Disadvantages of mobile phones

Disadvantages of Mobile Phones

The next topic which will be dicussed is the disadvantages of mobile phones. This is a highly controversial topic. The main problems will be looked at in this report.


Cost

The initial start up cost of the modern mobile phone is ridiculous. Parents don’t think twice about handing over a large sum of money to their children to buy a new mobile phone. For example a prepaid Nokia 3410 costs between €169 and €199 in Ireland. Tariffs for prepaid phones are much higher than for postpaid. Sometimes calls cost four times more with prepaid than postpaid phones. Should prepaid customers be penalised because of their choice not to sign a contract, surely not.

The cost of credit for phone is another topic of controversy. Since vodafone deceided to reduce the retailers margin on the profit of sales, they have deceided to add on 40cent to the price of call credit to make up for their cut in the profits.
Quite obviously the consumer is once a...