Telephone

A telephone is a device that converts the human sound into a form that is transmittable through
wire or radio technology, A person can talk and communicate with another person at distant
place with the use of a telephone.

INTRODUCTION
In 1876, Scottish emigrant Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be granted a United States patent
for a device that produced clearly intelligible replication of the human voice. This instrument was
further developed by many others. The telephone was the first device in history that enabled people
to talk directly with each other across large distances. Telephones rapidly became indispensable to
businesses, government, and households, and are today some of the most widely used small
appliances. A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device. A telephone converts sound,
typically and most efficiently the human voice, into electronic signals.

Objectives
The objective of the telephone is to 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
Telephones also have the purpose of simple communication in everyday situations such as
calling to order items such as pizza or flowers.
People may communicate in a normal way to talk about their lives just as they would if they
were in the same room.

Telephones are useful for quick communication in emergencies.

Telephones allow for quick communication during natural disasters as well.

Uses
Today the telephone has many uses. The telephone is more
widely used for pleasure.
Many children talk on the telephone every day.
Many families have more than phone line. But the telephone is
also used in a emergency situations.
Types
The various types of telephone include fixed landlines, cordless telephone, mobile
phones, etc.

1. Fixed telephone: A fixed telephone (also land-line telephone, corded telephone.) is

one that is connected through a set of wires. It is immobile.

2. Mobile phone: A mobile phone (also cellular phone) is a wireless handset that
enables users to make calls and send messages while moving around wide range of
geographical areas.

3. A smart phone is a mobile phone that has enhances features comparable with those
of a computer. It has smart features such as operating system, web-browser, touch
screen, music-player, etc.

Advantages
Telephone is one the biggest invention of modern science that has eased the life of
common people. Further, the use of wireless radio technologies in mobile phones
entirely changed the mode of voice and text communication. The advantages of
telephones are given below:

Communication with distant person: People can communicate to distant people and
get instant feedback instant over telephone. For example, a person in India can talk with
another person in the United Kingdom over telephone.

Wireless communication: The invention of mobile phones is of vital importance. It

helps the transmission of voice using wireless technologies.

Saves time and energy: A telephone serves us like an honest servant in all the fields. It
saves our valuable time and energy to great extent.

Business deals over telephone: A telephone has a great advantage to a business

person, or to a doctor. A business person can make business deals on telephone. The
entire sale and purchase can be done on the telephone.
 Improved communication between doctor and patients: Patients can take the
doctors appointment over telephone. For a doctor, it is very useful to attend on his
patients without losing time.

Security: In big cities a telephone has its own utility in terms of safety and security. You
may call police if there is some need for them.

Improved parents-teachers-student relationship: If there is a telephone in the school,

students can talk to the Principal or teachers to get any information. Messages to distant
places can be conveyed in no time through calls, sms, etc. If the telephone is in at
parents house, the principal or teachers find it easy to contact the parents, and the
parents can take information from the teachers about their children

Healthy relationships: Telephone encourages regular voice-communication between

friends. It helps keep up healthy relationships with friends.

Low cost: The cost of voice-communication over telephone and mobile-phones has
reduced significantly in the last few years.

Telephone banking: People can make banking transactions over telephone. They can
send and receive funds from the comfort of their home or office. Customers can also ask
for bank statement and cheque-book by calling the support team of the bank.

Telephone marketing: One of the biggest advantages of telephone can be seen in the
field of marketing. Companies communicate information about new products to their
customers.

Disadvantages
The disadvantages of telephone are given below

1. A telephone invites enmity and unfriendliness in your neighborhood. The neighbors want
to use the telephone for their benefits and you have to pay the bill.

2. You cannot talk if the recipient of the call is unavailable or engaged in talking to someone
else.

3. Some of the neighbors are so frank and free that they give your number to their relatives
and friends. If you fail to call the neighbor at an odd hour when the phone rings for him, he
will become angry and sweetness of neighborhood would change into bitterness. They fail
to think of your comfort.

4. When we are forced to attend too many calls over telephone, then our peace is
disturbed.
 5. People wastes much of their time over useless gossip over the telephone or mobile
devices.

6. Telephone is often misused by tele-marketers. Very often, telemarketers make

unsolicited calls and disturb people during office hours.

7. You need to charge the battery of your mobile phone almost everyday to keep it running.

8. Now-a-days, technology changes very fast. You may need to keep updated the software
of your mobile-phones. However, the standard wired telephones are easy to manage and
seldom needs up-gradation.

9. We may waste our time in useless gossiping. Hence, we should remain cautious of time
while taking to people over phone.

10. Excessive use of telephone may cause headache and negatively affect the health.

Conclusion
In this way we can easily perceive the vital interference of a telephone and mobile
phones in our life. Sometimes it looks like a difficult thing to manage. On the other time
it helps us in a very difficult time. Its disadvantages are few and small but its
advantages and benefits are many.