Saturday, February 2, 2008

Cell Phone, Anyone?


Ask me a brand of cell phone that I know, and immediately what comes to mind is Nokia. Well, at least in my case – and perhaps millions of other cell phone users. The cell phone brand Nokia has become synonymous with this communications gadget, which has through the years evolved from being a luxury to an instrument that is indispensable in a person’s everyday life. But the fact is, there are many other well-known cell phone brands found in the market because of sheer demand of the product.

Using a cell phone has become a common everyday routine, that without it for even a day you seem disconnected to everyone else. It is like the internet, something you seem cannot live without. With the proliferation of cell phone, it has eclipsed the beeper, rendering it obsolete and useless.

Who needs beepers (and the often discourteous operators), when cell phones can transmit SMS or short message, or more popularly known as text message as quickly as you send it to someone? Beepers reign in the early 90’s, but by the end of this decade the use of cell phones showed immense promise.

Nowadays, who does not have a cell phone? It is a commodity that even the have-not’s can, well, have. Even for less than 100 dollars, one can own a decent cell phone. And having one equips the owner with open communication lines to everybody else whom he furnishes his number. One wants to talk with everyone else. And the use of cell phone definitely fulfills this need.

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