28-08-2003 08:02									#31
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I much prefer flipphones to ones like Nokia's styling.

The size tends to be smaller when folded up, and when unfolded allows for a larger display that can fit more information, and the calls sound clearer since the mic is closer to the mouth, so less background noise is heard.

	28-08-2003 08:24									#32
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BTW If anyone is thinking about getting T-Mobile (Deutche TeleCom) don't. Sure, they give you alot of minutes for the lowest price but their coverage, at least in America, blows so you often can't use those minutes. It covers the major cities and that's it. If your driving between cities or in the country side then your just SOL.

	28-08-2003 18:08									#33
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I agree with Asher. Flip phones are better, nokia's (I used to have a 3330) suck big time!! The worse thing is when they dial "999" when in your pocket . Also the battery cover kept on falling off all my old nokias. Nokias are bad. Nokias suck. Nokia's run DOS

	28-08-2003 20:25									#34
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It's hard to use the flip phones in a public place without looking like a complete tosser

	28-08-2003 20:37									#35
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But if you have a Nokia, you already look like a complete tosser

Girls and gay guys and their Nokias.

	28-08-2003 21:22									#36
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ain't that the truth reds

i've still got a 3310, you can make and receive calls, send txts and play snake, what more do you want?

	28-08-2003 21:26									#37
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I really can't complain about my Nokia. I have had that annoying problem of it hitting autodial while in my pocket but that's rare. I really don't worry about wither or not a phone will make me look cool when I use it. I just got the best phone I could get for the cheapest price.

	28-08-2003 21:26									#38
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Reception.

	28-08-2003 21:29									#39
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Not in Europe. Nokias are by far the most popular phone. Mainly 'cause they are generally the ones you can get free when you sign up for a contract, the reception is fine here. Generally here the yuppy ****ers are the ones with the flip phones.

	28-08-2003 21:32									#40
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I still don't see the point of text messages other then to play silly games. If I want to communicate with someone then I pick up the phone and call them; if they don't anwser well everyone has voice mail which is far better then trying to type crap on a 12 button phone pad.

Internet surfing on a phone is another lame brain idea. Who wants to see web pages on a screen the size of a postage stamp? Who wants to pay that per minute charge? I already have faster, better internet service at home and if I'm on the go there are tons of places I can plug my laptop into. Heck, there are even Wi-Fi spots all over California so I can surf the net with my lap top for about the same price as with a phone and the lap top is much better suited for the job.

	28-08-2003 21:37									#41
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Oerdin: I like text messages, because I get 100 free to send and unlimited to receive each month.

They're useful for when you have to tell somebody something, but it's not totally urgent. Or if you're in a classroom.

My SO texts me if his ETA changes (since he uses public transit), I use it to. I have it set up on my MSN account so any MSN user can send me a text message without me giving out my cellphone to everyone -- this was useful last year when trying to coordinate a bunch of my software engineering groups. I also have mine to text me if there's any storm warning issued, or if traffic on any of my given streets during the time I drive home is affected, and every time a goal is scored in a Flames game.

Regarding the internet...my provider doesn't charge per-minute for the internet on it. Actually, my contract came with a surf package which makes most sites totally free to use. And it's not the WWW type internet like this, it's usually a text-only interface.

I use mine regularly to check movie times (And reviews) when deciding what to do, do things like find bowling alleys nearby, browse local restaurants by cousine, log into MSN messenger & ICQ, and check email sometimes.

When you've got a flipphone like I do which is actually fairly high res and a real GUI with scrollbars and in full color, it's not half bad.

	28-08-2003 21:42									#42
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Flip phones is another silly idea, that's just another bit that can be broken. And it's not easy to flip it open with just one hand.

	28-08-2003 21:42									#43
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Hopefully I'll be able to get all that stuff with my next free upgrade. Never paid for a phone yet, don't intend to unless the market changes.

	28-08-2003 21:43									#44
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger And it's not easy to flip it open with just one hand.

see my post above before you attempt that.....

	28-08-2003 21:46									#45
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My txt messaging requires 3 buttons, the 'fancy a pint' button for send messages, and a 'yes' and a 'maybe later' buttons for when a recieve messages

	28-08-2003 21:47									#46
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Flip phones is another silly idea, that's just another bit that can be broken. And it's not easy to flip it open with just one hand.

It's very easy, stick your thumb in and push it up.

Mine is springy, all you need to do is crack it open a little and it opens the rest by itself.

And it's not that easy to break it, since it's stored folded...

	28-08-2003 21:49									#47
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quote: Originally posted by reds4ever see my post above before you attempt that.....

There are numerous occasions during which a mobile phone that requires only one hand to use is far superior.

	28-08-2003 21:53									#48
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From a design stand point I find the flip phones to be slightly better. The keys are protected when you're not using the phone so there is no chance they will get hit by something in your pocket and auto-dial someone at 3am. Also as Asher said the microphone is closer to your lips so less background noise is picked up plus the display & buttons can both be larger.

