Why do I need a standalone phone?

Every year mobile devices are becoming more and more sophisticated and hide in their miniature case more and more functions and capabilities. But not all cellular owners know about all the possibilities of their phones. From this article you will learn what is the offline mode of a mobile device and what it is needed by an ordinary user.

Any mobile device, whether it's a regular phone, a communicator or a tablet with support for calls, can work in several modes. If such things as "normal" or "silent" mode are familiar to almost everyone, then some of the "states" of the cellular still cause a number of questions among the majority of users. Refers to them and the offline mode. Let's finally find out what it is for and when it is worth (if at all) to include it?

Autonomous mode in the phone appeared a few years ago. Some manufacturers of mobile devices have thus decided to bypass the problem associated with the use of mobile for air travel - after all, as is known to many, earlier cellular phones could not be used during the entire flight, which could last more than ten hours. The new mode allowed owners to keep their gadget on, but limited their access to cellular networks. Thus, the "flight mode" (from English "fly mode") - this is how this function was introduced by several companies-manufacturers of mobile devices - allowed to keep the cellular included. Despite the fact that in this condition the phone can not communicate with the operator's network (and, accordingly, you can not use it for its intended purpose, that is, call), during a long flight the passenger could play games, read and listen to music using His favorite cell phone. Over time, the offline mode gained wide popularity and on the ground they began to use it more often than during the flights.

What is the reason for such a prevalence of such an unusual regime? It would seem, paradox - to use the phone without using it for its intended purpose, but with the development of technology this is what many users did not get. And after the offline mode appeared, the cell phone could be used as a digital camera, player, game console or e-book without being afraid that someone would distract you from your favorite occupation by your annoying calls!

But the offline mode has other advantages. For example, if you find yourself in a region far from civilization, where you can only dream of covering, your phone will constantly try to "find" a network, because of what its battery will be discharged many times faster. In such places, you can either disable the mobile altogether, or use the "fly mod". When you again find yourself closer to civilization, simply disconnect the offline mode and the phone will immediately find the operator's network. This is how the experienced tourists usually come in, who already know where to keep the mobile in normal mode, and where it is desirable to save battery charge for future conversations.

But there is an autonomous mode and one undeniable minus. In some models, when it is turned on, not only the GSM module, but also Wi-Fi, and sometimes also GPS, ceases to work. This is due to the fact that in such phones and communicators when this mode is enabled, the phone disconnects all radio modules at once. For the sake of justice, it should be noted that in many models, even in the "fly-mode", GPS and Wi-Fi work with the re-inclusion.

Thus, we can conclude that the offline mode is a thing not only necessary for fans to travel by plane, but also to a huge number of "mundane" users. The main thing - do not forget to turn off this mode in time, otherwise you can not wait for an important call.