what kind of cell phone do you have? - Page 3

Undertoad · 11-06-2009, 08:19 PM

Elspode · 11-06-2009, 10:33 PM

Selene was an early adopter of the Blackjack. She's had it three years, giving it hard use all the way. She's lost the back of it and the multifunction charger/data port is pretty much shot, so she's going for a new smartphone. I think she's got her heart set on the iPhone 3GS. She's played with my 3G for awhile now, and I'm pretty happy with it.

All of these smart phones just about kill you as far as monthly charges, though. Having portable data in the palm of your hand is *not* cheap. I pay nearly three times what my kids pay for their unlimited talk minutes, unlimited text and MMS messaging - $45 for them to $125 for me. My phone does lots of stuff theirs don't, but wow. Expensive.

That said, I've used the GPS and mapping function three times in the past two evenings, I use Twitter and Facebook pretty much daily, I've browsed up tons of useful info while out and about via the voice activated Google Search. So, yeah, it's expensive, but at this point I'd feel like I'd lost a limb if I had to be without it.

dar512 · 11-06-2009, 10:33 PM

Very nice, ut.

monster · 11-06-2009, 10:57 PM

our phones cost $60/year :p

I just ordered a new one today. the charge isn't holding so well on my antique any more.

monster · 11-06-2009, 10:59 PM

I'm getting an LG Flare

for $25 ....but I'm getting a free car charger and headset with that :p

DanaC · 11-07-2009, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

She's played with my 3G for awhile now, and I'm pretty happy with it.

.

Is that what they call it these days?

DanaC · 11-07-2009, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

our phones cost $60/year :p

I just ordered a new one today. the charge isn't holding so well on my antique any more.

Awww. Hate when that happens. I actually kept my beloved brick when I acquired this nasty razr. It's in a drawer as my spare phone. I'd still be using it as my main phone if it held its charge.

Crimson Ghost · 11-07-2009, 05:02 AM

White noise - aka Rock 'n' Roll.

Anyway -

Samsung a237
Yup, it's cheap, and I don't have all the bells and whistles, but it does what I want it to do.
Make and receive phone calls.
That's what a phone is supposed to do.

Griff · 11-07-2009, 05:25 AM

Yeah, I'm with the BrianR/monster contingent my phone is just a phone.

DanaC · 11-07-2009, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Yeah, I'm with the BrianR/monster contingent my phone is just a phone.

Except when it's cigar?

Griff · 11-07-2009, 02:13 PM

Exactly so.

DanaC · 11-07-2009, 02:43 PM

*nods sagely*

Gravdigr · 11-07-2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Do I get the prize for the oldest phone still in use?

No. My dad uses a Nokia 3595, that he bought (really, really) used about ten years ago. I'd show ya a pic, but this old 'puter doesn't play well w/my camera & cards. He can't hear so well anymore, and the 3595 has a ringtone he can actually hear!

bluecuracao · 11-07-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Nineteen dollar throw-away phone.

Me too, a "Go Phone," and I renew my minutes via debit card. It would be fine except I cringe a little every time someone texts me--20 cents per, argh.

monster · 11-07-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

No. My dad uses a Nokia 3595, that he bought (really, really) used about ten years ago. I'd show ya a pic, but this old 'puter doesn't play well w/my camera & cards. He can't hear so well anymore, and the 3595 has a ringtone he can actually hear!

he's not a dwellar so doesn't count :p

11-06-2009, 08:19 PM	#31
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	http://simplynoise.com/

11-06-2009, 10:33 PM	#32
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Selene was an early adopter of the Blackjack. She's had it three years, giving it hard use all the way. She's lost the back of it and the multifunction charger/data port is pretty much shot, so she's going for a new smartphone. I think she's got her heart set on the iPhone 3GS. She's played with my 3G for awhile now, and I'm pretty happy with it. All of these smart phones just about kill you as far as monthly charges, though. Having portable data in the palm of your hand is not cheap. I pay nearly three times what my kids pay for their unlimited talk minutes, unlimited text and MMS messaging - $45 for them to $125 for me. My phone does lots of stuff theirs don't, but wow. Expensive. That said, I've used the GPS and mapping function three times in the past two evenings, I use Twitter and Facebook pretty much daily, I've browsed up tons of useful info while out and about via the voice activated Google Search. So, yeah, it's expensive, but at this point I'd feel like I'd lost a limb if I had to be without it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-06-2009, 10:33 PM	#33
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Very nice, ut. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-06-2009, 10:57 PM	#34
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	our phones cost $60/year :p I just ordered a new one today. the charge isn't holding so well on my antique any more. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-06-2009, 10:59 PM	#35
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'm getting an LG Flare for $25 ....but I'm getting a free car charger and headset with that :p __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-07-2009, 05:02 AM	#38
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	White noise - aka Rock 'n' Roll. Anyway - Samsung a237 Yup, it's cheap, and I don't have all the bells and whistles, but it does what I want it to do. Make and receive phone calls. That's what a phone is supposed to do. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

11-07-2009, 05:25 AM	#39
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah, I'm with the BrianR/monster contingent my phone is just a phone. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-07-2009, 02:13 PM	#41
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Exactly so. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)