... Unit 1 Lab 1: Data on Fixed Line vs. Cellular Debate As many as one in six American households have given up their landline and are using only their cell phone, according to Steven Blumberg, a senior scientist at the Center for Disease Control’s Statistics department. If you are among the millions of Americans who are weighing the pros and cons of landlines vs. cell phones, here are a few things to consider. Cost: The most common reason to choose a cell phone is that in most areas, the cost of a cell phone plan is lower than the cost of a landline, especially when you count the cost of a long distance calling plan. However, the “per month” cost that many carriers quote can be misleading. As you compare the cost of a cell vs. a landline, consider these factors: •Do you need any services that aren’t covered in this plan? For example, will you be taking your cell phone out of the call area (i.e. roaming)? Does the cost of your landline plan include voice mail and caller ID? •Does your cell phone plan require a multi-year contract commitment? If so, what is the cost of ending your contract? •How much time do you spend talking on the phone, and when do you make your calls? Some providers offer free incoming calls, or free nights and weekends, but those aren’t helpful if you make lots of outbound calls during business hours. •How many people will use the phone? If you have a large family, you can ensure that everyone has a cell phone by using a family plan… but the cost...
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...of a landline system: • Greater reliability of service; since calls are coming and going over physical lines, calls are clearer and more stable. • Ease of Maintenance: corded phones are easy and relatively inexpensive to repair over the complicated cell phone/smartphone. • Greater Security: much more difficult to listen or break in on landlines over radio waves. • Data speed of landline: 256kbps (Landline DSL) • Speeds are dependent on the ISP. Advantages of a Cellular system: • Portability: able to work from (almost) anywhere • Not as easy to repair/more expensive as well • Less secure: radio waves are easier to intercept than landlines • Current data speeds for cellular data: 4G can deliver download peak speeds of 100Mbs and upload speeds of 50Mbs. 3G currently provides data transfer speeds of up to 384kbps. EDGE currently provides data transfer speeds of up to 170kbps. GPRS currently provides data transfer speeds of up to 56kbps. So depending on where you are located this can be very good or not so much. • Cell phones offer GPS data for tracking • You would need less equipment: with the landline system you would need phones, computers, routers and all the wires. With cellular you would need a phone and maybe a tablet or laptop. Much less expensive in start-up. In my opinion, when considering all the progress made in cellular technology in the past few years it is still prudent to conduct a business that relies on a constant, stable network a landline system...
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...the digital information and turns it into tones that have been specifically selected for the transmission over the telephone network. The modem on the other end is responsible for turning the tones back into the digital data. Modems transmit data over a telephone network that is designed for voice. DSL utilizes the existing analog phone line so no need for new equipment other than modems that can convert the digital data into high-frequency tones along with a filter at the subscribers end to keep the DSL transmission from being heard on the telephone. The conventional modem operated at the frequency range of 300 to 3,000 Hz but a DSL modem will need to operate a higher frequency range which will allow for a much higher data rate. The data rate was capped at 56,000 bps with the conventional modem but with the DSL modem the data rate is based on several physical characteristics. One of the major physical characteristics is the cable length, the farther away from the central office the lower the data Cellular are the most common in all of them. As many as one in six American households have given up their landline and are using only their cell phone, according to Steven Blumberg, a senior scientist at the Center for Disease Control’s Statistics department. If you are among the millions of...
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...Pros and Cons to having a purely Cellular Network vs. a purely Fixed Line Network 1. Pros a. Cost: Most wireline phone companies charge more than what you'd pay for most alternatives, and some are taxed more as well. There are some locations where getting new wired phone service is prohibitively expensive or even impossible. Long Distance and extra features like Call Waiting are normally included with alternative phones. b. More Features: Cellular and broadband phones normally include Long Distance, Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Forwarding and more, usually at no additional charge. They also have Text Messaging and various forms of data service which are unavailable with a landline. c. Portability: If you move your phone and your number can stay with you. There are no "installation" charges. d. Temporary Usage: You can have phone service for an allotted amount of time without installing a separate line. e. Internet Access: Your wireless phone can also be your connection to the Internet, either with an internal browser or tethered to your computer, and available wherever there is cellular coverage. Wireless broadband is also available separate from your cellular account. f. Wi-Fe for Multiple Devices: You can get a cellular modem that provides a Wi-Fi signal that can connect to up to 5 separate Wi-Fi devices. 2. Cons g. Reliability: Wired telephone services have come as close to 100% reliable as is practical. ...
