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Title: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: memphis on April 20, 2011, 02:30:04 AM I finally succumbed to the inevitable and got a smart phone today. I couldn't handle not having a physical keyboard, so I got the HTC Evo Shift
() Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: bullmoose88 on April 20, 2011, 02:31:31 AM iPhone 4(GSM)
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: afleitch on April 20, 2011, 04:04:38 AM Motorola...with Android! Love it.
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: dead0man on April 20, 2011, 04:10:40 AM Samsung Intensity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_SCH-U450)
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Gustaf on April 20, 2011, 05:07:11 AM An HTC something or other. Wildfire, I think. It was given to me for Christmas by my parents.
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Ebowed on April 20, 2011, 05:12:19 AM It is capable of calls and texts, and it saves all of my phone numbers so that I don't have to remember them. Pretty nifty.
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Franzl on April 20, 2011, 06:24:42 AM iPhone (the not extremely new one, whatever it's called)
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: phk on April 20, 2011, 07:30:04 AM iPhone 3GS, decided to skip 4
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Grumpier Than Thou on April 20, 2011, 07:37:55 AM Samsung Evergreen.
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Countess Anya of the North Parish on April 20, 2011, 10:55:16 AM Droid X. :)
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Grumpier Than Uncle Joe on April 20, 2011, 10:59:10 AM Good choice........I have the cheapest free motorola phone ever made........but I've dropped a 100 times and it won't break, so I'm keeping it.....here it is (the exact one) () Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Countess Anya of the North Parish on April 20, 2011, 11:20:55 AM Good choice........I have the cheapest free motorola phone ever made........but I've dropped a 100 times and it won't break, so I'm keeping it.....here it is (the exact one) () Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: angus on April 20, 2011, 11:35:30 AM I have the same Moto phone that Gramps has. Except that mine has lots of teeth marks on it.
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: AndrewTX on April 20, 2011, 11:49:46 AM I have a blackberry bold.. or something like that. I really dont know.
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Fmr. Pres. Duke on April 20, 2011, 12:08:18 PM iPhone 4
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Grumpier Than Uncle Joe on April 20, 2011, 12:17:18 PM I have the same Moto phone that Gramps has. Except that mine has lots of teeth marks on it. Has the boy grown out of chewing it yet, or do you just find it hard to part with the reliable phone? Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: angus on April 20, 2011, 01:16:47 PM I have the same Moto phone that Gramps has. Except that mine has lots of teeth marks on it. Has the boy grown out of chewing it yet, or do you just find it hard to part with the reliable phone? Ha. It's an amazing little sweatshop-made trinket. I got it soon after we moved to CF, in about August '07. You know the deal, you sign up for two years service and they give you a free phone. It may not exactly be the same model as yours, but it looks like yours, probably has the same features. And it's not a bad deal. Unlimited weekend, holiday, and after 5PM weekdays minutes, and 500 minutes free per month during the 9-5 time. It's 29.95 per month. And I've never been charged over 29.95 plus tax, so I assume I've never gone over 500 minutes during the peak hours. Hell, I've probably never gone over 100 minutes. Anyway, the two years were up and it still worked, so I stayed with it. Going on 4 years now. They send me letters once in a while saying I can get a new free phone (a really nifty one that can scratch my back and wipe my ass and tell me the temperature), if I sign up for two more years. Why the hell would I do that? Right now I go month to month and talk as much as I want, which isn't much, and I can cancel at any time. The phone still works. At least it makes calls and receives text messages. I wouldn't know about sending them since I've never sent one and don't really have any desire to start. I think they're pissed that it lasted two years longer than they thought it would. You gotta figure that they expect those little phones to last, on average, two years. That's why the contract says the phone is free if you keep the service for two years. It's been dropped, thrown, sweated on, spilled, and chewed on, and it's still working fine. No, he's not biting it anymore. Back then, I'd give him the phone and say, "Talk to Mama." Soon as he heard the word Mama I guess his subconscious went into overdrive and his mouth would start sucking and chewing. Eventually he figured out that the phone was a poor substitute for tit. But he outgrew the oral phase. Finally. He got fully weaned at about age 3, so it really only got chewed on the first few months I had it. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Grumpier Than Uncle Joe on April 20, 2011, 01:27:21 PM I think they're pissed that it lasted two years longer than they thought it would. You gotta figure that they expect those little phones to last, on average, two years. That's why the contract says the phone is free if you keep the service for two years. It's been dropped, thrown, sweated on, spilled, and chewed on, and it's still working fine. Mine too......got in early 2007.......I get the same free phone with a 2 year commitment offers.....shove it, I say!!! I've only committed to one thing in my life for greater than 2 years.......well 30 years now, actually......I wonder if I can trade her in a new model with only a 2-year commitment on the new one? Hmmmmmm. ;) Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: opebo on April 20, 2011, 04:45:29 PM I always keep the cheapest Nokia I can as long as I can (they usually last 2-5 years). I have to say I hate complicated phones and like the simplicity of the cheap Nokia (they also usually have a little flashlight function that I prize).
