Model and features
Samsung-E720
It is a flip phone with a mega pixel camera with flash and video facilities. The main use of this phone is that you can call or text other people. It also works as a music player and has email and internet browsing abilities. As well as this it has a calendar, notepad, calculator, games, voice recorder, currency converter and alarm clock.
Uses of a mobile phone at work
If my dad is stuck in traffic he can use his mobile phone and phone home that he is going to be late or if he brakes down on the way to work and needs to phone to say he won’t be there on time. He uses it to text, take pictures, play games and use a notepad or calendar on his phone. He could also send/receive emails when he is not near a computer to contact people rather than having to text.
Advantages
The advantages to having a mobile phone are that you can communicate with suppliers, family or your colleges. If you have not got use of a landline a mobile phone is a good alternative if you are stuck some where e.g. your car. Another advantage is that my dad can take interesting pictures or write work related information on his phone notepad to use at work. It is easy to carry around with him at work, you could not do this with a landline. Texts are around 10p each and calls are around 15p per minute so it is very cheap to contact people.
Disadvantages
A disadvantage to having a mobile phone at work is that the battery may run down and leave you with no form of contact. Another problem is that it could be stolen if you do not have a secure place to keep it. If you are in an important meeting your phone might start to ring and you would interrupt someone who is speaking. When my dad goes on holiday he has to take his mobile phone with him in case someone needs his help, this is bad because it interrupts the holiday. Another disadvantage would be that with a landline you always get good signal but with a mobile phone you might have to go outside to get a decent signal.
Evaluation
The mobile phone is very useful in the 21st century because a lot of people need to contact someone when they are on the move and landlines make this very hard so now almost everyone uses mobiles. This allows them to contact people on the other side of the world very cheaply and efficiently.
Mobile phones can now be used to access the internet to find out information and to look at your email when you do not have a computer to use.
My dad uses his phone mainly to phone home when he is going to be late from work or to phone work to say if he has broken down and will not be on time. He also uses it on holiday to use the internet and catch up on the news and his emails.
The mobile phone is not always useful because sometimes the battery runs down and you can be left with no form of contact. They also can ring unexpectedly and disrupt meetings, films and holidays. As well as this it will sometimes lose signal and you will have to go out side to phone someone clearly. Mobiles are getting smaller and smaller which makes them more portable so you can take them anywhere. This can also be a problem because they are easy to lose and are very easy to get stolen.
