Hello,Hello,are you there? You must have heard this statement innumerable times. The places where you have heard and tolerated this statement can be any where,and any time.They are not bound by any fact or fiction.Whether you are at home or in the market place makes no difference. It can be heard in the corridors of power and even in jhuggy jhonpry clusters, in the cinema halls, in the buses, trains or any other conceivable places. Yes, you have guessed correctly. These words see no time, are not dictated by any legal or moral dictums. We are talking about mobile phones. Yes mobile phones!!
Mobile phones have become a common man's phone. The rapidity with which the mobile phones were invented and the alacrity with which they have taken a strong hold of the entire universe is something unheard or unseen in the history of scientific inventions. The variety of phones which have flooded the market are diverse not only in looks but in its features.It is the virtual onslaught on mankind, which no other commodity, which is an invention of science, has ever been able to achieve. The proud owners of mobile phones range from the highest strata of society to the lowest jhuggi jhonpari occupants. All our household workers like cook, mali, carpentar,plumber and maid are the proud owners of mobiles. They may be illiterate but the expertise in operating the phone has been mastered by them accurately .They know how to make a call and how to receive it.They know how to tune on the music. Our grocery shop, vegetable seller,and electrician also have cell phones. It is useful for them and for us too.
Keeping in view such diverse uses, more features have been added or removed by the manufacturers. Hence the prices too start from rock bottom and touch the sky. Surprisingly the prices range from Rs. 1100 to Rs.75000. The minimum priced ones only have the facility to make and receive calls and sending and receiving SMSs. As the prices go up so do the features. There is a camera ,with video recording facility, sending faxes, access to the Internet, facility for mobile banking, Blue tooth, and several other accessories. With all these facilities the phones are called smart phones. They are a boon for the society.
There is another side of the coin--the adverse effects of the mobile phone. Some scientists have pointed out that the mobile phone users are exposed to radiation,which is considered to be carcinogenic. They advise that the phone should not be used for long hours.It is also advised that when the phone is being charged it should not be used..It is too late in the day to give such advice. .The Govt. should make it mandatory that the manufacturers must write what precautions should be taken by the user. Schools ban the use of mobile phones in the school premises.They fear that the phones can be misused by taking vulgar photos of the students and then blackmail them. Whereas I personally love my phone and feel it is a great asset for me. At the same time I realise that once I used to remember each and every telephone number(friends used to wonder how l could remember so many numbers). Now I do not remember telephone numbers. All the numbers are now fed in the mobile and a mere click is sufficient to reach a person.
However all said and done mobiles are a necessity.Especially when you go out, the mobile phone helps you to be in constant touch with your family.
Mobile phones have become a common man's phone. The rapidity with which the mobile phones were invented and the alacrity with which they have taken a strong hold of the entire universe is something unheard or unseen in the history of scientific inventions. The variety of phones which have flooded the market are diverse not only in looks but in its features.It is the virtual onslaught on mankind, which no other commodity, which is an invention of science, has ever been able to achieve. The proud owners of mobile phones range from the highest strata of society to the lowest jhuggi jhonpari occupants. All our household workers like cook, mali, carpentar,plumber and maid are the proud owners of mobiles. They may be illiterate but the expertise in operating the phone has been mastered by them accurately .They know how to make a call and how to receive it.They know how to tune on the music. Our grocery shop, vegetable seller,and electrician also have cell phones. It is useful for them and for us too.
Keeping in view such diverse uses, more features have been added or removed by the manufacturers. Hence the prices too start from rock bottom and touch the sky. Surprisingly the prices range from Rs. 1100 to Rs.75000. The minimum priced ones only have the facility to make and receive calls and sending and receiving SMSs. As the prices go up so do the features. There is a camera ,with video recording facility, sending faxes, access to the Internet, facility for mobile banking, Blue tooth, and several other accessories. With all these facilities the phones are called smart phones. They are a boon for the society.
There is another side of the coin--the adverse effects of the mobile phone. Some scientists have pointed out that the mobile phone users are exposed to radiation,which is considered to be carcinogenic. They advise that the phone should not be used for long hours.It is also advised that when the phone is being charged it should not be used..It is too late in the day to give such advice. .The Govt. should make it mandatory that the manufacturers must write what precautions should be taken by the user. Schools ban the use of mobile phones in the school premises.They fear that the phones can be misused by taking vulgar photos of the students and then blackmail them. Whereas I personally love my phone and feel it is a great asset for me. At the same time I realise that once I used to remember each and every telephone number(friends used to wonder how l could remember so many numbers). Now I do not remember telephone numbers. All the numbers are now fed in the mobile and a mere click is sufficient to reach a person.
However all said and done mobiles are a necessity.Especially when you go out, the mobile phone helps you to be in constant touch with your family.
This reminds me of an Ad recently which read as follows,,
ReplyDeleteWHO S THE LARGEST OF CAMERAS IN THE WORLD??NO!ITS NOT KODAK!IT IS NOKIA.
Where as Nokia doesn't sell cameras
Mobiles are absolute necessities now-a-days! And the smartphones have made us addicted to them! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot,Shilpa.You have correctly said that smart phones are taking over rapidly and have becme an addiction.
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