| The past, present, and future of cell
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| | nickel, then a dime, then two dimes),
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| phones
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| | knowing how to make collect calls, and
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| Just in the last few years cell phones
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| | finding pay phones in new cities were
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| (usually called mobile phones outside the
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| | frequent logistic challenges. Not to
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| US) have become de facto standards for
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| | mention the inconvenience of not being
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| most of the population. What once used to
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| | able to get access to those you need at
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| be a luxury item for a select few that
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| | any time.
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| was carried around in a large leather bag
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| | At this point, corporate employees, sales
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| and was the size of the brick, is no
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| | professionals, parents, young adults, and
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| longer.
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| | anyone in industries where communication
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| Technology has advanced the mobile phone
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| | among many is critical could hardly
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| industry to the point where the phone is
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| | imagine life without the benefits of
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| a mere commodity for vendors, meaning
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| | mobile phones.
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| that's not where they make the real
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| | As technology matures, ringtones,
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| money. It's in the service plans, which
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| | cameras, GPS features, music, and
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| require 2 year commitments usually, where
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| | multiple other features will be added to
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| companies like Sprint, Nextel (now Sprint
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| | the hardware. And the software on phones
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| Nextel), AT&T (now Cingular),
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| | will progress to include easier web
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| Cingular, Verizon, and T-Mobile make the
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| | access, advertisements, news downloads,
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| revenues that enable the cycle of
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| | and easier chat and email features -
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| technology innovation and marketing to
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| | becoming the only piece of technology
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| continue.
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| | most use. In fact, in many countries in
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| While the downsides of cell phones have
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| | South Asia (where the industrial
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| focused primarily on the annoyance of
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| | revolution never occurred) they have gone
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| public conversations and the small
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| | from agricultural industries right to
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| possibility of brain damage due to
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| | technology, bypassing an entire type of
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| cellular coverage near the ear, these
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| | economy. It is in these countries where
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| pale in comparison to the benefits
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| | the cell phone is an essential tool,
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| derived from cellular technology. For
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| | enabling communication among millions who
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| those who have had cell phones most of
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| | don't own a computer.
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| their lives (think anyone under 25), it's
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| | As technology advances, and people
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| hard to imagine life before cell phones.
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| | respond positively to resulting changes,
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| Writing down numbers in a paper
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| | we will all benefit.
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| directory, having change on hand (first a
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