Is there a mirror? Page seems to be down :(
The phone looks like it has a mirror built in :)
EDIT: Reminder to self - don't try to be funny.
John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
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#112I got my dad a Doro HandleEasy last Christmas. He is actually using it (which is amazing in itself). http://www.techpin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/doro-handl...
Do you wear bloomers as well?
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
Check out doro.co.uk. Not the same company but Doro make phones that look just like that phone.
Hmm. They actually look so similar I'm wondering if ZTE make doro phones, or something along those lines.
They're probably both made by FoxConn or some other SEA OEM.
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#115More expensive than a phone that can do more? Laughable pretentious rubbish.
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#116This is a very good idea executed poorly. SMS has become a way of life and you'll be receiving messages that you can not read, also a paper phonebook requires that you carry a pen with you. Play it again, John, this time with a pager sized (text) display and I'll buy one. edit: added the (text), it does have a display but can't display text messages.
How about Google Voice for SMS?
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#117This is a very good idea executed poorly. SMS has become a way of life and you'll be receiving messages that you can not read, also a paper phonebook requires that you carry a pen with you. Play it again, John, this time with a pager sized (text) display and I'll buy one. edit: added the (text), it does have a display but can't display text messages.
> SMS has become a way of life Not for everyone. For example, I send one text message every two or three months. I could easily live without the ability to send or receive texts. The thing I don’t like about this phone is the silly pen-and-paper address book. Are there any phones out there that just make phone calls, and nothing else?
Check out the Motorola F3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_FONE_F3. It has an e-Ink display, so you can read the clock without having to push a button and the battery life is awesome.
Re: John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
#118This is a very good idea executed poorly. SMS has become a way of life and you'll be receiving messages that you can not read, also a paper phonebook requires that you carry a pen with you. Play it again, John, this time with a pager sized (text) display and I'll buy one. edit: added the (text), it does have a display but can't display text messages.
> SMS has become a way of life Not for everyone. For example, I send one text message every two or three months. I could easily live without the ability to send or receive texts. The thing I don’t like about this phone is the silly pen-and-paper address book. Are there any phones out there that just make phone calls, and nothing else?
I have never sent a text message. Ever.
Email and Skype on my phone, however, I could not do without.
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
> hark back for simpler times. When it comes to phones I go through alternating phases of high-tech and as simple as it gets, mostly because I get frustrated at how bad high tech phones usually work as phones (they're great little computers, but I mostly use my phone to call). SMS is no longer optional, even if you want to get rid of it, typically service messages are only sent using SMS, not voice and people will si…
>SMS is no longer optional. False! Perhaps for your way of life, but there's the age-old 'you != everyone'. Once your friends know you don't text, they stop texting you. They may think you're a Luddite, but that's another issue. Even though you (and me for that matter) may want SMS on phones, I don't think it was a poor design choice to skip SMS on this phone.
Well, but like the above poster said it's not all about your friends texting you - verizon, for instance, sends password reset notices through SMS, and other service messages.