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Developing for the Motorola T720
r0.ini writes "Nice step-by-step introduction guide on how to make that cool app for your T720." Worth a read even if you never intend to write a program for your cell phone, for the comparison between BREW and J2ME (and implicitly between Verizon and AT&T).
Only after getting the cell phone, however, did I realize the amazing freedom of being able to call or be called anywhere at any time.
Yes, having people call you ANYTIME ANYWHERE is quite a "freedom".
If I ever give in and get a cell phone, it will be for outgoing calls only, that's for sure.
I don't know about you but I want a mobile phone to make calls. I don't need a phone that decides to crash and reboot in the middle of a call... I have enough headaches with PCs, I just want my phone to work. (ps, I have never tried one, just my observation from reading that newsgroup when I was trying to decide what phone to buy. Based on the rants, I got a v60i for the wife and hung onto my trusty 2 year old moto 7868W startac which has always worked like a champ)
Sounds like a good script for a horror movie. The bad guy is about to slash you up in bits, you reach for your fancy cell phone, and it blue screens while trying to call 9-1-1
With the rant about porn, I agree. With the rant about cell-phones, I completely disagree.
At work we have a couple hundred employees who are not in the office - or any office - most of the time. They stay in contact and do there work by means of their cell phone. In addition to basic voice calls, it sends and recieves email and acts as a modem for thier laptop computer. These features exist because of the very innovation you rail against here.
Furthermore, innovations and open innovative systems like J2ME create an environment in which additional feature sets can be added to a phone at an exponentially faster and more diverse manner. This means that some people are going to choose to do some disgusting things, but it also means that you can choose to do some amazing things. In fact, you probably won't have to - some other geek will do write the programs for you. He might even give it away for free.
Here's the point. Most people don't need (or want) all of the power of their laptop while they are walking down the street, but there are some things they'd like to be able to do. If their phone can handle it they don't have to carry (or even buy) a laptop.
I'm alergic to sig smoke.
I have to admit I didn't look too closely. I'd rather not. It looked like it was porn, so I avoided it.
Personally, even with a bathing suit I don't want to look at it. Its about treating myself and others with respect and not using them as a recreational drug. A picture that focuses on a woman's physical beauty only, particularly in a suggestive way, is not something I want to see.
Are you addicted to sigs?
Speaking as a former employee of a large cellular phone company, I have one big question..
Why the hell is everyone looking at some whiz-bang cell phone features but settling for crappy reception/range?
Grr. I know why certain areas don't have cell towers. Not profitable, NIMBY folks, FCC regs, etc.. but what I don't get is the notion that your phone needs to be a second Game Boy. If I want to play games and crap, I'll get an actual Game Boy Advance. I use my Ericsson T68 for my address book & calendar stuff. Maybe some WAP browsing here & there. But, that's about it. I would much rather have more effort put into stability & call quality than "gee whiz!' features.