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Does having a fancy smart phone with a 3-5" screen make you feel important?
July 28, 2011 at
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Otherwise why do you pay for data to look at a screen that small?
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My top 10 reasons:
1) quick reference
2) quick look at your recipe while cooking
3) getting directions when you're lost
4) finding out all the events in your neighborhood
5) locating the nearest coffee shop
6) paying your bills in an emergency
7) depositing checks remotely over your phone and not have to go to the bank.
8) paying bills remotely with your phone using QR codes and not having to use magnetic cards
9) for watching movies and playing games when you're stuck at the airport
and last but not the least calling up your spouse and watching her through a video call.
Although I did make sure to research first and not waste the money on 1080p for a smaller TV.
I'm loving how he thinks his 14" laptop is huge!
Also, OP says a 40"+ LCD/LED/Plasma TV would be bigger and take up more space than his 34" tube TV, but from what I know about those old TVs is that they are much bigger. So it may take up more wall space, but it won't be sticking out taking up half of your floor space. Heck, you can even mount it to the wall, and it barely takes up any space at all!
Although I did make sure to research first and not waste the money on 1080p for a smaller TV.
I'm loving how he thinks his 14" laptop is huge!
Also, OP says a 40"+ LCD/LED/Plasma TV would be bigger and take up more space than his 34" tube TV, but from what I know about those old TVs is that they are much bigger. So it may take up more wall space, but it won't be sticking out taking up half of your floor space. Heck, you can even mount it to the wall, and it barely takes up any space at all!
Different strokes for different folks. This thread definitely proved that tonight.
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Droid runs off google maps, which is better then any aftermarket GPS so check your facts.
I mean with Verizon, you HAVE to pay for a data plan with a smartpone ANYWAY, yet the friend I know never uses the browser, or even had his Google account setup (for Market and etc.) on his Droid Incredible. I sometimes have to show people what kind of power they hold in their hands. I don't get some people. You pay for the service anyway, yet just waste the money.
I mean with Verizon, you HAVE to pay for a data plan with a smartpone ANYWAY, yet the friend I know never uses the browser, or even had his Google account setup (for Market and etc.) on his Droid Incredible. I sometimes have to show people what kind of power they hold in their hands. I don't get some people. You pay for the service anyway, yet just waste the money.
/Nagin
No, it doesn't make me feel important, it keeps me organized.
Email, Contacts, Calendar, ToDos, GPS and thousands upon thousands of apps that can be used for anything for small gaming to pass the time, increase productivity, look up restaurants and even book reservations.. etc.
My question to the
trollOP: Why wouldn't you use a smartphone?I can pay bills when I am out of town, even communicate with my insurer if needed. The camera has the same mega pixel as my Nikon DSL and many of the control features, plus a video recorder. It has Google maps that are updated by satellite, for free. All the time. I don't have to remember plug in to the mothership and pay for an update.
I check the weather and in my neck of the woods, we like to see the hurricanes on a map in motion. Especially as they like to turn about 30 miles off the coast.
Is it Small or Huge? Make up your MIND!
Also...FYI to all in here...there is only 1 phone on the market with a 5 inch screen (someone answered 4-5 inches). Most new ones are 4 to 4.3....most of what we have in our pockets right now (unless you bought in the last 4 months) would be 3.5 (iPhone) to 4 (everything else)
I coupon and I always shop with a list and yes I have an ap for that.
And a shitty TV!
It's 34" and weighs 300lbs!
And he keeps them all in the shitty bat cave . His wife is upstairs in the big house with her smart phone.
PS. I even have an app called Liquor Run.. It tells me the closest liquor selling establishments, over 1000 drink recipes, and an alcohol content and calorie guide for hundreds of beers.
He's Mr.Paranoia that thinks the government is out to get him or something and is afraid of his personal data. Yet he has a facebook. With photos tagged. And is in the military.
I don't understand some people, and sometimes I don't want to bother to understand their flawed logic.
He's Mr.Paranoia that thinks the government is out to get him or something and is afraid of his personal data. Yet he has a facebook. With photos tagged. And is in the military.
I don't understand some people, and sometimes I don't want to bother to understand their flawed logic.
He's worried about the government coming to get him but he's IN THE MILITARY?!
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