By Esther Awuah
Users
of fake mobile phones are said to be spending more on their handsets.
This
is because most of the fake mobile devices are made from substandard materials,
hence their inability to last long.
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| Fred Opoku-Asare |
Fred
Opoku-Asare, a telecoms project management professional who stated this,
indicated that “fake phones last only a few months because the batteries
sometimes explode and you would have to visit the repairer several times a
year. The inscriptions on the keypad rub off easily and you have to replace the
casing. In the end, even though they retail cheaper they cost you more.”
Speaking
at the quarterly Knowledge Forum organized by the Ghana Chamber of
Telecommunications in Accra, Mr. Opoku-Asare stated that manufacturers of fake
phones do not subject the phones to quality tests so the phones come with
substandard materials such as antennas and speakers, which interfere with the quality
of calls the subscribers make.
In
an interview with CITY & BUSINESS GUIDE, Mr. Opoku-Asare added that “users of
fake phones are four times more likely to experience dropped calls, and find it
as many times more difficult to initiate a call, according to research
conducted in Brazil.”
He
therefore cautioned Ghanaians to desist from using fake phones, as they have
negative impact on their health and network operators.
They
deny governments of revenues as most fake phones are smuggled into the country.
Major
Emmanuel Owusu-Adansi (Rtd), Director of Special Projects at the National Communications
Authority (NCA), said the authority was concerned about the influx of fake
phones and would soon embark on educational campaigns.
“There
are relevant laws and appropriate regulations to deal with this phenomenon, but
we believe that we should start with public education,” he added.
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