Cellphone as a symbol of "wealth" in 1980s
Types of people who could afford cellphone at that time:
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| Businessman |
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| Celebrity: Hollywood star "Michael Douglas" |
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| Mafia Leaders |
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Mistresses supported by some Rich Bastards (need a cellphone as a convenient tool to arrange for secret meetings)
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Mobile phones during 1980s were very expensive, priced at USD$3995 in average. Therefore, not everyone could afford to buy a cellphone at that time whereas, in the 21st century, not having a cellphone is unusual. People who could mostly afford a cell phone were truly wealthy and they were businessman, celebrities, mafia leaders and mistresses. The device turned out to be very useful for businessmen and evolved as a necessity to them as the tool helped improve the quality of business communication. Likewise, the triad leaders took advantage of cell phone to enhance the system of their daily operations. Celebrities always have enough cash surpluses to consume luxury products, thus, started to include cell phone into their list since it could improve their standard of living. Mobile phone for the mistresses, comparatively, is also a necessity tool for entertainment activity(contacting with their rich boyfriends for secret perhaps sexual meeting arrangement?).
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