Community weekly poll: What do you use your cell phone for?
- 1/16/07 5:18 PM
I use my phone for everything
by Colin Hogan - 1/16/07 9:03 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I have a Cingular 8125 and use it to keep everything I do together. I got sick of carrying my iPaq and phone everywhere so I got this. As for call quality, its Cingular so you can only expect so much no matter what your phone is, but its pretty good.
I can check my e-mail anywhere I am, go on wifi when I am on campus, keep track of all calender and tasks everywhere so I don't need a planner, syncs via bluetooth with my computer, and has great battery life and a qwerty keyboard + touchscreen. It also has a 1.3 mp camera that is above average for a cell phone. Whats not to like?
email...
by pgoss - 1/16/07 9:11 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I use email more than the phone and i check weather and financial info... but the "phone" has become a blackberry...had a walkman sony and it was a good idea, but too heavy and not enough memory really... the cameras are not very good, but they will be.. until then? a little web browsing, but until you experience push email the phone is just a ..phone I guess.. btw this is not business email.. buddies...very little business email as I'm retired, but a few ventures still cookin' slowly....
Clock
by Iran Ranatunga - 1/16/07 9:33 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I chose the answer "nothing else"! but it is handy to check the time when I don't wear a watch since mine has a front display. Also, I do love that I have a camera for those "Kodak" moments when I don't have my digicam handy. I wish the camera had higher resolution, but it's better than nothing.
Vicki
Other Use
by bdriscoll4238 - 1/16/07 9:51 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I use the phone as my watch. I no longer wear a wrist watch.
What do I use my cell phone for?
by harryic - 1/16/07 10:04 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
1. Receiving calls
2. Making calls - in that order
3. As an emergency camera
4. Occasional notes
I prefer my Palm Pilot for other requirements
I use mine for
by catkins - 1/16/07 10:41 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
Texts and the news (world top ten stories every day) and I bought a ring tone (Leona) for 3-50 which made me scream cos it only plays for ten seconds. BUT now I want to set it up for my notebook so I can use my notebook while I am away.
I do sometimes browse the shops and oops almost forgot but I take tons of pictures and thats mainly because I can't be bothered to use my camera and oh just remembered I did a video of some ducks running after me to try and get 250 pounds from that TV programme.
How use is it you ask !!!!!!!!!!! well the web browsing is okay if you have a large magnifying glass and the music is okay if your not fussy about good sounds and the video is okay if your about five years old. Having said all of this I couldn't be without it cos my house burglar alarm is logged into it so I can know instantly if a naughty is in my house looking for what I don't have
iphone=smart phone
by elite2600 - 1/16/07 10:45 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I paid Verizon $500 for a smart phone worth $650 called Pocket PC. The problem with smart phones is that they have touchscreen dialing, which makes it impossible to dial a phone number without stopping what you are doing. I heard iphone has the best touchscreen technology not available anywhere else in the market. The success of iphone would depend on its ease of use, and accurate touchscreen technology. I use my phone mainly for calendar events and some text messaging.
Oh the mighty cell phone! How much can one afford???
by atheria - 1/16/07 10:57 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
No, I don't believe a phone should be your mp3 player, your game-boy-alternative, or your camera. PDA/phone, maybe, but I haven't
seen one that is everything a Ipaq or Palm is yet.
How can a device that costs SO much and goes out of style, out of usefulness and out of technology so OFTEN be useful for long in any other capacity than a phone??? I hate the cost not only the phones themselves, but the SERVICE! It's NEVER perfect (a corded phone is still better than a cordless and a cordless is still better than any cell phone) but the COST of the SERVICES are just nuts! Ask anyone who has gotten stuck with "overages"! Not overages from minutes they have lawfully and duly used - because they just can't NOT call their friends and family, NO! I am talking about the minutes that some cell phone companies levy but WILL NOT allow you to protest - even when you know when you called a person and HOW LONG you spoke to that person. Finding HUNDREDS (and more) minutes that were not used on one's cell phone bill just isn't funny anymore... The cell phone companies have used this tactic to rack up millions (more?) of dollars from customers who just don't have ANYWHERE to turn when something goes wrong.