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...Assignment 1 . Voice vs Data Cell Phones – any portable telephone that uses cellular network technology to make and receive calls. The name comes from the cell-like structure of these networks(1) Voice / Data - Newest phones allow voice and data Landline Phones - A landline or land line refers to the telephone cables that pass over the land (as compared to undersea cable and to wireless transmission) to ensure communication. A landline phone is commonly the type of phone you user with your PSTN or plain old telephone system (POTS). This is often used in contrast with mobile phone or VoIP phone. Voice /Data - One copper wire serves as the data connection while the other wire supplies the phone with power. SMS / Text Messaging - SMS stands for short message service. Simply put, it is a method of communication that sends text between cell phones, or from a PC or handheld to a cell phone. The "short" part refers to the maximum size of the text messages: 160 characters. Voice / Data – Data Fax Machines - A device that sends and receives printed pages or images over telephone lines by converting them to and from electronic signals. Voice / Data – Data Pagers - There are basically two types of pagers. The most common version of pager works basically the same way a radio does; it receives transmitted radio waves from an outside source. It takes the energy transmitted via radio wave and converts it into electrical impulse. Voice / Data – Data VOIP ( voice over ip ) phones - VoIP, or...
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...Cutting the Phone Line Other Things to Consider Pros: Cost: Most wire line phone companies charge more than what you'd pay for most alternatives, and they are taxed more as well. There are some locations where getting new wired phone service is prohibitively expensive or even impossible. Long Distance and extra features like Call Waiting are normally included with alternative phones. These calling features aren't regulated so they can be very pricey. More Features: Cellular and broadband phones normally include Long Distance, Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Forwarding and more, usually at no additional charge. They also have Text Messaging and various forms of data service which are unavailable with most landlines. Portability: If you move your home more than average (or if it's on wheels), your phone and your number can stay with you. There are no "installation" charges. Temporary Usage: You can have phone service for the season in a vacation home or cabin or on an extended stay at a hotel or home of a friend or relative without installing a separate line. Fewer Telemarketers: Nuisance calls are reduced because telemarketers want to target customers in certain geographic areas. With cellular and broadband phones they won't know where you are. Most Telco’s provide your landline number to telemarketers. With cellular it's illegal...for now. With broadband, it depends on the carrier who sets up your number. Internet Access: Your wireless phone can also be...
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...Assignment 1 - Voice vs. Data • Cell phones uses both voice and data with the use of cell tower to send data from the network to the cell phones. First Generation (1G) phones were known for their voice data. However, when Second Generation (2G) phone were created, they were about to transmit and receive via voice and data networks. Third Generation (3G) and Forth Generation (4G) both transmit and receive via voice and data networks as well. In fact, cell phones are commonly used to transmit via data networks due to people preferring to text/email rather than placing voice calls to one another. • Landline phone use both data and voice networks. Landlines work by transmitting voice and data signals by copper wire through electric pulses. This means landline phones would still work even if there was a blackout or a satellite disturbance, causing interference with mobile phones. • SMS / Text Messaging use data network. SMS also known as Short message services, also called Text messaging. SMS//Text messages are a way to send and receive messages over mobile networks. SMS / text messages can only contain 160 characters. • Fax Machines use an analog data signal. Faxed items immediately gets digitized and packaged in secure TCP packets and sent to natural data Inc. • Pagers use a data signal. It is a way to notify individuals of incoming calls by a tone. One-way pagers can only receive messages, while response pagers and two-way pagers can also acknowledge, reply to, and originate...
