Mobile phone satisfaction in Malaysia: A demographic analysis

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 341-358

  Yuen, Yee Yen ^a   Yeow, Paul H P ^b   Connolly, Regina ^c  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Family coordination; Mobile communication; OMPS; Overall mobile phone satisfaction; Peer chatting; Public disturbances; Social interruption

Indexed keywords

FAMILY COORDINATION; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; OMPS; OVERALL MOBILE PHONE SATISFACTION; PEER CHATTING; PUBLIC DISTURBANCES; SOCIAL INTERRUPTION;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 79960258621     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2011.041140     Document Type: Article

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