But in addition, because mobile phones haven't been on the market for long, and are expensive (each one costs NT $ 50-80,000, with a monthly fee of NT $ 2,300, with calls costing $ 1.1 per five seconds, regardless of whether the call is local or long distance), sometimes they serve as an accessory to express status.
另外，行動電話由於推出時間仍短、價位高﹘﹘每隻機具台幣五萬到八萬元，每月基本費二千三百元，打國內長短途電話均每五秒鐘一．一元﹘﹘等因素，有時也被當做一種代表身分的配件。