Improvements in Cell Phone Technology

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Cell phone technology has improved considerably over time. Mobile phones, which once only served as a means of placing phone calls on the go, have become interactive devices, capable of managing several aspects of people's lives. Not only have many features been added, but the original functionality has also been improved.

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Placing calls on cellular phones has come to reflect the same call quality as stationary landline phones. Upon initial conception, cellular phones lacked the call quality and stability of the standard home phone, proving to be a major inconvenience for users. With expanded networks that incorporate cutting-edge technology, calls are seldom dropped and are carried out with a clear signal.

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Features

New features are being added to cell phones on a consistent basis. Since their origination, they have come to provide text and picture messaging capabilities, Internet access and GPS-based navigation. Technologically advanced features known as applications have come to serve as useful tools in assisting wireless customers with countless everyday tasks. The overall form, as well as standard hardware features such as batteries, have evolved to create an easily transportable device, capable of running for long periods of time without charging.

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Benefits

The ever-improving technological advances of cell phones have not only made the average person's life more convenient, they have allowed for social connections of various sorts to come to fruition. Through the use of instant messaging programs and wireless Internet access, business has become completely mobile. As a result, business as a whole has been presented with new opportunities to reach and accommodate customers.

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The improvements in cellular technology have allowed for communication and connection in ways that were previously not possible. In addition to social and economic benefits, new technology has helped increase personal safety. Cell phone users in need can easily reach and access family, friends, service providers and community resource programs. With the ability to use features within the phone to reach emergency services quickly and easily, many lives have been kept safe.

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Competition

Cell phone providers are in constant competition, each striving to outdo the rest in every way possible. This has proved to be beneficial to consumers as it lowers service rates and phone costs, as well as providing them with the latest technology. As competition increases, cell phone service providers and manufacturers use race to provide new functions and conveniences that their competitors lack.

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