Mobile phones have become vital to our lives and livelihoods. They've made it so much simpler, easier and cheaper to transact business, move money, conduct research for school or work, and manage our relations with our families and friends.
I recall 16years ago in High School, when our communication messages took a minimum of 21 days to a month in the post or hours of travelling to deliver. Interestingly now that is a thing of the past as a phone call, text (Whatsapp) or email cures that in seconds.
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