Cell phones that have limited coverage areas aren't dependable. As long as your using your phone in a large city that has plenty of cell phone towers it should work correctly. However, this isn't always the case, there are plenty of ways the radio signals can be disturbed or blocked, especially if you are too far away from a tower. So, one of the cons of using a cell phone instead of a landline is, they are less dependable. A huge perk of having a landline phones is that it works everywhere, but cell phones don’t always work whether it be because of coverage issues or other problems.
In 2007, 81 percent of the U.S. population owned a cell phone, a 20 percent increase compared to 2002.” In a current figures according to MSNBC Sullivan (2008), “The cell phone industry, ... has some 137 million paying customers in the United States…” The growth for phone ownership is off the charts and along with the enormous sales of the units, technology has kept pace. Cell phones of 2008 have gadgets integrated to make them more desirable and can be as powerful as a laptops with some accessories. Cell phones include a variety of useable devices ranging from cameras, GPS, text messaging, mp3 players and access to the internet. With all this built into a device that will fit into the palm, According to Compu-KISS (2008),
Technology is a really over-powering thing and a growing epidemic and I feel that it's really taking a tole on young people but at the same time advancing the communication between us. To know that teens are using their phones on average 60 times a day is quiete saddening because there are so many other things you can be doing, such as doing home work, studying and spending time with family.
In addition, the probabilities of driver texting on the cell phone and getting into accidents are only getting higher. Cell phone use while driving accounts for major cause of accidents and serious crashes. It does not matter how well one drives, if another driver is not being as careful, especially when using a phone, a split second one are put in danger by their own actions. However, the result of that leads to many deaths and produces numbers of hazards. The use of a cell phone while driving is very hazardous.
In this day and time you need a cell phone to survive. It’s the top way of communication besides cyber chatting, and guess what… you can do that on a cell phone as well. Cell phones now are meant for everybody. From the 80 year olds with arthritis who can’t move their fingers to use it to the little 2 year old babies who can’t talk to communicate on it. Like the advertising commercial with the little baby who can’t really talk, but he can advertise a cell phone commercial.
However, the second argument is a valid one: for the most part, cell phones are a convenience, and not really necessary, even as some people argue the point. Statistics show that "61 percent of all subscribers use their phones purely for personal reasons" (Cronkleton and Bormann A-1). In other words, their calls could wait until they were either safely parked on the side of the road, or out of their cars. However, research has proven that it is difficult to concentrate on driving and talking at the same time. A recent British Study showed that on a mobile phone while driving is more hazardous than operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
There are many ways to be distracted while driving; the most common distraction is cell phone use. Cell phone use is the most dangerous distraction because it involves all three of the different types of distractions. That being said, physically looking down at your phone will create even more danger to those around you. Things like eating, smoking, and talking to the passenger can be considered distractive driving. Death is a common fear that most humans have.
Most people drivers cannot stop the urge of picking their phones to send or respond to messages to one another others while driving. It has becoming a habit Unfortunately, having access to our phones at all time has become a habit that can lead to distracted driving to the people to have the phone on the hands in any situations. After hearing their phones ring or vibrate, Hearing the phone’s vibration or ringing tone, they drivers often immediately pick- up their phone to response respond to others without thinking that driving needs the most of their full attentions. When they drivers look at their phones, their focus is off the road where on which they are driving. Copeland said, “The lives of innocent people are being taken every day due to a simple distraction”.
Cell phones have grown in popularity enormously in the last twenty years. Having a cell phone has become a necessity for twelve year olds to senior citizens. Cell phones are the most widely used device of communication for Americans. Not only are cell phones used for talking, but also many cell phones have capabilities to do everything that a computer can do. Due to the increasing popularity and ever changing technological developments, cell phone usage has increased while operating a motorized vehicle.
She cant call me when she is at work. So she just text me she finds it so easy. I also need to communicate with my friends because we hangout all the times. We call each other especially when we want to party. Besides every one has to have a phone because many bad things have happened lately people really need to communicate.