What mobile phone do you have?
- Thread starter Jon
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Only during emergency (Enhanced 911) calls (it's an FCC rule. 
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Looks like I'll have to get a full-blown PDA or an expensive car for all-around GPS usage, but it's still pretty neat to have the functionality there for when it's needed. This thing is also an alarm clock, a scheduler, a web browser, and something to play games on when you're bored. And it's just purdy to look at
Jeez. I almost forgot there's a phone underneath all those features too! *gasp*
)Looks like I'll have to get a full-blown PDA or an expensive car for all-around GPS usage, but it's still pretty neat to have the functionality there for when it's needed. This thing is also an alarm clock, a scheduler, a web browser, and something to play games on when you're bored. And it's just purdy to look at
Jeez. I almost forgot there's a phone underneath all those features too! *gasp*
Mirlyn
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Mine has the option too. I quickly and swiftly disabled it.
From what I've read, its purpose outside of emergency calls is to customize content for your particular location. So, for example, Sprint has this Wireless Web (*cough*crap*cough*) whereby you can log in and the phone will find the area you are in and you can get weather forecasts, movie showings, etc customized for your location (say, if you were out of town).
From what I've read, its purpose outside of emergency calls is to customize content for your particular location. So, for example, Sprint has this Wireless Web (*cough*crap*cough*) whereby you can log in and the phone will find the area you are in and you can get weather forecasts, movie showings, etc customized for your location (say, if you were out of town).
Mirlyn
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It's only $10 for me, but its not worth it....at all. Slow speeds, lack of content, its just not worth it. Pure novelty, and only if you have the patience to press a button, set the phone down, come back later, select the menu, put the phone down, come back later, find the link, set the phone down.....well, you get the point.
I used to use the email on it to alert me when a server or a network went down. But then Sprint redid their plans and I had to have Web to have messaging (whereas before I had to have messaging to have Web). Bastards. Now it just text pages me. Not as pretty/customizeable as email, but, it works.
I used to use the email on it to alert me when a server or a network went down. But then Sprint redid their plans and I had to have Web to have messaging (whereas before I had to have messaging to have Web). Bastards. Now it just text pages me. Not as pretty/customizeable as email, but, it works.
The functionality sounds useful for when one is on the go or unable to access a TV or computer to get certain info they need immediately (e.g. weather, traffic, maps). Cell phones seem to have progressed from mere phones that didn't require any wires to operate to, essentially, a swiss army knife of technology & communications.
I played some games on it earlier today (yesterday?), it was cool cause I didn't have to sit at a hard computer chair and mess around with bigass keyboards and mice.
I suppose one of these days I'll check out the web features on it, it'll probably be easier to get the weather and traffic reports on it than starting my web browser, typing www.weather.com, and entering my zip code and pressing enter, then going to www.whateverthefuckthetrafficreportsiteis.com and doing a bunch of clicking and typing or whatever.
But that will require money. I wish I had money.
I was gonna get text messaging, but I figure, the only people I know around here who have cell phones wouldn't use it. It'd be cheaper to call, seeing how I have 500 day minutes, 1000 minutes to other verizon customers, and free and unlimited night and weekend minutes, and I barely use 200 total minutes.
I played some games on it earlier today (yesterday?), it was cool cause I didn't have to sit at a hard computer chair and mess around with bigass keyboards and mice.
I suppose one of these days I'll check out the web features on it, it'll probably be easier to get the weather and traffic reports on it than starting my web browser, typing www.weather.com, and entering my zip code and pressing enter, then going to www.whateverthefuckthetrafficreportsiteis.com and doing a bunch of clicking and typing or whatever.
But that will require money. I wish I had money.
I was gonna get text messaging, but I figure, the only people I know around here who have cell phones wouldn't use it. It'd be cheaper to call, seeing how I have 500 day minutes, 1000 minutes to other verizon customers, and free and unlimited night and weekend minutes, and I barely use 200 total minutes.
Those 150 minute cost me $100.00
Mirlyn
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I have gone over before.....try long distance roaming while over your minutes I work at a camp out in rural Kansas and would occasionally call friends from there. Those hurt pretty damn bad...~$10-$12 a call, typical call was <5 mins.
300 is plenty, considering all my friends have Sprint. I typically use ~320 mins a month, but with the free sprint to sprint, I only use ~100 of the 300 anytime.
I work at a camp out in rural Kansas and would occasionally call friends from there. Those hurt pretty damn bad...~$10-$12 a call, typical call was <5 mins.300 is plenty, considering all my friends have Sprint. I typically use ~320 mins a month, but with the free sprint to sprint, I only use ~100 of the 300 anytime.
BlurOfSerenity
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i'd like to get a nokia somethingorother, so that i can make use of all the super nifty faceplates and buttons and other accessories.