WTF Cell Phone Design - Page 4

lumberjim · 06-26-2008, 10:46 PM

yeah, maybe it's like dar says. maybe you're just not that bright. maybe you used to be, but haven't noticed that you've become backward and dull? just a thought.

Flint · 06-26-2008, 11:04 PM

I know what I don't need: a newer, "better" gizmo, just because they made one, and they want to sell it to me. I'm not Pavolv's idiot dog, drooling over the latest techno thingee that I "must have" because they tell me so. I didn't have a gyroscope in my phone last year, and I didn't drive my car off an overpass. Why do I "have to" have one this year?

Now I'm a Luddite because I want a device available on the market that fulfills a specific need I have, i.e. verbal communication. I have to carry a phone because I'm on call 24/7. I got the cheapest, least-featured one they have, and it still takes pictures in my pocket all day.

And people do text me on it; mainly people who want to cancel dinner plans at the last moment, or other things people are too much of a pussy to say in person. It used to be rude to do things over the phone, now we're lucky if people even pick up the phone. A friend of mine got a text from his girlfriend that she was breaking up with him, and he was disappointed that she didn't call--people used to do that in person!

Maybe I'm a grumpy old man. Or maybe I'm just not infatuated with these incrementally more useful objects, just because they market the hell out of each new little feature. Every six months.

They still don't do anything near as useful as placing phone calls, yet they've already moved on past that in the design. They're overshooting the goal. It still needs to work as a phone.

lumberjim · 06-26-2008, 11:12 PM

what kind of a fucking phone do you have?

Flint · 06-26-2008, 11:19 PM

the kind of phone that I will beat you to fucking death with

morethanpretty · 06-27-2008, 12:44 AM

Why don't you just set up voice dialing? Then you wouldn't have to go through all that clicking, and you can't expect the phone to come already set up with that just like it doesn't come with all your phone numbers entered.

Sundae · 06-27-2008, 04:37 AM

IF you're making or taking calls when you're driving the only hope is that you'll take yourself out of the gene pool before you take too many other people out of it.

Oh - just thought - it might still be legal in America.

nowhereman · 06-27-2008, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Oh - just thought - it might still be legal in America.

In some states, it's is illegal to drive and yak - I guess lots of people didn't get the memo, including police officers who ALL seem to be talking and driving. "Citizen's Arrest!! Citizen's Arrest!!" - (Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show", 1963.)

DucksNuts · 06-27-2008, 06:56 AM

Blackjack here....

click one button - contacts/phone book
click first letter of name...scroll if needed
click dial

One click to get to txt messages

One click for email

qwerty keypad

its awesome

and I could beat LJ or Flint to death with it

Undertoad · 06-27-2008, 07:19 AM

Yeah dude voice dialing with bluetooth.

press bluetooth device button

say "call jacquelita"

It says "call jacquelita. which number?"

say "mobile"

It says "mobile. connecting"

One button, hands free, no dialing, no looking down, no fiery crash.

classicman · 06-27-2008, 07:50 AM

I have to agree with Flint to a point - I had an LG phone which was very easy to use. I "upgraded" to a new phone and got a motorola with all sorts of new features and shit I don't really need. I spent the time and read the manual.

The reality is that it is less user friendly, takes and just isn't as easy to use. Texting, which I do a lot, is a pain to get to and the phone features suck. It is nice and shiny though - looks cool, but its functionality is subpar to my "old phone." I will definitely not be getting another motorola again. I'll go back to LG.

Flint · 06-27-2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

IF you're making or taking calls...

I've explained I carry the phone because I'm on call. I feed my family by being available 24/7, whether I'm driving or whether I'm asleep at 3am. I'm not making social calls to chit-chat about trivialities.

Sure, there are extra devices I could spend money on that would add functionality. Convenient--the device fails to perform its core function, yet spending extra money remedies the situation. Cha-ching!

Or, here's an idea: how about the people who design phones design them well? How dare I suggest that!

Sundae · 06-27-2008, 08:27 AM

As I said, I didn't realise it was legal in the US.
IMHO I think it is still dangerous, whether you have the one button phone you want, or something you think is badly designed.

It won't comfort your wife & kids if your opinion of the phone's poor design was proved by you crashing & burning one day.

Cloud · 06-27-2008, 09:08 AM

so, Flint . . . you never call your wife from the grocery store asking which kind of foodiewidgets to buy or if you're out of milk? Awesome!

