Community weekly poll: What do you mostly use your cell phone for?
- 5/23/06 2:02 PM
Best alarm ever
by pleasantsa - 5/23/06 9:22 PM In reply to: Alarm clock by thetomcatIt's a shame to have to pay so much for an alarm clock, but it is great for this purpose!!
Yes!
by jla10021 - 5/25/06 4:48 PM In reply to: Best alarm ever by pleasantsaI wholeheartedly agree. I've never had such a reliable and useful alarm clock - it wakes me up in the morning, reminds me when I've got to get my daughter to her oboe lesson, tells me I'm running out of time to bid on eBay - when was an alarm clock ever that good? And the bonus is… I can use it as a telephone and text messager!
Alarm clock that adapts when I do
by PhilBert - 5/23/06 9:42 PM In reply to: Alarm clock by thetomcatWhen I first bought a cell phone, I thought of it only as a phone. I have never wanted to take pictures, surf the web, or use any of the other features of the phone. However, the one place I find myself using it most is as an alarm clock. It is especially great since I eventually become used to the sound my alarm clocks make and somehow seem to become immune. With my cell phone, I can change the ring from time to time (never anything that doesn't sound like a type of ring, since I despise all of the stupid musical rings that people use) to counteract my issues with becoming immune. Also, I don't have to worry about power outages.
That strange appendage
by pyecheri - 5/23/06 6:22 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
When driving, I pull over and stop before talking on my phone - wish everyone did. You don't have the right to endanger lives by talking and driving at the same time.
Oh for the days when virtually every human encountered did not have a phone stuck in their ear - especially if I have to listen to their conversation. Rude, boring, and unattractive. I tell them so!
Cell Phone Manners
by lkpeterson - 5/23/06 6:57 PM In reply to: That strange appendage by pyecheriI agree 100% that too many cell phone users are rude and inconsiderate. I work at an information desk in a hospital and people will walk up to me and I think that they are talking to me so I ask them how I can help them before I realize that they are talking to somebody else on their cell phone. Also, they are talking so loud that you can't hear other people who are asking for information. When they are done talking then they want immediate attention.
Text Messaging Dominates
by madiazderivera - 5/23/06 6:23 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
Text Messaging has been a blessing to most phone users in my country. Sending a text message costs about 2 cents here in the Philippines and with that I think I have used text messaging more than any of those features.
Text messaging and the Alarm Clock function - Rock!
by loneale - 5/24/06 4:36 PM In reply to: Text Messaging Dominates by madiazderiveraI have an LG9800 with full QWERTY keyboard. I love the photo op but only because I can send those quick photos via a text message to family and friends. We have a Verizon North America plan because I live in Canada. I can quickly text a message to one of my children with a photo, if desired, and they know what's up, where I am, and what's on my agenda. I don't care about the games...usually the kids play them on a trip. I also love the Alarm clock - three different options including repeat days, using ring tones as alarms (I wake up to Smashmouth during the week and Dobbie Bros or REM on the weekend) and just this once, please. I think the new phone/PDA functions are great.
poll is too limited
by tychocat - 5/23/06 6:41 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I use the phone as a phone, true, but I surf the web in my spare time, exchange text messages, and use the calendar/alarm functions to keep me on top of my schedule. I love the camera, and use that all the time. the poll should have probably read, "What do you do with your phone besides make calls with it?"
Limited, Yes. Communications Device
by tommycooperatl - 5/24/06 9:59 AM In reply to: poll is too limited by tychocatI use the Treo 650 as a full communications device. Mostly phone and text messaging. All contact information is with me at all times as I am out of the office quite a bit. Yup, I'm one of those that moves around a lot.
I use the calendar semi-frequently, but I do use the Memos/Notes feature quite a bit as it has information that I need when I'm on the go.
BTW, if I did not need a phone for work I would not own a a cell phone.
Texting is biggest use.
by wsmontgomery - 5/23/06 6:42 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
Since moving to the Philippines last year, the primary use of the cell phone became the sending/receiving of SMS text messages, next is actual phone conversations. Gaming capability is used while waiting in banks or government offices when I don't have a newspaper. The camera is used pretty often for recording information or evidence for technical or legal investigations. That use is not a daily occurance more like weekly. In Japan the SMS capability is almost unused but every phone is used for sending and receiving emails. These differences between, USA, PH, and Japan are driven only partially by culture. The greatest driving force is tariff structures.
BTW: I have read and answered text messages while operating a motorcycle. I do not recommend this 
Keeping track of my life
by lthomson01 - 5/23/06 6:47 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I use my cell phone to keep track of my to do list, keep my calendar, surf the net, holds all my contacts information, send and receive text messages and more. The thing I hate about my cell phone is that I am constantly losing my signal. I have 2 phones - 1 for work and 1 for personal and I can take out my personal phone (a cheap free Samsung) and make calls when I don't have a signal on my HP ipaq (very expensive) and this irritates me.
Voice, text, Internet
by Holly Klug - 5/23/06 6:54 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
We use it for internet on the go, especially at our cabin. The biggest problem is that new phones don't have antenna adapters, and the reception at our cabin is non-existant for all but one carrier, which has very poor reception. We even registered our Illinois Tollway Transponder using our Clie PDA and Sony Ericsson Cell Phone immediately after buying it while travleing.
Cell Phone Use
by LTWISDAL - 5/23/06 7:16 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
Just as cell phone users (abusers) use them while ordering fast food and get their orders wrong, a much more serious and dangerous use is while driving. You probably see it daily yourself, that is, if you're focused on your driving. Speeding up, slowing down, wandering in and out of lane, running red lights, speeding through school zones, and causing near accidents. I use my cell phone strictly for emergencies, and have an older model Audiovox MVX505. According to those whom I've called on it, they rave about the clarity and sound quality. I don't often hear that from users of the new phones, and most users at work, have to go outside or in a stairwell near a street, to get quality communication. Mine works everywhere, however, it's a basic phone without the bells and whistles. New cell phones are like new toys for children. But then again, the manufacturers and users know that, don't they?
What do you mostly use your cell phone for?
by spoole1 - 5/23/06 7:36 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
Hey people...it's a phone.
It's not a camera. (Talk about your poor resolution)
It's a lousy music resource.
It sucks as a GPS.
Pay games on that miniscule screen? Right!
Tesxt message...the new "dumbing down" of America. u r 2 cute! Yeah, apply for a job with these language skills. Can you say, " do you want fries with that?"
Great one
by harley-d - 5/23/06 7:53 PM In reply to: What do you mostly use your cell phone for? by spoole1I could'nt have said it better. It's a PHONE, you know folks, the thing you use to make and receive calls.
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