Waste of Time

midlandi · 02-09-2007, 06:21 PM

I recently upgraded my mobile phone.
I thought i would have a treat and get the Novia N80....bells+whistles!!!!
It offered internet connection direct to my wireless connection!
Brilliant!!!
10 days later.......yehaa! finally got it working.
1 day later......what a waste of time....

I have a laptop and two pc's...why on earth do i want a phone to acces the net?
Yeah would be great to catch a wirless network 'on the move' but i dont think i could stay in one place for 10 days just to set the bloody thing up

jumpenjuhosaphat · 02-09-2007, 06:30 PM

You live and learn I guess. It's the way the world will be one day. We will all access the internet from small devices that display their information via an eye or a brain implant. Yeah, it sounds like science fiction, but so did the internet and cell phones 40 years ago. How's the connection speed on your phone? Oh, and how do all of my sites look, are they okay?

midlandi · 02-09-2007, 06:37 PM

Oh the speeds great, the sites look great.
I think to be truthfull its me!!!!!
Technology is getting harder as i grow older!
Then there is the 'man thing'! Not reading the instructions till day9!!!

jumpenjuhosaphat · 02-09-2007, 07:51 PM

You do it that soon? I wait until the technology is obsolete before I read the instructions...LOL

temi · 02-09-2007, 07:57 PM

Midlandi,
In future when you buy new hi tech stuff, give it to your daughter, she will set it up for you even without the manuals, the younger generation seem to come with built in hi tech programming tools

midlandi · 02-09-2007, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temi

Midlandi,
In future when you buy new hi tech stuff, give it to your daughter, she will set it up for you even without the manuals, the younger generation seem to come with built in hi tech programming tools

Thats very True

Alan · 02-09-2007, 08:17 PM

Is there any chance that one day we may again want to use a phone as a plain old ordinary phone instead of internet device, organisor, address book, games machine ... ?

midlandi · 02-09-2007, 08:21 PM

LOL someone might stumble across the fact they can make calls aswell

inovartis · 02-10-2007, 04:26 AM

I so don't see the point of having so many darn options and features on a phone...

Why would I want to watch a vid I downloaded from the net in such a tiny screen?

It makes no sense to me and I believe it to be very annoying...

Some tv shows in quebec are no longer offering episode previews on tv, they are offering it though cellphones, annoying.

dustin323 · 02-10-2007, 06:28 AM

I got me the Sidekick II a while back. Though once I got it I didn't really find any need for the internet on it. Except for a few times. But here in Baton Rouge the hookup on it sucked & it was horribly slow. Now when I was in Houston, TX the speed was great. But really no need for it, I'd rather use a laptop & it seems like everywheres has free WiFi nowadays.

Katey · 02-10-2007, 01:18 PM

Hi there,

I think it was Orange who made a budget phone, for people who don't want to buy a £500 phone with features they will never use.

It looked normal, it had a black and white screen, it sent text messages, made and received calls, and had the ability to save contact details. It was only about £30 as well.

Regards,
Kieran Taylor.

cloudybutnice · 02-10-2007, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan

Is there any chance that one day we may again want to use a phone as a plain old ordinary phone instead of internet device, organisor, address book, games machine ... ?

I'm with you on that one Alan.
I cannot see the point of squinting into a tiny screen when you could be at home looking in comfort at a 17'' monitor.
Maybe I'm getting old.

02-09-2007, 06:21 PM	#1
midlandi iWEBTOOL Moderator Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,164	Waste of Time I recently upgraded my mobile phone. I thought i would have a treat and get the Novia N80....bells+whistles!!!! It offered internet connection direct to my wireless connection! Brilliant!!! 10 days later.......yehaa! finally got it working. 1 day later......what a waste of time.... I have a laptop and two pc's...why on earth do i want a phone to acces the net? Yeah would be great to catch a wirless network 'on the move' but i dont think i could stay in one place for 10 days just to set the bloody thing up __________________ Webmaster Resources & Forums SubmitterBot - Semi-automatic directory submission tool

02-09-2007, 06:30 PM	#2
jumpenjuhosaphat Forum Admin Contributor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 4,459	Re: Waste of Time You live and learn I guess. It's the way the world will be one day. We will all access the internet from small devices that display their information via an eye or a brain implant. Yeah, it sounds like science fiction, but so did the internet and cell phones 40 years ago. How's the connection speed on your phone? Oh, and how do all of my sites look, are they okay? __________________ Storage Sheds Lost Forum

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midlandi iWEBTOOL Moderator Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,164	Re: Waste of Time Oh the speeds great, the sites look great. I think to be truthfull its me!!!!! Technology is getting harder as i grow older! Then there is the 'man thing'! Not reading the instructions till day9!!! __________________ Webmaster Resources & Forums SubmitterBot - Semi-automatic directory submission tool

02-09-2007, 07:51 PM	#4
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temi Junior Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Europe>UK>England Posts: 576	Re: Waste of Time Midlandi, In future when you buy new hi tech stuff, give it to your daughter, she will set it up for you even without the manuals, the younger generation seem to come with built in hi tech programming tools __________________ Golf Equipment Shop::Webmaster Forum::UK Web Hosting

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Alan iWEBTOOL Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ayr, Scotland Posts: 904	Re: Waste of Time Is there any chance that one day we may again want to use a phone as a plain old ordinary phone instead of internet device, organisor, address book, games machine ... ? __________________ ahb Solutions Consultancy and Web Development Seen a good post - Give some reputation click on the

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midlandi iWEBTOOL Moderator Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,164	Re: Waste of Time LOL someone might stumble across the fact they can make calls aswell __________________ Webmaster Resources & Forums SubmitterBot - Semi-automatic directory submission tool

02-10-2007, 04:26 AM	#9
inovartis Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 212	Re: Waste of Time I so don't see the point of having so many darn options and features on a phone... Why would I want to watch a vid I downloaded from the net in such a tiny screen? It makes no sense to me and I believe it to be very annoying... Some tv shows in quebec are no longer offering episode previews on tv, they are offering it though cellphones, annoying. __________________ Free Webmaster Resources \|\| Flash Loops

02-10-2007, 06:28 AM	#10
dustin323 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 140	Re: Waste of Time I got me the Sidekick II a while back. Though once I got it I didn't really find any need for the internet on it. Except for a few times. But here in Baton Rouge the hookup on it sucked & it was horribly slow. Now when I was in Houston, TX the speed was great. But really no need for it, I'd rather use a laptop & it seems like everywheres has free WiFi nowadays. __________________ Organic & Fair Trade Coffee Blue Monkey Arcade

02-10-2007, 01:18 PM	#11
Katey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hull, United Kingdom. Posts: 317	Re: Waste of Time Hi there, I think it was Orange who made a budget phone, for people who don't want to buy a £500 phone with features they will never use. It looked normal, it had a black and white screen, it sent text messages, made and received calls, and had the ability to save contact details. It was only about £30 as well. Regards, Kieran Taylor.

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