2. What is a Phone?
A phone is modern day
terminology for a ‘mobile
cellular phone’. It is an object
capable of contacting other
phones via a wireless
connection. Some modern day
phones are capable of taking Various ‘apps’
photographs, storing
information and having various
applications or ‘apps’.
3. Safety Whilst Using A Phone’s
Camera
Taking photo’s of a friend or
colleague is fun. Especially when you
have caught them doing something
rather embarrassing. You may then be
tempted to post that image online as a
joke, but you must always check with
the person in the photo if they don’t
mind. Because once on the computer
it can be distributed around the
internet so that even once you’ve
taken the image down there could still Always check before
be a copy out there. posting an image
4. What Is An IMEI Number?
IMEI stands for ‘International
Mobile Equipment Identity’. It
can be used to block you’re
phone if it is lost or stolen. This is
helpful as it means no one can
pretend to be you by spending
money online with saved credit You can also find
your IMEI number
card information or send on then inside of
your phone as
messages to people pretending to shown above
be you. To find your IMEI number
phone *#06#.
5. What Are Premium Rates?
A premium rate is a number
that starts with 09 and cost
between 10p and £1.50 per
minute (or even per text
Example of a premium number.
message)! Always read the This one charges £1.53 a minute.
small print when buying
something online in case you
have to pay extra. This could
result in a massive phone bill.
6. Virus’
Many people believe that you can
only get virus’ on your computer
but they are wrong as it is also
possible acquire virus’ on your
phone. This is not as terrifying as it
seems though as you can easily
protect your phone by placing
filters on your internet settings.
This will filter out all the images or
websites that are potentially
dangerous. A virus alert on a phone.
7. Cyber Bullying
Cyber bullying is a key
issue on mobiles. It affects
many children so if your
child affected by it make
sure they know the
following rules: never reply Just because it happens on
to malicious text messages a phone doesn’t make it
less hurtful
; always keep a record of
the messages and always
tell an adult. If they follow
these instructions they will
be ok.