Re: !Re: My Present to Myself

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:59:45 -0500, "Barbara Carlson"
<bbcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I do not understand this--the camera thingie. Maybe it is because I am a
>good photographer and always carry my 7 megapixel digital camera with me,
>but I'm not interested in those tiny low-quality pictures the cell phone
>gets. I also use my cell phone only for emergencies, which are rare. The
>only people who have my number are clients and a few family members. Of
>course, I hate telephone anyway. I like to see the people I talk to! I'd
>rather e-mail than phone. There have been a few times when I've been glad I
>had a cell phone, though, and probably wound not be without one, but I don't
>need all the extra bells and whistles. Combining it with a PFD (mine was
>stolen) so I have only one thing to carry, that would be okay. And....I
>wish mine rang louder. I can hear other people's ring across the room and
>can't here mine in its holder on the outside of my purse! I am with
>Verizon--have been for years, because it is the only one I have had that is
>useful where we live, but I have been more than pleased with their service!
>They replaced an out-of-warrantee phone once when I complained the battery
>was not holding its charge--I went in fully expecting to replace the battery
>at my expense. However, I will admit it is nice to be able to call my
>distant children free!
>
>Barb C.
>
I have a decent digital camera too, Barb, so the cell phone camera
isn't for a vacation or planned Kodak moment. They're great, though,
for that spontaneous thing you want to capture. My son used his to
take a snapshot of a recliner he saw at a moving sale. He sent me the
picture--now the recliner sits in my family room! LOL!

Anne/OH
.

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