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The telephone is an important invention that expanded and simplified communication. This invention sped and increased global communication, increasing the capacity for real-time interaction at a distance. The telephone also changed how people communicate with each other on a daily basis.
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Q: How do I save an image on my iPad?
A: Save an image or picture to your iPad by holding your finger down on it and choosing the Save to Camera Roll or the Save Image option from the pop-up menu. The Save to Camera Roll option pops up if you are in an email, and the Save Image option pops up if you are in the Safari browser. -
Q: Does South Korea use a CDMA or GSM phone network?
A: South Korea uses the code division multiple access standard for its mobile phone network. Along with the United States and Japan, South Korea is among the few countries in the world that use CDMA. -
Q: How do you send private text messages on a cell phone?
A: There are multiple ways to send private text messages on a cellphone, including using email, instant messaging and certain smartphone apps. To maintain complete anonymity, the user should create a unique email address or instant messaging account depending on how he chooses to privately text an individual. -
Q: Can text messages be traced on cell phones?
A: Cell phone text messages may be traced by calling the service provider's technical support department and requesting this service or by purchasing special software. Your monthly service bill, in print or online, also provides the source and time of text messages. -
Q: How do you block outgoing numbers on a land line?
A: Outgoing calls are blocked using the star (*) 67 feature. Dialing *67 prior to inputting telephone numbers prevents the caller's number from being viewed on the receiving end. -
Q: Can restricted numbers be traced?
A: It is entirely possible, though not always free or easy, to trace restricted phone calls. The first point of contact should always be the phone carrier because the carrier may have security measures in place or functions available which can stop or track down the source of these calls. -
Q: How do you restore an iPhone from iCloud?
A: To restore your iPhone from an iCloud backup, first update your device to the latest version of the iOS operating system. Ensure you have a backup in your iCloud. If you have a backup, reset your device, and restore the device from the iCloud backup. -
Q: What is a cellphone made of?
A: According to HowStuffWorks, a cellphone is made of several individual parts, including a circuit board, an antenna, an LCD display, a keyboard, a microphone, a speaker and a battery. Although cellphones are intricately designed devices, these are their most basic components. A cellphone combines these internal components in a durable plastic casing. Although the design of cellphones vary, the primary internal components remain the same. -
Q: What is the purpose of the telephone?
A: The purpose of the telephone is to audibly communicate with other people who are far away instantly and efficiently. Before the telephone, long distance communication was done with telegraph machines which were less efficient and took longer to get messages across since only dots and dashes could be communicated. -
Q: Can text messages be retrieved after being deleted?
A: Text messages can be retrieved after being deleted. While you cannot recover deleted text messages on your phone, you — or someone else — can purchase software programs that allow your computer to uncover and read your deleted text messages. -
Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of electronic communication?
A: Electronic communication enables information exchange both synchronously and asynchronously across large distances and in a large number of formats, but disadvantages include security problems, a lack of access and potential misunderstood messages. This type of communication offers people many new ways of transmitting ideas and data. -
Q: What are smartphone widgets?
A: Widgets are elements in the smartphone's home screen that offer a quick preview of an installed app's contents. Widgets can also act as a shortcut to an app or one of the smartphone's settings or features. -
Q: How have cell phones changed communication?
A: Cell phones have changed communication by allowing people to connect with friends, family members and coworkers quickly, and allowing them to interact with others virtually, without requiring a physical presence to interact. Mobile phones enable people to call and catch up with others virtually anywhere. With cell phones, people can connect quickly to others close by, across the nation and even in different parts of the world. -
Q: Where can I find free caller tunes?
A: You can find free caller tunes for your smartphone by downloading and installing the Zedge app. This app is free for Android, Apple and Windows phone users. You can then search Zedge for the ringtone you want to add to your smartphone. -
Q: How did the BlackBerry get its name?
A: Research in Motion's marketing firm chose the name BlackBerry for the company's phone/email/Internet device because it was a pleasant-sounding word and the device, at the time, was only available in black. Canada.com reports that the marketing company avoided the word "e-mail," which it said raises many people's blood pressure. -
Q: How do cell phone towers work?
A: Cell phone towers are constructed using steel shaped in a pole or a lattice. These towers house radio transmitters and receivers that allow communications to transfer between phones and towers. The radios are connected to the tower antennae using sets of thick grounded cables. -
Q: What is cellular data on the iPhone?
A: Cellular data on the iPhone is data that is exchanged through LTE or 4G connectivity. This includes data communications, such as Web browsing, email, streaming music or video and push notifications, but does not include voice data. -
Q: How do you make Japanese text faces?
A: Using a computer or mobile device, a person can make Japanese text faces, or emoticons, with the symbol, letter and number keys on a standard Western keyboard. For example, (^_^') contains six symbol characters and means nervous or embarrassed. -
Q: What does "clearing cookies" mean on a cellphone?
A: Clearing cookies on a cellphone means that all cookies are deleted from the cellphone's cache. A cookie is downloaded to a phone or computer when a user visits a website. The cookie keeps track of the user's use of the website, such as login information. -
Q: What are the reasons behind drunk texts?
A: Consumption of large amounts of alcohol lowers normal social inhibitions and encourages inebriated people to indulge in riskier behaviors than normal, one of which is sometimes sending "drunk texts" to others. The National Institutes of Health report that a blood-alcohol level of as little as 0.01 can be associated with this loss of inhibition. -
Q: What are all of the active cell phone companies in the U.S.?
A: There are 85 cellular providers in the U.S. However, only 10 of these providers are well-known and used by the majority of the population.
