Cell phones have become a necessity and not a luxury and with the invention of Bluetooth technology, which is a wireless device, the use of phones has become more practical and convenient. Bluetooth cell phones use radio waves to connect to the headset or earphone, which is fully wireless. There are cell phone car kits available that plug directly and are accessible wirelessly. And the Bluetooth cell phone starts functioning once the car is turned on.
Bluetooth cell phones give the users a wire free, constant, and problem free use of their phones be it at home or in a car or outside. With a Bluetooth enabled phone, it is possible to wirelessly transform, contact information, meeting requests and emailing messages to other devices, which are Bluetooth enabled. Since Bluetooth offers the facility to utilize personal cell phone through an in car system, certain car manufactures offer Bluetooth as a factory installed feature.
The relatively low cost of bluecoat makes it more appealing. In fact some Bluetooth phones are less expensive than a phone without that facility. Major cell phone manufacturing companies currently sell phones with Bluetooth capabilities. It is possible to make and receive calls from the car using the existing cell phone number if a Bluetooth phone is available. The charges show upon the regular cell phone bill.
There is no need for a docking station or a hard-wired connection to make and receive calls.
Bluetooth phones have made life much easier and they are also increasingly available. If the phone has a Bluetooth without Bluetooth on the PC, Bluetooth USB adapter can be picked up. The various versions of Bluetooth are backwards compatible, for example Bluetooth 2.0 phones will connect to a Bluetooth 1.0 hands-free headset. Most of the bluetooth are “class 2" meaning that the range of the Bluetooth feature is up to 30 feet. There are rare “class 1” phones, which have a range of up to 300 feet.
The functionality of a Bluetooth is divided into various types of connections called profiles and only certain devices support certain profiles. For example, most phones support the headset and hands free profile to connect headset and car kit. All phones do not support the object exchange profile through which files, photos or information can be transferred. Some phones support Dial up networking while others connect to printers, keyboards and stereo headphones.
Bluetooth mobile phones are more popular than infrared mobiles because the range of infrared phone is one to two meters whereas a Bluetooth phone has a range of 20 meters almost like a short-range radio. In fact, Bluetooth phones can be utilized to send in and receive data from one room to another within a range of 20 meters crossing all barriers. Bluetooth phones have an added advantage. It can connect too many devices simultaneously and is compatible worldwide. The Bluetooth system works upon a power efficient radio chip, which is small enough to fit inside any electronic device, and is the main provider of local connectivity. Bluetooth mobile phones do not need a high bandwidth.
Bluetooth phones can be utilized to transfer audio and video files. Since security is of great concern while using Bluetooth phones, encryption codes, authentication and other security features are included.
Bluetooth phone will soon become very common because of its easy to use capability and increasing availability.
