An Introduction to the Mobile Phone

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The mobile phone is called by many names including cell phone and even hand phone as too wireless phone and cell, cellular phone and mobile telephone. Regardless of the name by which you call this device it is an electronic device that helps you do a number of useful tasks including sending text messages, and transmitting data and it is also useful for mobile telephony. All mobile phones work via a network (cellular) that comprise of base stations which in turn are commonly referred to as cell sites.

Though the primary function of a mobile phone is to provide voice functions it is also a device that can be used for a variety of other reasons and along with the right accessories will allow you to SMS and email and access the Internet as well as take photographs with the help of an inbuilt camera. In a majority of cases, the mobile phone connects to the cellular network that is made up of switching points as well as base stations that are normally owned by one of the large mobile network operators.

Mobile phones are different to radio telephones in that they provide complete duplex communication as well as automatic calling. Furthermore, mobile phones offer wider area of service and is to be distinguished from the wireless or cordless phones that only offer basic telephony services and within a limited range such as in a home or in an office.

The popularity of the mobile phone continues to rise and in fact it is estimated that subscribers using such phones would total to about four plus billion by the end of the year 2008. These phones are proving to be especially useful in sectors such as information as well as communications.

The story of the mobile phone all began in the year 1908 when a person named Nathan B. Stubblefield from Murray, Kentucky applied for a patent for his ‘cave radio’ phone. Furthermore, cells for the mobile phone station only came into being in the year 1947 when engineers at Bell Labs and AT&T invented base stations for such phones. The rest is history!

When it concerns buying mobile phone accessories there are several options available from some of the best names in the mobile phone industry. From Nokia to Sony Ericson to Samsung and Blackberry there is much to choose from. You will find much to choose from including hands-free accessories, chargers, Bluetooth headsets and car phone holders and more.

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