i1me2ao
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TEXAS | uh
i dont think so. i use cell for conservation only..
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Austinloop
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Austin, TX | Not only NO, but H311 NO!!!!! |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
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| I see it now...1st the cell companies sell your numbers to advertisers, then they ask you for a fee not to have these calls sent to your phone...they get revenue both ways and the consumer gets reamed (without the curtousy of vasoline )both ways!
Like I needed another reason for my Razr to hit the garbage can...
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Arctic nut
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Thief River Falls, MN | Ah, yes! The 'spam prevention surcharge' for those who opt out of this scam and the 'spam delivery surcharge' for those who don't. |
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swhx7
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Elbonia
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said by i1me2ao  :i dont think so. i use cell for conservation only..
A green phone then?
Seriously, I'm still looking for the cell phone that's just a phone. No texting, email, web, ringtones, camera, or other junk, just talk.
It's kinda like the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot and honest politicians. |
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Necronomikro
join:2005-09-01
| You're not going to find one that has no texting, email, web or ringtones, but, you can probably find one that has no camera, don't buy a plan for texting, email, web or ringtones and set the ringtone to a standard ring sound, and just don't use the other features.
The market has moved away from the phone you're wanting, and it'd be such a niche market that your phone probably won't be created. |
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rodrod5
join:2001-02-28
Houston, TX
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»www.jitterbug.com/
here is your phone.......gramps !!!!!!  |
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i1me2ao
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TEXAS
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verizon hasone motorla with no camera. but it is basic for 29.95. this is the simplestphone i have found. if i wanted a dam camera i would buy one..
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swhx7
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"My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it!!!"
OK, very funny. It's not the inclusion of the other things that I mind, it's that you have to be careful to avoid pushing the wrong button to avoid getting charged for something unwanted. What I'd like to see is phones that the user can control and decide what to run on them.
But yeah, they'll probably charge you one way for ads and another way for no ads. |
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damox
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Yeah, I'm staying away from Video, Internet, and music on cell phones. I do mainly conversation, but I also do a limited amount of text messaging, and occasionally use VZ Navigator. I like text messaging because its unobtrusive; so if I'm trying to get a message to someone who's in a meeting, texting is a good way to do that without interrupting the whole meeting. I also think that being able to use my cell phone to get driving directions is a great tool in a pinch.
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damox
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said by S_engineer :I see it now...1st the cell companies sell your numbers to advertisers, then they ask you for a fee not to have these calls sent to your phone...they get revenue both ways and the consumer gets reamed (without the courtesy of Vaseline )both ways! Like I needed another reason for my Razr to hit the garbage can... That's exactly why everyone should get their cell numbers on the "Don't Call" list.
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en102
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join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
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Better yet...
Phones will be required to have/use data, or pay penalties (this is already happening... many discounts on equipment require subscription to media/data packages).
I'm glad to have a corp discount plan, which doesn't require any bundled data BS to get a reasonable price on a new handset.
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supergirl
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said by i1me2ao :i dont think so. i use cell for conservation only.. If they credit me for 1000 minutes of airtime everytime I see one.
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AnonProxy
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A new beta version of the iPhone might be fore you.
There's a beta right now of an iPhone that is JUST a phone and a media player.
It has a screen for the keypad and to display video, and to act as the "circle" interface for the iPod..and that's it. No web, no mail, no camera, it's about 1/2 the width of the existing iPhone and about 2/3rds the over all size.
It's may be out sometime in the future (June 08) and it may not. Think of it more like an iPod with a phone...than a phone with an iPod. |
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sivran
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When I started with Verizon Prepaid a couple years ago, I got a very basic Audiovox phone that had no text, web, camera, or anything fancy. It even had a plain monocrhome screen. When I switched to T-Mo Prepaid, I started out with a Samsung X495 which had no web and no camera, but had the ability to purchase wallpapers and ringtones from T-Zones. It also had IM (AOL, Yahoo, or ICQ. Could only log onto one at a time). |
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C DM
join:2002-12-31
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said by S_engineer :I see it now...1st the cell companies sell your numbers to advertisers, then they ask you for a fee not to have these calls sent to your phone...they get revenue both ways and the consumer gets reamed (without the curtousy of vasoline )both ways! Like I needed another reason for my Razr to hit the garbage can... When were the numbers sold? And what are these charges to have some sort of calls not sent to your phone?
»www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp |
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PolarBear
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
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| He was speaking in future tense, that's why he preceded it with "I see it now..."
In other words, that is what S_engineer is predicting. |
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