Community weekly poll: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone?
Inet acces on cell phones
by 1director - 11/2/05 5:18 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatI have a simple Sony/Erickson cell phone and still have no idea how to use it. Basically, I am technically impaired. I still use the computer as a typewriter and after 7 years I have no idea about what to do with files and all that stuff. I bought many books and to date I have yet to figure them out or to find one that realy teaches you how to use them in a dumb non tech language. Even if I knew how to do it.. who the hell wants to see internet in a 1 1/2" screen? It's like the Ipods.. I don't want to store 20k photographs and having to look at them with a magnifying glass..same for movies. Why doesn't Apple forget about that crap, make them only for audio and make them cheaper?
Text messages and More
by wizard_z5 - 11/2/05 5:32 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatA lot of people use the internet unwittingly by sending text messages. You can comapre it to email only with smaller messages. Picture mails are the same way.
Also, most cell phone companies have ways to check your usage and pay your bill online. This I think is less annoying then calling and listening to the automated message.
I like the internet on my cellphone. I use it to check sports scores, weather, and movie showtimes. I don't think they're all the helpful for internet research or online shopping, but that's ok. It is limited but definitly not useless.
I can, but don't.
by High Sierra - 11/2/05 6:20 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruat2 expensive
2 slow
2 small screen
2 difficult
Cellphones are phones plus that's a mighty small screen!
by Shutterbug - 11/2/05 6:28 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatI don't use my cellphone for anything but talking. I could if I wanted to and if I could afford it, but I hate tiny screens. My cameras are enough, thank you! 
Perhaps if I were younger, worked in a business that demanded all sorts of contact and quick information AND I was out on the road a lot it would be different; however, I have a feeling I'd be using a laptop if that were the case.
Do you access the Internet on your cell phone?
by blackhairdlady - 11/2/05 6:47 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatNo, too much money. I have Verizon Wireless, its great for phone calls. I rarely get dropped calls, but I made mistake by going on the internet what a mistake!
Cell Phones should be for talking.
by elkfan - 11/2/05 6:55 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatCell Phones have gotten silly with features. I have a camera and I wouldn't have my name associated with the quality (?) photos that cell phones have. It's also difficult to enter a courtroom or other municipal building carrying a cell phone with a camera. Security Guards here don't like 'em. I'm not that much of a Net addict, so that's not an issue. I'm sticking with the good old Nokia 3595.
No features, no problem!
Internet wherever you are when you want it.
by not4no1 - 11/2/05 7:13 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatDon't laugh, but my laptop is stuck in the dark ages with Win95 & a broken screen, so I can't get on-line with this monster without waiting for hours (it seems) to load a page & having a seperate monitor hooked up. I use my phone (sanyo mm-8300) to get my Yahoo, bid & buy on Ebay, clock into work with outlook & have the normal WAP browser plus a WEB browser which identifies itself as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
So now with all this in my phone, I never have to worry about missing an important email, not being connected to work, missing my bidding on ebay, plus many other things others take for granted because they have a computer which takes care of these linkages for them. So for those who need to be connected at all times, WAP browsers are a must & with the 8300 I get satalite radio, GPS & live tv!
These things do drain a battery, but I can get 3 hours of surfing or 2.5 hours of tv watching before I have to find a charger, which I have placed anywhere I spend time (i.e. home, home office, cars, business office)
$$$$$
by jediyoda - 11/2/05 7:50 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatIt's all about cost. I would be happy to use it to access the web but frankly it's not cost effective.
Do you acces the Internet on your cell phone?
by Anna Tannai - 11/2/05 7:51 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatYes, when I go on a journey and I can not get the news from home.
Expense among other reasons
by humin32 - 11/2/05 8:37 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatThe cost of using the cell phone for Internet use is way to high - what are the cellular service providers smoking. $0.10 per IM is robbery.
99.999% of web sites expect a PC with lots of bandwidth and memory to be on the other side. Most web pages just don't work with a cell phone or PDA display - you need a "PDA" Internet to mirror the "PC" Internet. Just downloading most home pages will cost you a couple of $, not to mention the wait time.
I also have a Palm with wifi - it is just as useless for Internet access.
I can't connect to my ISP for email through the cell phone, I refuse to maintain yet another email account. Besides, driving and talking is bad enough, driving and sending email - yikes.
Just give me a phone that actually works as a telephone and the camera is a great feature but the picture quality sucks - fix that Sony Ericsson.
Yes, Costs Too Much
by BunnyBuns - 11/2/05 10:15 AM In reply to: Expense among other reasons by humin32I agree about the cost - it's the sole reason I won't use e-mail or access the web with my phone. My friend and her family (including two teenage daughters) all IM, send e-mail, etc. with their phones, and their monthly bills are outrageous, often high enough that they cannot pay the bills, and their phone service is shut off until they CAN pay. I see no reason to pay extra charges when I have access at home for a flat monthly fee and at work. One thing, though. I'm not sure whether my phone is defective or designed to behave purposely this way: most of the time, when I push any button(camera button, too), the phone launches into "server access". I've checked with my provider and looked closely at my bill, and I'm not charged for this, but it is awfully disconcerting.
No because ....
by Wolley - 11/2/05 10:53 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatCell phones are for phone calls but I am not myopic to the point that my thinking is rigid. I don't want to pay any more in service charges for my cell phone then I already do. I pay for High Speed Internet service and it is equitable and I like my service. When I am on the road I make sure where I stay offer High Speed internet service or access for a minimal fee.
Wireless internet is not a service I will spend my money for. If my company or their customers want me to be in touch 24/7 then they will have to pay for the service.
It has access, but I don't use it.
by Ck87.JF - 11/2/05 11:19 AM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatI have access to text messaging, an Internet browser, etc, but I don't use it, because I don't feel like paying more for Verizon's data plan, so I'm happy just using the Internet at home, or other places...
And besides, my phone's screen is TINY!
Cell phone is in my Blackberry!
by jruddell1 - 11/2/05 12:09 PM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatA very wonderful thing.
I used my cell for. . .
by techtype - 11/2/05 12:19 PM In reply to: Do you access the Internet on your cell phone? by misteruatI use the cell phone for talking purposes only and minimize my radiation exposer.
Radiation is a really hazard with cell phones. I have seen pictures of State Troopers where they were exposed to much higher concentration of radar energy, believe me you would not want use your cell phone anywhere near your head. Example in this program I saw a State Trooper, where the signal cone went from the antenna and back. The tumor was the exact cone structure of the signal.
That is why I use an ear piece and Mike, to use a cell phone. To distance it away from me.
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