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CRAZY THINGS YOU MAY NOT REALIZE ABOUT TELEPHONES

Added on: 30th Aug 2016

 

 

MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS ARE CAPTURING

ENGINEERS AND FORCING THEM TO BUILD

A PRIVATE PHONE NETWORK

Mexican drug cartels are capturing engineers and forcing them to build a private phone network

 

 

NOKIA HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A WAY TO HARNESS

RADIO WAVES THAT WOULD RE-CHARGE YOUR

PHONE WHILE IT IS ON STANDBY

Nokia has been developing a way to harness radio waves that would re-charge your phone while it is on standby

 

 

ALTHOUGH MOTHER'S DAY IS THE OVERALL BUSIEST

DAY FOR PHONE CALLS, FATHER'S DAY IS THE

BUSIEST DAY FOR COLLECT CALLS

Although Mother's Day is the overall busiest day for phone calls, Father's Day is the busiest day for collect calls.

 

 

NOMOPHOBIA IS THE FEAR OF NOT HAVING A PHONE

Nomophobia is the fear of not having a phone

 

 

IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IPHONES GET A

LOT OF MEDIA ATTENTION, ANDROID HAS

MORE THAN 80% MARKET SHARE

In spite of the fact that iPhones get a lot of media attention, Android has more than 80% market share

 

 

THE TERM "CELL PHONE" (CELLULAR PHONE) IS

DERIVED FROM THE FACT THAT THE AREAS SERVED

BY TOWERS ARE DIVIDED INTO CELLS.

IT WAS FIRST USED IN 1977

The term

 

 

IN 2011, A BOY IN NORWAY ESCAPED A WOLF

ATTACK BY PLAYING A HEAVY METAL SONG

ON HIS PHONE

In 2011, a boy in Norway escaped a wolf attack by playing a heavy metal song on his phone

 

 

IN 2012, THE FBI HAD TO ASK GOOGLE FOR HELP IN

UNLOCKING A PIMP'S CELL PHONE BECAUSE HIS

PATTERN LOCK WAS SO SOPHISTICATED

In 2012, the FBI had to ask Google for help in unlocking a pimp's cell phone because his pattern lock was so sophisticated.

 

 

CELL PHONES DON'T ACTUALLY AFFECT THE

OPERATION OF AIRPLANES. THE MAIN REASON

THE FCC DOESN'T WANT PHONES BEING USED

IN FLIGHT IS BECAUSE THE SIGNAL BOUNCES OFF

NUMEROUS TOWERS AND CAN POTENTIALLY

CLOG UP THE NETWORK

Cellphones don't actually affect the operation of airplanes. The main reason the FCC doesn't want phones being used in flight is because the signal bounces off numerous towers and can potentially clog up the network

 


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