With electronic media becoming more advanced each day, everyday people now have access to what was once reserved for businessmen in expensive suits. How many of you have smartphones? And just how many of you are smart enough to use it for anything beyond Facebook? :xp:
Yes, but I got it for games. :xp:
Nope, they are D. U. M. dumb! also, expensive time/money wasting objects :P
WHAT is a smartphone?
I don't like cellphones. Period. I only got one from NET10 once b/c of emergencies. When you have inconsiderate people that call you at all hours it tends to piss you off. Or people you don't want to be in contact with you 24/7. I let it die and good riddance.
I hear all about how a company requires it of you. It's only really because they want to continue to make you work UNCOMPENSATED while at home.
You're getting all hot and bothered at 11:30PM on a friday and about to get jiggy with your current squeeze, then you suddenly get that dreaded ring/text from your employer "I'm going to need you to do this, that and the other thing, and have that all that done tonight before you come in early tomorrow, mmkay? Yeah that would be great."
It's like "WTF is this crap?" straight out of an "Office Space" nightmare on meth and steroids.
Nope, they are D. U. M. dumb! also, expensive time/money wasting objects :P
This.
I like to keep my cellphones simple... I don't like the idea of cramming EVERYTHING important into one device you're reliant on. I keep my music player and phone separate for that reason.
Voted no. I think they are dumb, but also a little too expensive for a glorified phone.
And I can access Facebook, Twitter, E-mail, News, and even LF on my non-smart phone.
I'm not addicted to Facebook, Twitter and other stuff that I'd need something so I could access it all the time. Really, I only need a cellphone to call or text people, nothing else.
I have a semi-smartphone that I use for making calls, and connecting my (decidedly elderly) Palm to the internet. The Palm gets used for the organising and facebook-style stuff.
I have one but I only have it for recreational purposes. It's outdated and discontinued anyway so it's no better than a flip phone.
I'll be getting one once I get out of school and get a job, right now I don't want to pay for the data plan.
Well, sometimes I'm a smartass on the phone. :ninja2: Does that count?
I guess I'm too old fashioned otherwise, because I rather use landline phones and Ham radios.
My personal phone is nice and simple. It is compact, can text and call. All I want or need. Work-supplied phones have varied. Many have been smartphones. Call me a Luddite if you must, but I prefer more basic phones.
I have one but I use it mainly for business: it makes the briefcase much lighter. It's also practical when you need to get a specific info during a meeting.
I hear all about how a company requires it of you. It's only really because they want to continue to make you work UNCOMPENSATED while at home.
You're getting all hot and bothered at 11:30PM on a friday and about to get jiggy with your current squeeze, then you suddenly get that dreaded ring/text from your employer "I'm going to need you to do this, that and the other thing, and have that all that done tonight before you come in early tomorrow, mmkay? Yeah that would be great."
Just leave it in the car (not your current squeeze, the phone :xp:) and pretend the battery had to be recharged...all this while you "recharge" (or discharge) yours else elsewhere...
Anyway, I still prefer to be uncompensated at home than at the office: this tool allows me to leave the office at "human" time (there is no compensation for professionals here). I still do the car trick though...especially since I have to pay for the plan.
Love my phone (iPhone). I use it for everything. Mostly for work.. but I admit there is a copy of Angry Birds and Facebook on it :xp:
Take it, rather than a notebook, to all of my creative meetings. All notes of upcoming projects are with me at all times since (like D3) I'd rather be uncompensated at home rather than chained to my edit suite. Plus.. all of the kewl tools are at my house.. hehehe. Having the project notes with me 24/7 is great. Being linked with a Dropbox server at work and home allows me to take my clips everywhere I go.
Have a few apps for Final Cut as well which has been a godsend. Have an app for doing rough cuts, papercuts and storyboards. Have apps for some photo and still work as well. A great convenience for me and my line of work. Beats having to trudge over to my desktops just to spit out a 30sec rough cut. Plus I can stream the stuff wirelessly using airplay to our huge-gantic displays.
