Thursday, June 29, 2006

Sarvam Mobilemayam!!

Reading at the title of the post itself you must have got the jist of this write up. Yes it is about the wireless world or shall we say the mobile world, we are into. Now having a mobile phone is not a luxury but is sometimes a bare necessity. Gone are the days when mobile was meant only for the elite class, now you can find mobile phone in every hand atleast in India.

With the many players in the field for providing you with the mobile hand set and connection to choose from the customer has a wide variety of choices never before. Today technology has provided us with choices that one now can have a very basic model with just messaging and calling to the most sofisticated model with camera, audio player, video player and whatever theat can be fit into a mobile handset.

These little electronic gadgets have changed way the we communicate in a big way. Few years back one used to search for the STD booth for calling his home, when he is far away from home. Now you can call (provided the network is there in the area you are travelling) without any bother to your home or vice-versa. When you have somebody's cell number most of the times you are sure to reach the exact person you wish to reach unlike landline connection. Gone are the days when a decade ago caller was charged Rs.16/min and the receiver with Rs.8/min.

With cell phones having in built audio-video players and camera etc, it has become quite easier to carry one gadget instead of many as many used to do when going to a trip or vacation. With bluetooth, infrared technologies you can also transfer data from one mobile to another quiet easily. The reach of mobile phones is amazing, throughout all sections of society regardless of the economic status.

Mobile phones with their usage has certainly change the way people behave or act in public places. You are now made to hear to the private conversation one is having with his mobile without bothering surroundings. Ring tones with all nuisances comes up all of a sudden from nowhere. With the cell phones usage, people spending time on telephone conversation has increased by leaps and bounds. No matter how many times the organisers tell the audience in a meeting, show or any perfomance to switch off their mobile phone or keep them in silent mode hardly anyone listens. So it comes hardly as a surprise, when in the middle of some important discussion the annoying ringing tone takes away the charm.

Cell phone buyers are often faced with problem of having plenty to choose from. More often than not one goes with the opinion of friends and of course the ads which influence the buyers quite a lot. Main concern for the cell phone buyers is the sudden decrease in price after they bought within 3-4 months itself. But that is the story with all the electronic items. So, you cannot predict the right time for buying the cell phone as is the case today with buying computers.

The most common question asked when a number is called is "Where are you?". Surely sometimes this is very annoying. It may prompt the receiver to tell lies.

Cell phones are here to stay. They have influenced our daily lives and continue to do so in the coming days with their new features.

6 comments:

  1. The upward trend trend in mobile phone usage is likely to continue for next few years with more n more firms setting up their production units in India.

    till market saturation is reached customer remains the King...

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  2. Nice Post...
    Luxury of one era will be Need in next era. Same is true for mobiles also.

    Technology also have physchological drawbacks, increase in mental stress. One can be contacted anywhere anytime. Sometimes there will be sort of intrusion into personal life.

    I have read somewhere that cellphones have played major role in boosting clandestine dating !!!. Timings are fixed by exchange of sms :).

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  3. Nice Post...
    Luxury of one era will be Need in next era. Same is true for mobiles also.

    Technology also have physchological drawbacks, increase in mental stress. One can be contacted anywhere anytime. Sometimes there will be sort of intrusion into personal life.

    I have read somewhere that cellphones have played major role in boosting clandestine dating !!!. Timings are fixed by exchange of sms :).

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  4. How can one forget Spice Telecom Add which used to be aired in Radio City 3-4 yrs back.
    ------------------------------------
    Boy: 'Uncle, can I talk to Rachana please. I want to borrow her Physics notes'

    Uncle: 'Rachana's classmate. Today physics. Tomorrow there will be chemistry b/w u two. If I am not careful there might some biology also.'

    ... To avoid all these subscribe to spice telecom.
    -----------------------------------

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  5. Hi Shande,

    I agree with you. With use of mobile phones more often the anxiety level among people have certainly increased.

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  6. hi raveesh,
    you are a genious man....
    How can you write that long a article in that busy workholic schedule??? which takes your freedom as input and gives "null" as output..
    Anyay nicely written buddy...
    keep on blogging and you forgot to tell me the complete secret..

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