Mobile Phone
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A Mobile Phone (also referred to as a cellphone or cell) is a portable communication device. Mobile Phones are most commonly used for voice messages and conversations, but also increasingly commonly include Mobile Internet, Gaming and a number of other Mobile applications or functionality.
Contents
Specifications
History
- Science changing Humanity -- Animated History of the Mobile Phone: http://www.abc.net.au/science/lcs/mobiles.htm
Worldwide Usage
Japan
Japanese society is renowned for its near-ubiquitous mobile culture[1] and lifestyle, within which the keitai (Japanese term for mobile phone) plays a central role. Keitais are so advanced and complex, that many scholars consider them a product of the Japanese culture's isolation and unique socio-demo, geographical situation; demonstrating a clear Galapagos Syndrome[2].
Canada
Cellphone usage is quite high but smartphone and mobile data usage is low (but currently on the steady rise, especially among the "Teen" and "Business Executive" demographics).
Tools
- Canadian Cell Phone density map (towers by type/region): https://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/cancellsites.html
- Bell - Mobile Network Coverage: https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Our_network_coverage
- Public Mobile - Coverage Map: https://publicmobile.ca/en/on/coverage
Resources
- Mobile Phone (model) Finder: http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/finder.php
- Cell phone radiation levels: http://reviews.cnet.com/2719-6602_7-291-2.html (by handset model)
Tutorials
- How I built my own mobile cell tower: https://www.ciena.com/insights/articles/How-I-built-my-own-mobile-cell-tower-prx.html (What do you do when your favorite cabin getaway is so remote you can't get a good cell signal? If you're Al Lounsbury - based in Ciena’s Ottawa Campus on the Digital Marketing team - you build your own)
- There Are a Lot of Sensors in Your Phone, Here’s What They Do: https://www.howtogeek.com/781792/there-are-a-lot-of-sensors-in-your-phone-heres-what-they-do/
External Links
- wikipedia: Mobile Phone
- wikipedia: Personal Handy-phone System
- wikipedia: Keypad
- wikipedia: Telephone numbering plan
- wikipedia: List of best-selling mobile phones
- wikipedia: List of mobile network operators
- wikipedia: List of mobile phone makers by country
- wikipedia: List of mobile phone number series by country
- wikipedia: List of mobile network codes in the United States
- wikipedia: List of open source mobile phones
- wikipedia: List of 3D-enabled mobile phones
- wikipedia: List of mobile phones with WVGA display
- wikipedia: List of mobile phones with FWVGA display
- wikipedia: Category:Touchscreen mobile phones
- The Emerging World of Real-Time Cellphone Data: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/real-time_cellphone_data_emerging_world.php
- All Cell Phones to Have Same Charging Port by 2012: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,494925,00.html
- Cell Phone Ringtones Can Be Harmful to Memory, Study Finds: http://www.switched.com/2009/05/30/cell-phone-ringtones-can-be-harmful-to-memory-study-finds/
- Cell phones harmful? Group adds to debate: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_13318607?source=rss
- Audiologist finds ear-buds more harmful than headphones: http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11258-Univ_-Audiologist-finds-ear-buds-more-harmful-than-headphones.html
- Cancer Linked to Heavy Cell Phone Use: http://www.infowars.com/cancer-linked-to-heavy-cell-phone-use/
- Could You Live Without Your Phone, TV, or Net?: http://www.echinacities.com/main/ChinaMedia/ChinaMediaInfo.aspx?n=3489
- A Phone That’s the Life of Your Laptop: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/A-Phone-Thats-the-Life-of-nytimes-2445913871.html?x=0
- Japan Phone Makers See Opportunity in Android: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/business/global/03android.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=business
- Researchers unveil (REAL) 'android' cell phone: http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/researchers-unveil-android-cell-phone
