Things I do with my cell phone

[Getback]

Couple of months ago I took the plunge and purchased a new iPhone. Well I didn't need it but hey it was bright and shiny

Since then though wow!

These are the things I do:
Keep my grocery list on it (Free download)
Use the GPS Function:
Google by voice commands: (Free download)
Read and answer my e-mail.
Calculate financial equations: Not so free.
Watch youtube videos,
Listen to music,
And actually make/receive phone calls.

Pretty amazing stuff.

[Anodizer]

There's a guy on eBay that makes a Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator..  I paid around $250.00 for it back in 2007..  Works just like how it was intended in the show/movies..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6n5jEFoVOM
Working Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator

[wrongwayric]

Set to vibrate, place in pocket, have friend call. Hours of pleasure.........uh is that your pocket vibrating or you just happy to see me?

[Coshy]

There is a video out there on the interwebs that stars a nokia. I'm pretty sure me posting it here would be a violation of some rule or another, but google is your friend.

[DREDIOCK]

Couple of months ago I took the plunge and purchased a new iPhone. Well I didn't need it but hey it was bright and shiny

Since then though wow!

These are the things I do:
Keep my grocery list on it (Free download)
Use the GPS Function:
Google by voice commands: (Free download)
Read and answer my e-mail.
Calculate financial equations: Not so free.
Watch youtube videos,
Listen to music,
And actually make/receive phone calls.

Pretty amazing stuff.

Yea but can you submerge it in water or drop it off a ladder?
LOL your phone would not survive me

And mine has a built in compass (oohhhh)LMAO

I just picked up  theG'zOne Boulder
As water resistant mobile phone, G'zOne BoulderTM (C711) had been designed forMIL-STD-810F, Method 512.4, Procedure I; it can be safely used in the rain. Its reliable water resistant construction even allows use in swimming pools or on board boats.

What is MIL-STD-810F, Method 512.4, Procedure I ?

MIL-STD-810F, Method 512.4, Procedure I is immersion test method certifies that a device will remain operable even after being immersed for up to 30 minutes to a depth of one meter in standing fresh water at normal temperature.



Nice phone. Didnt get all the doodads like web or GPS. Just dont need em.
What I did need was a tough phone that could take ...well ME.
Meets military specs for water. Dust and shock.
CNets review claimed poor call quality. with alot of static.
I found this claim to be largely unfounded unless you have the sound up full blast. But if you have it that loud you have a hearing problem to begin with. LOL
Actually  at normal volume it sounds great on both ends.

http://ch-mobile.com/products/boulder/function.html

[OOZ662]

I'm glad to have an iPhone simply so that I don't have to carry a bunch of junk around with me to be entertained. I can leave the GameBoy, PSP, MP3 player, ect sitting on the table until I sell them off...the phone works to replace all of them.

Plus, it's very handy for distraction for the bubbly girls that ask me to work on their computers. They toy with the free apps instead of bugging me with "What's that do?" and "How's this work?"

[Xasthur]

I honestly thought that iPhones were probably the gheyest phones on the market. With all of the hype and trendy bananas who own them..... I didn't want to know about them.

Then I lost my rag with my old phone (LG Ku 990). I couldn't stand it any longer, it was just rubbish. The missus and I decided to bite the bullet and go and see what else was out there.

My old iPod, a veteran of 5 years service, was due to be retired so I thought I'd take a look at the iPhone.

Long story short, It's a quiet Sunday at work and I'm typing this message on my 16gig iPhone.

16gig is a bit small for my music library, so I need to chop and change what I put on here, but other than that, this phone is nothing short of impressive.

Apple are annoying and I'll be pissed if I have to send it away to them to get something fixed, but so far it has been the best phone I've owned, hands down, since my Nokia 8310 that I got in 2003 and I loved that thing.

[OOZ662]

Apple are annoying and I'll be pissed if I have to send it away to them to get something fixed

QFT. I went the refurbished route because I didn't want to spend too much money. Turned out the microphone was totally inoperable, AT&T won't touch them, and Apple will only take mail-in service on the newly purchased ones. Also turns out the nearest Apple Store is 62.8 miles away. Oh party. So, I go through all their online support systems, check that I have every detail and piece they could ever need, and set out. I get there and the obviously drugged little perky receiving girls with their headsets and modified iPod Touch PDAs pretty much tell me I'm an idiot for not being an Apple junky and knowing that I needed an appointment. So, I'm told to go home and come back three days later.

Now, once I actually made it to the back where the "Genius Bar" is (how schmaultzy is that?), I was treated rather properly since they were fellow geeks and took my word for it after seeing my physics joke tshirt and the stick of RAM I wear as a necklace. They promptly replaced it with a brand new one and I was set.

I can tell you one thing, though. When this battery's gone, I'm not paying the $150-$200 they apparently ask for an out of warranty phone (and guess how long the batteries are designed to last?). I'd much rather open it up and do it myself.

[Xasthur]

I can tell you one thing, though. When this battery's gone, I'm not paying the $150-$200 they apparently ask for an out of warranty phone (and guess how long the batteries are designed to last?). I'd much rather open it up and do it myself.

I've heard that about Apple batteries too.... but like I said in my post above... I had my monster brick iPod for over 5 years and I beat the living piss out of it.

It's dented, scratched and rattles when you shake it (no joke, it's like a baby's rattle toy). It still works and I still get a full work-day of uninterrupted play out of it.

It won't skip songs in shuffle mode without jamming and needing to be reset, but if you press play and leave it alone, it's fine.

8 hours continuous out of a hard-drive based piece of tech that is 5 years old and badly abused?

Sounds bloody great to me.

Hopefully the iPhone is as resilient as my old ipod.

[OOZ662]

Hopefully the iPhone is as resilient as my old ipod.

Hear hear.

[Tmac7]

Never get a phone with a big screen like this, the screen will crack easy. Note to self: Next upgrade is going to be a flip phone with a Small front screen

[Getback]

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Never get a phone with a big screen like this, the screen will crack easy. Note to self: Next upgrade is going to be a flip phone with a Small front screen

My phone is encased in rubber with corner shock barriers and the screen is covered with plastic film. Hopefully that will prevent some damage.

[Masherbrum]

I watch You Tube videos
surf using Opera Mini
read/answer emails
have about 80 of some of my favorite mp3's on mine
don't use the GPS or Map function
use the calender for minuscule reminders
take good pictures for a camera phone

I have an 8350i Blackberry Curve with a 1GB card.   I'll be getting the 8GB card very soon.

[DJ111]

I've dropped my iPhone countless times, buried it in Quikrete (on accident) and it still works fine with no scratches (screen film protector thingy and a leather case thingy)

[Getback]

I watch You Tube videos
surf using Opera Mini
read/answer emails
have about 80 of some of my favorite mp3's on mine
don't use the GPS or Map function
use the calender for minuscule reminders
take good pictures for a camera phone

I have an 8350i Blackberry Curve with a 1GB card.   I'll be getting the 8GB card very soon.

Forgot, have about the camera, have 100 pictures on my phone and I use the calendar/to do list as well. Now the one thing I cannot do is up the storage. It's 8 GB and that is it. Would have to spend money for a new phone to get it up to 16.