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What phone would you have if there was no iPhone ????
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So in a car crash where you broke both of your legs you...slide...hobble...army crawl...to a landline?
Yes. Much more practical than a go-phone.
It was a joke. If I actually wanted to kill myself... I wouldn't be worried about work.
Phone call: Yeah, hi boss... I'm not going to make it in today... or tomorrow... or the next day... or ever... *BANG!*
*Thud*
I imagine about 90% of what one uses in their daily life isn't absolute requirement.
hmmm
the palm pre, most likely. Not too sure. Checked out then Nokia N900 online. Looks pretty nice.
Really haven't checked anything else out since owning an iPhone.
the palm pre, most likely. Not too sure. Checked out then Nokia N900 online. Looks pretty nice.
Really haven't checked anything else out since owning an iPhone.
Land lines can call 911 too, you know.
You youngsters might not be aware of this, but there was once a time where there were ONLY land lines. No kidding. And when you needed to make a phone call, you went and picked up a land line and you made your call.
There were no text messages. If you had something to say to someone, you either called them up and said it to them, or you waited until you could talk to them face-to-face. It was great, people communicating each other in the same room and all.
What if you weren't home? Well, we had these nifty little things called "pay phones." Believe it or not, it's just what it sounds like - you put a dime in it and made your phone call. They were all over the place, so it wasn't hard to find one. The best part was, nobody kept track of how long your call was - you got all the minutes you wanted for that ten cents! Even during "peak" calling hours! There wasn't any such thing as night and weekend minutes, or calling circles, dropped calls, dead coverage zones - if the phone was plugged in, it worked! It was awesome!
</sarcasm>
My point is that we got along just fine without cell phones. They aren't an absolute requirement today.
People got by without electricity, running water, or flushing toilets too, but those three things sure do make life a hell of a lot easier (and less smelly).
Neither is a lot of the subjects modern comedians talk about, but people still laugh. You'll get over it, I'm sure.
I have an Blackberry as my second phone so that. Would try the pre too when it comes out in the UK.
lol, this is what I thought too...what the heck would I do?
Hmmm..maybe, but I think I may look at a Blackberry first.
Land lines can call 911 too, you know.
You youngsters might not be aware of this, but there was once a time where there were ONLY land lines. No kidding. And when you needed to make a phone call, you went and picked up a land line and you made your call.
There were no text messages. If you had something to say to someone, you either called them up and said it to them, or you waited until you could talk to them face-to-face. It was great, people communicating each other in the same room and all.
What if you weren't home? Well, we had these nifty little things called "pay phones." Believe it or not, it's just what it sounds like - you put a dime in it and made your phone call. They were all over the place, so it wasn't hard to find one. The best part was, nobody kept track of how long your call was - you got all the minutes you wanted for that ten cents! Even during "peak" calling hours! There wasn't any such thing as night and weekend minutes, or calling circles, dropped calls, dead coverage zones - if the phone was plugged in, it worked! It was awesome!
</sarcasm>
For me, I'm afraid the pinnacle of telephony came at the moment Alexander Graham Bell muttered 'Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you.' It's been all downhill and anticlimatic for me ever since.
If there had been no iPhone, I'd probably have had stuck to my trusty (and virtually indestrucible) Western Electric 554 wall phone.
AT&T is also preparing other phones
Apparently AT&T is considering almost the same question: what else can they woo people with, besides the iPhone?
So far, they've added the latest HTC Touch Pro 2 and Diamond, and today they announced the Omnia 2.
They've also said they want to sell both Palm Pre models.
For myself, I'd like to try one of the newest Android phones. They seem like a good mixture of everything... even if Google has gone a little crazy lately.
(If Palm wasn't trying to lock down third party Pre apps, I'd be more inclined towards them. I gave one of my sons-in-law a Pre and he loves it.)
Apparently AT&T is considering almost the same question: what else can they woo people with, besides the iPhone?
So far, they've added the latest HTC Touch Pro 2 and Diamond, and today they announced the Omnia 2.
They've also said they want to sell both Palm Pre models.
For myself, I'd like to try one of the newest Android phones. They seem like a good mixture of everything... even if Google has gone a little crazy lately.
(If Palm wasn't trying to lock down third party Pre apps, I'd be more inclined towards them. I gave one of my sons-in-law a Pre and he loves it.)
I'd probably still have that Sony Ericsson too. It was the best non-iPhone phone I ever had and it was still a piece of crap.
I had to hold the speaker down/tap it constantly to get sound with half the calls I made, it dropped most of its calls but would never let you turn 3G off, it randomly turned itself off, its inbox was ALWAYS full but saving messages didn't work right, it froze a lot. I always wondered if mine was a dud. I wouldn't have been buying anything better, I hate most mobile phones with a passion.
On this whole you don't need a mobile debate, since I've moved abroad I've not given anyone my number and I've sent about 5 texts. I arrange everything online through IM/email and call home with skype. It's sort of nice, other days I miss using my iPhone as a phone.
I never knew there was an ignore button, but I'm glad you said that cuz I found it. Definitely happy I will no longer have to read any of TheSpaz's posts. So he owns the most expensive cell phone there is and is a very frequent visitor to the forum about this cell phone, yet he says that a cell phone isn't important to him.
As for the topic: I'd have a Blackberry Bold. I wouldn't miss the touch screen or lack of physical keys of the iPhone, I would just miss all the apps.
I know you can't see this, but I want to say... I don't like cell phones... I like the iPhone. I hardly use it as a phone. There.
Plus, I am no longer using it on an iPhone-specific plan. I've got a go-phone plan for it and it's been working great. I even had AT&T disable data so I won't get charged every time the iPhone feels like downloading data in the background.
If you were in a car crash that broke both your legs, chances are you got a couple of other things wrong besides your legs. If you have the wherewithal to get by the shock and pain to whip out your iPhone and call 911, then I give you props.
However car crashes have been happening long before cell phones, somehow those victims got help.
