Mobile Devices As Media Reception and Transmission Devices
As a digital system similar in fundamental design to a computer, mobile devices are, since the 1990s, able to both receive and send digital signals from a wide geographic range of reception, and can do so either through the usage of data plans provided by phone companies or, if available, through local Wi-Fi connectivity to the Internet. Those devices which can separately handle both Internet and phone network connectivity are known as smartphones; other mobile devices exist which primarily serve to store various media forms rather than communicate over a network but can also connect to the Internet and make use of Internet-dependent applications.
Ringtones are also popular for mobile phone devices, and are distributed primarily through third-party companies for usage in conjunction with phone network providers.
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