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orinoco
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response 25 of 68:
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May 22 16:00 UTC 2002 |
Your phone should keep a list of recent incoming calls. You can always call
back and say "sorry, I got to the phone too late."
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gull
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response 26 of 68:
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May 22 18:31 UTC 2002 |
Pagers seem to be losing favor now that cell phones have gotten cheaper.
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bhelliom
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response 27 of 68:
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May 22 20:01 UTC 2002 |
Thanks, Sarah.
I have never understood that sort of thing. I never take call at the
table if I can help it, especially if it's in a place that has a rather
quiet atmosphere.
Re#24 John, you be able to set your phone to light up when it rings, if
it doesn't already. Most phones keep at least the last ten numbers
that you dialed and the last ten incoming phone numbers. If you have
your phone book programmed, if it is one of those people that called,
you'll know. I'd also look up the schematics of the individual phone.
Perhaps there's some features you've overlooked that may prove useful.
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jep
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response 28 of 68:
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May 22 20:50 UTC 2002 |
Yeah, I can call back from the list on the phone. Quite a lot of the
time, though, I see numbers I don't recognize, and I wonder who is
trying to call me?
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scg
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response 29 of 68:
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May 22 21:30 UTC 2002 |
I set my phone to both ring and vibrate, since if it's under several layers
of cloting I'll feel it vibrate but not ring, but if I'm not wearing it, I'll
only hear it ring.
The traditional use of pagers -- receiving a phone number so the person can
call back -- seems pretty much gone among people I know. It's much easier
to just answer a call on a cell phone. When I was doing on-call shifts at
work I liked my text pager. It gave me a lot of the information I needed in
writing, where I could refer back to it easily, and if I got called about a
couple of issues at about the same time, it would keep a list for me. All
that, of course, was highly dependant on how much information the person
paging me put in the message.
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senna
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response 30 of 68:
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May 22 22:50 UTC 2002 |
Phones are so prevalent that pagers are pointless for a lot of people. A
phone pretty much does everything a pager does, plus you can listen and talk
back. Handy.
Our entire family has gone with Verizon for cell phone service. There's no
particular bonus, except that we can actually talk on our phones IN OUR OWN
HOUSE, a surprising bonus. Extra helpful for dad, since one of the points
of him having a cell in the first place is that he'll have it with him if he
is partially incapacitated and can't make it to a landline.
I don't use my phone a whole lot during the day, but I will use it quite a
bit in the evening when I'm on the 4-digit minutes time. Quite useful,
really. I'm a big fan of the weekend option.
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goose
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response 31 of 68:
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May 23 01:02 UTC 2002 |
I make all my long distance calls on my cell after 9pm (well, almost all of
them) But even factoring in using my peak minutes I pay much less in total
telecommunication costs.
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ea
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response 32 of 68:
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May 23 04:10 UTC 2002 |
I usually keep my phone set on vibrate alert. Big benefit is that if it
rings while I'm in class, professors don't get mad at me because they
don't know it rang. (I will never answer in class, but I leave the
phone on so I can get the caller id info)
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janc
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response 33 of 68:
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May 23 04:28 UTC 2002 |
In the course of our last move, we seem to have lost the charger/AC
adaptor for our cell phone. I wonder if I can get another someplace?
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bdh3
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response 34 of 68:
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May 23 06:20 UTC 2002 |
Try Radio Shack. Depending on the make/model it will charge off
the auto adapter(barrel) connector which you should be able to
get an universal DC adapter for at RS.
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scott
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response 35 of 68:
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May 23 12:54 UTC 2002 |
I'm mulling over a change to much more cell-phone use, but what I really need
is a cheap international rate. Family overseas...
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gull
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response 36 of 68:
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May 23 13:15 UTC 2002 |
I've never seen a cell phone that used a barrel connector for charging. You
should be able to get a charger at just about any cell phone store that
carries the same brand as your phone, though.
My biggest complaint about my cell phone is that it came with a woefully
inadequate manual. It doesn't even list all the menu options, much less
describe how to use them.
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bhelliom
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response 37 of 68:
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May 23 17:42 UTC 2002 |
Try going to the manufacturer's website, David. You might get better
luck there.
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gull
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response 38 of 68:
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May 23 18:36 UTC 2002 |
Hrm...Samsung does have many of their phone manuals online in PDF form,
but they don't seem to have the one for my phone, an SGH-N105. They
have an SGH-N100 manual, which may be similar, but it's only available
in French, German, Italian, and Portugese. I guess I'll email them and
see if they plan to make one available.
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goose
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response 39 of 68:
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May 23 20:05 UTC 2002 |
I've seen both Nokia and Motorola phones that use a barrel connector for
charging.
for aftermarket parts and accessories: www.the-phone-store.com I've bought
several itmes from them.
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void
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response 40 of 68:
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May 24 05:04 UTC 2002 |
I have a swivel case for my cell phone, so I can wear it on my belt
and the phone swivels around and doesn't get caught on stuff. I have
not downloaded any extra ringers or games. When I'm in a movie
theatre, any restaurant fancier than Denny's, or anywhere else where
I don't think it's appropriate to take a phone call, I just turn it
off and answer any voice mail when I turn it back on.
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gull
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response 41 of 68:
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May 24 13:13 UTC 2002 |
Samsung emailed me a PDF copy of the manual.
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janc
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response 42 of 68:
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May 26 13:14 UTC 2002 |
Well, I ordered a cell phone charger for $14, and, as expected, found
my old one the next day.
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scg
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response 43 of 68:
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May 26 22:23 UTC 2002 |
I seem to have accumulated a collection. For a while, every time I would go
on a trip I'd forget the cell phone charger, find that I needed the phone (I
seem to use it a lot more when traveling, particularly when trying to visit
people in other places, than I do at home), and buy a new charger.
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jep
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response 44 of 68:
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May 27 02:30 UTC 2002 |
Do most people turn their cell phones off at times? I leave mine on
all the time, and just charge it up a lot. Also I have a spare battery
for it, which I keep charged as well. It's not that anyone ever calls
on it. I just never got in the habit of turning it off.
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jmsaul
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response 45 of 68:
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May 27 02:51 UTC 2002 |
I only turn mine off when I'm in Tai Chi class. I put it on silent mode when
I'm in a movie or something.
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jep
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response 46 of 68:
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May 27 02:58 UTC 2002 |
Oh, right; I've turned mine off in movies, also in court houses (which
have very prominent threatening notices for anyone daring to take a
cell phone inside).
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slynne
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response 47 of 68:
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May 27 14:42 UTC 2002 |
When I am forced to have a cell phone for work, I usually keep it
turned off. But then, I have a pager that I am required to keep on and
the cell phone is mostly for returning pages.
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gull
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response 48 of 68:
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May 28 15:14 UTC 2002 |
I often turn it off when I go to bed. I also often turn it off when I'm
at work, because cell phone reception inside the building is so poor
that the phone is useless anyway.
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void
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response 49 of 68:
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May 28 21:13 UTC 2002 |
My cell phone is turned off at work (no reception in the building), in
movie theatres and most restaurants, most of the time when I'm sleeping,
and any other time when it's inappropriate to be on the phone. I answer
any voice mail once the phone is turned back on.
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