e leash?

Are we 'kept in leash' as we use mobile phones? This is the main reaction to an article published in Libération about a monthly mobile service subscription for poor people (€10/month). The article is entitled "it is discriminating not to have a mobile"...

You can check the French article here

Given that my mobile became :

• a communication mean whether voice centric or verbose (text messages and MMS)
  
• a contact vault
• a secondary camera for pictures (8MP max, for now) and video
  
• a secondary audio (MP3/MP4/AAC)
  
• a secondary video player (H264)
• a secondary and limited game station
  
• a convenient storage
• a wireless remote control
• anything else?