Cell Phone usage in the US has increased from 34 million to 203 million in the last ten years. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) survey said in 2004 that cell phones was ranked as the one invention that people hate the most, but cannot live without . It beat out the alarm clock and the television. A Telephia Company survey –which is the global leader in performance information for the mobile industry- said that Americans average 13 talking hours a month – with the 18-24 age group averaging 22 hours. Cell phones have revolutionized the way that people live. Since you can receive calls no matter where you are, you don’t have to stay in the same place all day waiting for an important call. You can also keep closer ties to your family. Cell phones offer too many benefits to count, but despite the many benefits of cell phones, those advantages can become disadvantages, especially in social life, costs and health, which very often are ignored due to the pervasiveness and necessity to use cell phones.
The first problem that we can contemplate is that having a cell phone impacts in our social life significantly. For example, using a cell phone is unsafe because increases exposure of spy, information traffic, or be the target of thieves or just lost your important files in case of losing or damage. Also, Cell phones make it difficult to create isolation when you need to remain out of contact with bosses, friends and family members, which decrease your privacy. Another way that cell phones influence our social life is when we start to forget good habits. Attitudes such as persistent ringing, loud conversation, distraction (which is the first cause of transit accidents), and unpunctuality are becoming more common and accepted, demonstrating that cell phones change our society. 
Other trouble that we have to consider getting a cell phone is the economic effect. For instance, the cost of a plan per year is 1000 dollars, added software, hardware and tools for your mobile phone that companies are creating every day in order to make the necessity to use them. Likewise, cell phones create “Business dependency”. Financial industry activities require more and more contact between employees, customer and providers. For example, the national industry moves 3.6 billion dollars per year just by cell phones. Another case that demonstrates that cell phones carry economic embezzlements is the possibility of losing your cell phone. Getting another one and recovery information fluctuates between 100 to 1200 dollars. If you consider costs, possessing a mobile phone is expansive. 
Finally, the most difficult problem that brings cell phones is the potential health consequences, which are noticed in a long term. Recently research has evidenced that the radiation from lithium –which is contained in cell phone batteries- can produce brain cancer and tumors. Also, mental illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease (memory loss) and sleep problems could be caused by excessive use of cell phones. Another discovery by scientists is that children’s immune systems are still forming and the harmful effects of cell phones can be magnified on them, making long-term cell phone usage for kids even riskier. Besides, psychiatrists and sociologists believe that mobile phone addiction is becoming one of the biggest non-drug addictions in the 21st century. It is more than proven that cell phone use could endanger human health. In conclusion, mobile phones are a great invention and almost a perfect technological breakthrough. Nevertheless, do not be fooled by this small and beautiful invention because they carry danger within them. Mobile phones are useful in a lot of situations. But one of the most important things is making sure you are free from your cell phone. It's OK to turn it off; it is not the controller of your life. You have to be focus on family, homework, jobs, friends, feelings, readings, sports, and yourself. Now you know most of the disadvantages of mobile phones. Social problematic, unsafe, costs or potential health risk are some of the many disadvantages it carries. Cell phones are something that seems that we could not live without them, but we have to bet that the cell phone is to serve man, not man to serve the cell phone.
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