Toastmaster debate

one of the websites featured the poll on its website:
“If you were stranded on a desert island and could have one thing with you, what would it be?”

The choices:
“Matches/Lighter,”
“Food/Water,”
“Another Person,”
“Wireless Phone.”

Wireless phones have become such an important part of our everyday.

I don’t mind calling them my cute “electronic pet.”

Why do people use cell phones? The most frequently cited reason is convenience.

I pay my airtel bills with just one sms.
I receive stock alerts on my phone.
I get my bank balance statement every morning.
Reminders and alarms alert me whenever I wish.
And the calculator usage at times.

Another popular place to use cellular telephones is

Use a hands free model and keep the phone away from your body.
The most frequently cited reason is convenience, which can cover a rather wide range of behaviors.
In Slovakia, people are using mobile phones to remotely switch on the heat before they return home,” In Norway, million people can confirm their tax returns” using cell phone sms services. Paramedics use camera phones to send ahead to hospitals pictures of the incoming injuries; in Britain, it is now commonplace for wireless technology to allow companies to remotely access meters or gather diagnostic information. Traffic police is managing the havoc in a variant of this cellular technology.
In addition to voice communications, cellular phones are becoming increasingly popular for their data capabilities.
Managing schedules, sending and receiving email or text messages and accessing the Internet are among the functions now available

In public places, restaurants and theaters, or even in funerals….

Cell phone radiation wearing a headset or earpiece when using a cell phone, in order to keep a distance from the radiation-emitting antennae.
Cellular telephones are a relatively new technology, and we do not yet have full information on health effects.

Triumph of human engineering