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| Main - Computing - posting from an iphone | New thread | New reply |
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Level: 105 Posts: 2539/2846 EXP: 12030987 Next: 231273 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6063 days Last view: 2800 days |
Posted by DweditSure you can, as long as you include "don't" in that list.   ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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 Shyguy Level: 23 Posts: -4912/88 EXP: 64812 Next: 2911 Since: 06-14-07 From: MY Last post: 6138 days Last view: 6138 days |
Posted by XkeeperBut then again, you wouldn't wanna bring your laptop into the cinema...  I know you could and probably would bring the lappy in, but still, it was easier with just bringing the cellphone.
iPhone certainly looks good, but for me, I will get a cellphone based on the features available on it. I got my Nokia N80 last year for about $500 and it serves me good enough  Although the WiFi could not match with a lappy, but its sufficient enough for normal web browsing (since I'm not looking for a portable workstation anyway  ).____________________  
I missed a lot of people... really a lot... I wish all the things remain the same.. Nothing I can do at this very moment.. Except browsing through all the past.. |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 1054/3965 EXP: 19783627 Next: 273069 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3304 days Last view: 2055 days |
A mobile phone should be able to make calls... that's about it for me.
I got a new phone recently, but only because my old one that I had since elementary school kept shutting off despite a new battery. ____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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 Mole Level: 43 Posts: 209/363 EXP: 548013 Next: 17033 Since: 02-19-07 From: Massachusetts/Virginia Last post: 4353 days Last view: 3331 days |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 1248/1471 EXP: 4470580 Next: 108887 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
Posted by Ailure And, believe it or not, you're a majority candidate in a bunch of phones that I've sold...which is consequently why I really don't make a lot of money in commission off of phones these days in their transition from 'mobile phone' to 'mobile device'. You really can't call these things phones anymore with the abundance of things that it does. A lot of people are so pissed that they can't find a phone below one that has a camera on it because they want to do things old-timey. The basics of the basics phones not only sell a lot but they're usually in the free to cheap area. That's why I say that getting phones that do what -you- want and not necessarily whatever -everyone else- wants is generally what you do in terms of buying it. But one thing that has made it clear to me in the selling of these items is that people's insecurities about being inadequate with their current 'device' are the only thing that are completely true in the selling of the high-dollar phones and that's why I'll get them and that's why an iPhone will actually sell at the price it's at based off of rich clients that don't know the meaning of the word 'savings account'. The higher, the better. That's when I'll have a day when I make six cell phone sales and bring home close to 100 dollars extra for that day. Too bad I can't get those every day. I wouldn't have to get the job I'm looking at now. |
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Level: 48 Posts: 378/458 EXP: 776675 Next: 46868 Since: 02-19-07 From: The Void Last post: 3033 days Last view: 3033 days |
I will only buy one of these new-fangled phones when they finally integrate a gun into it. That way, if I dislike somebody across the street... BANG! BANG!
Instant convenience! Though, really. I only want a phone. If I can't buy a real cell-phone next time I get one, I'm gonna just not have one. |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 1264/1471 EXP: 4470580 Next: 108887 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
You can't hook regular headphones into it, I've learned today.
I got to handle one for someone who bought one when they came in (so it seems I found the sole person who bought one; he said they weren't lined out the door or anything when we bought one) wanting a way to plug their phone into their car radio. So any kind of 1/8" plug won't work unless it's specifically built for the device. Fortunately, he does have the option of using a decent FM transmitter. Too bad that the only one that is reliable enough to give zero interference is the Monster iCarPlay that retails for 80 bucks. |
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Level: 105 Posts: 2568/2846 EXP: 12030987 Next: 231273 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6063 days Last view: 2800 days |
I'm honestly suprised they don't just offer plain, no-bullshit phones for full price without a contract. I'd much rather have one of those than a ginormous 23000000-color TFT superbright 7" display screen with a toasterized 1337-megapixel camera and MP3 player jazz.
I mean, I'd rather be able to just pay the $50 or whatever it is for a plain phone than get a swiss army cell phone for $20*. * 2 year contract only ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 1265/1471 EXP: 4470580 Next: 108887 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
Uh...X...they do.
But a salesperson isn't going to show you that. They're going to want to see if they can get you into a contract. The better the contract and the better the phone you buy from them, the more they make. You still have to have some sort of an initial contract to start out with them, however. The smallest you have (until they finally do away with them) is at least a year. That's what I've been told at least; I'm not sure if any Cingular rep would be willing to go without contract but I know Sprint works in such a fashion (you just pay a fucking high deposit and your plan sucks). If it's through Cingular, then it's really a matter of buying the phone that you want via eBay and swapping the chip out of your phone and have someone change the ESN/IMEI and SIM readouts to correspond to your phone. Cingular does like to make random checks on that to see if they match up but there are ways around that security that many people have taken advantage of over the years. That's why eBaying cell phones are so popular these days. People would rather get a new phone via that route than be forced to wait two years to get something at a decent price. Oh, and not to forget that there is such a thing as Pay As You Go. GoPhones are big for those that can deal with using their phone only a half-hour a month. |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 1071/3965 EXP: 19783627 Next: 273069 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3304 days Last view: 2055 days |
Well, it's a pretty huge deal for AT&T, seeing how they're locked in a very hyped piece of hardware. iPhone have the same problem as the PS3, impressing hardware but simple too expensive for what it does.