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...Voice vs. Data In this lesson we talked about seven things to compare the difference between voice and data communication. The first item are cell phones, cell phones are voice and data communications. Cell phones are a mobile device used for voice and data communication over a network of base stations, sites where antennas and electronic communication equipment together create a cell in a mobile phone network. Today mobile phones are used for many other purposes than the standard voice function, which is it primary purposes. Mobile phones are used for text messaging by means of SMS, for sending and receiving videos and photographs by means of MMS and for email and internet services using GPRS. The second was Landline phones, Landline phones are voice communication. Landline telephones serve a variety of functions, even in today’s largely mobile world. Accessibility of landline phones for people with disabilities means that the range of services provided through landline phones to everyone without disabilities is also accessible in some ways that provides equivalent functionality for people with disabilities. There are several accessibility features which are either present in a telephone, or can be added by attachment; these included speakerphone functionality, large keys, flash on incoming calls, ability to connect a Braille reader. Landline phones are also used for very limited data collection, data retrieval and remote control through the digit transmission they...
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...NT1310-Physical Networking Unit 1 Assignment 1: Voice VS Data 1. A cell phone is a mobile phone which can make and receive calls over a radio link. It connects to a cellular network which allows it to connect to the public telephone network. It uses both voice and data networks. 2. A landline phone is a device that has a physical connection with a telecommunication network. One big advantage landlines hold over cell phones is clear reception. Landlines offer both voice and data usage via broadband. 3. SMS stands for short message services It is the text messaging service component of mobile communication systems, phones or the web. It is the most widely used data application. It is used on data networks. 4. A Fax is the telephonic transmission of printed text and images to a telephone number connected to a device. It uses both analog and digital signals. It operates over both voice and data networks, and is a big reason why there are still landlines. 5. A Pager, also known as a Beeper, is a wireless communication device that receives numeric or text messages. It can also receive and announce voice messages. There are one way pagers which can only receive messages, and two way pagers which can send messages. The Pager uses both voice and data networks. 6. VOIP, or voice over IP is technology which enables the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions. Over internet protocol networks, VOIP involves signaling, channel setup, digitization of analog voice signals...
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...Project 1615 L St., NW – Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: 202-419-4500 http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Teens-and-smartphones.aspx Summary of findings The volume of texting among teens has risen from 50 texts a day in 2009 to 60 texts for the median teen text user. Older teens, boys, and blacks are leading the increase. Texting is the dominant daily mode of communication between teens and all those with whom they communicate. The typical American teen is sending and receiving a greater number of texts than in 2009. Overall, 75% of all teens text. Here are the key findings about the role of texting in teens’ lives: The median number of texts (i.e. the midpoint user in our sample) sent on a typical day by teens 12-17 rose from 50 in 2009 to 60 in 2011. Much of this increase occurred among older teens ages 14-17, who went from a median of 60 texts a day to a median of 100 two years later. Boys of all ages also increased their texting volume from a median of 30 texts daily in 2009 to 50 texts in 2011. Black teens showed an increase of a median of 60 texts per day to 80. Older girls remain the most enthusiastic texters, with a median of 100 texts a day in 2011, compared with 50 for boys the same age. 63% of all teens say they exchange text messages every day with people in their lives. This far surpasses the frequency with which they pick other forms of daily communication, including phone calling by cell phone (39% do that with others every day), face-to-face socializing...
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... Voice vs. Data Cell phones use both voice and data networks. Both of these networks can use the same antenna. Cellular networks allow automatic and persuasive use of mobile phones for voice and data communication even though you usely use a cell phone to talk on it, the new cell phone killer app is data. Landlines phones use both voice and data networks. They work by transmitting voice and data signals by copper wire. Landlines refer to a phone that uses a solid medium telephone line such as a metal wire or fiber optic cable for transmission. In 2003 there was 1.263 billion main telephone lines worldwide. SMS/Text messaging known as short messages use a data network. SMS is a service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communication protocols to allow fixed line or mobile phone devices to exchange messages using data application. Has an estimated 3.5 billion active users. Fax Machines use voice networks. With a fax line you plug into a fax terminal adapter, and then plugs into a network connection. They often share a phone extension and have a fax switch. You need to use a proper fax over IP protocol, such as T.38 to achieve consistent reliable faxing. Pagers are designed to receive the paging signals that are transmitted under control of the paging terminal. These paging signals are designed to carry pager-specific address information in order to alert an individual pager. Pagers use voice and data networks. VOIP Phones use digital...
