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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
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join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| Re: Technology in search of an audience I dont mind convergence if it makes sense. Picture phone makes sense. Mp3 playing phone makes no sense. Pda phones make sense also. Movies on a phone definately make no sense.
News clips like CNN on a phone can be nice at times though.
Dont know why they waste their time.
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swinn
join:2001-02-16
Clarksville, TN
| Re: Technology in search of an audience said by NOCMan  :I dont mind convergence if it makes sense. Picture phone makes sense. Mp3 playing phone makes no sense. Pda phones make sense also. Movies on a phone definitely make no sense. News clips like CNN on a phone can be nice at times though. Dont know why they waste their time. The MP3 playing capabilities of my Sanyo MM-5600 is one of the things I don't know if I can do without now. I hate carrying multiple devices around and its just real convenient to just plug in my headphones in my phone and listen to music while I work.
PDA phones are way too bulky to carry and typing on either the numeric pad or a tiny keyboard sucks (I've tried).
I do agree that movies on my cell phone is probably a bad idea. I do have Sprint's live television service but I cannot watch it for more than a few minutes. I usually turn it on to get the current news or weather... or if I'm stuck somewhere and have nothing to do I can watch Discovery or something. | |
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aelfwyne
join:2004-01-28
Beaumont, TX | Dunno, my sister & her husband were showing me Fox News and a bunch of other channels on their sprint phones at thanksgiving... so it seems like that's at least two people signed up. | |
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | I'd have a hard time believe any phone could play the entire movie with out being on a charger.
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shimonmor
join:2000-12-30
Sedro Woolley, WA
 ·wavebroadband
| Re: Technology in search of an audience said by packetscan :I'd have a hard time believe any phone could play the entire movie with out being on a charger. Not that I would want this service, but in their defense the article said:
Sprint found that many people have a shorter attention span when it comes to mobile phone video, a Sprint spokeswoman said. Allowing for that, the service lets viewers watch movies in segments, similar to a DVD.
So I think most people would end up watchting small chunks at a time (which I would find annoying). I would find it hard to sit for 90 minutes watching a movie on a tiny screen (assuming the battery held up). | |
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
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| Re: Technology in search of an audience In their defense?
What's the point of only watching a piece before your phone's battery dies?
AT this Time this service is useless..
Maybe if they offer news or weather an 30 60 seconds clips.
Those little batteries only hold so much juice.
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cvrefugee
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join:2003-09-15
Corona, CA
| Re: Technology in search of an audience said by packetscan :AT this Time this service is useless.. Maybe if they offer news or weather an 30 60 seconds clips. They've already been offering that...look it up. | |
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | Re: Technology in search of an audience I'm speaking in regards to the battery life.
Folks that are actually using it i would assume will see a huge decrease in battery life.
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| Nasto
join:2001-07-01
Long Beach, CA | Great. Just one more distraction the truly stupid can engage in while driving. | |
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| Deathsadvoca
join:2003-08-20
South Lyon, MI
clubs: | i have a feeling this will be a huge hit. Mostly because people want bragging rights on what there phones can do (this is true especially to people who are in high school or college). | |
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| charter_tech
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join:2005-03-13
Mankato, MN
·Mediacom
| I use to have sprint mobile, signed up for there mobile tv for 9.99 a month. Even though it is my fault for not reading the fine print...there was a charge per kb and my bill ended up being 230.00 from a 90 dollar service plan. I only watched 15 maybe 20 minutes of nfl network..so when they say not including additional serive charges on top of the 6.95 a month...i would assume that the bill will still be expensive..and yes remember i said my bill being big was my fault for not readinthe fine print...checked my bill and it was 11 cents per kb.....my bill says i used around 1276 kilobits of internet..god im dumb..o well | |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
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join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
| Re: Technology in search of an audience said by charter_tech :I use to have sprint mobile, signed up for there mobile tv for 9.99 a month. Even though it is my fault for not reading the fine print...there was a charge per kb and my bill ended up being 230.00 from a 90 dollar service plan. I only watched 15 maybe 20 minutes of nfl network..so when they say not including additional serive charges on top of the 6.95 a month...i would assume that the bill will still be expensive..and yes remember i said my bill being big was my fault for not readinthe fine print...checked my bill and it was 11 cents per kb.....my bill says i used around 1276 kilobits of internet..god im dumb..o well If you had the Vision package, it would have been unlimited data for $10/month. Then you would not have incurred the casual use rate. | |
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texans20
Weapons of Masturbation
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join:2002-09-28
Texas!
