Why do you care, my bluetooth is in my ear as long as I am awake. My job has me tethered 24/7 & that's just the way it is. Quite frankly it is nobody's business how I use my phone. would you prefer the days of nextel walki talki days when you had to listen to both side's of a conversation through a speaker phone. Technology has changed the world so you either except it of your just going to be angry about it. with the exception of texting I can do every phone feature from my bluetooth without touching my phone, there is no safer way to use a phone than with a bluetooth. Everytime you see someone with one keep in mind that the person useing it is someone not dialing the phone while driveing there car. Personally I think every cell phone should include a bluetooth just like a charger as mandatory.