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70% of UK adults use mobiles (and music players) to wake them up

Published by Ewan on Tuesday 13th May 2008, 15:18 | Filed under: Mobile

I haven’t used an alarm clock for, gosh, I don’t know, maybe 10 years? In fact I think the last time I actually remember being woken up by a device other than my mobile phone was back at school when I had the radio come on at 730am.

According to this survey, published in today’s Telegraph by hotel group, Travelodge, 70% of adults use mobile phones or MP3/Music players to wake them up in the morning.

I’m willing to bet that almost every reader of SMS Text News uses their mobile phone alarm or a calendar entry to wake them up.

Am I right? Or are you all using 1970s style ring-a-ding retro alarm clocks?

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  • Bah! Until my phone can wake me up to the sound of the pips on the Today Show, I'm not interested. Although if I sleep through that, my Blackberry automatically switches on a 0730 and starts chirruping away.
  • I use my phone as an alarm clock. But I also use one of those sunrise alarm clocks that slowly fills your bedroom full of sunlight as a more gentle wake-up call.

    And I most definitely use calendar entries as alarm calls - particularly for when I have to catch a flight or train.

    So none of this surprises me at all!
  • Are they any good, those sunrise things?
  • I still use an alarm clock but it is a wireless device! It uses an electronic time signal to ensure it's 100% accurate. Although if I'm honest, when it dies I'll go mobile!
  • yes, they are good for day to day use. If you've had a really late night and are really tired, you'll need a normal alarm clock as well (which is built in to the sunrise clock too - as a buzzer or as the radio). It also has a lovely sleep function where the light slowly dims to replicate the sun going down which is a lovely way to wind down at night too.
  • what brand did you get? I'm getting one of those!
  • Mine's a Lumie Bodyclock Classic http://www.lumie.com/shop/products/dawn-simulat...

    Enjoy!!
  • yep. i am
  • Is that a safe thing to do ? Don't keep it close to your head
  • ainsworth
    This is really funny. The past week I've had a ton of issues waking up because I don't have my mobile. I actually went out and bought a temporary one so that I had an alarm clock until my iPhone can be replaced.
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