Mobile phone using behavior of WSHG members

The mobile utility pattern indicated that most of the respondents own mobile or had access through family members and were using mobile for more than 2 years. SMS was mostly used feature and were in habit of checking SMS daily. Voice SMS was preferred to text SMS and evening time was the most preferred time for receiving SMS. Accessibility of the members was observed among all the respondents, but only few were aware that scientific information can be received through mobiles. Affordability showed that most of them felt that it is good to pay for mobile advisory services for worthy information which improves the productivity of their farms and extension advisory services through mobiles can be charged reasonably.