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Plain Cell Phones Fading Away?
An anonymous reader writes "According to this Reuters article plain old vanilla cell phones are fading away in the US. Instead, the author claims, (after quoting some 'expert' from this company) that phones with fancy features (cameras, games, etc.) are starting to dominate. I beg to differ - one of the few things stopping me from purchasing a phone is the fact that I do not want to pay for hundreds of features that I will never use. All I want is an address book and a way to make calls."
Thanks for that redundant post.
I dislike color screens because they drain the battery too fast and 99.99% of the time I use my cell phone for -duh- calling people, not for sending pictures.
Now if it could only play 8 track cartridges :)
I am afraid I can't do that Dave
Help fight continental drift.
... with Bluetooth a cell phone can ... be made smaller and just stay in the pocket... not have an ear piece or mouth piece. And have it come with a Bluetooth head set.
Great. Then when the obnoxious guy next to you in the restaurant, airplane, or [wherever you can't escape] starts talking loudly on his cell phone, at least you can hear BOTH sides of the conversation.
And even chime in. B-)
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
... computers you could talk to.
But what do we get?
Telephones you type on.
Insanity is the last line of defence for the master diplomat. But you have to lay the groundwork early.
I work at Best Buy...
See, that's your problem right there. I worked a Best Buy one summer, and so help me if those customers weren't the stupidest goddamn motherfuckers on earth. And not even "how many megahertz of hard drive do I need" stupid. I mean "does this 52" projection TV take double A batteries or triple As" stupid. Walking out the front door with display items because they "couldn't find the cash register" stupid.
I'm sure they're excited by camera phones, but they get just about as excited if you jingle your keys at them.
That's why I always set my ring to sound like a phone ringing. In this day and age, that's the unique sound to have!
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Dude, I've been trying to call you for hours! Now get your phone out of your pants and answer it!
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.
Walking out the front door with display items because they "couldn't find the cash register" stupid.
That sounds suspiciously like a faked excuse. "Uhhh. no - Me no trying steal thing. Me no smart. Me sorry. Me not knowing where money place to buy thing. Please no press charges on me for shoplifting."
Don't label something "offtopic" unless you know the topic well enough to tell what's on topic.
Very interesting observa. Some people *do* get really annoyed when stuff is left incomple. I wonder if it's related at all to Obsessive Compulsive Disor?
Interesting. That must be what it feels like to have a 'real' job. I ignore it if it's my work calling and answer it if it's my gf or friends.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a youtube comments section scrolling - forever.