Forced contracts are bad. It's common to see phones being sold at a symbolic sum for 1 SEK, while being forced into a expensive monthly price. :/ Heh, makes you wonder how much more expensive it would be without the forced contract. ____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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Level: 105 Posts: 2569/2846 EXP: 12030987 Next: 231273 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6063 days Last view: 2800 days |
Odd, I haven't even heard of a normal phone being sold in forever (other than dumb prepaid ones) and considerable amounts of my family works at Sprint.
Then again, that might also be why they don't have any normal phones  ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 1266/1471 EXP: 4470580 Next: 108887 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
It's very hard to find, but most lie in refurbished phones. RadioShack still prints tags where there are UNACTIVATED prices of the 50 dollar mark. Not that we still sell them; we're told to sell the 'clearance' or 'Manager's Special' items quickly so that we can get new items in. So we're forced to get our old inventory out to keep up with the competition to make our bottom line work. It's just the way sales and their target audience work.
The fact is, you aren't going to find a bare basics phone (for a plan with Sprint/Cingular) anymore. They just don't make them unless it's in a pay-as-you-go account like GoPhone, Tracfone, Virgin Mobile, etc. |
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Level: 105 Posts: 2571/2846 EXP: 12030987 Next: 231273 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6063 days Last view: 2800 days |
Somehow, I'm not suprised...
Oh well, at least my main consideration for a phone (namely, a car) is gone now anyway, so I guess I can avoid that dumb speedbump for now. ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 1271/1471 EXP: 4470580 Next: 108887 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
Only reason I bought one was because it was better than using a landline phone for the price that they were wanting to charge me otherwise. That and I didn't like the possibility of getting overcharged for something I wasn't going to use that much anyways. Only reason I pay phone anyways is the possibility of backup and the fact that I need some way to get on the net (56K; DSL is NOT available). |
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... Level: 73 Posts: 1117/1220 EXP: 3367558 Next: 118310 Since: 03-25-07 From: no Last post: 6094 days Last view: 6078 days |
I completely agree with Xk, which is why I got a nice basic phone with a pay-as-you-go plan. I can see the advantage to having one of those fancy phones that plays MP3s and browses the web and takes pictures and scratches your back, but I have yet to see one I like. A hacked iPhone would probably come close, but I'd need it to have all the camera features my actual camera has (6+ megapixels and optical zoom), so I doubt I'll find one any time soon. 
(And I am NOT getting a contract.) |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 1311/1471 EXP: 4470580 Next: 108887 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
Eh.
If you hate the service, then you don't need a GoPhone or something, but if you like it and you're overpaying (like I was, I needed it for home/business use) get a cheap rate plan. 39 a month for people our age isn't something that bad for a good plan. |
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Level: 48 Posts: 409/458 EXP: 776675 Next: 46868 Since: 02-19-07 From: The Void Last post: 3033 days Last view: 3033 days |
I have myself a dinosaur of a phone. It works well, as it has no fancy things and has survived being stepped on and frozen while turned on. Yes. I was camping and it froze sitting next to me. Good thing I had a sleeping bag... (Although everyone else got really cold too--only I had a sleeping bag good enough for the weather)
I also have 1576 unused prepaid minutes O_o |
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Done. Level: 79 Posts: 1324/1471 EXP: 4470580 Next: 108887 Since: 02-19-07 From: ??? Last post: 6089 days Last view: 6082 days |
That's a variant off the 6010, right?
A 6010 could withstand a freaking nuclear blast if it wanted to. It's a good phone. |
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 Micro-Goomba Good bye again Level: 9 Posts: 2/11 EXP: 2857 Next: 305 Since: 07-14-07 Last post: 6132 days Last view: 6134 days |
Posted by Xkeeper That's just because you can't afford the latter though. |
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... Level: 73 Posts: 1137/1220 EXP: 3367558 Next: 118310 Since: 03-25-07 From: no Last post: 6094 days Last view: 6078 days |
Not necessarily. In my case I don't care for a phone with an MP3 player or camera in it because I already have both of those things and they work much better than any built into a phone will. (6 megapixel camera, hacked DS as MP3 player = support for damn near every format ever created and homebrew. Show me phones with these features?) And (again) because contracts FTL.
The only real upsides to a fancy phone is it takes up less room in your pocket (so get bigger pockets) and if you're using it to play music it can interrupt when you get a call (so use vibrate mode and just pause the damn thing). Meanwhile you have the disadvantages of having all your eggs in one basket and potential difficulty multitasking. (How do you take notes during a call when your notepad is your phone?) |
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