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The methods mobile devices communicate are called protocols, you need to identify and describe all the protocols used by an up-to-date mobile phone and a laptop, giving examples of the file types you would send over these protocols.

Wi-Fi-

Most modern phones and devices use Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi allows electronic devices to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network like a Home Hub or Hot Spot.
Wifi normally has a range of 32m indoors and 95m outdoors.  Most phones, laptops and iPods can connect to wifi. Wifi can send anything through email, photos, word file, documents. Wifi itself doesn’t cost anything and comes free with most home phone and broadband connections. 

Bluetooth-

Blue tooth has two classes.  Depending on the class the range is different.  Class 1: range up to 100 metres. Class 2: range up to 30 metres.  The range depends on the transmitter and the phone receiving the files. The bigger the range, the slower the transmission speed. The closer you are to the Bluetooth transmitter the faster it will send files.  Most phones have a Bluetooth device. Bluetooth can send all files such as photos, documents and music files.  Bluetooth comes as an installed device on most phones.

GPS-

GPS is a satellite device used for positioning.  It is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth.  GPS is used on sat-navs Tom-Toms

SMS-

SMS (short messaging service) is a text messaging service component of phone, web or mobile communication systems using communication protocols that allows the exchange of short text messages between mobile or landline devices. All modern phones have an SMS service and can send single text messages of up to 160 characters.

WAP-

WAP is a device for accessing information over a mobile wireless network. A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses protocol.