Granted, I'm a mac guy, and my home & workplace is mac oriented.. so the iPhone was an excellent choice for me. I have friends with Droids and Blackberries and some of the stuff they can do is astounding as well. So no matter what your niche is.. smartphones offer much more than tetris & bejeweled nowadays.. hehe
Love mine.
I voted, Yes I use it for work, but actually it's more like I use it at work so I can read my daily news during breaks. Stuff like Kotaku, Joystiq and porn.
Just leave it in the car (not your current squeeze, the phone :xp:) and pretend the battery had to be recharged That would not have flew. But I was looking for the reason/excuse to not come back.
...all this while you "recharge" (or discharge) yours else elsewhere... Hmm? What are you implying D3? :dev8:
EDIT: I hope saber isn't jealous! :D
Anyway, I still prefer to be uncompensated at home than at the office: this tool allows me to leave the office at "human" time (there is no compensation for professionals here). I still do the car trick though...especially since I have to pay for the plan.
Maybe now I might agree being somewhat self employed.
I was sort of framing it in a past job but in a now sitch. Back then I wasn't on my own time unfortunately. It was just the boss' way of avoiding paying his workers overtime while still tightening the noose. So I left instead when the cyclical seasonal period ended in cutbacks.
Still, I won't get a smartphone. Gives the outside world too much access.
I don't see the point of having a smartphone mostly because I don't see the point in them... I mean for me.
On the other hand, I'd love to have a tablet... maybe a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 when it comes out down here...
http://www.gforgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-10.1-overview-specs-release-date.jpg)
Love my droid. It lets me skype at work in between patients now! And Angry Birds is freaking hilarious. I also love epocrates--it lets me look up medications and double check that there aren't any medication interactions I have to worry about.
I'm also a weather fanatic, so I now can see the weather radar properly, unlike on my old phone which refused to display it at all.
I buy smart phones that don't require data plans mostly because Verizon is waaaay overpriced. I just love full keyboards and smart phones almost always have excellent keyboards (I text a lot).
I don't have one, but I want one. Trouble is, Verizon's Data Plan system is rediculous. "this phone requires a $30 a month data plan." "this simpler phone requires a $15 a month data plan." "$30 a month gets you unlimited data...oh, wait, now that we've got the iPhone, it doesn't."
Blackberry here - and it's GREAT for pulling up bus schedules.
I have Samsung Galaxy phone. Love it.
Yes, I have a smartphone. Mostly for e-book reading, playing some games and checking XKCD.com (I even have special app for this) which all count as fun.
Oh, and what's this 'Facebook' thing?
iPhone4 owner.
Absolutely essential business tool, as I can get/make email text and phone messages whenever I need to. I am a freelancer, networking is crucial to the business, and it enables that part of my job greatly.
The apps are the other side of the excellence. I can make an entire lighting or grip package order on the phone, send it directly to the warehouse, and know exactly my rental rate up front without speaking to anyone or needing to enter any text. I can find and follow the sun and know where it will be at what time in my location, which helps me know what lights will need to play (or not play) and when I will need to amp things up or let the grips do the work while I play Flight Control (a game :D ) Just a couple examples, there are many great apps, for banking as well it is very helpful and an actual time-saver: depositing your check with your phone is a godsend.
Ok, I have to retract my earlier post - I now have a smartphone, but I still think they're a little dumb.
I got my smartphone initially for work. I can send a few emails to the people who need them from home before I get to work so I can do my veg out thing when I get to the office. It was also very handy in finding where the next plant is before I get to where the someone told me it was only to find out I have to take 3 left turns because of all the one way streets UGH!
And if someone has to call me from work, I charge them 4 hours each time I get called after hours. I tell them up front that I'll take the 4 hours off on my next business day. It stops them from abusing it.
And I use angry birds when I'm waiting on a meeting, or when off work, I play it while waiting for the table at the restaurant to be ready. it makes the time go MUCH quicker.
