Mobile phones

The history of mobile phones begins with early efforts to develop mobile telephony concepts using two-way radios.

The larger phone here, had a short range, were extremely heavy, could only make calls, were very expensive and the battery life was only a few hours.

Interview with Dad:

Did you have an old fashioned phone when you were younger?
No, but my Dad did. Back then it seemed like an amazing invention but today it seems almost pointless. They were too expensive for children to have and young people to have.

Would you have needed one when you were younger?
I didn't even see the point in my dad having one to be honest. When i look at the call log on my blackberry today, after work all my calls are to you and your brother. But me and my brothers and sisters didn't have phones so i don't really understand what he used it for.

What was wrong with the phone?
It's battery life was awful, it wasn't in colour which today is unimaginable you could only make calls so there was no text messaging. Hardly anyone could afford phones, so even if you had a phone you had no one to call.


Today phones have colour, games, music and text messaging. Also they are significantly cheaper and have Internet access. They have changed they way we live as now we couldn't even leave the house without a mobile phone. Phones are a laptop, music player and phone all in one.

In 2010, people can't imagine what society would be like without the invention of the mobile phone. We cannot even imagine leaving the house without one. It has caused many problems though such as a new way for people to bully, by sending anonymous texts or filming bullying happening which was a serious issue in 2005 which was given the name 'happy slapping.'