Cell Phone and Children!

I just heard from my sister in the U.S. who wished me a Happy New Year. She told me that my soon-to-be 14-year-old nephew got a cell phone for Christmas. I am trying desperately to understand this.

To give you a little background, I worked for A.T. & T. when they unveiled this amazing technology. I can still remember the material the company put out about cellular phones. I was simply amazed. I remember thinking this invention could be a wonderful help for people.

The group of people I thought would benefit most were doctors. They could be called and would be able to give medical advice and instruction at a momentรขโ�ฌโ�ขs notice. The old way was inefficient and slow. Doctors had to answer a pager, get to phone, find change or fumble with a phone card (which was always expired), and then call the hospital. Meantime, Mrs. Johnson had to deliver her own baby because Dr. Abdul wasnรขโ�ฌโ�ขt able to get off the Interstate to answer his page.

Now, doctors, the group which benefits from this Star Trek technology, can be called almost anywhere on the planet. Mrs. Johnson no longer has to have her babies by herself. Although other professions most certainly benefit from this wonderful advance in communications, it was the medical guys that first popped into my mind.

But, a 14-year-old boy? Cell phones for children? I find this idea almost impossible to grasp. I would love to tell you that giving cell phones to minor children is an idea limited to the decadently overindulged Americans and that Mexicans would NOT commit such a horror. But I would be lying. In this small, colonial Mexican town, where you simply could yell out the window if you needed to communicate (who needs phones, anyway?), Mexican parents buy their teenage (and younger) children cell phones.

Why? Why? Why? Someone tell me why!

So, in trying to figure this out, I want to run some reasons by you about why an almost 14-year-old child might need a cell phone.

รขโ�ฌยข The New World Order (a.k.a. King G. Bush the First) is run by immature and unthinking children who have formed a secret society called The Children and Crossbones. This has to be the case since no thinking, mature adult would have our country in the toilet that it is in now. The kids control everything and everyone. They have to have their cell phones to keep in close and intimate contact with whomever they need to direct.

รขโ�ฌยข Doctors are now graduating from Medical School at the age of 13 and have to have those unbearable cell phones to save their patientรขโ�ฌโ�ขs lives. They are the new generation of Dougie Howser, M.D.

รขโ�ฌยข Every child you see with a cell phoneรขโ�ฌโ��and I mean every child without exceptionรขโ�ฌโ��has such personal family problems that a parent might have to call them at any moment and say, "Quick, take a cab to the hospital! Granny is on her last leg!"

รขโ�ฌยข The CIA (and right now, this might be the most believable of these options) is run by 13-year-olds. They have to call in their spying reports and could not do this without their wonderfully annoying cell phones.

รขโ�ฌยข All the 13-year-olds with cell phones are actually members of the American Press Corps (another possible idea considering the state of the American press) and have to have cell phones to call in their stories.

As much as I would like to believe one of these scenarios as a possibility, I am afraid the truth is that unthinking parents give their children cell phones as status symbols.

No child needs a cell phone! Not one!

Just like upper middle-class Americans think they need to drive huge, gas-guzzling SUVรขโ�ฌโ�ขs because the Jonesรขโ�ฌโ�ขs have one, they think their little Buffys and Chads need to have cell phones.

Because all their friends have cell phones, they have to have them too.

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Mobile phones: More Than a Style Statement

Mobile phones are a great device to talk to anyone in the planet from just about anywhere. Mobile phone designs are the most basic attraction feature for consumers. They are used as a fashion accessory nowadays because of the interesting features like the radio, polyphonic ringtones, games, wallpapers, etc. Mobile phones may be seen not only as a necessary accessory but also as a communication device that reflects and embodies the userรขโ�ฌโ�ขs style. Most of the users want mobile phones for the style rather than functions. So mobile phones are now being sold as status and fashion symbols. Many people feel that their phone defines their personality and their individuality. As you plan your wardrobe for the seasons ahead, you also accessorize your mobile phone with accessories.