HTC Desire ftw, I used to have an iPhone but they have become such a clichй of modern society, plus I love the fact I can customise pretty much anything to do with my phone without Steve Jobs doing a full cavity search on me :)
Oh and no death grip or silly plastic cases either lolz
HTC Desire ftw, I used to have an iPhone but they have become such a clichй of modern society, plus I love the fact I can customise pretty much anything to do with my phone without Steve Jobs doing a full cavity search on me :)
Oh and no death grip or silly plastic cases either lolz
HTC Desire HD here.
Amen Brother.
HTC Desire HD here.
Amen Brother.
Try out ADW launcher if you want to get rid of the stock HTC launcher, it's much faster and you can customise it like crazy, it gives you more room on your homescreen too cause you can even hide the taskbar if you want :thmbup1:
No I don't have one but I want one.
I still don't really care about smartphones... but I really like the Samsung Galaxy S II... it just looks so pretty in so many ways...
http://uncrate.com/men/images/2011/02/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-xl.jpg)
I have one... simply to listen to music when I'm having to "listen" to some dumbass trying to talk me into things that I don't wanna do, and to plug it into my car stereo system :p
Yeah I am having a smartphone and When I am at college or work I use it for Facebook..!!
I would vote, but I don't use mine for work OR facebook.
I just recently had to buy a new phone b/c my Palm Centro BLOOOOOWS! $30 bucks a month as a requirement? Nonsense. I'll stick with "dumbphones" as long as I don't have to blow almost $400 a year on a less interesting and viewable internet that I can take with me.
I'm a bit surprised at all the comments about how smartphones are "dumb". They definitely provide utility... unlimited access to the internet in your pocket, mp3 players, video players, social networking capabilities, phone (duh), plus many more. I also use my Android quite frequently as a navigational device using the GPS. It's a TomTom, iPad, phone, and mini-laptop all in one, ultra-portable device. Definitely not dumb. Oh, and the (free) audible app makes my commute to work tolerable.
I am anti-Apple, and I love Google, so I went with an Android. I did have a blackberry beforehand, and went through some withdrawals when I first made the switch, but now I'm happy I did.
I'm probably also a bit skewed because I don't think that they're expensive... my phone was under $200 and another $30 a month isn't unreasonable to me.
I voted No, but i want one, because I like having all my devices in one, rather than having 3 or 4 to carry around everywhere.
Being a nokia fan, for a long time i intended to get a high end nokia like the X6
http://st2.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/nokia/nokia-x6-1.jpg) (or now, X7)
http://st2.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/nokia/nokia-x7-silver.jpg) or an N8,
http://st2.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/nokia/nokia-n8-official-1.jpg) but the rise of Android has made me reconsider, with all of its awesome features, etc.
In the beginning, i thought that most android phones all looked the same and rather boring, so i disregarded them. But now that excuse is gone with the likes of phones such as the Motorola Flipout
http://st2.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/motorola/moto-flipout-1.jpg) and and the LG GT450
http://st2.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/lg/lg-gt540-optimus-5.jpg)
Another thing ive been looking out for are phones with Nvidia Tegras in them. Not seen too many though. (intersting fact: nvidia's codenames for their upcoming tegra series are names like Kal-El, Wayne, and Stark. How cool is that?)
Ideally, i'd love to have a nicely designed Nokia phone with Tegra running on Android. But thats unlikely to happen as Nokia seems to have partnered with Microsoft for their smartphone OS.
Well, sometimes I'm a smartass on the phone. Does that count?
lol'd :lol:
My Samsung P3 portable media player (or mp3 player if you'd like) has a 24 hour battery life with medium-low settings... 26-27 on lowest settings and 16-18 hours on absolute highest settings playing flac files... I just wish smartphones with the same capabilities could do the same.
I'm not a suit, but I have a smart phone. That way, I can access information when I need it whether its the news, cyber dictionary, or of course facebook when I'm on my lunch break. plus I can also get pandora radio and youtube so thats awesome.
Who wouldn't want a copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to Earth in their pocket?
Du'h. No brainer. :D
See my phone I use it for checking trouble codes on vehicles. Doing quick research on a problem. Sending emails. and since my girlfriend has some kind of issue with actually talking on the phone, I send text.
HTC Desire HD here.
Amen Brother.
Just got an HD as well, pure pwnage!