Talk:Mobile phone/Archive 4

message: Compared to Iceland, South Africa, etc etc etc, South Korea needs to be mentioned. If I find something I will put it up, but simply from the top of my head, Korea has one of the highest mobile device levels, novel GPS and devices, "mobilde device culture" lol is also an expansive business in Korea although I doubt the merit of such articles, and etc. Certainly there is a lot to pick from because Korea's economy has so much emphasis on exporting mobile technologies. Also mention of Samsung and LG as having good market shares and currently expanding. I am pretty sure that Motorola has the most market share currently because I heard it on the news, but I'm too lazy to look for sources and figures. The manufacters' list listed looks like the work of some white man who watches too much Memoir of a Geisha...? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jin29 (talk • contribs) 11:14, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: South Korea

message: Why is this page semi-protected, and why isn't that fact mentioned anywhere (except in the page history)? - dcljr (talk) 00:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is this page semi-protected? 

message: FCC recommended site for reporting Cell Phone Co. network deadzones.
* spam://www.deadcellzones.com/
As seen on the FCC Site: * http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cellcoverage.html
CaribDigita 17:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested link: FCC recommended site 

message: This whole paragraph is plagarized directly from the source it cites:
"Mobile phones have also been identified as a cause of reduced sperm production in men. Microwaves emitted by the phones reduce the number, mobility and quality of sperm by almost half in the heaviest users, to the point where some men may become infertile, scientists say. This could have devastating consequences for fertility rates around the world. Almost a billion people around the world use mobile phones, and the number is growing. Even a small effect on fertility could result in millions of men being rendered childless."
Delete it - it's a copyvio. --Charlesknight 14:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is direct copying allowed? 

message: T-Mobile is a phone manufacturer? Also that list seems to list some rather unknown, and probably small manufacturers as "the world's largest".  X570 01:03, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Manufacturer list?

message: I corrected a few misspellings and poor grammar in this section, but the grammar throughout the section is poor. It reads like something thrown together in haste instead of being carefully thought through. I don't have time to clean it up, but an overall cleanup would be a good idea. Gschrive87 15:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Claims of Danger at Gas Pumps 

message: Why is CDMA listed as an alternative to GSM?  CDMA isn't a cell phone network standard, it's a multiplexer standard that can be used for almost any type of data transmission. 193.11.202.125 22:11, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  CDMA/GSM 

message: Anybody seen this:  It looks like there might be another study coming out we should probably look at.  Keep an ear out for any news;) --Dematt 16:19, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Should the section on cancer be expanded? It only really represents the findings of one study, despite the numerous conflicting studies out there. Someone reading the article will come away with a definitive "no" when that sort of census hasn't been reached. Onikage725 23:52, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Cell phone science is in its infancy. Thank you. Ilena 00:20, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This one looks worthy of researching further. Study Details Mobile Phone Dangers. Has this one been discussed yet? Shalom. Ilena 21:15, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Another from my archives to chew on. Mobile phones tumour risk to young children. Thank you. Ilena 21:23, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brain cancer again 

message: http://www.safewireless.org/    Ilena 15:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please review ... Very good video 

message: I didn't expect all the recent edits to be vandalism, or reversions :)  I guess I don't check the history of popular pages often enough :)  Mathiastck 11:59, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: Use a mobile... and lose your vehicle Ilena 21:22, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Law in Britain 

message: Is it just me or does it seem like the section on brain cancer should be near the bottom.. Not the first item (after background)? I mean wikipedia articals should probably reflect the MOST important attributes first. Risk of brain cancer is clearly low on most people priority list given the number of people using cell phones. The top one should probably be technology or something...Duncan St. Ives 17:45, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brain Cancer?! 

message: Ref nine, used to cite the idea that cell-phone users who started after 1995 wern't counted in the brain cancer study by the national cancel assocation, contradicts the earlier sources which say the study concluded that there was a health risk, even though this part of ref nine isn't used. (The first two refs consist of what appears to be a blog and some personal health person's website) Ref nine seems to think that a study by the exact same institute concluded that the opposite was true more or less, and that there was nothing to worry about. This seems quite peculier. Homestarmy 19:11, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind, the blog looking cite was just being cited falsly, and also says the same study found no link. I've corrected it, might want to watch out for vandalism like that in the future if it happens. Homestarmy 19:13, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Brain Cancer contradiction

