Cell phone RANT !

[chiefalen]

Ok got time, pop a beer, and sit back for maybe a long one.

Ok have the carrier that starts with a V. Can't get the mods mad if i mention the whole name ( wink ).

5 phones allowed on one plan, so me and my squaw have the LG 5200 has a camera but it's a PHONE to us.

Maybe in a blue moon i'll text, but to me if i want to talk to someone i dial and hear a voice.

Unlimited text, unlimited pix, unlimited nights, and weekends, you people get the idea.

The 21 year old daughter 5 times i have to go back to the V store to ether have the phone replaced, fixed, voodoo performed on the phone who knows.

Only a one year warranty, but this is all in one year. My phone 3-4 years, no problem got reception in the Grand Canyon no kidding.

Older son gets one same thing as daughter full keyboard and they look like monkeys all the time texting. And younger son same thing.

I mean i spend more time on the actual line in the V store then i do at home.

Freekin phones are designed to last a year.

I mean to say they can send a man to the moon but they can't design a phone to last longer than a month.

Really is it me?

Anyone else have a cell phone peeve.

And whats with the Ringtones. Really i just set it to what was in there.

You really have to have a different Ringtone for your friends cousins sister.

And get this they charge for the Ringtones, unless you send them back and forth the only one who has to pay for the Ringtone is the original person.

Son showed me like 50 in his phone.

Heres the last of the last, thanks for reading this far, if you did get this far.

Stikin, freekin, cell phone company's, get it right if your reading this.

I'm mad and i won't take it anymore.

 

[jay_merrill]

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I had the "V service" for eight years, but just gave them up for Sprint . I never had any complaints with my celuular coverage, but became annoyed at the cost in comparison to what I was getting. So far, Sprint is great - the coverage is good and the service and functions provided are much better in terms of value for a given cost.

What annoys me about cell phone companies in general, is that its hard to get a straight story out of anyone. I don't know if this is by design, or if it is because they industry has a high employee turnover, but it sure is frustrating to be told things over and over that simply are not the case.

 

[BoatBuoy]

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I've had the same phone for 6-7 years. It won't text, it won't take pics, it won't accept ringtones, it won't do anything but work - as a phone. And the plan's about 35$ 850min peak, 2500min off-peak which is about 3300min. more than I've ever used. That works for me. Wife's got the same plan.

 

[Bob_VT]

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Planned obsolescence. I have has the verizon service for 8 years. The best phones I have had have all been simple LG phones. I use a LG for work and it is a great phone (camera, media player). Two years ago my wife and I got new phones and went with motorola..... I have the krazr and she has the razor..... mine had been repaired and replaces 3 times .....her's not a lick of problems.

I am luckey that I have a Verizon service center in town and as frustrating as it is...... it has become a way of life.

Life was easier when all pay phones were a dime and they were all over the place!

 

[chiefalen]

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I had flip motorola phone battery went wanted a ton of money for it and they offered me a upgrade was like 8 years ago, the brick phone, was all one piece no camera just a phone.

I loved that phone i could use it in the dark, then one day about 3-4 years ago i dropped it in the saltwater off the boat for a sec i swear a sec.

That was it i couldn't charge it any more.

Then the LG 5200 came into my life. I do take a pic or too of fish on the boat or deer takin.

 

[Tyme2fish]

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Older son gets one same thing as daughter full keyboard and they look like MONKIES all the time texting. And younger son same thing.Quote from Chiefalen



lol. My adult younger son does the same thing. Walks in the house and in less than 2 seconds has to start picking away like he's chasing lice off a monkey's back.

I've had only 2 cell phones in my life. First one went kapput after about 4 years. Bought a second one after the kid at the phone store looked at the ancient antique I brought in. Wife and I share the one cell phone. I use the cell phone for long distance service and peace of mind if wife and I are traveling.

 

[xxturbowesxx]

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From someone in the Wireless industry. The phones don't last because if they did you wouldn't have to keep buying them. And this is nothing new its been done for over 10 years. they have made a few mistakes letting some good long lasting phones through but for the most part if you have had a phone for a long time its probably dumb luck. As far as brand loyalty lg vs nokia vs etc i wouldn't hang my hat on any manufacture they all do the same things but if i had to choose hands down nokia makes the best product. Go into your local cell shop and see how many nokia's are there. If you find one it will be double what the others are because you wont be back for awhile. In Europe and Japan they have a different approach and it would be very hard to find a cell that wasn't a nokia.

 

[ne7800]

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I love my cell phone it is like a extention of myself lol, i text, take pics, send pics, make calls, basicly if i'm awake my phone is either next to me or in my pocket. Now all this being said i use between 500-1000 text a month, my wife on the other hand uses between 4000-8000 text a month.

