This Cell Phone thing is getting out of hand!

[Marvel_Knight]

I was watching the news yesterday and they showed something about cell phones and now you'll be able to find names and artists of songs (and I think download them) and I was thinking, "WTF is up with these cell phones?". You'd think the worlds of "The Matrix" and "Terminator" would start with robots. No, cell phones. Anyway, I would actually think it would be cool to have a cell phone to do a lot of stuff (maybe even take pictures:rolleyes:), but what are your opinions?

[RZetlin]

Actually, North America is somewhat behind in the development of cell phone features.

I really no problems with cell phones that can do more stuff.

Cell phones are becoming like car models with different features. Some people just need a plain old cell phone while others need the latest gadgets with their cell phone.

[Delthayre]

They should just be phones, maybe with a clock feature. The ****ing things are annoying enough with just that. Add anything else and I might have to start carrying a large hammer with me.

It's just like that Peter, Paul, & Mary song, If I Had a Hammer. You know, "If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in ther morning, I'd hammer in the evening." Except for me, it'd be, "I'd hammer you if you had a cell phone."

[Speedy Boris]

I like the new vibration function. The annoying MIDI jingles don't go off and disrupt everything...

But games? I think that's going too far. It's a PHONE, not a gaming console.

[Joe Mama]

I don't mind a cell phone having more features than just calling someone and telling time.

I suppose if you wan't these kind of features and have a few dollars with you then you can get a phone that's all complex and whatnot. And if you're that type of person that just wants a phone that calls people, then you can get one that does just that, while saving some money.

[wrenchien]

when you can make pinball games on a cell phone,

then i will probably get one.

after all, i had leukemia already once in my life.. that wouldn't be too bad to have it twice ,huh?

[chevy citation]

I wish my cell could do MORE stuff.

I use it as an alarm clock, make memo notes, write memos to myself, keep addresses, check my email, get directions, all that happy stuff.

PLUS I never have to memorize another phone number ever again. :D :D

[wrenchien]

i do hope yours has sd card compatibility; that way you can save stuff on it.

[chevy citation]

Mine doesn't have that. I had to erase most of the games and ringtones just to make more memory.

[Squall]

I love cell phones. We're quickly getting to the point in the industrialized world where every person will have a personal cell phone, and a personal phone number. Soon land phones lines (What a waste of copper now!) and phone numbers being associated with buildings, instead of people, will be a thing of the past...

And what's wrong with adding technology to cell phones? The more, the better, in my opinion! :D Eventually, the cell phone, laptop, and portable video game console will all merge into the PADDs that we see on Star Trek... that will rock! :p

[Kaner]

I don't really mind if other people have cell phones, I just don't really want one for myself. There is something about being accessible to everyone anytime that bothers me. Hell I screen my phone calls when I'm at home already. Why would I want bill collectors and ex's calling me while I'm standing in line at the grocery store? On top of that, it makes me look like some "super important" ego-stroking shmuck. Uggg didn't mean to go off like that.

-JerkBox

[AnimatedSnow47]

And what's wrong with adding technology to cell phones? The more, the better, in my opinion! :D Eventually, the cell phone, laptop, and portable video game console will all merge into the PADDs that we see on Star Trek... that will rock! :p
Now that will be cool!

Contiuning the Trek theme...where are the videophones? Cell phones are alright, but I want real-time video communication, just like Star Trek. What happened to that?

[Speedy Boris]

There is something about being accessible to everyone anytime that bothers me. I'm with you there. I've seen plenty of people who talk about useless filler talk on a cell phone, in the vein of this:

"So yeah I just picked up some milk so I should be home in about.... mmmm.... 15 minutes. What do you wanna watch tonight? That's a great show! Do you wanna tape it? No blank tapes? I should probably buy some of those, too. What brand should I buy- Sony or... er, you know, whatever's good for you, I don't care. Is the cat out? Hahaha... he did? Oh, that troublesome cat... so anyway, I'm heading for the car right now....OK, love ya, baby. OK, buh-bye."

And then when the person gets home, they have nothing to talk about. Fancy that. Or like when people cell phone each other... IN THE SAME STORE. My, how needy we've become.

