment as the U.S. statistics I was able to
find are not very reliable.
U.S.
Every year, over 12,000,000 cell phones are lost.
http://216.239.57.100/search?sourceid=navclient-menuext&q=cache:http%3A//www.usfreeads.com/46430-cls.html
Over 6,000,000 cell phones were lost last year. Each year, cell phone
use increases by 6,000,000 new customers.
http://216.239.57.100/search?q=cache:-g5YWPBVmuwC:www.buddytags.com/retail.htm+cell+phones+are+lost+each+year+in+the+united+states&hl=es&ie=UTF-8
Perhaps the following numbers may interest you:
UK
“The latest Home Office statistics, which are based on crimes reported
to the police, estimate 700,000 phones are stolen annually.
Continental Research's figures come after a survey of 2,000 people,
from which it concluded four per cent of people have been victims of
mobile theft over the last year. Londoners are twice as likely to have
their phones stolen as individuals from other parts of the country,
the study suggests.
The survey, which was released yesterday, found theft is not the only
mishap that phone owners are suffering. Last year an estimated 600,000
dropped their mobiles down the loo, 400,000 dropped it in a drink and
200,000 found they had accidentally put phones in their washing
machine.”
Source: The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/24138.html
UK
According to statistics in excess of 100,000 mobile phones are lost
and stolen every month, and in excess of 70,000 phones are reported
damaged.
http://www.atv-computers.co.uk/mobileins.php
Australia
According to the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Authority, an
estimated 100,000 cell phones are lost or stolen each year.
http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/communications/0,39001141,39105434,00.htm
Canada
Rogers says that every year 10% of their customers have a lost,
stolen, or damaged phone
http://www.angustel.ca/update/up249.html
Ireland
Two thousand mobile phones are lost or stolen every week in Ireland.
http://www.talktome.ie/html/insurance.htm
I hope this helps!
Best Regards,
Bobbie7 |