message: The fastest growing market for cell phones is India. Adding more than 6 million users per month and telecom giants like Vodafone plunging in to claim there share. This has to find a mention on the page. apurv1980 21:09, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  India unmentioned 

message: I believe mobile communication should be another separate article, rather than redirecting to this article. Mobile phone technology and mobile communication technolgy are certainly different. If too much objections won't come, I'll add a separate Mobile Communication page.
--Anoopkn 08:59, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  A separate article for Mobile Communication 

message: See Talk:Telephone tapping#Merge (and split) suggestion for details. `'mikka 20:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article suggestion: [[Mobile phone location and tapping]] 

message: The Features paragraph should be rephrased, as Europe and Australia are not countries.
In most countries, including Europe, Japan, Pakistan, Australia, Chile, Colombia, India,[11] Maldives and Israel the person receiving a mobile phone call pays nothing.
:What's Australia calling itself these days? I guess I haven't kept up. --Fru1tbat 17:46, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My bad :) --212.62.54.166 22:07, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

text: cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.93.209.85 (talk) 12:41, August 20, 2007 (UTC) 
WOW that is a good one... Australia IS NOT a country!!! And I always thought that I was BAD in GEOGRAPHY!?!?!... Domenicasilva 14:52, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Australia is the name the continent consisting of the mainland country of the same name and several smaller islands. Now unless geography is being taught differently than how I was, there shouldn't be any contest. It's considered common knowledge.--Imaginationac (talk) (edits) (email) 00:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Europe is not a country 

message: I've tried to improve the section on driving . I don't really see any need to list all the US States which currently have driving bans. This sort of detail is best left for the main article. And the section on the UK giving a detail explaination of the fine inccured was unnecessary. Also the section on Europe may be misleading as the main article suggests France, the Czech Republic and Netherlands at least don't actually have bans (although as neither was referenced I don't know which one is correct). It also sounded funny (all European countries except e.g. Sweden). I'm not 100% happy with the way things sound at the moment so feel free to try and improve it but remember to keep it concise. Nil Einne 13:50, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Driving 

message: I only recognize half of them, what makes these in particular notable? I think it should just be removed altogether, the gallery doesn't really add anything to the article, there are already pictures of phones further up Kalleboo 21:44, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a new picture with old and new cell phones. I don't know if they are notable when compared to others, but I do think it gives an idea of how much cell phones have changed in the past decade. Thief12 23:34, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery of notable phones ??? 

message: This article says that "Cooper made the first call on a handheld mobile phone on April 3, 1973." However, the 1973 article makes no mention of this event. According to the article 1972, the date was April 3, 1972. And the article April 3 says that it was April 3, 1973. Obviously two of these four articles are incorrect. Can someone knowledgeable with mobile phone history please clarify if the correct year is 1972 or 1973? --Miken2005 19:50, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of first mobile phone call 

message: Should Nikola Tesla be mentioned somewhere in this article or not? GloomySunday 02:32, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tesla 

message: they sound technical, and should be defined or linked. rich 19:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  what are SMS and MMS? 

message: The "Power" section of this article seems to have Li-ion batteries confused with Ni-Cd batteries. According to Lithium_ion#Guidelines_for_prolonging_Li-ion_battery_life, these batteries have no memory effect. It would appear that following the advice of this section (draining the batteries to improve battery life) could actually damage the battery.
Aradian 19:35, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lithium-Ion? 

message: I just deleted the reference to the Colony Collapse Syndrome.  The Independent (sole source) did not ever interview the scientists who conducted the study, and it turns out the study had nothing to do with cell phones.  It involved cordless phones, not cell phones.  Source is here: http://colonycollapse.org/content/view/23/33/  The researchers are pretty angry about the Independent's irresponsible journalism.  Let's not follow that example. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.16.237.112 (talk) 14:07, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The link you've provided above doesn't seem to be working, but I'll take your word for it (the source seems questionable on it's own).  In the future, however, please provide an edit summary, especially if you delete an entire section of an article, otherwise you're likely to be taken for a vandal. Gtg204y 14:13, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  CCS Deletion 

message: A mobile phone (commonly known as cell phone) is a portable and rechargable electronic device used to comunicate with others out or at home, using the cellular network. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.129.105.106 (talk) 00:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  define cell phone 