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| Media Offerings There's a program called orb which does this for free, you can stream your mp3 and video collection straight to your phone. It's awesome. You can even stream live TV to your phone if you have a TV tuner in your machine.
Also it does make sense to have an mp3 phone. All I have to do is plug in a pair of headphones, and I have a mp3 player. In fact, I have better than an mp3 player because I can also stream mp3s or Sirius radio into my phone. Coming soon, shoutcast.
Try that on a Verizon phone. Oh, no, sorry. Verizon locked their phones down hard. | |
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ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
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| Re: Media Offerings Verizon might lock down their phones but at least you don't get as many dropped calls as you do on Sprint or even worse, Cingular.
Plus Customer Service is light years ahead of Sprint and others.
If Sprint spent as much time improving the calling experience as they do on this crap, they would beat Verizon hands down.
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: Media Offerings said by ifarrell :Verizon might lock down their phones but at least you don't get as many dropped calls as you do on Sprint or even worse, Cingular. I hear that! even with 4-5 bars cingular drops calls on a regular basis.
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join:2004-10-12
Las Vegas, NV
| said by ifarrell :Verizon might lock down their phones but at least you don't get as many dropped calls as you do on Sprint or even worse, Cingular. Plus Customer Service is light years ahead of Sprint and others. If Sprint spent as much time improving the calling experience as they do on this crap, they would beat Verizon hands down. Fact is, they don't. Perhaps where you're at. Here in Vegas, I very rarely get dropped calls from Sprint... | |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
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join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
| said by ifarrell :Verizon might lock down their phones but at least you don't get as many dropped calls as you do on Sprint or even worse, Cingular. Since Sprint customers have unlimited roaming onto Verizons network, dropped calls should be a non-issue. And I RARELY get a dropped call on the Sprint network. | |
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shimonmor
join:2000-12-30
Sedro Woolley, WA
·wavebroadband
| One small step for Sprint.... One giant leap for Technology.
Yeah, it sounds worthless. Pay $7 a month for crapy movies (as far as what was listed in the article). And on a tiny screen?
But, it's just a small step towards reaching that magical goal of having one device do it all: phone, PDA, mp3 player, video player, camera, photo album all in one. We can't get there from here without taking small increments that, on there own, look worthless but taken as part of a larger whole are a necessary step. | |
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AnnaS8
join:2005-05-26
Annapolis, MD
| Oh geez... This is the things you have to do to get customers when your service sucks. LOL Flame away all you want cuz I have had both phone services and they totally blow. Out of the two Nextel was better cuz of the radio but now I fear that sprint will be draggin them down now. | |
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silicon dog
join:2003-01-01
O Fallon, MO
| blarg i agree with most of the comments above...watching a full lenght movie on a tiny screen is no fun..as for the nextel radio feature..that has got to be one of the most annoying things on this planet..if your not a construction worker or such do you really need..brrrreep..hi...brrreeep..hello..ect ect..i see people doing that in the mall and i know there starving for attention..just my two and 1/2 cents  | |
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shimonmor
join:2000-12-30
Sedro Woolley, WA
·wavebroadband
| Re: blarg said by silicon dog :..as for the nextel radio feature..that has got to be one of the most annoying things on this planet..if your not a construction worker or such do you really need..brrrreep..hi...brrreeep..hello..ect ect..i see people doing that in the mall and i know there starving for attention..just my two and 1/2 cents I disagree with this point. I don't have Nextel but am considering getting it. I can see many uses for that walkie-talkie feature. It's great for a couple to stay in touch while separated (at a large store, on our 2.5 acre property, if I'm away on a trip). I would also like to have them at work. We currently all carry bulky Motorola radios and these Nextel phones would be a perfect replacement and the walkie-talkie feature would be an inexpensive substitute. Sorry for the OT comment. | |
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packetscan
Premium
join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
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| Re: blarg it's not a true walk-ie talkie..