The ever-growing mobile phone industry is transforming the consumerรขโ�ฌโ�ขs perception about mobile phones. Mobile phones today serve a completely new purpose. No longer is it used only to call the people you know at any time or place, but also take pictures and send emails etc. What appeals to the majority of consumers is the uniqueness of a handset, the colour, the appearance and the design. They look for entertainment features like music player, ringtones, games, video clips. They want to go with the most up to date ringtones and wallpapers. These ringtones, wallpapers, screensavers have become an essential part of their mobile phoneรขโ�ฌโ�ขs life. They are looking for pretty, pleasing, small, colourful, sleeker, mobile phones. The newest mobile phones are definitely designed to give a new meaning to todayรขโ�ฌโ�ขs communication world. With the consumers responding positively to the latest technology, the mobile industry is continually evolving with more and more advanced features.

Consumers tend to change their handsets whenever they find a new feature or technology launched in the market. A good design makes products easier to use as well as interesting to look at or comment on. But the height of fashion doesn't always mean good design. The growing number of mobile-savvy, style-conscious consumers want more than just modern technology,they want a mobile phone that reflects the latest fashion trends and appeals to their highly individualised sense of style.

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GSM Communication Interceptor

Throughout the evolution of cellular telecommunications, various systems were developed without the benefit of standardized specifications. This presented many problems directly related to compatibility, especially with the development of digital radio technology. In 1982, The GSM group ("Groupe Spร�ยฉcial Mobile" (French) was formed to address these problems.

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. GSM service is used by over 2 billion people across more than 210 countries and territories.

Data communication was built into the system from the very begining. GSM is an open standard which is currently developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The advantage for network operators has been the ability to deploy equipment from different vendors because the open standard allows easy inter-operability.

Easy inter operability definitely raises the question for security. Is the system Secure? Can the security be breached?

GSM was designed with a moderate level of security. The system was designed to authenticate the subscriber using shared-secret cryptography. Communications between the subscriber and the base station can be encrypted .The development of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) introduces an optional USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module-the 3G equivalent of the GSM SIM), that uses a longer authentication key to give greater security, as well as mutually authenticating the network and the user - whereas GSM only authenticated the user to the network (and not vice versa).

Keeping this in mind,Communication intelligence groups have been continuously working for developing various systems which can help you intercept any system of mobile communications.

One such system is a GSM Interceptor, a system which is compact, innovative and can monitor and log GSM communications in real time.

The GSM Monitoring system thus developed can be configured in any LAN environment to provide a near-exact physical location of the target and to form a Central Monitoring Station. The system Auto detects, decodes and records telephone conversations, network information in to the digital media (magnetic / optical) present in the system. The system provides Interception and Monitoring of Short Message Service (SMS) traffic. The system of GSM Monitoring is intended for search, interception and registration of cellular signals on standards GSM-900/1800 in stationary or in mobile variant

The need of the hour is pointing towards a more descriptive technology of Data Monitoring as well as Data Interception.

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Be Prepared: Cell Phones for Emergencies

You pull over to the side of the road. There's smoke coming out of the hood--the car has overheated.

You're halfway between your house and your parents' house for a visit.

What's the first thing you do after you pull over? I hope you have your cell phone on you.

You've been there. An emergency. Something unexpected happens, and you are far from a land line. What do you?

Thank goodness for cell phones.

My older sister said she'd never have a cell phone. She's not into high technology. But her daughter insisted. She bought my sister a cell phone and put her on her family's cell phone plan.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

My sister and her husband have retired to the southwestern desert. If they go to visit family or go on vacation, they have to drive highways where there are miles between exits. We always worried. What if their car breaks down? What if they have a health emergency? What would they do in the heat if they had to walk to get help?

There's really no better insurance than having a cell phone. And it's truly amazing the cell coverage that is available with many services any more. Even if you are out in "no man's land" there is often at least some cell coverage.

My sister never thought they'd actually have to use this cell phone in their travels. But on their way to my son's graduation in California, their car over heated in the desert. They rested a while. The car seemed alright and so they ventured on. In a couple of miles, the car started smoking and came to a dead stop.

