$150 Cell Phone Study - Los Angeles, CA

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Reply to: satnicks@hagensinclair.com

We are looking for people to attend a fun focus group study about cell phone services.

If you enjoy exploring ideas and expressing your opinions, we invite you to attend a 90-minute market research discussion scheduled on Wednesday, February 20, in Los Angeles (near Los Angeles airport). The time of the group will depend on your cell phone profile.

You will receive $150 for your contribution to the discussion.

To apply, please answer the following questions by email reply. If your answers meet the research criteria, I will follow up with you to discuss the project briefly by telephone.

QUESTIONS
What is your name?
What is your age?
What is your ethnicity?
Employment status and occupation?
Highest level of education achieved?
What is your approximate total annual combined household income?
--Under $35,000
--$35,000 or more, but less than $60,000
--$60,000 or more, but less than $80,000
--$80,000 or more, but less than $100,000
--$100,000 or more
Do you own and regularly use a a wireless/cellular telephone?
To which wireless service provider below do you subscribe?
Who pays the bill for your wireless phone service?
Which statement below best describes your current wireless service plan?
--Fixed term contract plan (I have committed to paying for wireless usage over a stated period of time)
--Pre-paid plan (I have a fixed amount of minutes or dollars, I pay in advance, and I do not receive monthly bills for usage)
--No contract plan (I pay a monthly fee for my basic plan but I can cancel my service at anytime)
--Don’t know
What can of cell phone do you have?
--Basic Phone
--Multi Functioning
--PDA, Pocket PC, Blackberry, Treo
--iPhone

After reading each statement below, please give a rating where ‘1’ stands for ‘Strongly Disagree’ and ‘10’ stands for ‘Strongly Agree’
--I always have a specific service plan in mind and shop around for the lowest price
--I typically do most of my wireless service plan research online
--When shopping for a new service plan I usually consider offers from several different providers
--My wireless phone is my primary way of keeping in touch with friends and family
--The primary reason I have my wireless phone is for safety
--It is important for me to be accessible to my business associates at all times
--I like personalizing my handset (e.g. with ringtones, backgrounds, screensavers, etc.)
--I typically prefer cheaper, more basic phones over advanced, more expensive, phones
--How important is it that your wireless handset has the latest technology?
--How important is it that your wireless service plan has the ability to share minutes?

IMPORTANT
What are your day and evening telephone numbers?
What is a good time for me to reach you?

Thank you very much for your interest in this study. I look forward to speaking with you soon!