Talk:Mobile phone

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Discussion page from 06 November 2005 to 4 October 2006


[edit] Why is this page semi-protected?

Why is this page semi-protected, and why isn't that fact mentioned anywhere (except in the page history)? - dcljr (talk) 00:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested link: FCC recommended site

FCC recommended site for reporting Cell Phone Co. network deadzones.

As seen on the FCC Site: * http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cellcoverage.html CaribDigita 17:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed valid reference link

A link to an item supporting the amount of the child population with mobile phones has been removed. The source was Onecompare - a prominent commentator in the UK press as can be seen from a google search * http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=onecompare&meta=

i.e Comment in Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Mirror etc.

I see this link has been marked as spam by user AB and has been replaced by a link to theregister - an IT news site with seemingly no presence in the mainstream press. This seems to be a calculated attempt to remove a valid link with preference being given to another site of lesser importance.

I have changed the link back to the original and leave this topic open to discussion. AntB


The link you provide is to a commercial site that flogs mobile phones - the register site is an analysis of the survey and a direct link to the survey. I have removed your site and replaced it with the register - I'm not sure how you come to the conclusion that the well-know IT news and media site The Register is of "lesser importance" than a company trying to flog mobile phones. AB was correct to do what he did. --Charlesknight 10:56, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh and please sign your posts correctly using either ~~~~ or by clicking the signature button on the toolbar, the version you use goes nowhere. --Charlesknight 11:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

The Register site is no less commercial than the original site I linked to considering the amount of ad blocks. The Register simply reports news in the way that the section of Onecompare that I linked to does, plus Onecompare is an actual industry commentator - hence the lesser importance comment.

Regardless you have pointed out something useful to me in that there is an original source for the report - therefore I have changed the link to the original report source as this is recommended for Wikipedia.

Oh and thanks for the signing tip! Antb 11:15, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
  • You're right about my edit summary and I apologize -- I should probably not have used the language "delete sneaky spam link hiding as a footnote" when deleting the link. We've had a lot of problems with spam hiding in footnotes and references and this footnote appeared to meet the profile -- commercial link embedded by an editor using what appeared to be a single purpose account.
  • Having said that, the message I left on your talk page is a Wikipedia-approved template message for a newish user adding links possibly in good faith but that do not meet Wikipedia's policies (Wikipedia:External links and Wikipedia:Spam). Since very similar sites have been campaign-spammed before, I left you a "General Note" per the warning grid guidance.
  • If I know a user is spamming in bad faith, I call it "spam" in my edit summaries on their talk page. Otherwise, I use an edit summary such as: "Do not add promotional links to external site".
  • This appears to be a very commercial site and other, very experienced editors apparently agree, but I will back out of this discussion and let someone else decide. --A. B. 16:03, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks A.B. The reason I've only posted on this article os because this is the only one I could help with! All I did was fill a hole where someone was looking for a reference. On the commercial site point I would question that a site that offers it's customers a good deal of aftersales service and campaigns against bad customer service probably doesn't have commercial intentions at the heart of it's operations. I.E a truly commercial site would probably spend that time and money on print advertising etc and just funnel customers around like cattle as long as it provided revenue.

Regardless the original source of the research used has now been found so my original goal of filling in a missing reference has been achieved, no matter how round about the job was done! Antb 19:05, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Excellent - job done and now back to the Hall of Justice where we can all have a milkshake :) --Charlesknight 19:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is direct copying allowed?

This whole paragraph is plagarized directly from the source it cites:

"Mobile phones have also been identified as a cause of reduced sperm production in men. Microwaves emitted by the phones reduce the number, mobility and quality of sperm by almost half in the heaviest users, to the point where some men may become infertile, scientists say. This could have devastating consequences for fertility rates around the world. Almost a billion people around the world use mobile phones, and the number is growing. Even a small effect on fertility could result in millions of men being rendered childless."

Delete it - it's a copyvio. --Charlesknight 14:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC) Correct!--Johnhardcastle 11:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] cellphone bombs

Could somebody please talk about this? In the Philippines, Cellphones are used as bomb detonators. This could be added in the controversy page because of the wide scope of usage of cellphones and their role in bombings.

amelia h-h rox

[edit] Cell Phones

Which counrty has the highest penetration of cell phones ? In one source it said Iceland, another said Hong Kong and Wikipedia says Luxembourg, so which one is it?

Penetration? Exqueeze me?

[edit] Manufacturer list?

T-Mobile is a phone manufacturer? Also that list seems to list some rather unknown, and probably small manufacturers as "the world's largest". X570 01:03, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Claims of Danger at Gas Pumps

I corrected a few misspellings and poor grammar in this section, but the grammar throughout the section is poor. It reads like something thrown together in haste instead of being carefully thought through. I don't have time to clean it up, but an overall cleanup would be a good idea. Gschrive87 15:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CDMA/GSM

Why is CDMA listed as an alternative to GSM? CDMA isn't a cell phone network standard, it's a multiplexer standard that can be used for almost any type of data transmission. 193.11.202.125 22:11, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

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