message: The first cell phone carriers are Bell And AT&T. Those are the first companies that started cell phone and today cell phones maybe very small but long ago they were are big as the regular phones. The history of cellular phones are very interesting and can make u wonder how the phone u are using was made especially the razr. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.129.105.106 (talk) 00:42, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The first "cell phone" carrier was actually Vodafone. 86.155.13.8 00:48, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The First Cell Phone Carriers 

message: Could you please make the meaning of this sentence clearer?
the small detonator of flare in the battery of every cellphone
Does that mean each phone contains an explosive detonator? Or is it an allusion to the use of tracking mobile phone signals?
Thanks.
202.130.159.184 10:35, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please clarify 

message: Article state: There will be over four hundred million cell phone users in China by 2015.
Yes, as a matter of fact, there was 461 million cell phone users in China in 2006http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-02/04/content_800710.htm. Yes, technically statement is correct - there will be over four hundred million cell phone users in China by 2015, unless China population dramatically decreased, or new technologies, like telepathy, introduced trough genetic modifications using gene therapy will render mobile phones obsolete by that time. But I still got strong feeling that statement is kinda misleading... TestPilot 04:34, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anyone whatching this article? 

message: 1. Put all the instances of 'cell phone' to 'mobile phone' as this is the title
2. Removed link 
'In a recent interviewWeekend America interview on public radio, Philippe Kahn, who built a camera phone, discusses its social impact and how it connects people around the world.Father of the Camera'
as it was in the main article when at most it would be suitable as an external link.
3. Removed 'Sprint Plan' section as it seems a bit advertise-y and is out of date anyway, as well as having no link
4. Removed the SWAT reference as a) irrelevant and b) there aren't SWAT teams in Spain
5. Removed uncited 'rule of thumb' about base stations and costs that looks a bit dodgy anyway --iamajpeg 17:51, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I support these changes: the article had far too much of a US-bias. The English wikipedia covers English-speaking countries all over the world, so when it comes to country-specific things such as the 'US FCC', it needs to be specifically mentioned as being US. Wibbble 20:15, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some changes 

message: Mobile phones on aircraft has a good summary of what I believe are the reasons for mobile phones being banned on aircraft (channel re-use and interference are key reasons).  The main article here talks about the issue of planes overloading the cellular networks while landing at a busy airport - this is not mentioned on Mobile phones on aircraft and seems entirely bogus, since the same 'effect' would also occur with trains arriving at a busy railway station (there are probably far more trains arriving per minute at a busy station than a busy airport, and majority of European rail passengers would have mobile phones turned on.) 
Suggest we delete this statement from main article unless someone has multiple verifiable sources for this.
:As far as I know, the "reason" for prohibition at petrol filling stations, at least in UK, is claimed to be risk of electrical discharge/ short circuit, i.e. generation of a static spark, even though there has never been any report ever of such an occurrence having any safety implications. I am unsure, however, if this prohibiton is enshrined in UK law (as the lower age limit for dispensing fuel is) or is merely seen as "good practice" on the part of the petrol retail companies. Perhaps someone could offer a definitive view and/or real evidence from the perspective of UK Health and Safety legislation? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:34, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mobile phones on aircraft - incorrect reason stated in article 

message: "Other mobile phone manufacturers include Apple Inc., Audiovox (now UT Starcom), Benefon, BenQ-Siemens, High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC), Fujitsu, Kyocera, LG Mobile,..."
But LG is in the top 5.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.152.115.183 (talk) 05:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  LG Mobile is LG? Please remove from Other manufactures because it is in the top 5 

message: Can someone fix this???
{{redirect|Cell Phone|the 2003 Chinese film|Cell Phone (film)}
Peter Horn 15:18, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Redirect

message: The quality of the health impacts sections is awful. The English is terrible and it contradicts itself with some very heavy POV. Most of it is fair though, and I'd fix it but for some reason this page is semi-protected. 88.172.132.94  —Preceding comment was added at 18:49, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Health Section Quality 

message: i m saying about mobile this is good thing for buisness men.not for students............--122.201.36.155 21:53, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  free talk 

message: One reference for the NMT becoming operational in 1981 is the book by Gordon Stüber: Principles of Mobile Communications, 2nd edition. Can't add it myself because the article is protected.
Now days, the cell phone is a popular item for any age. Cell phones come in many styles, colors, and special features.  —129.69.170.1 (talk) 13:30, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: References