RightiousBee Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 cell phones are becoming more and more like a laptop, and/or a personal notebook thing combined. sort of such as a high tech swiz army knife some of my friends dont even bother to wear watches anymore, as their cell phone tells them their time, act as a compas, tell them where they are in the world, the news and so on id like to believe that keeping cellphones up-to-date are not really important to myself, although i find myself buying the latest thing almost every year. it is indeed becoming an expensive fashion item. the only thing in them i really require is the speaking function. but everytime i see some new "unusefull" feature in them, i cant help but get alittle caught up and interested. just this weekend i bought a new one, with a camera feature. i allready had a perfectly good cell phone, the only thing it didnt have that this one has is the camera. i did not regret this, as i am having abit of fun with the camera, but it is scary when i try to think about how much money i have spent in trying to keep my cell phone up-to-date.. the figure i came up with was quite scary. and i am not a person who usually does impulse purchases such as this. these cell phones are getting close in expenses to my car bills.. what are your views and opinions about this? do you people need to vaccinate yourself with the latest gadget(s) out, such as myself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 If it aint broke don't fix it I still have some old Nokia cell phone with like... 4 games, no color screen, or the bells and whistles. It works like a charm. I rarely use it anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I have a really dated mobile phone. That's all it is. A phone. It works. It caters to my needs. Why would I want to get a new one with a camera, internet access, emails, games, melodic ringtones, nasal hair remover... At the end of the day, if you put all your eggs in one basket, and the basket breaks, you've got an expensive dud on your hands. I'd rather keep things separate, to be honest. But that's just me. Call me old-fashioned. Or just old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I'd like just a normal phone with a few games and some cool ringtones. That's about all I use it for. Oh, and a clock. But I'd still have a watch. Cause they're just cool. And fun. And cool to look at. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exterminator234 Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I don't even have a phone. I don't want one either. The only reason I would use it would be to play games, and thats why I have a Game Boy (that I never use). I only buy new things if it's been a few years and there's alot of new features. The only thing that I buy regularly is video cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Originally posted by Exterminator234 I only buy new things if it's been a few years and there's alot of new features. The only thing that I buy regularly is video cards. Er...that sounds like an expensive hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exterminator234 Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Not when you get $10 a week for doing nothing. Then add on the money you get for doing chores (another $10 on a good week). So yeah. It doesn't make it any less expensive, but it's not much of a setback, considering in another month I can get a decent card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MennoniteHobbit Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Yeah, I get a lot of gadgets. Like my new Hummer really though, I have a Palm m515, it gets the job done and more. I have a computer. I don't need a cell phone. What I'd really want is an mp3 player. A Creative Nomad MuVo TX 512MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Remember the HUGE car phones? They came with like a huge bag and a long, thick cord? It was about the size of an xbox? Heh, those things were funny..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuRaSaMuNe Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Originally posted by obi-wan13 Remember the HUGE car phones? They came with like a huge bag and a long, thick cord? It was about the size of an xbox? Heh, those things were funny..... We had one of those on our old Cadillac back in the day, wasn't as big as an xbox though . I have a cell for my car just incase if I get into an accident but thats about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe© Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Remember the HUGE car phones? They came with like a huge bag and a long, thick cord? It was about the size of an xbox? yah, I know those, they were a little before my time, but when I was about four, my grandma hade one for her minie van, and it was freak'ien cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I have a fairly expensive cell phone, but I only use it mostly for imergencies, I only have one game on it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 My dad's phone that he got from his work, Color screen, 2 or 3 games, some bells and whistles, but he chose this one ever though they offered him like $200 phones. My mom's phone has ring tones, clock, 3 games (Only one I like-Snake 2) My brother's is like 2 years old, but he got a new face plate so its all bling-bling, clock and like 3 games, only one is somewhat good. I don't have one though, I don't need one at all. TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I dont have one, basically cuz I don't need it. When I get some money and a steady job, I might get one for emergancies. The one I want you can record your own ring-tone and alerts. My friend has one and I always played with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord60 Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I have to have one my job basically requires it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pad Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Im using my 4th cell phone in 5 years, but take in mind my first one was stolen and the second one broke too soon (damn you nokia). I now have my latest for a quite some time and it does what it needs to do for me: call or make sure I can get called to be able to manage my social life. Im not at home that often and my cell phone makes me able to know last minute changes about plans. There are lots of times when a class gets dropped and that way I can see the misses. So I call her and have a quick meet. Its so easy and great since quality time is more or less rare. SO that phone is quite important to me but buying a new nifty one after another isnt my thing. I think my bank account couldnt manage if I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--ZeeMan-- Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Originally posted by Pad since quality time is more or less rare. ahem to that brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 I have a Blackberry - so I get wireless email from work, and have calendar & schedule, todo, memo, as well as a cell phone all in one. It is mediocre at everything It is my only cell phone, but it hasn't gotten rid of my PDA or laptop. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 I work at a big telecom company writing software for wireless networks so keep buying those things! It helps pay for my big house and fancy car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rccar328 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Well, I had an old cell phone - it was the most basic money could buy at the time...had it for about a year, and I would've kept it if I could've...would've gotten me out of buying a new one. My thing was I was tired of Verizon ripping me off with their prepaid service...or maybe it just felt more like I was getting ripped off...anyway, I had to buy a new phone when I switched to Cingular. It has a few games that I never play. It has some ringtones that I never mess with (I found what I liked & left it there). It has some other features that I have no idea about because it's a PHONE!!! I do use it as a watch, too, but mainly because I used to have a pocketwatch anyway, and keeping a watch and a phone that displays the time right there on the front for the world to see in my pocket (the world can see in my pocket? Scary...) just seemed a bit redundant to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 I gots one. Its relatively snazzy, a samsung t-100(for all you phone heads), but it was pre-camera age. I have a custom animation as my 'screen saver' and a custom ring tone, both final fantasy of course....... with the ring tones its pretty cool. you can basically download any midi file, convert it and pop it on yr phone, same goes for the animations..... yes. so basically I am a bit gadgety too. I eventually will get a video phone when the plan on this one expires... mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jed Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 I've got a hand-me-down Motorola Startac flip-phone. It's so old, it's retro But all it really does is call and it can get weather forecasts for me. That's all I want it to do, so I'm not real inclined to get a different one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe© Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 I've got a hand-me-down Motorola Startac flip-phone. It's so old, it's retro hey those things are cool, I don't have a cell because I homeschool and if my parents need to get in touch, well theres always a phone handy, also the things are more like toys than anything eles. and alot of them are ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manoman81 Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Eh, I got a cell 2 years ago because I never got my messages at home. I ended up getting a new phone during this past winter because there were exposed buttons that would make it call out in my pocket. The one I have now has the capabilities for games. I d/led some ringers and stuff. And I do use it for a clock....Kept breaking watches. It comes in handy, but it would never replace a cpu or a PDA if I had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XERXES Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 If you don't have a cellphone, keep it that way. You are already miles ahead of everybody else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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