Cell Phones

Cell Phones, What marvel.

The new cell phones are hand-held telephone devices with built-in antennas. They are often called wireless, mobile, or PCS phones.  I've seen some that were even built into a wristwatch. 

For those of you that are old enough... well it looks like we've caught up with Dick Tracy.

For those persons who are frequently on the go, cell phones are great, and they are very popular with other types of callers too, especially since they can be carried easily from place to place.
You don't have to worry about finding a pay phone, or asking to
use someone's phone to check in or get directions, or whatever.

When you get down to the basics, cell phones are just two-way radios. When you talk into a wireless telephone, it picks up your voice and converts the sound to radio frequency energy or radio waves. The radio waves then travel through the air until they reach a receiver at a nearby base station. From here, it is the base station that sends your call through the telephone network until it reaches the person you are calling. 

All very simple.  The main difference between the cell phone and the radio is that the cell phone sends to a specific station, (telephone center), that then reads who you dialed and sends it back out to that persons' receiver.

Health Concerns over Cell Phones

Yes there has been some recent issue about cell phones and a perceived health hazards.

As stated earlier, cell phones are radios. However, to be more accurate, cell phones are low-power, single-channel, two-way radio devices.

When you talk on your cell phone, as stated earlier you are actually talking to a nearby base station.

Cell phone base stations are low-power, multi-channel, two-way radios. Their function is to send your phone call into the regular land-line phone system so you can start talking with the person you are calling.  Or out over the air to another persons cell phone.

Now, since cell phones and their base stations are two-way radios, they produce radio-frequency (RF) energy which is what they use for communication.

The people who are near them are of course exposed to the RF energy. However, because both the cell phones and the base stations are very low power, meaning they only exhibit short range energies, the RF energy exposure levels from them are generally considered to be very low.

The scientific community both here in the United States and internationally agree that the power from these cell phones and the base station antennas is far too low to produce health hazards.  And as long as people keep away from direct access to the antennas, (the base stations), they are generally considered to be safe from any perceived health risks.

Cell Phones - Buying and Savings Tips

Cell phones are the “in” things nowadays and it’s hard to find anyone without one.  Hey I drive down the road, and I see what must be at least 80 % of the other drivers with one of the new cell phones up to their ear. 

However, even though cell phone's are now considered an absolute must, there’s no reason for you to pay much for a gadget that you may or may not use that much.   Need a good source to check out Cell Phones, try Amazon, they have some great deals..

So, if you don’t use cell phones very often, select a low usage service plan for your mobile. Many areas offer cell phones for as low as $19.99. This allows you the convenience of mobile phones but without making too much of a dent on your wallet.

Another excellent tactic to save on your cell phones is to only get features you need. Call your wireless provider to cancel extra features if you are not using them. This will allow you to save some on your cell phone service plan.

Cell phones are great, now-a-days you can take pictures, watch movies, send text messages, and a hundred other uses.  So find a plan that will work for you.  Something that will give you everything you need, as well as most  of what you want.