It has to go to the tower before it can go to another handset.
( phat chance using this in Walmart / home-depot.
The Newer larger facilities design appears to block signal most times. I can be in isle one on the wall and get a signal as soon as i hit isle 2 I'm dead in the water.
Case in point keep that little (separate) walk-ie talkie.
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | Re: blarg I just seen the commerical on tv  | |
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join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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| Certain phones do have an off network walkie talkie feature but this is used only when the normal network is out of range (like a far off construction site.)
As for the feature when used on the network, I have seen it have a maybe 1-2 second delay. | |
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | Re: blarg hmm i haven't seen those , do you know which ones?
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join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | Re: blarg i315
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Not a complete list but those are some. | |
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | Re: blarg nice.. thanks | |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| Small, mobile VTC Maybe they should take a walkie-talkie camera phone, point the lens towards the user, include their video service, and turn it into a mobile VTC solution;) Something tells me that people (business and personal) would pay dearly for a service like that. | |
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| desreversti
join:2002-09-03
San Antonio, TX
| Re: Small, mobile VTC Well, that whole video conferencing thing is coming in the form of Qchat from qualcomm when Sprint rolls out Ev-DO Rev. A next year
Also, with this, I tried it on my Ev-DO powered phone and found it to be fairly decent. The movies/shows are split up into chapters a la DVDs. If I had a larger screen, it'd probably be a bit bigger. Although it is $6.95/mo., I get a $5 monthly service credit and it only cost me $1.95/mo. on top of a 15% discount, so in all actualality, it is $1.67/mo. + $0.14 for tax which is $1.81 a month. Not bad in my opinion... I'll probably see how this works out for this month and next.
Plus, this is a library of unlimited streaming video... and unlimited isn't too bad | |
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Maarvin
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join:2005-04-11
Denver, CO | Overkill? And all I wanted was a wireless telephone, nothing else! | |
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burgerwars
join:2004-09-11
Northridge, CA
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·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | Not Signing Up. I'll pass. I had Sprint TV for a free two month trial, but cancelled soon after that. The novelty wears off quick, you can't get a very good picture quality on the tiny screen, along with choppy audio and picture, especially if the signal is weak. If it's too bright, you can't see the screen, or if it isn't quiet, you can't hear. What's the point of showing full-length films on a cell phone? The battery would run down long before the end of the movie. I'll wait until I get home to watch it on HDTV. | |
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swinn
join:2001-02-16
Clarksville, TN
| Re: Not Signing Up. said by burgerwars :The novelty wears off quick, you can't get a very good picture quality on the tiny screen, along with choppy audio and picture, especially if the signal is weak. If it's too bright, you can't see the screen, or if it isn't quiet, you can't hear. What phone did you have? The video is fine on mine (it is 15fps), audio is clear and usually too loud on my phone (have to turn it almost all the way down). Don't know about being too bright.. that must be due to your phone's LCD screen not the service. | |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
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join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
| said by burgerwars :I'll pass. I had Sprint TV for a free two month trial, but cancelled soon after that. The novelty wears off quick, you can't get a very good picture quality on the tiny screen, along with choppy audio and picture, especially if the signal is weak. Quality is much higher on the new EVDO phones, FYI. The battery issue is a valid one, though. | |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
| Already available free Sprint customers with multimedia capable phones can already watch full length movies free on zoovision.com. Granted, only a few old films are available so far, but it shows what can be done. To all the nay sayers who question the quality, I assure you, it looks great, especially on an EVDO capable handset. | |
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