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| Thread ID: 66567 | 2006-02-27 08:43:00 | Do you have a mobile phone? | stu161204 (123) | PC World Chat |
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| 434436 | 2006-02-27 20:42:00 | i have to agree with bruce. i'm looking for a new phone at the moment, do you think i can find one with an external aerial input? all i want is one to talk on, no fancy cameras and no i don't want one so small i need to use a pointy stick to press the buttons or one with fancy flip fronts that break off when i drop it off the buidling i'm working on. i don't want a fashion excessory or little games to keep kiddees amused. MY GOD i want a phone that actually gets used as a PHONE ! <shock horror> i just want a basic phone thats built like a tank just in case i have to throw it someone annoying me with "A team" ring tones ;) |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 434437 | 2006-02-27 20:56:00 | One thing i will say about the Alcatel POS model (one touch easy) is that it is durable. I know of someone who lost one of the same model, and found it in the garden 6 months later. Mine has a full set of white numberless buttons now owing to being stored in pockets, but other than that it does seem a strong and durable model. | personthingy (1670) | ||
| 434438 | 2006-02-27 21:00:00 | very basic model .......cost $100 rings people/texts/receives phone calls it's all I want/need... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 434439 | 2006-02-28 04:17:00 | I have a Sony Z600 which is a handmedown from my daughter. I am extremely grateful for the technology as it means we can keep in touch by txt as she is constantly on the move in some very dodgy countries. A very cheap way for some peace of mind. | Dally (6292) | ||
| 434440 | 2006-02-28 04:22:00 | My mobile is a basic phone, no camera or fancy do-dads and I use it for text only . Don't send very many text messages, just half a dozen or so each a week to mates, family and to my parents to keep in touch, now that they have finally gone "high tech" after being given my brother's older phone . Other people (family members) sometimes use my phone for voice calls but that is rare . Out of interest, why did you start this poll, Stu? Trying to decide whether you need a mobile phone or not? :) |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 434441 | 2006-02-28 04:46:00 | Well, I can say I'm pretty much in the same camp as Bruce & tweak'e, though I was forced to get a new mobile when my old Alcatel One Touch view db (what a mouthful) fell 1m onto concrete (inside a 'protective' case) and killed the display. I was also looking for a phone with similar specs: - Make & receive calls - Tri-band for global roaming - EMS capability & predictive text (though I don't text often) - Keys that are not too fiddly and squashed together - Long battery life - 'Candy-bar' form factor - Ability to somehow get my own composed (polyphonic) ringtones onto the phone. At the end of the day, some things have to give. All the candy-bar phones on sale (in the lower price range) have fiddly keys, Sony-Ericssons being among the worst. MP3 ringtone capability (and data connectivity e.g. IR / Bluetooth) seemed to come bundled with a built-in camera (which I would have refused a year earlier). In my case, with a phone out of order, there isn't the time to wait for the 'perfect' phone to be released, let alone in NZ and with Vodafone etc pushing 3G with video calls. So tweak'e, you might be interested in the Motorola V550 (the model I have just bought) - it has an external aerial and nice large keys. The catch - an integrated 640x480 camera (which shouldn't add to the price too much), data cable & data sync software sold separately and clamshell form-factor (which the sales assistant says shouldn't have any particular durability issues). At least markings won't be worn off the keypad. |
D. McG (3023) | ||
| 434442 | 2006-02-28 05:17:00 | Out of interest, why did you start this poll, Stu? Trying to decide whether you need a mobile phone or not? :) na, just seeing how many people have a mobile phone & seeing how poplar mobile phone are. :) |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 434443 | 2006-02-28 06:09:00 | i have to agree with bruce. i'm looking for a new phone at the moment, do you think i can find one with an external aerial input? all i want is one to talk on, no fancy cameras and no i don't want one so small i need to use a pointy stick to press the buttons or one with fancy flip fronts that break off when i drop it off the buidling i'm working on. i don't want a fashion excessory or little games to keep kiddees amused. MY GOD i want a phone that actually gets used as a PHONE ! <shock horror> i just want a basic phone thats built like a tank just in case i have to throw it someone annoying me with "A team" ring tones ;) My phone has an external aerial input (Hyundai TX115c). I've never seen an accessory that can use tis though...where does one purchase such a thing? I'm assuming an external aerial input would be used to fit a 'big' external aerial to gain more reception. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 434444 | 2006-02-28 07:55:00 | I'm actually surprised at the results of this poll. I would have thought PressF1 visitors would have been much more into mobile gadgets.:) | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 434445 | 2006-02-28 08:07:00 | I have 2 phones . . . the whole 021/027 shindig . Despite this I hate sending text messages . I hate receiving text messages with a far greater passion . Mainly because, despite my friends having some percentage of a tertiary education, cannot remain literate for 200 characters . I was thinking that they should hurry up and get those tooths phones in mass production, especially if its hooked up to your vocal cords so you wouldn't have to actually speak to take a call . If their going this far they may as well implement speech to text to negate keypads altogether . This also has the added benefit of avoiding those wanks walking down queen st . with those stupid nokia headsets . - David |
DangerousDave (697) | ||
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