Here we just buy the phone (maybe $30 for a cheap Nokia), and the phone number - another $1.50 or $3, and then just pay for the minutes by buying refill codes at 7-11. I love it, can't believe americans have to commit and all that nonsense. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: AndrewTX on April 20, 2011, 04:48:52 PM I always keep the cheapest Nokia I can as long as I can (they usually last 2-5 years). I have to say I hate complicated phones and like the simplicity of the cheap Nokia (they also usually have a little flashlight function that I prize). Here we just buy the phone (maybe $30 for a cheap Nokia), and the phone number - another $1.50 or $3, and then just pay for the minutes by buying refill codes at 7-11. I love it, can't believe americans have to commit and all that nonsense. Some of us do it because its cheaper, some do it to improve our credit score, but the rest of us do it because you touch yourself at night. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Napoleon on April 20, 2011, 04:53:14 PM ()
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Fmr. Pres. Duke on April 20, 2011, 04:55:16 PM I always keep the cheapest Nokia I can as long as I can (they usually last 2-5 years). I have to say I hate complicated phones and like the simplicity of the cheap Nokia (they also usually have a little flashlight function that I prize). Here we just buy the phone (maybe $30 for a cheap Nokia), and the phone number - another $1.50 or $3, and then just pay for the minutes by buying refill codes at 7-11. I love it, can't believe americans have to commit and all that nonsense. Some of us do it because its cheaper, some do it to improve our credit score, but the rest of us do it because you touch yourself at night. I do it because I'm also a shareholder of my wireless company. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: opebo on April 20, 2011, 04:58:21 PM Some of us do it because its cheaper, some do it to improve our credit score, but the rest of us do it because you touch yourself at night. I thought you had no choice? Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: AndrewTX on April 20, 2011, 05:24:58 PM Some of us do it because its cheaper, some do it to improve our credit score, but the rest of us do it because you touch yourself at night. I thought you had no choice? Well, there are only about 50 cases in the country where its known that phone companies will hold a entire family hositage to have a contract. Sadly, I'm one of them who will be paying for the next 10 years to release them. But the rest of the country makes the choice of going with a contract, or a prepaid phone. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: angus on April 20, 2011, 08:06:00 PM I love it, can't believe americans have to commit and all that nonsense. I'm pretty sure no one has to commit to any of it. Even us married guys have some say in the matter. And would you really rather go into a 7-11 every few days rather than pay a bill once a month? Remember, that bill only comes once a month, and it's just a click and a few strokes of the keyboard to pay it. And, frankly, I'd imagine that thirty dollars is as easy to come by here as 3 dollars is in Thailand. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: t_host1 on April 20, 2011, 11:30:09 PM a dumb one - considering a dumber one. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Stranger in a strange land on April 20, 2011, 11:53:39 PM iPhone 4
Here we just buy the phone (maybe $30 for a cheap Nokia), and the phone number - another $1.50 or $3, and then just pay for the minutes by buying refill codes at 7-11. I love it, can't believe americans have to commit and all that nonsense. I know what you mean, and before the advent of smartphones I would have agreed with you, but there's now exponentially more you can do with a phone, plus I need constant access to my email at all times, as well as the unlimited monthly text plan, so for me having to commit to a contract is well worth it. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Fmr President & Senator Polnut on April 21, 2011, 12:35:38 AM 32GB iPhone 4
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Alcon on April 22, 2011, 04:52:58 AM My phone is so terrible it:
1. Has no camera 2. Does not offer any suggestions in T9word mode, just goes with its first guess automatically I don't expect anyone can beat me on that (except maybe the olds without cell phones) Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Joe Biden 2020 on April 22, 2011, 09:40:57 AM I own a Samsung Intercept from Sprint.
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Grumpier Than Uncle Joe on April 22, 2011, 02:29:30 PM Since angus and I have the dinosaur phones, I don't think either of us are going to be in the mood to switch anytime soon. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_apple_iphone_tracking)
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Fmr. Pres. Duke on April 22, 2011, 05:49:19 PM Since angus and I have the dinosaur phones, I don't think either of us are going to be in the mood to switch anytime soon. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_apple_iphone_tracking) What's wrong with Steve Jobs knowing every move you make, gramps? Doesn't it help knowing there's someone looking out for you? ;) Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: opebo on April 25, 2011, 09:20:48 AM My phone is so terrible it: 1. Has no camera 2. Does not offer any suggestions in T9word mode, just goes with its first guess automatically I don't expect anyone can beat me on that (except maybe the olds without cell phones) My phone also has no camera, and my whatever you call it text thingy (its a 'T9word mode'??) also just goes to the first guess, and then you just have to push a button to make it go through the other options. I doubt there is any person on this forum, however old, who has no mobile phone. I resisted until about 2001, but that's it. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Platypus on May 04, 2011, 04:38:40 AM ()
Love it. Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: JewCon on May 05, 2011, 06:09:50 PM iPhone 3GS
Title: Re: What kind of phone do you own? Post by: Kaine for Senate '18 on May 05, 2011, 06:13:16 PM ()
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