Mobile Phone Orange Survey Users Store Old Numbers

Nearly two thirds of people keep their ex-partner's number on their mobile phone "just in case".

Some do so because they want to feel the number is close to hand, however unlikely or inappropriate it is to ring it, a survey from the Orange company found.



But others keep numbers as if compiling a "little black book" which they can show to friends to boast of their conquests.The survery of 1,487 people also showed that 63% of people use only half the personal numbers stored in theirphones.

Some admitted hoarding old text messages and also keeping embarrassing video clips that they never watch or pass on.An Orange spokesperson said: "The New Year is a great time to start afresh."As the makeover shows say, clear the clutter and you'll be able to see the wood for the trees."We should apply the same rules to our lives, our desks and even our mobile phones."