Around the World to See How the World Uses Mobile Phones

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  09.02.08 | 12:53 PM ET

Some of the interesting tidbits turned up by Cyriac Roeding during a six-week spin around the world to observe mobile phone usage: In South African airports, travelers are offered chances to sign up for sweepstakes via text message. In Nepal, people are wild for ring tones. In India, you can charge your phone at stations along the Ganges River.

The Washington Post’s Frank Ahrens profiles Roeding, who says, “I have known how important mobile is for some time now, but I’ve got to tell you, I was personally surprised and sometimes shocked at how far the use of mobile goes. It actually surprised me that mobile is reaching to the very edges of the world.”



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