Benefits of Cell Phone
This article was written by Yoo Seok-oh, director of public information with KTF
At a meeting with friends not long ago, a friend asked what would be the standard for separating old generations from new ones. I answered him with self-assurance; If you know hot to send letter messages through a cellular phone, you belong to a new generation. Others in the meeting agreed and laughed hard.
Mobile phones have been growing so popular that they have become familiar to older generation of people and the increasing number of middle age people enjoy sending letter messages through cell phones these days.
The number of cell phone users in the country approaches 38 million now with the number of peripheral services rising such as wireless Internet and voice communication. There also are many customers hesitant use these additional functions, saying that "user fees are too expensive"and "contents are not enough."But if they take a look at them carefully item by item and choose wisely, they would be a valuable partner in everyday life.
It is very important that you know your pattern of phone conversation and make selection of charges proper to your conversation. Every individual has a different tendency to make phone calls at the particular time of the day and many phone calls are made to a particular person. Some users use letter messages more often than others. This is the reason why cell phone users would have to be careful about making calls because the mobile communication firms developed a variety of charges so that users may be able to choose the lowest charge system through the Internet and customer centers. It may be worthwhile to consider selecting the fixed charge system, which allows certain length of phone and sending letter messages free of charge and only charge fixed fees.
So, then what is the best service to use? I would like to recommend first mail and search services. Since the majority of people as been using the Internet, they would like use it when on moving, too. One can answer e-mails from the outside homes through cell phones because they are connected to a large portal site on the wireless Internet. One can also solve his doubts and uneasiness because he can find out his location and get information. Next, I would like to recommend financial services. One doesn't have to go to the banks to conduct financial transactions including the transfer of funds and deposits, in addition to checking the balance of credit cards. One can also get information on the stock market and the exchange rates on real time and make stock transactions. Third. One can get service on transportation and traffic. One can use the cell phone for navigation only and search for location, roads, in addition to guidance for subway, and other means of transportation such as buses. One can obtain maps and addresses including the location of the hand phone user with cell phones. KTF, which I am part of, has been providing road guidance services without receiver kit and mostly recently for pedestrians, too.
Lastly, it would be worthwhile to try to use mobile department store coupon service. Users can buy commodity coupons at department stores and provide gifts with just a little mobile phone moves. At present commodity coupons are available at large department stores such as Lotte, Shinsegae, and Hyundai, and KTF and SK Telecom firms have their systems ready for such functions so that their customers would be able to exchange gifts each other. Many people agree that mobile phone is a trend in the 21st century because it has mobility and can be carried around and they can be used at any time and any where.
At times, people would want to use the Internet and e-mail and they have to go to a PC salon or Internet kiosks located in public places. But those who have mobile phones don't have to go to these places to use the Internet because they can be connected to the Internet with their mobile phones. It is particularly so in our country with a superior quality cell phones.
No one hardly expected that the Internet would be where it is today in terms of functions in the early stages. In the 21srt century, it has become a base for our daily lives with offline life continuously moves into online life. Cell phones are more than means of communication today; if has a variety of function. One can enjoy his life with cell phone alone if he knows how to use it to full extent. We expect it to be a good friend who will change our lives for the better. Perhaps, it may depend on how well we use it. nw

Yoo Seok-oh, director of public information with KTF.