Mobile Phones: The up's and down's

Sometimes I think whether mobile phones are good or bad for human life, so I came across these points.

The mobile phone has turned out to be an important part of the human life. The communication technology industry is growing at a very rapid rate. There are many types of communication technology. Such as mobile phone, internet and telephone land lines, etc.

With regards to mobile phones, they have enabled people to keep in touch anywhere at any time. Since the dawn of human civilization, man has been creating things to meet his needs and to make life easier and comfortable. Mobile phone is one such, portable electronic device.

Some of the advantages of mobile phones are:-

1. Cell phone users can have access to other people anytime and anywhere around the globe.
2. To call different services in case of an emergency. When faced with an emergency, cell phone user can easily seek rescue from agency such as Police, Fire Department, and Ambulance Service etc.
3. To contact people who may not have access to a landline.
4. To keep in touch with people regardless of where they are.
5. To send text, picture and video messages for various purposes.
6. They are now getting cheaper and affordable.

Some of the disadvantages of mobile phones are:-

1. Some people get so much addicted to cell phones for talking, video, messaging, games, etc. that they forget the real purpose of the phone and waste large part of their time in unnecessary interaction over their cell phones.
2. Health is a big concern for those who lives near the mobile phone towers. These towers also emits strong electromagnetic signals, which can be health hazard for those living nearby and who are getting exposed to strong radiations continuously during a good span of their lives.
3. Some people use the mobile phone keypad excessively. Excessive and prolonged typing can be an issue for fingers and finger joints.
4. The continuous exposure of signal to and from our cell phone can become a cause of cancer. However, the mobile phone industry has long resisted any suggestion of a link to cancer, though it accepts that mobile phone radiation does affect the electrical activity in the brain.

Mobile phones play an important role in the development of human civilization, but their excessive use brings severe problems. To reduce their harmful effects, one should always remember that mobile phone is a friend, not a master, and it should never be used too much.