Cloud · 06-27-2008, 11:09 AM

hmm. I posted this question at another forum I belong to, which has an average participant age much lower than this one (hee!). Not getting a lot of dissatisfaction.

I think all of us need to implement the voice-activation control thingies on our phones. That's a good idea for safety and convenience. Even if it does take some doing to figure out.

(and while I'm at it, I could probably learn to use the camera, too)

dar512 · 06-27-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Or, here's an idea: how about the people who design phones design them well? How dare I suggest that!

How did you end up with this phone? Something you purchased or provided by the company?

Oh, and you still haven't said what model this is so that we can all avoid your fate-worse-than-death.

06-26-2008, 10:46 PM	#46
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah, maybe it's like dar says. maybe you're just not that bright. maybe you used to be, but haven't noticed that you've become backward and dull? just a thought. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-26-2008, 11:04 PM	#47
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I know what I don't need: a newer, "better" gizmo, just because they made one, and they want to sell it to me. I'm not Pavolv's idiot dog, drooling over the latest techno thingee that I "must have" because they tell me so. I didn't have a gyroscope in my phone last year, and I didn't drive my car off an overpass. Why do I "have to" have one this year? Now I'm a Luddite because I want a device available on the market that fulfills a specific need I have, i.e. verbal communication. I have to carry a phone because I'm on call 24/7. I got the cheapest, least-featured one they have, and it still takes pictures in my pocket all day. And people do text me on it; mainly people who want to cancel dinner plans at the last moment, or other things people are too much of a pussy to say in person. It used to be rude to do things over the phone, now we're lucky if people even pick up the phone. A friend of mine got a text from his girlfriend that she was breaking up with him, and he was disappointed that she didn't call--people used to do that in person! Maybe I'm a grumpy old man. Or maybe I'm just not infatuated with these incrementally more useful objects, just because they market the hell out of each new little feature. Every six months. They still don't do anything near as useful as placing phone calls, yet they've already moved on past that in the design. They're overshooting the goal. It still needs to work as a phone. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-26-2008, 11:12 PM	#48
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	what kind of a fucking phone do you have? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-26-2008, 11:19 PM	#49
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	the kind of phone that I will beat you to fucking death with __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-27-2008, 12:44 AM	#50
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Why don't you just set up voice dialing? Then you wouldn't have to go through all that clicking, and you can't expect the phone to come already set up with that just like it doesn't come with all your phone numbers entered. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

06-27-2008, 04:37 AM	#51
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	IF you're making or taking calls when you're driving the only hope is that you'll take yourself out of the gene pool before you take too many other people out of it. Oh - just thought - it might still be legal in America. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-27-2008, 06:56 AM	#53
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Blackjack here.... click one button - contacts/phone book click first letter of name...scroll if needed click dial One click to get to txt messages One click for email qwerty keypad its awesome and I could beat LJ or Flint to death with it

06-27-2008, 07:19 AM	#54
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yeah dude voice dialing with bluetooth. press bluetooth device button say "call jacquelita" It says "call jacquelita. which number?" say "mobile" It says "mobile. connecting" One button, hands free, no dialing, no looking down, no fiery crash.

06-27-2008, 07:50 AM	#55
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I have to agree with Flint to a point - I had an LG phone which was very easy to use. I "upgraded" to a new phone and got a motorola with all sorts of new features and shit I don't really need. I spent the time and read the manual. The reality is that it is less user friendly, takes and just isn't as easy to use. Texting, which I do a lot, is a pain to get to and the phone features suck. It is nice and shiny though - looks cool, but its functionality is subpar to my "old phone." I will definitely not be getting another motorola again. I'll go back to LG. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-27-2008, 08:27 AM	#57
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	As I said, I didn't realise it was legal in the US. IMHO I think it is still dangerous, whether you have the one button phone you want, or something you think is badly designed. It won't comfort your wife & kids if your opinion of the phone's poor design was proved by you crashing & burning one day. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-27-2008, 09:08 AM	#58
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	so, Flint . . . you never call your wife from the grocery store asking which kind of foodiewidgets to buy or if you're out of milk? Awesome! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-27-2008, 11:09 AM	#59
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	hmm. I posted this question at another forum I belong to, which has an average participant age much lower than this one (hee!). Not getting a lot of dissatisfaction. I think all of us need to implement the voice-activation control thingies on our phones. That's a good idea for safety and convenience. Even if it does take some doing to figure out. (and while I'm at it, I could probably learn to use the camera, too) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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