Preferred Student Communication Tools

[John Costilla]

I've discovered this information first hand when I first turned on text messaging on my kid's cell phones. My son, a freshman in high school, managed to rack up 3,500 text messages in one month, and that's having been grounded from his phone for two weeks that month. My daughter is much better, she still calls us, old timers, but chooses to text her friends in college.

Only 12% of students currently check email on their mobile, but eROI predicts that number will increase quickly, especially given the recent explosion of smartphones on the market. In the meantime, though, it's text messaging that remains supreme with 37% selecting that as their preferred method of communication. Email is second at 26% followed by social networking IM (15%) , IM (11%), and social networking email (11%).

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[Becky Castillo]

Unlimited text is the way to go!
John and I rarely call each other during our work hours. Texting works best during our long work meetings we're able to swiftly remind each other last minute Wal-Mart runs, lunch plans, and the kid pick up schedule ... so on. It is time efficient when you only have a few words to relay.
It also fun when your Aunt Fran lives in Cali and you need a buddie to cheer the Red Raiders with!
-BCastillo