When is a Cell Phone Not a Cell Phone?
There’s at least one Scott who has subscribed to my videos on YouTube (which is quickly supplanting any numbers I could ever hope to drive through iTunes)…
Now, not to waste your time, but i had a thought watching the following video and figured i would write in for whatever the reason is that my subconscious has deemed important.
One of the tech terms in question is a cell phone, and it was said that they do not use “cellular technology”.. now, i may just be misinformed, but i believe they do. cellular technology, being that the whole network is based on a complex grid of cell towers, creating “cells of service within rang of the towers.. as you move from one cell to another (dependent on the number of towers around you), your connection to the network is automatically transferred over to the next tower that controls that particular cell you are in.
I think whoever sent in that bit of a rant has analog/digital mixed up somehow with cellular/satellite networking.. even though most cell phone data is transmitted via digital encoding nowdays, its still done on radio frequency with cell towers (except of course for satellite phones.)
First, anybody’s email does not waste my time (unless you’re a spammer). Second, I believe your clarification is spot-on.
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15 Comments
joelg88
December 14th, 2007
at 10:11am
I think that scott knows his stuff about cell phones. I never cared about how the networks worked. Now i know why i always have all 5 bars on my cell phone. (T-Mobile)
RottNKorpse
December 14th, 2007
at 12:09pm
I agree with the cell phone thing…as the areas in which you are using your phone are referred to as cells.
However, I do have a clarification for the Coke thing in the South. I am from Alabama and yes people very often do say Coke as a general term when they are wanting a Soda except not everything is referred to as Coke. Coke is used to say I want a soda so if you go somewhere in the South and ask for a Coke they will ask you “what kind” even though Coke is actually a brand for some reason it just took over here. I don’t use the term though as I say “soda” because I don’t like the way “Alabamians” talk as far as the accent and then weird terms that don’t actually make sense. lol I’m a rebel I suppose. Anyway, Coke is used as a broad term for sodas but it is not used when referring to Pepsi or any other brand.
Left Of Center
December 14th, 2007
at 12:24pm
Chris Pirillo »When is a Cell Phone Not a Cell Phone?Posted 113 minutes ago
Bnsc
December 14th, 2007
at 2:23pm
I agree with Scott plus is not a waste of anyone`s time to point out some relevant info.
rhtrv
December 14th, 2007
at 4:19pm
thanks for always reading our emails!!! you rock!
KY_Wildcat
December 14th, 2007
at 5:24pm
Chris, it’s funny you said this. I was thinking about this not too long ago. Cell phones and cell devices are only going to get bigger! Look at the iPhone. 3 years ago, smart phones were just becoming popular, now, look at what we have. We can only think about our wildest dreams when it comes to cell devices. And I can guarentee you that somebody is designing it as I type this. Just something to think about.
DjAce
December 14th, 2007
at 6:33pm
whoaa… now that’s scary
BaleZur
December 14th, 2007
at 7:13pm
If it runs on a battery and it does not need a hardwired connection, it’s a cell phone.
Brenden
December 14th, 2007
at 7:42pm
I think a cell phone isn’t a cell phone when it has some sort of food dispensor. All seriousness, Chris, is there one like that out there? How much?
Andrew Torpey
December 14th, 2007
at 7:44pm
i think all the cell phones are getting two sophistacated and they need to stop adding things to tthem its getting to hetic
Frank Lee
December 14th, 2007
at 7:59pm
No they will stop being cell phones,yet they will in essence be cell phones.
Kevin Nunez
December 14th, 2007
at 8:22pm
I think that a phone is a device where you can get service in MULTIPLE areas of a country and talk to anyone who has a phone.
Eric (Bowler4Ever)
December 14th, 2007
at 10:01pm
Personally, a phone isn’t a phone when it has…
1. Internet you can browse VIA WiFi
2. IM (not texting!)
3. You can pay your bills on it!
4. You can everything a PC (or Mac) can on the dang thing!
Kevin Nunez
December 25th, 2007
at 9:15pm
I think that a Cell Phone is a Cell Phone when you can recieve or call people. If you can’t make calls, its not a cell phone.
Jennifer Riley
February 2nd, 2008
at 3:15pm
LOL at Andrew Torpey by saying that cell phones are being too sophisticated. Maybe your keyboard is too sophisticated for you to spell and use correct grammer! You should have paid attention in English class!