Prove it you say? It's not a third party story, I am living proof that a cell phone company charged me for 666 minutes MORE than I had in my "plan" and then when I protested, ignored me for months no matter who I talked to. FCC, FTC, and the BBB... all no help. Nothing would show the company for what it was, a greedy, meanspirited company that will do anything including charge for minutes not used to anyone's account. The topper? When they had MORE minutes on my account two months running AFTER IT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF!!! I didn't even have the phone, it lay dead in a friend's home in a room that wasn't being used by human or pet. I got burned and I will no longer use cell phones for ANYTHING but their necessary use... emergencies and necessary calls to family and friends who have the same cell service I now have.
Do I have a different service, YOU BET! Did the other one ever get resolved? NOPE! They sent out threatening letters for a year and then gave up. It hasn't even shown up on my credit report... go figure!
The OTHER thing I have used my cell phone for is an alarm clock. Yep, the free thing it can use it for and it works well enough most of the time...
~ath
and videos
by MrMe003 - 1/16/07 11:12 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
i taking pictures and videos on my Nokia N93.
all other stuff like browsing the net and typing text messages i do with computer....
mostly i even speak phone from my computer.. using skype for that...
Taking Photos.
by Ed-duh-win - 1/16/07 11:32 PM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I use them mostly for taking photos. Its especially useful when I spot some crazy car/events and I can record it with just a flick of my phone...its a lot better than carrying both a camera and a phone. I guess that point makes up for the low quality of the pics, but oh well.
Alarm Clock!
by wendyannh - 1/17/07 12:42 AM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
>> Aside from making and receiving calls, what do you mostly use your cell phone for? <<
1. As an alarm clock! It has about the nastiest-sounding ring I've ever come across and almost an almost endless snooze button, both of which are highly prized features in my book. I use it as an alarm every day - even more often than I sometimes use it as a phone.
2. Taking photos (how useful is it?) - Every so often. It's moderately useful because the pictures really suck, but occasionally, I've been able to take a picture where I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. I always carry a Nikon Coolpix in my purse these days, though, so I almost never without a camera.
I do like being able to look at pictures of my pets and my niece and nephew without having to pull out a larger device, though, and just have something nicer to look at than Cingular's screen crap. My recently deceased dearly beloved kitty is my current background, and still seeing her sweet face every day has helped me a lot through a difficult year that included losing her.
3. Internet browsing (how useful is it?) I've tried it, but it sucks! In a pinch (like once every couple of years), movie listings are nice to be able to get, but it's only with difficulty because it's so darned slow. I use other means.
Re: alarm clock!
by rmcferren - 1/17/07 1:21 AM In reply to: Alarm Clock! by wendyannhYes, I use the clock the most, but I chose text messaging. I use my camera for making wallpaper mostly and for photo caller ID. I don't pay $5 a month for web browsing.
One for all...
by balouke - 1/17/07 2:44 AM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
When my good old cellphone broke down last year I purchased a Mio A701 GSM/GPRS smartphone and it serves me very well as an all-in-one.
It has a 520 Mb processor and Windows Mobile 5 OS. So it has all the PDA functions, Bluetooth(also for the phone) and USB connections for any uploads or syncro with Outlook's Calender or Contacts.
The internet facilities I don't use for the moment: still too expensive and I have no real need(I'm retired!).
It plays music or you can watch photos or videos via Windows Media Player (SD slot for 2Gb card).
The camera (1.3 Megapix)is just good for emergency (but it is there..).
And finally the integrated GPS facility (SIRFstar III) is exellent for both on- or off-road, by car or on foot.
Apple will have to do better to get more from me than just my attention...
Other = All of The Above
by donnana - 1/17/07 4:08 AM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
I use my phone (Cingular 3125) for everything but the dishes, and I'm pretty sure there'll be software for that soon.
All-in-one all over again...
by jbaccarat - 1/17/07 5:03 AM In reply to: What do you use your cell phone for? by Marc Bennett
This is like a miniature version of those humongous hifi-radio-record player-tv combos used to buy in the '50s. All the functions in one place but not as good as the separate versions (e.g. the camera) & if one thing stops working then you're stuck with a disabled product even tho you can still use the rest. Nah just a typical marketing brainshower.
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