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Re: I'd love to dump SMS.... said by rradina:Feature phones no longer have a purpose when it's so cheap to get no contract smart phones.
Eh, I'd dispute this.
Feature phones have longer battery life. Feature phones don't require data plans and can be had for a lower monthly rate. There's a broader selection of "rugged" feature phones than there is of rugged smart phones. Feature phones are generally smaller and easier to carry around. Feature phones can be had without cameras and carried into places that prohibit cameras.
If one is interested primarily in calling and/or texting there is no reason to own a smart phone. Feature phones will become a niche product but they aren't going away. |
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| Great points. If we miss a night of smartphone charging the next day is a nightmare 
I actually have a burner flip phone, just in case said mobile laptop dies. $30 PPC for the YEAR.... |
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| said by elefante72:If we miss a night of smartphone charging the next day is a nightmare I've had more cell phones than I can remember but two favorites stick out in my mind, both because of battery life: The Motorola V195 and V9M.
The former was an extremely basic GSM flip phone. Out of the box with the stock battery it had >8 hours of talk time. The latter was not particularly impressive out of the box, but I found an aftermarket 2,000mAh battery for it, and holy smokes! 10+ hours of talk time and more than three weeks of standby time on a single charge.
I've managed to adapt to the power hogging smartphone by making liberal use of my car charger and keeping the phone plugged in at all times other than when it's on my waist. Even so, I really miss the days when I could go weeks without thinking about charging my phone or having to limit my use while away from a charger. Hell, I'd settle for two days of normal use without having to charge it.... |
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rradina
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Chesterfield, MO | reply to Crookshanks
And who will care about sending a text message to a niche product?
The monthly access from Verizon for a smart phone is $40 and $30 for a basic phone.
The key difference is with a feature phone they allow you to select a 700 minute plan with pay-as-you-go data for $10/month. The smart phone minimum choice is $40/month for unlimited text/talk and 300MB of data.
I'll stand my ground in predicting smart phones will soon be the only phone. |
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| I do not want a phone that does not fit in my Levis front pocket.
If it can't do that it is not convenient.
I also have no use for texting, Facebook, Twitter, game playing, etc on my phone.
I just want a telephone. |
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| said by nah40 :I do not want a phone that does not fit in my Levis front pocket.
If it can't do that it is not convenient.
I also have no use for texting, Facebook, Twitter, game playing, etc on my phone.
I just want a telephone.
No way!! Everybody MUST have a smart phone. Just like health care, you MUST have one!!
Actually,
I'm the same way. To see all these kids/people who almost think they can't survive if their smart phone isn't glued to their hands is ridiculous!
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