	28-08-2003 21:55									#49
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quote: Originally posted by Asher Most importantly: The fishies swim around in that picture of my phone I took. It's the aquarium background. Have a bunch of others stock, like a cabin with snow falling and a field with yellow flowers blowing in the wind, and you can download backgrounds as well.

I have the same one, only slightly different. I find all the ringtones to be very lame and the animated backgrounds even worse. A fishtank?!? Jesus Christ man, thats like a 1992 screensaver. The phone itself is great, but had I known all its available sounds and appearances were this lame I wouldn't have bought it.

You can DL stuff for it, but thats a whole other service that one needs to be subscribed to. Hells no.

I am literally embarrased when my phone rings or someone wants to make a call on it. I have it set to vibrate then ring in hopes that I can catch it before the din. There is absolutely no hope of a cool background image. The least-stupid is the Advertisement screen for the company I use, but I dont want to look at an advertisement all day either.

All of this would've been avoided had the model phones at the store actually had batteries and one could see what they have.

	28-08-2003 21:59									#50
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Your phone company makes you subscribe for the download service?

I like the fish background, blue is my favorite color and it's very...blue.

My provider (Telus) lets you download ringtones and images individually. My ringtone is an Incubus song (Are You In).

	28-08-2003 22:01									#51
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Here in California you have to pay to down load ring tons as well. At least you can go to their web site and listen to them all before you pay for them.

	28-08-2003 22:02									#52
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Yeah, I have T-Mobile and they have these rediculous things called 'T-Zones". Its some stupid thing where you can talk to your other friends with T-Mobile service for free or less cost I guess. Only my drug dealer has T-Mobile, so I wasnt really interested.

Gimmie a sec... digital cam is out, pics in a moment...

	28-08-2003 22:45									#53
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Flip mobiles rule!!! Asides from making you think you're from star trek, they make the phones smaller, and wont dial stuff when in pocket.

	28-08-2003 23:13									#54
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quote: Originally posted by elijah Flip mobiles rule!!! Asides from making you think you're from star trek, they make the phones smaller, and wont dial stuff when in pocket.

keypad lock?

	28-08-2003 23:16									#55
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I used to have a non-flip, and the keypad lock feature will prevent unwanted dialings, but it is a pain to have to unlock everytime you want to make a call.

Personally, I dig how small this one is. Asher, surely yours is this small too? I'm not sure what model this piece is.

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	28-08-2003 23:18									#56
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Yup, that looks very similar to mine.

I dig how small & light it is too. And the screen is very bright and vibrant, far moreso than my brother's T720. And it's quite large too.

	28-08-2003 23:26									#57
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Here is the lame-o screen that I use. It goes under the name "night", however it is a lampost?

Other oddities:

"Digital Clock"- Is actually a digital Clock with a racecar in the background?

"Analog clock" is the same but with birds flying in the background.

"Lake" is actually a guy in a canoe.

"Sunset" is actually a sunset... with a lame animated boat going across.

It also has every single zodiac constillation.... except with a rediculous outline around each of them + their name spelled out.

The big selling point is that these wallpapers is that they are all animated... however, thats the problem. There really isnt a need to have them all do something stupid just to be flashy. OOoh Oooh, a dandilion with animated seeds blowing in the wind? WTF?


The ring tones arent even rings. They are all songs, lame ones at that too... God, I wish I had a Christina Aguilera wallpaper and some Led Zep rings. =/

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	28-08-2003 23:31									#58
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this is going to be my next phone.

Highlights

Integrated camera

Large enhanced color display (65,536 colors)

MMS messaging (send images, sound and text to other phones)

Phonebook (200 names - up to 4 numbers plus up to 2 e-mail addresses and photo)

Photo caller ID

Voice memo (up to 10 seconds per memo, a total of 56 seconds)

T9 predictive text

Calendar

Calculator

Unit converter

Scheduler

Infrared

Alarm

E-mail

One-touch mMode key

TTY compatible

Speakerphone (full duplex)

Self-portrait mirror (for camera usage)

Self-timer for camera (10 seconds)

Photo frames (10 frames to border your photo)

Photo edit modes (black and white, negative and sepia)

Twilight mode for taking pictures in low light

2x digital zoom on camera

Variable picture size/format (JPG or PNG; fine, normal or economy)

Polyphonic MIDI ring tones (16-voice)

Voice-activated dialing (10 numbers)

External sub-display with three colors (orange, blue, green)

Wallpaper

Animated menu icons

Custom shortcut keys

Two languages (English, Spanish)

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this is my current phone:

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	28-08-2003 23:31									#59
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It's definitely a different model than mine, the inside looks different and has different buttons. Plus I don't have any of those backgrounds, and have regular ringtones (10) as well as stock songs (20), and space for 10 downloadable at a time.

	28-08-2003 23:41									#60
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quote: Originally posted by Field Marshal Klesh God, I wish I had a Christina Aguilera wallpaper and some Led Zep rings. =/