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rmeister0 · 06-15-2006, 04:56 PM

I'll just give my 2 cents here.

I bought a SmartPhone early: the Motorola MX200 (iirc). I was also stupid enough to sigh up for a two-year agreement.

Once those 2 years expired, I went out a bought a phone that does nothing but place and receive phone calls. Why? Because that was the one thing that the MX200 couldn't do! Honestly, half the time - and yes, I started keeping track - any attempt to answer an incoming phone call was met with a scren that said "Error - cannot connect to call".

I just don't think there's much call for "applications" on a telephone, Blackberry notwithstanding. The screens are just too darn small, and while they are sufficient for quick "read only" access to data are not very useful for putting data back in.

06-15-2006, 04:56 PM	#4
rmeister0 Addict Posts: 270 Karma: 298 Join Date: Mar 2005	I'll just give my 2 cents here. I bought a SmartPhone early: the Motorola MX200 (iirc). I was also stupid enough to sigh up for a two-year agreement. Once those 2 years expired, I went out a bought a phone that does nothing but place and receive phone calls. Why? Because that was the one thing that the MX200 couldn't do! Honestly, half the time - and yes, I started keeping track - any attempt to answer an incoming phone call was met with a scren that said "Error - cannot connect to call". I just don't think there's much call for "applications" on a telephone, Blackberry notwithstanding. The screens are just too darn small, and while they are sufficient for quick "read only" access to data are not very useful for putting data back in.