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Should you buy a mobile phone for your child?
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Posted On :
Jun-10-2009
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We all know that our old cell phones should be sent for recycling when we have finished with them.
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We all know that our old cell phones should be sent for recycling when we have finished with them. But what happens to them at the recycling and centre, and which parts of a phone can be re-used?
According to the GSM Association, which is the group that represents mobile phone makers, eighty per cent of your old mobile phone is recyclable. These recyclable elements include the plastic used in your phone casing, as well as the variety of metals that make up your phone, including small amount of gold, silver and platinum.
The remaining 20 per cent of unrecyclable parts of your phone can actually be quite dangerous. Toxic elements like lead have to be removed and disposed of very carefully, so as not to damage the atmosphere.
As well as mobile phones, similar gadgets like personal digital organisers can also be recycled. And if you still have any of the accessories that came with your phone originally, you should hand these all in for recycling too. Chargers and cables all contain metals and plastics that can be reused.
Further to recycling, several mobile phone companies, all members of GSM, have teamed up to promise standardization on mobile phone chargers by 2012 for most cell phones. This is to help combat the huge numbers of useless old chargers that are thrown away every day. So this is another step in the right direction when it comes to mopping up the mess caused by our mobile phone usage.
Another common concern is that children will run up giant phone bills by talking to their friends all the time, without realising how much it is costing.
The second step you should take is to remove any personal details from your phone that you may not want other people to see. If your phone is going to be reused rather than being broken down and recycled for parts, then you should at least do a hard reset which will restore your phone to its original factory setting wiping most of your personal data.
However, you shouldnt rely merely on software controls to keep your children from abusing their phone privileges. It is highly recommended that you set down some ground rules for their phone usage, such as not letting them use it while eating, or when they are meant to be doing their homework.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Should you buy a mobile phone for your child? _1037.aspx
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Author Resource :
Vodafone stock a great range of phones if you are looking to upgrade, or sim cards if you already have your phone of choice.
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Keywords :
mobile, sim only,
Category :
Communications
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Mobile Phones
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