Thread: Silliness The "All my phone does is make calls and text" Support Group
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Old 11-09-2010, 01:16 PM   #214
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Actually, most people with phones I see out there are obnoxious. They usually talk too loud on their phone... And they're usually also about 99% of their time talking in their phone or at least looking at their phone, instead of the outside world.
*sigh*, guess I'm in yet another minority. Incidentally, it's been my experience that people are eminently capable of being obnoxious without the help of a cell phone.

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I'd prefer to buy an USB-connect stick so I can use my laptop on 3G, rather than use a tiny (yes, 4" is tiny for internet browsing!) screen to browse the internet all day. So, I do like the functionality of a smartphone, but not the package it comes in. (besides, my phone was expensive enough as it was...)
The packaging is part of the attraction for some people. I have an HP Mini netbook that I am thrilled with, but while it's smaller than a standard laptop, it can be a pain to carry around at times. So, I can just bring the phone, or I can bring the netbook and WiFi with my phone as the situation warrants. I do find, however, that since trading up from my last Blackberry to a Droid X I bring my netbook with me a lot less often.

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That would depend on where you live...
Sure; I pay US$29.99 a month for my wife's, US$23.99 for mine (I got a break of some kind being primary account holder) for unlimited. From what I've seen, it goes up from there, especially in EU and Japan.

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I'm a gadget-addict myself. But phones just simply never attracted me. I do like a good looking phone, but functionality? As long as it's easy to make a call and somewhat easy to make a text message, I'll be happy.
Form should follow function, unless you're an artist. I'll take a full-QWERTY keyboard like on a Blackberry over texting with a standard phone keypad any day of the week.

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(oh, and a very, very, very important reason for me to not buy a smartphone is battery life. If i see some people who have to charge their phone every single day!)
I don't see how that would affect the decision whether to buy a smartphone versus a regular phone. You have to plug it in; that's a showstopper?
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