DISCLAIMER: I am not against cell phones for emergency situations, don't flame me. ;)

[Taikyo]

I work in a supermarket, so I think it's safe for me to say that cell phones are one of the most annoying things to have around. People will just talk, talk, talk and ignore the cashier and bagger.

[Mackenzie Rainelle]

Considering my ankle is currently hurting like HELL due to a woman with a cell phone behind the wheel of a Durango, I'm hating cell phones and SUVs right now. I was minding my own business the other day, toodling down to City Market to do some sketches, and as I'm about halfway across one of the sidestreets, this idiot on her phone suddenly realizes she missed her turn and swings into the street I'm crossing, having never even looked to see if there were any pedestrians. In order to avoid being a road waffle, I dive to the side, landing wrong on my right foot and wrenching my ankle on the way to falling face first onto the pavement. So, yeah, whatever they may do, cell phones and SUVs currently suck in my book because of lowlifes who are too brainless to be able to use them properly and pay attention to what's going on around them.

[Mario500]

Now that will be cool!

Contiuning the Trek theme...where are the videophones? Cell phones are alright, but I want real-time video communication, just like Star Trek. What happened to that?


Videophones do exist, first saw featured years ago as an item up for bids on The Price is Right. You can commonly find videophones in use on channels such as CNN. Just keep a look out for poor quality video :D .


Let me put it this way on today's use of cellular phones:

Good for emergencies and the workplace
Almost useless in the public eye

[HumanoidTyphoon]

I say they should just make phone calls....eh you know what they should get rid of that too.

road waffleHeh. Sorry about your experience though. Yeah I get slightly uneasy when I notice someone driving with a cell phone.

[Squall]

Now that will be cool!

Contiuning the Trek theme...where are the videophones? Cell phones are alright, but I want real-time video communication, just like Star Trek. What happened to that?
The technology for video phones exists right now. And, at least in the case of a land line phone you can put on your desk, it's not too expensive (by tech geek standards like mine, anyway :p ). It's just a matter of (1) market demand (do most people want to be seen when they're on the phone?) and (2) cost.

[Mynd Hed]

Considering that I don't even have a regular cell phone, let alone a tricked-out status-symbol penis-compensator one, I could care less what gadgets they put on them. If people feel that it's worth the extra money to buy an extra fancy cell phone, it's their money, I'm not going to hate them for it.

[Lord Dalek]

And I thought the N-Gage was bad enough...

[True Noir]

I don't think it was such a bad idea. The more that technology is growing, the better. That way people will be able to tell from what the peopl want and need and from what the people hate. WHo know's .... in the next twenty years someone might come up with a earing phone in which you put an earing on. WHenever somebody calls you, you just push a button in the earing and start talking ...

[The Falcon]

a cell phone should have the ability to call people and receive phone calls. voice mail is also good as it is an answering machine. they should be in black and white because the color is wasted if it's just hiding in your pocket the whole time. a clock feature would also be advantageous so one can tell the correct time. as for all the excess junk? it's just that. junk

Hero

[Speedy Boris]

WHo know's .... in the next twenty years someone might come up with a earing phone in which you put an earing on. WHenever somebody calls you, you just push a button in the earing and start talking ... Ray Romano did a stand-up act on something along those lines, except you implanted a chip in your ear, and you switch callers by tapping your head. As for faxes... use your imagination... :o ;)

[True Noir]

Ray Romano did a stand-up act on something along those lines, except you implanted a chip in your ear, and you switch callers by tapping your head. As for faxes... use your imagination... :o ;)
Cool, I didn't know that. Sounds funny.:D

[Tapout]

Cell phones are the creation of the devil. There shouldn't be a monetary price to use them. The price should be having to wait in line for an hour to be punched in the stomach. Nobody except doctors need these things. I don't care if they're convenient, they are far more trouble then they're worth. Ushers in movie theaters should carry pistols so they can execute people whos cell phones go off. Driving with one should carry the same penalty as DUI. They are horrible, horrible pieces of crap.

I hate cell phones.