How The Telephone Has Changed
Cellular technology has evolved a great deal. I remember how bulky and expensive the cell phones were only a decade ago.
The bulky satellite phones were so heavy you could use them as blunt weapons. Airtime was extremely pricey, with prices ranging from 1$ a minute and more. Back during those days you had to be part of the elite circle in order to own one.
Fortunately for us, things tend to change rapidly. Today’s cell phones are light as feathers and cheap as dirt. They’ve become so accessible that it’s not unusual to see children who own them.
This effect was achieved by mass of production. It was a snow ball effect, since every company wants to be the cheaper and better alternative. Another big factor was the price of the mobile networks. The price of a mobile infrastructure is a lot less than that of a wired one. Many developing countries can benefit from this, especially those that don’t have a land line network yet.
As with many fun things in life there are certain dangers involved. Things like SMS unsolicited messages and ridiculously priced ring tones need to be closely regulated before they get out of hand. Another big risk are the next generation tel-finder.com/909/650/.
Depending on the cell phone you can now trace a person’s location. Previous look ups only provided the address, but with today’s GPS technology it’s a different story.
Some people also say that cell phones will soon take over and replace personal computers. Steve Jobs, the founder of apple believes that soon the cell phones will be used for some pretty serious tasks. It doesn’t look too far fetched considering that we can already exchange emails and visit web-sites using the mobile phones.
Software development for Iphone has exploded and it’s only going to get bigger. As more and more developers get involved we will see even more amazing features. May be 10 years from now people will look at today’s phone the same way we looked at the phones of the 90s. Pretty scary, eh?
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