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...Daniel Diaz 6/22/15 Professor Olivier Unit 1 Assignment 1 Voice vs. Data • Cell phones use data networks in order to function in its full potential. Without any network data, you wouldn’t be able to browse the web, view email, applications, etc… Data networks is what makes a smart phone possible. • Landline phones are used by voice networks because it needs to be directly plugged in, in order to function. The voice network for landline phones will always have good signal since is always plugged in. This is why landline use voice networks. • SMS / Text Messages is used with network data. To send out a SMS Text Message you’ll need network coverage. Depending on what type of phone sometimes you don’t need data to send out a text but you do need signal to do so. • Fax Machines uses the voice network in order to function. With voice network you can send out a fax by just dialing the number to your destination. This is how voice network is used with fax machines. • Pagers are used with network data. In order to page someone you’ll need data on the network in order to function. This is why pagers use network data. • VOIP (voice over IP) phones uses voice network to function. Their directly connected to the wall in order to function. This is why VOIP uses voice network. • Skype / Facetime uses network data to function. The application wouldn’t be able to function without...
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...NT1310 Unit 1. Lab 1. Data on Fixed Line vs. Cellular Debate. Pros & Cons of Fixed vs. Cellular: Pros: Cost: Most wired line phone companies charge more than what you'd pay for most alternatives, and some are taxed more as well. There are some locations where getting new wired phone service is prohibitively expensive or even impossible. Long Distance and extra features like Call Waiting are normally included with alternative phones. More Features: Cellular and broadband phones normally include Long Distance, Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Forwarding and more, usually at no additional charge. They also have Text Messaging and various forms of data service which are unavailable with a landline. Portability: If you move your home more than average (or if it's on wheels), your phone and your number can stay with you. There are no "installation" charges. Temporary Usage: You can have phone service for the season in a vacation home or cabin, or on an extended stay at a hotel or home of a friend or relative without installing a separate line. Internet Access: Your wireless phone can also be your connection to the Internet, either with an internal browser or tethered to your computer, and available wherever there is cellular coverage. Wireless broadband is also available separate from your cellular account. Wi-Fi for Multiple Devices: You can get a cellular modem that provides a wi-fi signal that can connect to up to 5 separate wi-fi devices. ...
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...Practice Activity 1. Voice vs Data Cell Phone: Today’s cell phones have capacity to transmit and receive data as well as voice Landline Phones: As advanced as many technologies are today landline phones primary function is still to transmit and receive audio (voice) from one end to another. SMS/Text Messaging: is used to transmit and receive data only. Fax Machines: is used to transmit and receive data only. Pagers: is used to transmit and receive data only. VOIP Phones: uses both voice and data networks to send and receive data Skype/Facetime: uses both voice and data networks to send and receive data Practice Activity 2: Local Exchange: When you start your PC and log into an online game your PC takes a long journey to the gaming center, your fellow players make the same journey to the same game server. The journey starts with your PC getting online through your LAN passing through your switch via CAT5 cable onto the WAN (wide area network) generally with Fiber Optic cable. It then passes through a Central Office with your ISP and onto the gaming center office where it enters through their switch onto their routers and servers. This happens on a broader spectrum connecting many “gamers” together to provide the online gaming experience. Activity 1 Data and Fixed line VS Cellular debate Fixed line networks can be more reliable than cellular. Disconnected cables can disable land lines, but these problems are easily remedied. On the other hand, cellular...
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