Three Types of Cell-phone Users Are you a compulsive cell phone user; or do you busy yourself with a flood of messages while dining out? Are you more inclined to engage in a face-to-face conversation rather than texting; or would you feel rather annoyed when trying to talk to someone who can not spare one minute to look at you without tethering to their cell phone? Your answer to these questions will reflect your habits of using the cell-phones. In my observation, all cell phone users can be grouped into three categories based on their dependency—the addicted, the moderately dependent, and non dependent. Addicted users can never stop. They are also known as the “nomophobia”—a term describing a growing fear of being without mobile devices. Getting connected is not the most important thing—it is the only thing. Relentlessly hunting for the optimal wifi signals, they would rendered fidget and restless were their cell phone being taken away. This ‘’irrational fear” and the pang of anxiety has, arguably, afflicted legions of young people who are longing for a sense of belonging. Ironically, they’ve been connected across continents, but having trouble crossing the street to greet their new neighbors. Non-dependent users use their cell-phones only for emergencies. Senior citizens and some celebrities are typical of this category. Some still cling to a Luddite mentality “suffice it to say that hundreds of millions of people lived for thousands of years without cell-phones”, as one senior citizen proudly proclaimed. Some are fully aware of the pros and cons of the cell-phones and are willing to give up the boon only to avoid potential detriments—the starling quantities of misinformation and disinformation. There are also some the famous people like Nicolas Cage who famously declare “if someone needs to talk to me, they know where I live.” The third class of cell phone users— those moderately dependent users —constitute perhaps the bulk of savvy businessman, committed intellectuals and straight A students. They use their phones purely for practical reasons— making a handful phone calls, catching up with the fads occasionally. It is inaccurate, of course, to say they rarely use the cell-phones. They use them as a tool instead of being enslaved by them.