mobile phones are important or not?

Answer 1

Cellular service is most important in our lifestyle. We are always connected with network so anyone can contact us. This is most important feature for professionals. Now Internet service is also available through mobile and most important Broadband also available with wireless service which is known as WI-MAX. We are thank full for Ericsson for their lion's share developments in Mobile services.

Answer 2

Sandhya,
It is the way in which we use it, that determines whether it is important or not.

I have seen people who turn on to radio and listen it loudly during the morning busy hours in bus. I am not saying that they should not use or they don't deserve to use. But, there is something like a headphone which they can use. In that case, this instrument is just irritating others and I believe it is used like a radio rather than a mobile. so, it is useless.

Consider you are outside, there is suddenly some strike and you will be late home. But, your parents will be worried if you are not in home by 7, what will you do? pick up the mobile, call them, inform them, that's it - problem solved. In this case, it is useful.

That is why I say: It is the way in which we use it, that determines whether it is important or not.

Answer 3

i think that mobile phones are important from a buisness point of view

im a buisness man and a phone is one of the most important things i use



BUT nowadays i see 8 year old kids with phones and you think to yourself what is the point of them having them

Answer 4

I think phones are important for business use and for emergencies, but cell phones are over-rated to just sit there and talk about nothing important.

Answer 5

Mobile phones right now are very important. They are
neccessities for all of us right now. they are making our lives easier by being able to communicate right away without the hassle of finding a public phone and getting in line. they are much faster and could adapt to our immidiate needs. they come in handy and with excitng features like music, camera, etc. i don't consider it as a "luxury".

Answer 6

some time they are important and some time not it's depends on situation and on need of it

Answer 7

Read on this makes a very good article...

Are cellphones at the workplace an interruption, or do they aid efficiency?

In today's hi-tech world, it's almost certain that someone's mobile phone will ring at an important business meeting.

Many have gone so far as to say that mobile phones are one of the biggest irritations at the modern-day workplace. So is having your mobile phone at the workplace a curse? Or is it a more beneficial way of doing business?

Amjad Khan, senior sales representative of a leading bank, says, "It is beneficial to have a mobile phone at work because in sales you have to be accessible to a customer whenever they want you to be. The moment a sales person becomes inaccessible, they can consider having lost business.

Personal bond

"Mobile phones help us to maintain that personal bond with our clients. By giving them our mobile numbers we can guarantee that they can always reach us, which is highly reassuring," says Khan.

"My mobile is on throughout the day, even when I am asleep. I cannot afford to miss any calls, as one missed call can mean a lot of business. Even my landline office number is diverted to my mobile line, which keeps me in touch with customers constantly.

Khan believes that the kind of mobile used impacts his work. "I have actually upgraded my mobile phone to an I-mate PDA, which helps me do more business. This phone gives me 128 megabytes of storage space and I can save more than 10,000 phone numbers. Besides the many in-built features, this mobile offers a particular status, which denotes confidence to potential customers who feel that you know your product well and you are better than the average sales person."

Because the mobile plays an all-encompassing role in our lives, it's important to adopt a common code of mobile etiquette. In the US, mobile interruptions have reached the point where companies have adopted a ? Cellphone Courtesy Month' to draw attention to the problem.

Workplace irritant

Ras Al Khaimah resident Percy D'mello says, "It is annoying to have a mobile phone at work because people often call for no reason when you may be working on something important and all concentration is lost."

He adds, "If I get a call from my boss and at the same time I get a personal call, my boss obviously gets priority. But the person on the other end might wonder why I am not answering the mobile phone, leading to unnecessary misunderstanding."

D'mello says, "My brother in law answered calls continuously even when he was in the hospital. In fact from 8-11 a.m. there were a total of 26 calls. This was when he had taken leave from work and was advised rest."

D'mello adds, "These are some of the disadvantages of being a part of the high-tech world. I do agree that mobile phones are handy when you may be in an emergency. It's up to the user to optimise the mobile phone to suit their needs."

Khan adds, "A mobile phone may actually cause a hindrance to a front office employee who is handling 30-40 customers a day, as it appears rude to attend to calls when a customer is waiting for assistance."

According to a recent survey in the UK, workers want companies to take a role in reducing bad mobile manners, but 55 per cent of the respondents said their employer offers no guidance on the appropriate use of mobile devices in the workplace. Phil Chapman, marketing director of T-Mobile UK, says in the survey, "It is important that individuals consider their mobile behaviour and that collectively we raise etiquette standards to ensure that mobile devices enhance our working lives without impinging on them."

Nimi Viswanathan, works for a real estate company in Sharjah. She says, "Though a mobile phone is essential in times of an emergency, it is quite a nuisance at work especially since all employees have landlines to make and receive calls. In my previous job we weren't allowed to use mobile phones at work."

She adds, "Technology is a boon, it depends on how it is used. I personally vote for e-mail as it is less intrusive. In fact many people avoid answering calls when they see certain numbers flashing on their phones. I prefer to call the landline numbers of most of my customers even though I have their mobile numbers as it is common courtesy to respect someone's time and privacy."

Perhaps the problem doesn't lie with the device but in its use. Research reveals that a majority of employees don't consider the effect their use of mobile devices in the workplace has on colleagues. There's no denying that the effective use of mobile phones can help improve communications.

Those in the industry believe that mobiles are an efficient way of doing business. Vishnu Taimni, Category Manager for notebooks and handhelds for HP across the Middle East says, "Mobile devices such as handhelds and mobile phones allow people to have easy access, anytime and anywhere. It helps executives to be connected to their networks and the Internet and allows people to be able to reach them from their desk or while they are traveling. This has resulted in greater efficiency and productivity for ?mobile employees'."

He adds, "The initial increase in purchasing price for companies is offset by the improved productivity and flexibility from their workers."

With a mobile phone, an important conversation can take place anywhere, not only at the office, putting fewer restrictions on time. If you travel for three hours of every working day, then normally you would lose those vital hours of communication. A mobile phone allows you to use travel time efficiently and you can provide better response times to customer or associate enquiries.

A mobile phone has two advantages for making and keeping bookings and appointments. The first is instant checking of appointments. If a meeting needs to be changed at the last minute, all parties involved can be informed quickly, even if on their way there.

Organiser

Secondly, with the rapidly increasing technology of mobile phones, many also act as an organiser. Phone models aimed at business users allow one to set reminders and notes in the same way as a paper organiser.

It is now possible to be informed by phone call or text message of all new emails. Some networks also allow users to access email via WAP and GPRS (mobile internet) connections. Certain network packages even allow notification of faxes where the user can forward the message to the nearest fax number and receive it.

Most new phones are able to work in a number of countries, which means that even when you are abroad on business trips you can still be instantly accessible - at a cost.

Love it or loathe it, the mobile phone is here to stay.

Answer 8

oh yes, absolutely.
i would die without my cell phone.

Answer 9

for those who believes it is.. sure...

Answer 10

ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!1