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01 Topic: Mobile phones
These days, your mobile phone is more than just a phone. It’s a companion, fashion accessory, gateway (=an
opening that can be closed by a gate) to social media, camera, portable gaming system, internet browser,
personalised fitness instructor and much more.
As such, when it comes to choosing your new handset (= the part of a telephone that you hold near your
ear and mouth for listening and speaking ) (tariff) there’s a lot to consider.
Should you go for Apple’s latest iPhone 6s with its iOS operating system? Maybe you’re partial to Android but
not sure if you prefer the Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia or HTC? Or it could be that you’re happy with your
current handset and so a cheaper, SIM Only deal is what you’re after.
Well fear not, our comprehensive (= So large in scope or content as to include much) mobile comparison
service makes it easy for you to get the right deal for you. From the latest handsets to pay as you go deals,
you’ll get all the information you need to make an educated and informed decision before you choose your
next deal.
to pay as you go deal = pay as you go deal means you aren’t tied into a contract (= you are obliged to pay
every month the agreed sum) and can top up your credit as and when you want. You simply buy your phone
and then top up your minutes, texts and data each time you run out.
Deal= a business transaction
Contract= a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is
intended to be enforceable by law
A mobile phone= (also known as a wireless phone, cell phone, or cellular telephone) is a very small
portable telephone.
The mobile phone can be used to communicate over long distances without wires (=metal drawn out into the
form of a thin flexible thread or rod).
It works by communicating with a nearby base station (also called a "cell
site") which connects it to the main phone network. As the mobile phone moves around, if the mobile phone
gets too far away from the cell it is connected to, that cell sends a message to another cell to tell the new cell
to take over the call. This is called a "hand off," and the call continues with the new cell the phone is connected
to. The hand-off is done so well and carefully that the user will usually never even know that the call was
transferred to another cell.
As mobile phones became more popular, they began to cost less money, and more people could afford them.
Monthly plans became available for rates as low as £20 a month. Cell phones have become so cheap to own
that they have mostly replaced pay phones and phone booths (=an enclosed compartment that allows privacy,
for example when telephoning)
except for urban areas with many people. In recent days, more and more
mobile phones are considered as "smartphones" (=a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a
computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an operating system capable of
running downloaded apps). As well as making voice calls, they can be used as computers.
Sources:
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone