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join:2004-07-11
Livonia, MI | Waste of money folks Gawd what a waste of money.
Who wants to watch a full length movie on a small screen at those prices??? | |
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Blasterbator
Sent By Grocery Clerks
join:2001-02-20
Jackson, MS | Re: Waste of money folks If you hold the phone really really close to your face...
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join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA | 4 bucks !!! for a movie on a 2 x 2 inch screen... are they insane.... | |
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join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
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| Re: Waste of money folks said by chemaupr  :... are they insane.... yes, driven crazy by the smell of money | |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA | Re: Waste of money folks Like most image based media (including Polaroid, 8mm, home video) this will take off when the porn arrives....
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Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | lol if you go to japan ppl already watch porn on their phones | |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| you have to understand, in Sprint's reality (not the same as ours BTW) one of our dollars is actually only worth $.50. that's why handsets on their shitty network cost twice as much and thats also why these nickel and dime trinket vending bullshit movies cost $4-6 and not 2-3, even though 2-3 is still outrageous.
Prediction: itunes 3G phone on ATT Wireless that plugs right into the existing itunes store with movies and other doodads for $1 each.
Sprint failed it years ago.
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
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join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | As others said, useless. | |
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Anonuser
join:2003-01-03
Milwaukee, WI
| I'm already doing this for free Via ORB.com
I stream to my phone at 450kbps
any movie I have from my HD. I rip my dvd's do my HD before I travel, and then can watch them anywhere!
To use my cable I just fire up the Slingbox.
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kdwycha
join:2003-01-30
Riverview, FL | heh Somebody who is drunk and is not thinking straight. I would probley order it  | |
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Darkflight
3G Stitch626
join:2001-03-03
Rowland Heights, CA
| You'll be amazed When your flight gets delayed at the airport thanks to the drunken person next to you or the flight before yours. (Or latest terrorist threat), any form of entertainment, even on a little screen will be enjoyable.
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join:2006-02-27
Benton, AR
| Re: You'll be amazed you know my luck I would order one of those films and find out the rental is a few dollars and in really fine print "additional airtime charges apply" and whamo there goes 2 hours of your minutes or "normal data rates apply" Boom over your data usage limits and huge overage fee. Not in anyway saying this is happening but with my luck it would be what applies to my cell carrier plan. | |
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91439306
15,000 Watts of Bass Power
join:2002-10-16
New Milford, CT | Re: You'll be amazed Such a hidden set of ToS would not surprise me with Sprint.
I suppose this movie thing is supposed to distract us from the fact that their cell coverage is pitiful. | |
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SteveLV702
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join:2004-04-22
Henderson, NV | Re: You'll be amazed I hate to read books they are so boring so yes I have went on plenty of trips without a book... | |
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join:2004-06-28
Seattle, WA | Re: You'll be amazed Wow. Perhaps you're reading the wrong type of books. Compare any movie that was derived from a book and in virtually every instance, the book was better. | |
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join:2004-06-28
Seattle, WA | Re: You'll be amazed His/her premise was that books (all of them) are boring. I stand by my comment. | |
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join:2006-07-13
Greenville, SC | All that grammar and punctuation does tend to make books a bit boring plus if you're too busy reading you won't be able to keep an eye out for giant seed pods.  | |
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hamburglar_
join:2002-04-29
Columbus, OH | What a... RIP OFF | |
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1-3-2-4
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | Re: What a... Holy crap $5-6....
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ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
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1 edit | said by hamburglar_ :RIP OFF Exactly.
But you know somebody will be stupid enough to pay.
Movies are barely watchable on my G5 iPod.
On a phone I can imagine optometrist bills going up.
Sprint needs to spend more time improving Call Quality on it's networks and less time on gimmicks. | |
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jgkolt
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join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | Re: What a... I agree. More time should be spent on call quality but i would like to add customer service and billing
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tapeloop
1959. I try to kick the ball. I miss.
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join:2004-06-27
Airstrip One
| said by ifarrell :Sprint needs to spend more time improving Call Quality on it's networks and less time on gimmicks. WHAT A CONCEPT!
Using a cell phone to...make...calls.
Hmmm. This might catch on!
