Friday Poll: Regarding Cell Phones

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Permalink Reply by Julie Slanaker on February 5, 2010 at 11:09am

My Cellphone is a first generation digital Nokia...this model is often sold now as a "Go Phone". I like the fact that it has long battery life and big buttons. I hate trying to text on it especially since I am not fond of texting anyway. Why text when I can talk 100 times faster? What I don't like about my phone is how small it is and how archaic. Now days, cellphones do everything but make you dinner. My phone basically is great for talking. I hope my next cellphone has more features and is a bit bigger. However, I like to think that I have the best phone in the world as it is "free" to me since we have a station trade for it.

Julie Slanaker
KFMJ 99.9 FM

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Permalink Reply by Joel A. Swanson on February 5, 2010 at 11:24am

1) Plain old dependable Motorola Flip Phone

2) It doesn't do anything except make and receive important phone calls.
When I want a phone, I want a phone; not a camera, not something to
play games on, not something to surf the net on; not something to send
and receive emails on; just a plain old, dependable phone.

3) It doesn't make or receive enough important phone calls.

4) Another plain old Motorola Flip Phone. (Why Change?)

Alright; alright; I know I'm old!

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Permalink Reply by Mark A. Waddington on February 5, 2010 at 12:05pm

1) What cell phone are you currently using? Motorola Krave

2) What do you like about it? Easy to use touch screen with a flip cover so I don't pocket dial anyone. QWERTY touch screen keyboard works fine for me. Stores lots of music for those long drives. Just moved to a new market and have fallen in love with VZ Navigator.

3) What do you NOT like about it? Camera could have more features,but works fine for me.

4) What will your next phone be? I obsess for months when it's time to buy a new phone. I have to compare them all and find just the right one. I am guessing that my next phone hasn't been built yet.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Keats on February 5, 2010 at 1:34pm

1:
Applie iPhone 3GS
2:
Good reception anywhere in New Zealand
Good data plan from Vodafone
Great music/music videos/films/apps from Apple iTunes store
Excellent camera & video functions
Wifi & Bluetooth - syncs well with Hands free Parrot while driving
Great to get emails while you're on the road or overseas
3:
Expensive to download data when roaming internationally
so we turn off the data function (30 times more expensive)
Had a Bill-Shock over Xmas with a $1,300 monthly cost
because of communcations between NZ & the UK
4:
Will hold onto iPhone for now as I believe Apple are best
at researching what people want & delivering innovative solutions

Cheers,
Steve Keats
Auckland - NZ

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Baker on February 5, 2010 at 3:25pm

Currently I have a Blackberry Pearl, the size and some of the functionality were appealing, however after 90% of the station converted to I-Phones, I've been excluded from "app" talk which is the main thing I now dislike about the Pearl. With peer pressure mounting my next phone will be an I-Phone...I want to hang out with the cool kids.

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Permalink Reply by Rod Schwartz on February 5, 2010 at 5:37pm

A couple weeks ago I upgraded from a cell phone to a smartphone, the relatively new Samsung Omnia 2. I'd been looking seriously at the Droid, but after talking with a couple friends who have the O2, I went with it. I might otherwise have considered the iPhone, but wanted to stick with Verizon wireless.

Compared to the Droid, it seems to be a better choice for a business phone. Comes with mobile versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat Reader, plus Google and Bing. Syncs with Outlook. Email and web browsers (Opera and IE). GPS unlocked and ready to use with Google maps or Bing. 5mp camera with zoom/flash, HD video, media player, sound recorder, user-friendly calendar, several options for taking notes, including a new technology called Swype (you can Google it)...just a really powerful little package. No regrets.

Haven't had it long enough to talk about what I don't like, and I'm not planning on a next phone at this point.

I should mention that while there have been some user complaints about the original Omnia phone, this new version seems to have taken care of any deficiencies. Great phone!

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Permalink Reply by Amy Dillon on February 8, 2010 at 11:23am

D R O I D!!!!
I picked up the Motorola Droid thru Verizon. LOVING IT! (Dumped my Blackberry Pearl - small screen.)
LIKES: The apps are great. Great camera too. I'm sure apps and phone are similar to the IPhone - but I'm not willing to drop Verizon service.
DIDN"T LIKE: Didn't like that I couldn't tether to my laptop for service where WiFi was not available. Last week, though, I found an app for that! http://www.junefabrics.com/android/faq.php?v=217 Works great!
Next phone will be the next DROID.

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Permalink Reply by David Neely on February 8, 2010 at 11:47am

Don't have one. Probably won't get one. Love them, but...

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Permalink Reply by Kathi on February 8, 2010 at 8:03pm

We have iPhones. We luh-ove them! I love everything my phone does, especially love the app store, gps, iTunes, iPod, ease of use and the touch screen that I can adjust by piching across the screen!

I hate that it doesn't have flash so I can't play farmville on my phone (I truly believe if it had flash player Id never need to use my
computer again). The camera is pretty useless too. I miss having the ability to create office documents easily like I could on my palm phones (I'm guessing there's an app for that though).

I plan to stay with the iPhone but the verizon droid looks interesting (but I haven't looked at it closely).

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