The person you are calling is not available...............

Happily travelling home one sunny afternoon until the car battery dies on me! Oh no what will I do, the next destination with human life is over a kilometre away and there are no telephone booths to be seen anywhere! I know damdaradaaaa mobile phone to the rescue.

Having access to information and research about a certain topic makes you more informed about that topic and can influence your view on the topic. The information I have as well as my own experiences with the mobile phone and the observations I have made in everyday life has led me to view that mobile phones have become the dominant screen of the 21st century. As well as talking to our friends and texting it allows us to take pictures, record videos, play games, access the internet, view movies and television shows, send and receive email, listen to music, download music and even read a book. As you can see there is a very long list of things you can do with a mobile phone.



A decade ago mobile phones were exclusively for the rich and business people, now days everyone has a mobile phone even 10 year olds. Given how affordable mobile phones have become its hard for anyone not to buy one but the same cannot be said for the usage charges you will receive. The mobile phone has become an addictive device that we carry around everywhere with us all the time, constantly checking the screen to see if there are any missed calls or received texts. The mobile phone gives us the luxury to login to our facebook or twitter accounts and stay logged in. But do we really need to be able to access the internet, login to Facebook, download music while we are on the move? Have we become a generation of zombies dependent on mobile phones?



Or are we using the mobile phone only because it’s just convenient?

But is it convenient? Maybe it may be convenient for you to reach anyone, anywhere at any time but is it convenient for you to be reached by anyone, anywhere at any time? Whether it’s your employer, your parents, your teacher, your friends or your children, do you want to be accessible to them all the time? I know there have been many times I wish I didn’t own a mobile phone, but then again in cases of emergencies you would definitely want to be contacted.

There are the situations where the mobile phone can be hailed as a hero. Just like my experience where your car suddenly decides to stop working. But remember the mobile phone is only useful unless it has credit or it is post pay and unless the battery is charged, or else it’s really just extra useless weight you carry around and the only message it will give the person trying to reach you is the person you are calling is not available, in other words frustration.