After i looked at how mobile phones worked, i then moved on to the different companies that provide mobile telecommunication services. I had to list all the networks that are available in the UK. After i completed this task i then moved on to list all the mobile manufactures in the world. I also looked at where you can buy a mobile phone from.

Mobile Networks

• Virgin Mobile
• Tesco Mobile
• Blyk
• Vectone Mobile
• LycaMobile
• Talkmobile (The Carphone Warehouse)
• BT Mobile
• ASDA Mobile
• abica
• Lebara
• Giff
• Family Mobile (IKEA)

 

All the mobile phone manufactures

Acer Inc. Alcatel Mobile Phones Apple Inc. Audiovox BenQ BenQ-Siemens BYD Electronic CECT Cherry Mobile Cyon Danger (company) DBTel Dell Ericsson Evertek Firefly (mobile phone) G'Five Twig Com Ltd. Goldvish Gradiente Hewlett-Packard HTC Huawei INQ Inventec Jolla Just5 Karbonn Mobiles Kejian KT Tech EVER Kyoto Electronics Lanix Lenovo LG Electronics M.Mobile MagCom Micromax Mobile Mitsubishi Electric Mobiado Modu Motorola Motorola Mobility NEC NEC Casio Mobile Communications Neonode Nexian Ningbo Bird Nokia Onida Electronics Qi hardware Palm, Inc. Panasonic Pantech Pantech Wireless Peiker Acustic Philips Research In Motion Samsung Telecommunications Sanyo Sendo Sharp Corporation Siemens Sonim Technologies Sony Mobile Communications Spectronic Technophone Thuraya Vertu Videocon VK Mobile Xiaomi Tech Zonda Telecom

 

list of mobile maufactures was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mobile_phone_manufacturers 

Shops that sell phones

 

Phones 4 U

Vodaphone

O₂

Virgin Media

Carphone Warehouse

 

All these shops will sell you a phone that will be locked to a network for example they might sell you an iPhone 4s but it will be locked to the O₂ network

In the first week, we discussed mobile phones. We looked at what features were present in mobiles and how they help the mobile to work. Some of the things we looked at were Bluetooth and how that enables you to send data over short distances without the use of wires. After that we made a list of thing that can be found in mobile phones on a word document explaining what they are and what the features enable you to do. Below is the word document with all the information.

Features of a Mobile Phone

· Bluetooth

(Exchange Data with other phones)

· MMS

(Multimedia messaging service used to send photos or videos)

· Loudspeaker

(Allows you to listen to calls or media without headphones)

· Mp3

(Allows you to play music)

· Java script

(Allows you to view 3D images and play games)

· Adobe

(Lets you read PDF files on your mobile)

· Email

(Allows you to receive and send emails)

· 3G

(Allows you to access the Internet without Wi-Fi connection)

· Camera

(Gives you the ability to take pictures)

· Wi-Fi

(Lets you connect to a wireless network)

· Mp4

(Lets you watch videos that are formatted on Mp4)

· Headphone jack

(You can plug your headphones so the sound out puts through the headphones)

· USB connection

(Allows you to connect to a computer so you can use it as a memory card)

· Infrared

(Used to send data over a short distance)

· Screen display

(Allows you to see what you are doing)

· Radio

(Lets you listen to the radio provided that you have an antenna)

· Camcorder

(Lets you record videos)

· Calculator

(Allows you to work mathematical problems out)

· Converter

(Allows you to convert currencies or unit to other currencies or units)

· Volume control

(Lets you take charge of the multimedia volume of the handset)

· Games

(Allows you to entertain yourself)

· Microsoft Word, Power Point etc.

(Lets you complete or state work when on the move)

· Calendar

(Allows you to set dates and appointments)

· Video call

(Allows you to video chat with a desired person)

· Hands free

(Allows you to converse with somebody on the phone without touching it)

· Touch screen

(Allows you to select things by just touching it)

· Internal Memory

(Lets you store things internally)

· Voice recorder

(Allows you to record sound)

· Memo

(Allows you to write memos)

· GPS

(Tracks where you are on earth)

· Phone book

(Allows you to store numbers with names)

· Predictive text

(predicts words when sending a text message)