The mobile phone culture is growing and has penetrated in the urban crowd in India. In many places and section of crowds mobile phone usage has become a necessity. Mobiles phones have been a way of staying connected, as it is the most convergent medium. Mobile banking, emailing and watching television on the go have been constantly redefining mobile phones and their utility. Thus taking care of your phone and using it safely has become important.

A mobile phone has become easily accessible today, as it can fit in most pockets. (pun intended!) a decent mobile phone will be available starting Rs. 2000/- and of course, the sky is the limit if you want an expensive model. Another thing to note is that cell phone prices are going down as the market becomes more competitive.

It might have happened that you gave your phone to your little niece to play with and she accidentally deleted all your contacts. Now you are deprived of all your important contacts and you panic. Well this situation could have been averted if you had all your contacts in a back up with your service provider. All service providers have a back up vault to store your contacts and it can be updated instantly thus preserving your contacts in cases of theft of your phone or such accidents. All GSM phone have a unique IMEI which you could find by dialing *#06#. You should preserve this number and in case of theft you just have to provide this number to the manufacturer of your phone and your phone is disabled making it no sense for the stealer to sell it. Many phones also have the facility of a security lock which could preserve your confidential documents or just won't unlock your phone until the code is fed.

There are some important health tips for using a mobile phone. It is advisable to use your left ear while calling as the right ear has immediate bad effects to your brain. It is not recommended to use your mobile phone while it is on charging as it is connected through live connections and the phone could get heated up very soon because of the mixed connections. It has also been proven that keeping phones in your pockets pant pockets reduces your sperm count. Not using your phone while driving and getting genuine bill and warranty of your cell phone purchase also ensure you safety. Thus proper care should be taken of your multi-purpose device which will optimize its usage and be beneficial rather than keep you worrying you about your vital information.


It is important that you unlock your phone only while using it. If the phone is kept unlocked it could result in unnecessary calls or deletion of information while keeping in pocket or bag. One should take care the Bluetooth is switched off while not in use. There are various viruses making rounds and you never know when one of them could hit your phone and disable it. Also it is important to take files from a trusted source. Undeniably, being mobile handsfree while driving will save lives by reducing the number of accidents involving careless drivers who simply cannot wait to make a call or to write text messages. They love the convenience that comes with a Bluetooth mobile headset because they can simply tap on the miniscule device attached to their ears to answer or end a call.

Monty Alexander is a well known writer and has written many articles on online shopping, mobile phone, home shop and many other topics.

Autor: Monty Alexander

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