Re: OT but still techy: Stupid Cell Phone Features

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:36:57 GMT, Jan Panteltje
<pNaonStpealmtje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On a sunny day (Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:48:27 GMT) it happened D from BC
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I went to buy a new cell phone.

I asked the ~phone guy~, "I would gladly pay $100.00 extra for a phone
where I can enter my monthly minute allowance (350 daytime Mon to
Fri.) and see a minutes used countdown on the display.."

There was about 15 phones on display..
"I'm sorry sir...there are no phones with that feature.."

Fkn!! ..fkn!! @$@#@....10 zillion nearly useless features on these
phones but a "save you money" feature.. Unbelievable..
Fk the camera
Fk the bluetooth
fk the mp3 player
piss on the phone cell browser
piss on the fancy ringtones

I WANT MY "SAVE YOU MONEY" MINUTE TRACKING FEATURE.

Get a pre-payed, any pre-paid shows cost last call, and money left.
If you go past that, then it is 'no connect'.

Safest thing.
Get a Nokia 1600 prepaid :-)
No camera, no bluetooth, no mp3, no internet, no downloadable ringtones.

I automatically get charged extra on my monthly bill for anything over
350 daytime minutes per month. (Mon to Fri)
I still want the hassle free automatic option of using extra minutes
and getting charged for it...
However, I want to see my minute burn rate displayed so I can control
my call lengths..

I almost suspect a pile of cell phone features are a pacifier to
detract people into not thinking about minute tracking features that
could help save money..

I think cell phone providers are acting like gangsters with this set
up.
"We won't help you save money, but here's a free toaster."
D from BC
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