 

[JB]

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RATZAKRATZA on all of them. Dang kids think they are toys to play with. They cause many auto crashes (barely escaped twice myself) and more rude behavior than a honky tonk barroom fight.

I carry one. It goes "ding" when I get a call. I never text or take pix. I use it because where I live it is long distance to call my next door neighbor on the land line and the cell does all of Texas as a local call.

Mind you, I don't ask everyone to do it the way I do. I just want to be safe on the road and not annoyed in public by rude behavior.

 

[chiefalen]

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I agree with JB 10000 percent. Phone is a distraction in the car.

Don't know how people text and drive, and they can get a ticket here for using one.

I swear i see some wemon with the phone always at the ear. You think it grew there.

And now you can buy a device where the phone stays in your pocket and clip this thing on the ear.

Now you don't even have to dial yell out a persons name it dials it for you.

How about all the gizmos in cars nowadays. They watch streaming video while driving.

A whole movie if you want. Right on the dashboard.

Yea JB tell em , don't kill me when driving and using the phone.

Ain't just the kids doing it.

 

[eaglejim]

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I just like to know early in the morning when everybody is leaving the one they love and going to a place they hate who are they talking to,it is bad enough people can hardly drive and drink there coffee,fix there make-up,read the paper,eat,now they think they can talk and drive.As far as phones go I have had the same phone for 4 years but I don't text,take pictures or call anyone at 6am

 

[DJ]

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I have the same service.

I do not blame the phones. Texting youngsers will actually wear them out in a year-or less. Their phone keyboards get more use in a week then mine would in five years.

On a similar note, I go through a laptop (box)/year. I've never had screen or hard drive issues but my keyboards wear out.

 

[OldePharte]

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I hear your pain. When I finally decided to get "with it", I couldn't get a cell phone. It had to come with a camera. Now with 3 of us on a family plan, I have had to replace mine once as it wouldn't hold a charge. the others continue to plug away.

One day, I noticed a funny looking icon and delved through the Menu to see what it was. Come to find out that I had over 60 photos and all of them black. Seems that I hit the camera button when talking. I could care less about the photos as it costs extra $$ per month to be able to upload/download them.

On the other hand, a real nasty storm blew in while golfing. With the downpour and lightning, we had no idea how long the storm would last. One guy in the shelter broke out his cell phone, brought up the local weather map, and said give it 10 minutes and it'll blow through. He was spot on.

And oh, for the life of me I can not understand those who walk around with the cell phone plastered to their ear.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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i have tmoble, never had a problem, but i have dropped several in the drink, fell off the trailer tongue, drowned one, had one on a belt clip, working on bilge pump, phone jumped into the bilge, salt water. dropped on in the live well. now they go into a zip lock bag when i'm on the boat.

 

[chiefalen]

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TD clean out a plastic mayo jar with the large mouth, thats what i use, wallet, keys, and handheld gps, all go in there. Screw on top is air tight, my friends saw it and laughed, but they all are using it now.

 

[i386]

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I thought LG had the best quality until ms. i386 got her "Chocolate". She went through 4 of them. I had the Krzr like BobVT. I had it replaced fairly early on when the camera died. It worked fine until the warranty ran out, then wouldn't hold a charge for more than 5 mins. I bought a brand new battery, same problem. Verizon said it was the phone, not the battery. $50 to replace the phone they said. I just used my Palm Treo work phone until the contract was up. Then deactivated the work phone, and we both got the Blackberry Curve. Work paid for part of my phone and a portion of my bill. It was win win for both parties. I hope my new phone lasts because it works great for me.

I use all that "fancy stuff" too.

 

[Bob_VT]

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TD clean out a plastic mayo jar with the large mouth, thats what i use, wallet, keys, and handheld gps, all go in there. Screw on top is air tight, my friends saw it and laughed, but they all are using it now.

Doesn't that look strange attached to your belt or in your pocket

 

[a70eliminator]

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I'm glad to have not yet been required to carry a cell phone when off my job.
I have no desire to carry a phone for personal use. I imagine someday I'll be forced to have one though I am getting the taste of the phone companys antics. I have teenage daughters!

 

[tashasdaddy]

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i keep my phone in my pocket, reason for the bag, wallet and every thing else in boat bag.

 

[DJ]

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TD clean out a plastic mayo jar with the large mouth, thats what i use, wallet, keys, and handheld gps, all go in there. Screw on top is air tight, my friends saw it and laughed, but they all are using it now.

I do something similar. I use a cylindrical shaped plastic container that once held "zip ties". I has a bright orange top and it will float with all the stuff inside.

I also have a waterproof boaters box but it's full of other essentials that stay in the boat.