Comments | mankiller: On cell phones and their identity crises

mankiller

On cell phones and their identity crises

May 10, 2005 12:27

Has anybody noticed that cell phones are trying to become more than what anyone has asked them to be? Java has long been a companion of cell phones, back to iDEN at least on Motorola phones. Internal memory has always been limited, because...well, I don't know. Actually, that's exactly the part of the identity crisis I wanted to address ( Read more... )

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bonelesspuppy May 11 2005, 08:08:06 UTC

That's one reason I don't have a Japanese cell phone-- I can't make myself pay upwards of $50 a month for the shiny colors and camera functions when I really don't want or need them. When I settle in at a new job, I'll probably have a cell phone again, and by God it will be black-and-white with no feature more advanced than "vibrate." If wanted a PDA, I would buy a PDA.

Cell phones: Not for the less-than-socially-irresponsible-technogeek anymore mankiller May 11 2005, 19:57:06 UTC

I got an offer for a free phone recently, it's color. It doesn't have many fancy features, though, and I read some reviews online...It seems pretty stupid-simple. The only complaint was the lack of ring tones...rather, of ringing ring tones. Plenty of musical abortions of famous composers' works, but very few actual phone rings. *sigh*. Hey, I want a stupid-simple (my grandma can make and receive calls on it) phone with no fluff and actual ringers. It has some at least. 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

Yes, ain't ain't in the dictionary. I like it. I'll coin it. Consider me the "New Word Mint". Mmmm...mints...

Re: Cell phones: Not for the less-than-socially-irresponsible-technogeek anymore bonelesspuppy May 12 2005, 23:26:54 UTC

Actually, "ain't" is in pretty much any dictionary you care to pick up-- it's just listed as "non-standard." :P

And I wouldn't mind a lack of ring tones, as long as I have the option to make it buzz instead. A vibrating phone on a desk creates an even more attention-gettting noise than a real-sounding phone ring. Bah on this "color" thing, though.

Re: Cell phones: Not for the less-than-socially-irresponsible-technogeek anymore mankiller May 23 2005, 14:48:58 UTC

Sorry, I only own (very) old, (greatly) abridged dictionaries...though my sister did find a good deal on an unabridged Webster's ( ... )

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