ELECTRICITY AND COMMUNICATIONS

HOW HAS THE ELECTRIC TELEPHONE CHANGED

OUR LIVES??
 INTRODUCTION AND
BACKGROUND
The telephone was invented in
in 1876
1876 by Alexander
Alexander Graham Bell,
Bell, itit became easier
easier for
for people
people to communicate.
communicate. Then in the 1970s, the
the cellular
phone was
was invented.
invented.

brought many
It brought many advantages
advantages into
into our
our lives.
lives. However,
However, although
although cell
cell phones
phones brought
brought many
many benefits
benefits into
into our
our lives,
lives, they
they also
also have
have disadvantages.
disadvantages.

phone is one of the

The cell phone the new inventions that have occurred
occurred in the 21st century.
century. Even
Even though
though some
some people are
are still new to
to the
the cell phones
phones
places of the
but in many places the world, cell
cell phones have become
become history.

Cellphones have
Cellphones have had
had aa major
major impact
impact on
on our
our lives
lives and
and the
the way
way that
that we
we perform
perform every
every day
day tasks.
tasks.

People cannot leave

leave from their home without
without taking
taking the
the cell phones with them.
them. For majority
majority of the people, cell
cell phones
phones are the most
way of communication.
convenient way communication.

phone usage
Cell phone usage has
has been
been soaring
soaring for
for the
the past
past 15
15 years.
years. itit was
was reported
reported that
that by
by 2001
2001 nearly
nearly 120
120 million
million Americans
Americans subscribed
subscribed to
to aa cell
cell phone
phone
was aa dramatic
service. This was dramatic increase
increase since
since ten
ten years
years prior
prior in in 1991
1991 when
when the
the cell
cell phone
phone subscription
subscription was
was 7.6
7.6 million.
million.

Cell phones have brought a whole

whole new meaning
meaning to the
the term multitasking. They have enabled
enabled us to do various
various tasks all
all at
at the same
same time.
time.
 ADVANTAGES
With cell phones we can communicate with others wherever we are.

If necessary, we can ask someone for help any minute now.

Cell phones can help us with organize our daily plans.

The process of communication has been made faster and easier by the use of cell phones.

The accessories or the extra devices which are provided to the users with the cell phone make their life easier.

Now a day, where the people don’t have time for anything, cell phone helps to convey your ideas fast.

The most important advantage of cell phones is that they can be used almost everywhere without cables or
electricity.
 DISADVANTAGES

Cost:With monthly costs starting

starting at
at $40
$40 for
for voice
voice service,
service, as
as of
of 2009,
2009, cell phone
phone use is expensive.
expensive.

Distraction:Cell phones
phones can ring in the middle of movies, music
music concerts,
concerts, plays and other areas
areas where
where silence
silence is
is required,
required, such
such as
as
libraries, bookstores
libraries, bookstores and
and hospital
hospital rooms.
rooms. This
This happens
happens despite
despite signs
signs and
and verbal
verbal requests.
requests. In
In addition,
addition, the
the glow
glow of
of cell
cell phone
phone screens
screens
annoy and distract
from text messages can annoy distract peopl
peopl

Cell phone
Driving: Cell phone use
use while
while operating
operating aa vehicle
vehicle has
has caused
caused so
so many
many accidents
accidents that
that five
five states
states had
had banned
banned calls
calls and
and 12
12 had
had
prohibited text messaging, as
prohibited as of
of 2009. Furthermore, 18 states had
had banned all cell phone
phone use
use by school drivers, while
while 21 had prohibited
all use by
all by novice
novice drivers.

provide no audio
Lack of Privacy: Because cell phones provide audio feedback
feedback through
through the
the earpiece,
earpiece, some
some people
people talk
talk much
much louder with cell
cell phones
do through land lines.
than they do lines. This
This exposes
exposes the
the people
people around
around them
them to
to their
their conversations.
conversations.

Isolation: Gone
No Isolation: Gone are the days of "getting away from it all." Cell phones make
make it difficult
difficult to
to remain
remain out
out of
of contact
contact with
with bosses,
bosses,
friends and
and family
family members.
members. Even
Even if
if you
you turn
turn off
off your
your ringer,
ringer, callers
callers can fill
fill your
your voice
voice mail and your text inbox with
with messages.
messages.

Health: Cell phones emit low

low levels of radio frequency
frequency radiation. Large amounts
amounts of this
this energy can heat
heat and damage tissue. There
There is
is
concern that
also concern that cell
cell phones
phones might
might cause
cause cancer, headaches, sleep problems and memory
memory loss.
 CELLPHONE STATISTICS

Demographics

Over the first five days of September

2007 13,602 members of the MyVoice
internet community successfully
completed a private internet-based
questionnaire. 54% of the sample was
female, 2% in their teens, 17% in their
twenties, 40% in their thirties, 27% in
their forties, and 14% in their fifties.
From this chart we can see how much
cellphones have affect our every day
lives. Cellphones are a main factor of
communication and as it can be seen
people depend on it a lot.
THE END

Annita Papatheodorou

4M5