Mobile Phones (Cell Phones)

Various Names of Mobile Phones

• Cellular phones
• Cell phones
• Wireless phones

Early Days of Mobile Phones

• First commercial launch 1978
• First company to launch: NTT, Japan
• First mobile phone (Nokia Communicator) to enable Internet connectivity and wireless email launched in 1996

Various Mobile Technologies

First generation systems: 1978, Japan, analog: AMPS and NMT

Second generation systems: 1991, Finland, digital: GSM, CDMA, TDMA

Third generation (3G) networks: 2001, Japan, digital: high speed data-access, W-CDMA (or UMTS), CDMA2000 EV-DO, TD-SCDMA

Applications of Mobiles

• Voice calls
• Voice mail
• SMS text messaging
• SMS voice messaging
• MMS
• email
• Internet browsing and download
• Music
• Radio
• Camera
• Camcorder
• Games
• Personal organizer

etc

Mobile Etiquette

• Speak at low volume and softly, do not shout
• Do not use while driving
• Request for permission to use while in a gathering, group, meeting, conference, society etc
• Switch off or keep on "silent" or "vibrate" mode when in meeting, conference, theater/multiplex, school/college class room, hospital etc
• Switch off while travelling by airplane
• Do not use weird, funny and disturbing ring tones

SIM Card

• Heart of mobile
• Full form: subscriber identity module
• It is a microchip
• Size: postage stamp
• Powered by rechargeable battery

Major Manufacturers and Marketers of Mobile Handsets

• Nokia
• Samsung
• Motorola
• Sony Ericsson
• LG
• Apple

These companies account for around 80% market share at present. There are about 25 more companies who make and sell mobile handsets.

What to Look for While Purchasing Mobile Handset

• Your application areas
• Features offered in mobile handset
• Your budget
• Price
• Manufacturer's rating and reputation
• Size
• Weight
• Screen size
• Looks
• Color
• Life
• Ease of operation
• Can it be used in various countries other than your country?

Mobile Safety Aspects

• Do not keep it on your person while not in use due to its radio active nature
• Keep it outside the reach of small children
• Preferably use bluetooth or hands free mode
• Make sure that it does not get wet
• Don't allow it to fall
• Do not use while driving
• Do not become addict to it (like do not keep fiddling with it all day long)
• Always keep it within your reach when away from home or even at home for receiving and sending emergency and urgent communication- that's the real use of mobile

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