Merit and Demerits of Gsm Mobile

ADVANTAGES:
Family union: Family, friends and associates could easily be reached on phone, by call, SMS, MMS, etc., even if they are far away. They are unlike fixed lines where the receiver and/or the caller has to be at home or office to get a call transaction effected. Gone are the days when we used to stand in queues to make calls at NITEL stands.

Business enhancement: Mobile phones are a great way for businesses to keep in touch with customers. A good tool for disseminating crucial information to employees of your business.

Emergency: During periods of crisis such as accidents, robberies, or any other emergency, the responsible units could easily be contacted to address the situation.

Reduces road mishap and de-congests traffic: Some people now travel less often because they could use a phone to get their messages across. The probability of such persons dying in a road crash has been reduced.

The number of vehicles on the road would have been greater than what it currently is if there were no phones, as many more people would have had to travel instead of passing their messages across via phones, or get a task done.

Creates employment: The introduction of GSM has created employment for many. Recharge cards, SIM cards, phone sales and repairs, accessories, etc. are all trade items.

Lovely moments: Most modern phones are camera-fitted - picture and video. You can capture memories.

Internet connection: You can use a mobile phone to access the Internet, and explore most of its beauty.

Extras: In addition to the basic functions of a phone as a calling and receiving tool, most new phones come with radio, calculator, games, data transfer, etc.

Directions: In case you get lost, you can call for directions. Some phones have maps which could help you find your way.

Legal stuff: Law enforcement agencies could track down criminals through mobile phones! GPS could be used to monitor their movements and location. Also, checking a cell phone’s call log gives important information to the defense forces about the criminals.

DISADVANTAGES:
Health concerns: Mobile phones utilize electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range. There have been concerns if there is any link between mobile phone use and cancer. World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified mobile phone radiation as possibly cancer-inducing. More research needs to be conducted to get conclusive evidence as to whether there is any link between cancer and mobile phone use or not.

Loss of productivity: The use of mobile phones, mobile Internet, mobile messengers such as WhatsApp, BlackBerry Messenger, 2go, etc. could reach a point of addiction, leading to a loss of productivity on the part of a worker who has tasks to accomplish, or a student who has classwork or a lecture to listen to.

Road crash: The use of a mobile phone while behind the wheel could lead to a road crash.

Privacy invasion: Mobile phones could lead to privacy issues. Mobile phones make it easier to invade privacy. Camera-fitted mobile phones are a major culprit.

GSM mobile phones promote immorality: Data-enabled mobile phones provide quick access to content that may be considered immoral. The number of mobile adult sites targeted at mobile phones runs into millions. Visiting an adult site is as simple as keying in the URL of the site and hitting "Go." These immoral sites have kept growing because of the popularity of GSM phones.

It also provides a quicker means of guys making advances to gals.

GSM mobile phones promote crime especially kidnapping, fraud and robbery: The sustained increase in robbery and kidnapping is not unconnected with phones. It makes information quickly available to criminals from their informants. You would agree with me that kidnapping in order to demand ransom would have been difficult if there were nomobile phones. No kidnapper would want to make calls to demand ransom using a fixed line.

In a similar manner, fraudsters have also negatively keyed into the opportunities offered by GSM. Network providers have kept warning subscribers to ignore any call/text informing them that they have won a prize [in a non-existent promo, or in a promo they probably didn't participate in], and that they should call a certain number to redeem the so-called prize. There have also been cases whereby unscrupulous persons cloned the numbers of important public officials, steal their identity and authorize payments and transfers.

GSM mobile phones unfriendly to some trade: The theoretical expectation is that mobile phones would enhance trade. However, this is not entirely true in reality. The use of mobile phones is particularly harmful to the transport and the hospitality industries. There are some transport companies that used to engage at least 10 big luxurious buses from point A to point B. But today, such companies have difficulty engaging even 3 buses for the same purpose on account of low turn out of travellers.

By implication, those firms such as restaurants, hotels, relaxation joints that are in the hospitality industry are also adversely affected, as low number of travellers would mean poor patronage and low check-ins. Businesses from whom these hospitality-industry firms source resources also suffer, and so forth.

Noise: Mobile phones could cause disturbance in such places as chapels, hospitals, churches, libraries, etc. where silence and concentration may be required.