The Technology of Cellphones
The mobile phone is making more significant changes to people’s lifestyles in contemporary times than the landline equivalent did in an earlier era.
The technology of a telephone on the move has made a more significant impact on today’s society as compared to the impact made by landlines in an earlier era. A survey carried out in 2010 by UK Imperial College London, identified more than six billion users of mobile phones worldwide. Most of them have used both a mobile and a landline and can make the comparison as to which is better or more efficient. It’s a fact that the invention of the telephone made a significant impact on the lives of our ancestors as a communication tool, when compared to the use of fires, carrier pigeons, pony express or people walking and running. However, it only changed the way they communicated orally. The mobile phone on the other hand, has affected different aspects of the people’s lifestyles in today’s society. It is used as a component for storing and retrieving data; a social tool; a gaming entertainment; G.P.S. tracker and most conveniently, it goes where ever you go.
The landline phone is a stationary tool and has to be connected and used where the line is installed. If and when information has to be transmitted, one would have to be available at the site, where it is installed. This was not always convenient because people were always on the move working, shopping, driving, riding, attending meetings and so forth. Vital information could be lost or delayed. The mobile phone however, is operated by cell sites and can be carried wherever you go. You don’t have to sit and wait by the phone to receive or send a message. You can be reached wherever you are or whenever you’re needed. Information can be researched even before you have reached your destination. Jensen’s (2007) research on some fishermen of Kerala, wrote that while still at sea, fishermen could call a range of possible landing points and buyers, in
The technology of a telephone on the move has made a more significant impact on today’s society as compared to the impact made by landlines in an earlier era. A survey carried out in 2010 by UK Imperial College London, identified more than six billion users of mobile phones worldwide. Most of them have used both a mobile and a landline and can make the comparison as to which is better or more efficient. It’s a fact that the invention of the telephone made a significant impact on the lives of our ancestors as a communication tool, when compared to the use of fires, carrier pigeons, pony express or people walking and running. However, it only changed the way they communicated orally. The mobile phone on the other hand, has affected different aspects of the people’s lifestyles in today’s society. It is used as a component for storing and retrieving data; a social tool; a gaming entertainment; G.P.S. tracker and most conveniently, it goes where ever you go.
The landline phone is a stationary tool and has to be connected and used where the line is installed. If and when information has to be transmitted, one would have to be available at the site, where it is installed. This was not always convenient because people were always on the move working, shopping, driving, riding, attending meetings and so forth. Vital information could be lost or delayed. The mobile phone however, is operated by cell sites and can be carried wherever you go. You don’t have to sit and wait by the phone to receive or send a message. You can be reached wherever you are or whenever you’re needed. Information can be researched even before you have reached your destination. Jensen’s (2007) research on some fishermen of Kerala, wrote that while still at sea, fishermen could call a range of possible landing points and buyers, in
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