More than couple of months since I logged my thoughts. I got a mail as
well from my friend about any new posts from my end , and I replied saying I am
just busy for now with my Diwali Vacation and now post vacation trying hard
studying for a exam that's just around the corner. However some of my communication with my
friends and family did not let this gap get wider. Just when I was having lunch
this afternoon a strong urge to pen down my thoughts brought me here to write
them up sacrificing my afternoon nap;).
So what's that I have got fascinated with , truly honestly, might
sound silly too, yes it's the way I got to communicate with my parents,
friends and a way to stay in touch round the clock with my dear ones. Gone are
the days when distance made a huge difference in communication.
I remember when I was in college 12 years back, I used to wait in the
queue at the telephone booth after 11 p.m and wait for my turn to ring up home.
Why such a wait till 11 p.m? Hmm It was that time when STD facility was too
expensive and had cut offs like this, i.e from 8.30 a.m to 8.30 p.m full rate after 8.30 p.m
half rate and beyond 11 p.m quarter charge…
The frequency of calls used to be once in 2 or 3 days and when
sometimes when I used to feel homesick OMG I just used to keep staring at the
clock when it would tick 11 p.m to talk leisurely at low cost with my parents.
And on the other hand if I had to hear from my parents, that was difficult and slow too, I really had to
wait for a call from our hostel warden when our hostel landline rings, but that too was a tough chance as we are
so many in the hostel and most of the time line used to be busy .
It was during my final year of college, when I got a cell phone
and then my parents could talk to me
when needed directly . Free SMS drove the college students crazy and
also improved the chats among the close pals.
Then came the phase of my professional life, when I really got a
advanced cell phone, easy to operate , several other features in one pack and I
need not had to wait for STD cut off rates. Mobile providers did have good
plans for STD calls and I was happy with that. Soon mobile took up a very
important place in everybody's life that
anyone would feel handicapped without it.
Then with the advanced mobiles came a change in the internet was being
accessed, mobile phones were able to act
as modems and technology brought us
internet just on the mobile phones….But we were not satisfied….Internet access
charges through mobile was very high and hence could be afforded only incase of emergency.
But now what?? Era of touch technology, and internet and tablets….
With my married life set in I moved away from my parents and friends.
Ok I have a phone to hear them when needed or visit a cyber café and even have
a video chat…Still it required time and money… I was disappointed sad that I was far away from home...
2G and 3G mobile connections were still expensive and therefore I
looked for a cheaper way..
and then broadband connection came on my way, I set up internet at home and
after several months since internet is set up at my hometown I too got to do a video chat when needed with
less cost…
What next…Then came the curiosity for WiFi? If there is wifi all time
on my mobile then I could be online round the clock with broadband connection
at home and my friends/family could just ping when needed...I could get notified with my all time companion mobile :).Why I should I
always come to the PC and switch on chat..ah it takes some work..can't I get
that on mobile..
With my Smart phone I got that done..and now it was easy to receive
chats/pings just on my mobile…a beep on my mobile connects me to my friend or
home at least for few mins in case I am busy with cooking or work…
So the days went by like this happy happy…
Now what…My brother being overseas and some of close friends overseas
as well I am not able to call them when I want..why expensive again…hence just
call them only when needed..
But now with yet another softwares in the last couple of days I got to
make international free call/free SMS . Before I used to talk to my brother or
friends overseas once on 2 weeks or a month…But now, I am so happy as I could
just call them/text them free of cost just with a internet connection and a
smart phone….
All these things make me think, with the technology getting crazier,
we are getting lazier and our curiosity makes us greedier….Why greedy…
Yes..couple of months back we bought a smart phone which does not have a
dual camera..since mobile internet was expensive, we dropped the idea of video call on
mobile phones and tried to save money…
But now with all such facilities still I think ah we could have got a
dual camera phone and having that I could have just had video call from mobile
phone itself..what a changeover??
Not only this, When I see people buy phones like Fashionable
clothes..oops…I see that now it's time for a smart phone or tablet in every
single man's hand…..There is one tablet in every house...smart phones with most...
And I am as well not so good that I make paid calls when I have a way for free
calls….With technology growing at this pace, I am sure most would agree we
always look for what's cheaper , freely available and not just satisfied with
whatever magical features come in our way…
To conclude I would say, without these healthy greedy needs,
technology would not have grown this crazier and faster..Hatsoff and thanks to all the
Magicians behind this crazy revolution…
Cheers,
Akshatha
