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Written correspondence is a dying breed of communication. The creation of World Wide Web has dramatically changed how we communicate with each other. I remember how it used to take up to 3 weeks, for a friend in a different country, to receive my written letters. Currently, sending and receiving emails is done in a blink of an eye. You can have a pen pal in South-Africa and not spend a dime on a postage stamp in order to inquire about today’s weather in that part of the world.

Phone craze

Over a 100 years ago, Mr. Bell invented the very first telephone machine. In those days only the most exclusive circles could afford to have one. Edison/Berliner transmitter gave people the ability to communicate with their peers who were in different house holds. At the time it probably seemed like it wasn’t going to get more convenient than that. Alas! Mobile phones were born. The first cell phones also belonged to the elite circles and many of them were permanently nested inside of cars, but things changed rapidly. In contrast to their ancestors our mobile phones are weightless and cost nothing. It seems that today almost everyone has got to have one. Things like the cellular reverse lookup and ring tones are the talk of the town. It’s been said that many developing nations will skip over the landline era and jump right into the cell phone one. Cell phone towers are much cheaper in construction and maintenance which makes them an ideal alternative.

Public needs to be aware

It’s undeniable that cellular phones facilitate communication, but they did spawn some debatable issues. Reverse phone tracing comes to mind. If you were to look up a landline you would only get the postal address of the individual to whom the phone number belongs. However the cell phone tracing goes beyond that. You are now capable of finding out exactly where the person is located. I think it’s a border line violation of privacy. On the other hand it’s a handy tool for a responsible parent. Cell phone search is not the sole issue related to cell phones. Mutation of brain cells and it’s relation to cell phone use is still being examined by the medical community.

What’s the Key?

I believe that the government needs to jump on the cell phone wagon and pay a closer attention to what is happening in the cell phone industry. In all probability this is the only sure way to defend a buyer in the current market.