| For today's young generation, it may be quite | | | | with a live representative from your company. |
| difficult to imagine a world without mobile phones, | | | | This may be all modern and high-tech - but |
| Personal Digital Assistants, multimedia players, | | | | nothing beats the personalized feeling of receiving |
| laptop computer and every electronic gizmo that | | | | a phone call from your landline company, for |
| they almost cannot 'survive without'. | | | | example, when they are informing you when your |
| But did you know that there was a time when | | | | phone will be fixed. |
| mobile phones were bulky, the designs were an | | | | In some instances in business, phone calls are |
| eyesore and they were too much of a hassle to | | | | more preferable over other forms of |
| carry around? There was even a time in history | | | | communication. |
| where placing phone calls were not commonplace! | | | | 2. When making personal calls, the message that |
| If you lived during those times, e-mail messages | | | | you want to impart may get lost in translation. |
| will be replaced by snail mails or letters and fax | | | | Did you know that there are some messages |
| messages will be replaced by the seemingly | | | | which convey a different meaning when you read |
| ancient telegram system. These forms of | | | | it on print, as compared to hearing the words |
| communication may still exist, but they are hardly | | | | uttered out loud? If there is a deeply personal |
| ever used. | | | | message that you want to impart to a loved one, |
| International calls, cheap calls abroad e-mail | | | | a friend, a colleague or a family member - there |
| messages, fax messages, text messages, picture | | | | are times when making a phone call is the only |
| messages, video calling and Internet calling are the | | | | way to cut it. |
| modern forms of communication that we know | | | | 3. In case of an emergency, a phone call will |
| of today. | | | | convey the urgency of your message. |
| ... But Why are Phone Calls Still Important? | | | | This is especially true if you are dealing with |
| You may be asking why, in spite of all these | | | | life-and-death emergencies. |
| modern means of communication, it is still | | | | 4. Finally, when you are communicating with |
| necessary to make phone calls. If you can simply | | | | someone who is halfway around the world, |
| send a text message to inform a friend that you | | | | making a phone call is still the best way to go. |
| are on your way - why would you still need to | | | | Whether you are making a business or a personal |
| dial the phone and talk to the person? | | | | call to someone who is form another country or |
| It probably depends on your personal preference | | | | continent - making an international phone call is still |
| - but there are instances when phone calls lend a | | | | the preferred option. If you are worried about the |
| much more personal touch as compared to other | | | | costs - there are a lot of ways to make cheap |
| means of communication. | | | | calls abroad. |
| Take a look at some of the instances when | | | | You can even harness the power of the Internet |
| phone calls will be more preferable over sending | | | | in order to make cheap international calls using |
| an e-mail, a text message, or using any other | | | | your existing broadband connection. |
| form of communication: | | | | All in all, despite the popularity of other forms of |
| 1. In business, when you are calling a client or a | | | | communication such as text messaging and e-mail |
| customer, a phone call is sometimes more | | | | - phone calls are still necessary if you want to |
| preferable because it gives a more personalized | | | | convey a message of urgency, if you want to |
| touch to the way that you communicate. | | | | communicate something personal, or if you simply |
| In the customer service industry, there is the live | | | | do not want the original message to be lost in |
| chatting option which will allow customers to chat | | | | translation. |