- One in five Canadians owns a smartphone: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/one-five-canadians-owns-smartphone-report-204824172.html
- Cell phone cancer warning falls lightly on users' ears: http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/cell-phone-cancer-warning-falls-lightly-on-users-ears
- Sprint launches HTC Evo 3D today, 3D smartphone showdown with AT&T's LG Thrill 4G imminent: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/sprint-launches-htc-evo-3d-today-3d-smartphone-showdown-with-at-ts-lg-thrill-4g-imminent/25808?tag=nl.e539
- Mobile Handset market landscape (2011): http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/08/15/business/20110816_HANDSET_graphic.html[6]
- T-Mobile USA kills traditional cell contracts in subscriber boost bid: http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-usa-kills-traditional-cell-contracts-in-subscriber-boost-bid-7000013107/?s_cid=e589
- Why did Nokia fail?: https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Nokia-fail
- Cell Phone Towers - What Distance is Safe to Live?: https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/cell-tower-safety/
- Harvard Medical Doctor Warns Against Smart Meters: https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/harvard-medical-doctor-warns-against-smart-meters/
- The Human Body Frequency: https://www.healtone.com/pages/the-human-body-frequency.html
- Which Wavelengths and Frequencies Are Most Dangerous?: https://sciencing.com/wavelengths-frequencies-dangerous-7487438.html
- What are Radio Frequency bands and its uses?: https://www.rfpage.com/what-are-radio-frequency-bands-and-its-uses/
- RF Radiation Safety For Broadcasters: http://www.sbe.org/sections/documents/RFSafetyTrainingHandout.pdf
- Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Energy in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-risks-safety/limits-human-exposure-radiofrequency-electromagnetic-energy-range-3-300.html
- Frequency ranges that causes a hazard to humans: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/6395/frequency-ranges-that-causes-a-hazard-to-humans
- Residents feel isolated in New Brunswick community (Elgin) with no cell service: https://globalnews.ca/news/3987310/residents-feel-isolated-in-new-brunswick-community-with-no-cell-service/
- Why Old Phones Don’t Work on Modern Cellular Networks: https://www.howtogeek.com/719574/why-old-phones-dont-work-on-modern-cellular-networks/
- Should You Pay for an Unlimited Data Phone Plan?: https://www.reviewgeek.com/77626/should-you-pay-for-an-unlimited-data-phone-plan/
- Rogers wireless services restored for ‘vast majority’ of customers after mass outage: https://globalnews.ca/news/7768754/rogers-outage-canada-customers-internet-phone/
References
- ↑ wikipedia: Japanese mobile phone culture
- ↑ wikipedia: Galápagos syndrome
- ↑ Coverage in New Brunswick: https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Using-Your-Service/Coverage-in-New-Brunswick/m-p/423837
- ↑ WHAT ARE THE CELLULAR FREQUENCIES OF CARRIERS IN USA & CANADA?: https://www.signalbooster.com/pages/what-are-the-cellular-frequencies-of-cell-phone-carriers-in-usa-canada
- ↑ Cellular Frequency Bands: https://powerfulsignal.com/cellular-frequency-bands/
- ↑ Google’s Coup Shifts Mobile Alliances: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/technology/google-deal-could-strain-ties-with-phone-makers.html
- ↑ WHAT’S IN A NUMBER? 2.4 GHZ-The most dangerous frequency-ideal for cooking food and running a chemical reaction. Just perfect for WiFi, wireless tablets and laptops and wireless classrooms. Why? Because the FCC DOESN’T REQUIRE A LICENSE AT THIS FREQUENCY!:
- ↑ Does 5G pose health risks?: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43134/does-5g-pose-health-risks
- ↑ How much voltage/current is “dangerous”?: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/19103/how-much-voltage-current-is-dangerous
- ↑ Decibel Exposure Time Guidelines: http://dangerousdecibels.org/education/information-center/decibel-exposure-time-guidelines/
- ↑ How Dangerous Are High Frequency Noises???: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/how-dangerous-are-high-frequency-noises.14923/
See Also
Mobile | Telephone | SmartPhone | TelCo | WURFL | iPhone | Android | Blackberry | Nokia | Samsung | Motorola | Sony-Ericsson