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my name is anon
@texlink.com | Battery life I wonder how long before the battery goes dead? After 30 minutes into the movie??? LOL
Please, invest in something else, say, netflix or blockbuster (5.99/month). | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
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1 edit | Re: Watch a movie on your cellphone??? No he isn't looking at the nude sun bathers is is trying to watch a movie on his cellphone
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join:2002-10-25
Great Neck, NY | not such a bad move it wouldnt be so bad on a bigger pda phone like the palm 700vx, or the HDA 6700 | |
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@cox.net | Re: not such a bad move it would not be bad if you are stuck in the airport and have nothing else to do. | |
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ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
·Vonage
| Re: not such a bad move said by yo :
it would not be bad if you are stuck in the airport and have nothing else to do.
What? You don't want to be brainwashed by CNN Airport Network?
Perhaps reading might be a great time killer. It'll "may" also improve your knowledge. | |
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Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
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join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | _ Same model as that of Directv pay per view system. But hey if people watch music videos on an iPod, then why not on a cellphone?
I am sure I don't like it and would probably hate it but if there's a market for it, it's just another option. | |
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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
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| hold on ..wait, just go ahead and sign me up for the BNC connection straight into my cereberal cortex... much more efficient.
This has to be the dumbest idea I have ever heard of. ipod screens are small enough at 2.5" (size of most camcorder screens) but I can't imagine watching a FILM that was meant to be viewed on a freakin' HUGE screen (or at least a TV) on a 16-bit, super tiny screen barely large enough to display phone #'s and maybe thumbnail sized pictures.
Guess there's a sucker born every second, and if you can tap their moolah out of thin air, why not. | |
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GilbertMark
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join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ
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| Wow These execs are really stupid.
This sure makes watching a movie on an iPod a lot more appealing. At least I'd own the movie forever and I have a way of playing the iPod out to a big screen TV where the quality is pretty damn good. Guess I'll wait til next week for that option instead.
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Nobbie16
join:2000-09-28
Jersey City, NJ
| Why? This is absurd to even think about spending money on this, the audio could be good but obviously the video is waaaaayyy too small. To make sense phones are gonna have to get bigger again. And what about battery life...you're gonna need a lot of processing power for realtime video with audio and all those colors. Or you'd just have a whole new class of DVD/video players with cell phone capabilities.
Of course I expect to see the news stories about the fools walking through traffic wearing headphones and watching a movie falling down a manhole or getting creamed by a bus. This is just silly in my opinion. There are people who will pay anything just to look cool. | |
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raythompsontn
join:2001-01-11
Oliver Springs, TN
| Not only a small screen... but they will letter box the movie so that the panavision movie will display fully. Imagine loosing 30% of the already small real estate to letter boxing.
What a dumb idea. Carry a portable DVD player and just rent the movie.
I guess Mr. Barnum was right. | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
| Re: Not only a small screen... several years ago somebody posted a cartoon here that showed a couple of older guys trying to watch porno on their cell phones, one of them was complaining that you could only see is skin moving around on the screen. I have tried to find that cartoon but to date have not found it but it perfectly describes what is going on here.
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underdog
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join:2006-06-25
Philadelphia, PA
| Sprint? Listen everyone I know thinking about watching movies seem to be a silly idea but sprint is really trying to impact the business. The price may be a little high again they are trying to offer everything on your cellphone the whole package to the customer what people say that a stupid idea DUUH?  . In the far east it is a part of life while our country is so small minded about technology. | |
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lml2000
Whazzup
join:2000-08-17
Los Angeles, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| Re: Sprint? said by underdog :Listen everyone I know thinking about watching movies seem to be a silly idea but sprint is really trying to impact the business. Sprint IS trying to impact the business b/c it is presently hurting big time. Its subscriber #s in recent quarters is dismal. Pressure exists to turn things around.
Sprint has always viewed itself as the premier wireless carrier when it comes to data services. It's voice network has never been the reason to subscribe to Sprint. Sprint took a bath the past few Qs b/c many of its subs left Sprint for Verizon b/c it offered a more extensive 3G network. Sprint was late getting its EVDO off the ground. It now needs a reason to bring customers back to Sprint.
It's well-announced WiMAX deal with Intel & MOT is one move. This one, to offer movies over its network is another. Both, IMHO, are somewhat ill-conceived, & risk for the carrier. But . . . these are desperate times for Sprint. | |
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nicktoast
join:2001-01-15
Long Beach, CA | .... my battery wont even last that long... | |
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