Only in the Philippines!

Eighty one percent of Filipinos between the ages of 15 to 64 use short-message-service or SMS to communicate with one another while the same group agreed that SMS has become an important form of communication according to survey. SMS is already part of daily life of most Filipinos. Here we can see people of different economic status having cellphones and in the streets may it be in the city or in a small barangay there you can always find someone texting somebody.

The survey revealed that well over half (60 percent) of respondents owned a mobile phone without Internet access while over a quarter (29 percent) possessed Internet-enabling mobile phones.

The survey showed that Internet usage across the country has gone up with more Filipinos logging on to the Internet this year (33 percent) as compared to last year (12 percent) while nearly all respondents (90 percent) indicated that email was their main activity when in cyberspace.

Other online activities included downloading and uploading (53 percent), using search engines (44 percent), listening to music (42 percent) as well as playing online games (34 percent).

This also means that Filipinos are embracing the internet world and are fast becoming a part of their daily lives. And socializing through social networking sites are increasing, this may be because there are more and more Filipinos working overseas and this is the best way to get connected to them.

When it comes to owning digital entertainment products, DVD players (71 percent) topped the ownership list followed by VCD (62 percent) and CD (58 percent) players while over a quarter (30 percent) owned Hi-Fi systems.

Pinoys also enjoy taking pictures and capturing videos with over a quarter (29 percent) owning digital cameras while 19 percent possess digital video cameras.

Pinoys using technology is ever increasing and this somehow helps in stabilizing our economy especially text messaging and in turn keeping in touch with family and friends becomes easier.

Source