They didn't know it then, but the water hose had broken. Thank goodness they had their cell phone and could call the auto club. And then they called all of us to let us know they would be late.

If they had not been able to call and didn't arrive on time, I would have been wringing my hands and pulling my hair. But their cell phone call put all of us at ease. The auto club got out there right away and got them to the nearest repair station. The repair shop replaced the water hose and they were on their way again.

They actually made to my son's graduation on time!

If you want a cell phone only for emergency purposes, plan on just using it occasionally, or if you don't have a lot of money to spend on a cell phone, consider a prepaid cell phone.

I just can't say enough about having a cell phone when you go on road trips. It's an absolute necessity. I can't imagine anyone going on a road trip without a cell phone!

Karen Kirby has over 25 years' experience in the computer industry, an MS in Computer Science, and a BA in Honors English. She has been helping people with Internet marketing since 1995. For more information on emergency cell phones see http://cellular-phones.eworldresponder.com/emergency-cell-phones.php Be sure to get a free copy of the "Internet Marketer's Guide to Free Traffic" at http://www.aimbright.com/ebook/

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The Computer of the Future Will be Your Mobile Phone

These days, many devices are "converging". There is nothing new about it. Everyone will tell you that in a few years time, you will be able to buy a mobile phone that is also an FM radio, digital camera, PDA, MP3 player, universal remote control, USB drive, clock, have untold wireless connectivity protocols, and computer (with web browser, email & other general computer abilities).

Many experts would hesitate to include the "computer" in the above list. They mention many technical difficulties, such as: screen resolution, keyboard, pointing device (mouse), processor speed, heat dissipation & battery life.

I argue that Similar arguments can be made about laptop/notebook PCs. Take a look at many offices today, & you will see many laptops being used as a normal desktop computer. People will connect external mice, keyboards & monitors & then you hardly notice you are using a laptop.

Now, you are also seeing many wireless keyboards & mice... All that is missing are wireless monitors. The reason that there are no wireless monitors is most likely because there are no wireless protocols that can handle the sheer volume of information that is sent to monitors.

Once wireless monitors become feasible, the paradigm shift to using your mobile phone as you PC is very easy to make.

In fact, your mobile phone will truly embody the meaning of the word "PERSONAL computer": you take it with you wherever you go. While using the built-in screen will give you limited PC functionality, as soon as you walk into your office or home, place the phone near the wireless screen/keyboard/mouse, and press the "synchronise" button on these devices, and they will automatically become extensions of your phone.

You can surf the internet, read emails, & play games using your phone as the computer, except a hi-resolution screen & a full keyboard & mouse will make it much easier to do what you want.

As far as I can see, the major piece in the puzzle that is missing, is the ability to connect a mobile to a monitor (regardless of whether the monitor is "wireless")

All the building blocks for this scenario are almost in place, so the next few years should be quite interesting.

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Cell Phone

The "telephone" which was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, was the first mode of communication where in a human being can communicate with other human beings around the world.

The first "telephone" had two devices, one for speaking and one for listening. The equipment should be installed in one place with all the necessary connections like telephone wires, poles. As the necessities of human beings increased so as the technology of telephone improved. The telephone then was the model for radio, television invention. All these necessary communication devices were invented to make the activities of human beings easier.

As the technology transformed and improved so as the equipment of telephones. The "giant" equipment of telephone was transformed into a small "electronic chip". This "chip" has all the necessary technology in it which enables the human beings to listen and talk with the same device. The communication device which has this small chip embedded in it is called a "cell phone".

Cell phone is the modern trend among the human beings, they can carry along with them; communicate with other human beings around the world. The technology improves on a daily basis, so as the cell phones are equipped with new technologies like " infra red "," blue tooth "," text messaging "," Internet access "," video recorder "," camera "," gsm ", to name a few.

Cell phone technology is going to improve rapidly and so cell phones will be equipped with new facilities.

More information on cell phones and their related technologies can be obtained from http://www.cellphoneforums.com/forums