Talk:Mobile phone

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The [[cell phone]] article was recently merged into this article. Its talk page is available at Talk:Cell phone.

Can I ask that anyone who wants to suggest a change to the article does the edit directly themselves in the article itself? There is a strange culture on this article which doesn't appear anywhere else on wikipedia that I know of. People seem to leave edit requests here rather than just changing the article. See WP:Bold for more information in case you're not sure of what the wikipedia policy is regarding editing articles yourself.ChrisUK (talk) 20:49, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article is currently semi-protected, which probably explains some of it. In general, though, yeah being bold is best. - 2/0 (cont.) 21:30, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In reference to this edit: some people claim that mobile phones are linked to Colony collapse disorder; obviously if we cover this then the actual research should be cited and it should not be presented as an established fact until the finding is replicated, but should this article mention this at all? Until there is some indication that the relevant scientific community is considering this hypothesis seriously (a couple studies, a review, and a few articles in the popsci press, say), I think that it is undue weight to cover the idea here. - 2/0 (cont.) 21:55, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A mobile phone (also called mobile, cellphone or handphone)[1] is an electronic device used for mobile telecommunications over a cellular network of base stations known as cell sites. Mobile phones differ from cordless telephones, which only offer telephone service within limited range through a single base station attached to a fixed line, for example within a home or an office. Low-end mobile phones are often referred to as feature phones, whereas high-end mobile phones that offer more advanced computing ability are referred to as smartphones.

www.nokia.co.in —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.164.109.57 (talk) 09:42, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Someone with more rights than I could make some corrections to statements about SIM cards. The handset features section states that all cell phones have "a SIM card which allows the phone user access to the particular mobile phone operator that they have a subscription with." The SIM card section also states that mobile phones require a SIM card to function. These statements are true only of all GSM phones. CDMA phones do not have SIM cards. The SIM card section after stating that all phones require a SIM card revises the previous statement with some talk about "those cell phones that do not use a SIM Card." This wording is likely confusing in particular for CDMA users. Ennustaja (talk) 11:10, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Made a basic pass, but the article could probably use a more thorough run-through. - 2/0 (cont.) 17:44, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Here is a copy of the law stating this: http://www.al-a.co.il/%D7%A0%D7%94%D7%99%D7%92%D7%94_%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A_%D7%93%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%9C%D7%9C%D7%90_%D7%93%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blacknight12321 (talk • contribs) 14:20, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Israel does not prohibit the usage of cellular phone in the car by speaker, the information is incorrect —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blacknight12321 (talk • contribs) 14:18, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My company has an R&D facility in Israel and I asked them to weigh in on this issue. Currently, the law is that you are not allowed to speak on the phone if you are holding it. Hands free is allowed i.e. bluetooth headset or speaker(not while being held). They are looking to find a reference for this law in English. --Powermatassistant (talk) 17:31, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That statistic sounds as invalid as the claim by the NFL that 4 billion people watch the superbowl (unless there are people next to their wildfires with battery-powered TVs trying to catch the game). Let's see: EU has about 1/2 billion citizens and US has 1/3 billion while China has 1 billion. Let's assume half those citizens own a cellphone (which is probably optimistic) to give us 1.8/2 == 0.9 billion contracts.

Now where do you suppose those other 3.7 billion cellphone users reside? I don't think wikipedia should be citing numbers that make zero logical sense (i.e. dubious). ---- Theaveng (talk) 13:56, 11 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Contract doesn't mean unique user. Amazon's Kindle uses a cellular modem. Many business users have multiple cellular devices. Home security systems often include them. — ceejayoz ^talk 22:50, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If someone has information, he must place a sub-article regarding health dangers of cell phones citing reliable health sources. Bhaur (talk) 06:56, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There already is a section on mobile phone and health with a sub article - see section 6 ChrisUK (talk) 12:16, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A new section appeared about growth in BRICI countries. I moved it to the society section which talks about usage across the world which is where this topic should belong. I also deleted the sentence about what might happen in 2015 for obvious reasons. In my opinion the content at the moment is twaddle, but I'll leave it to others to see if they can salvage it. If nothing has happened with it in a few days I'll delete. ChrisUK (talk) 08:51, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

...could also have ended up here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Car_phone#There_is_a_serious_omission_in_this_article_-_seen_from_my_viewpoint —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.115.160.176 (talk) 17:02, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article needs a little coverage of environmental impact, waste cell phones, re-use and recycling efforts. Zodon (talk) 09:19, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

guuuuuuuuuuuuuns are cooooooooooooooooooolllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.81.98.29 (talk) 22:44, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{edit semi-protected}}

117.204.55.212 (talk) 15:39, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 15:56, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{edit semi-protected}}

Sai9920 (talk) 17:01, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Celestra (talk) 17:50, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{edit semi-protected}} I counted 10 instances of "cell phone" excluding those in links, references, the one at the top and any that specifically referred to the cellularity of the network. 86.5.223.186 (talk) 01:49, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The terms are synonymous in the context of this article. If there is an individual case where a mobile phone is being discussed which is not "an electronic device used for full duplex two-way radio telecommunications over a cellular network of base stations known as cell sites", and the term cell phone was mistakenly used, please point it out. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 16:21, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article claims "Mobile phone manufacturers have been experimenting with alternative power sources, including solar cells and Coca Cola."

I can see a gimmick demonstration of a coke powered phone, but I can't believe that it is being seriously investigated as a power source. The statement is referenced, but the web filter I am behind won't let me check it out. Can someone check to see what the source has to say about it and remove if needed? 69.129.65.62 (talk) 19:38, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I inserted that source, and I am shocked to hear that any web filter filters a normal newspaper site. In fact, all you need to do is go on google and search for something like nokia cola powered cell phone and you will get these results: [1] [2] [3] [4]. Of course, it is just a concept phone, but it had been experimented. —Preceding signed comment added by MythSearcher^talk 05:10, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The first Cell phones were developed in Løkken (a place in Norway) not Sweden! the firm later sold the patent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kvit0st (talk • contribs) 21:28, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nathan Stubblefield should be mentioned in the history section. 91.182.235.144 (talk) 12:51, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]