I make phone calls with my phone not for anything
lol - Just calling people would be nice. I don’t even have a mobile phone because we can’t get a signal at home at all. I used to have a mobile phone years ago but when my car broke down in the middle of the night on a country lane miles from anywhere there was no signal on the phone so I threw it away and cancelled the contract.
OOW dear!
Isn’t it too drastic though to disown all mobile phones?
My phone doesn’t even have a camera. It rings and txt’s… yay!
My phone does have a camera, AND it rings and texts!
People have needs. I don’t need to view the web on my phone. I barely need to call anyone - I prefer written communication via email (I’m not old). I love technology but I will only use what I need. I’m not going to have some company or anyone else tell me what I need. I can think for myself 
You comment is a little narrow minded. The world is not viewed by your eyes alone, wake up.
Smart phones is a very advance technology, it as lots of features that enables you to do a lot of things.
To get all its features you need to be able to afford connecting it to a network that you will get all the feature. But if you cant afford to do this i think its best to use a normal phone,but if you can afford it i wouldn’t denies that you use this phone.
I’ve got an iPhone 3G and have been very happy with it to be honest. I think I make use of most the functions to be honest - phone, sms, email, internet, twitter, ipod (music/video), GPS, and a handful of apps. The camera is awful though so that doesn’t get used at all.
My contract finished now though so I’m thinking about which phone to get next. I may wait until the iPhone 4G announcement before buying anything (the 3GS wasn’t enough of a change to warrant a new phone - hopefully this will be more substantial).
just have iPhone 3G 
I have a Nokia E71
…Don’t really use all the features that much but I do have the google apps suite, including the near-awesome Maps which has come in very handy at times.
Also bought googsync to sync my google calendar with the native calendar function (the E71 has a dedicated button, so would otherwise go to waste 
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See my pic (taken just earlier today as a matter of fact, I was photographing it with my junkyard of old phones )
funny to see you as a normal member Andy =]
I use normal mobile,because smart phone is very expensive for a Chinese,in fact,I few use mobile in my life,all my clients are in overseas countries,they contact me by skype and email.sometimes ,even my mobile can be power off a couple of days.
How much do smartphones cost over there TT? And what sort of monthly rates do you have to pay for contracts? I actually use a skype-in number for my business as well so that people can chat to me when I’m out and about working.
Edit:
Oh, and I’m a Crackberry user btw. Although I am suffering from a very real case of iPhone envy…
I have the G1 (T-Mobile HTC Dream phone or as known as the Google phone) and I use most of it’s features. It has become very handy if I have a new registered member for my website, I need to do a search for a product I want. A useful app can scan a barcode and tell me where is cheaper to buy. Plus many other uses e.g. - checking my home network connection, etc…
i don’t have now. but i hope i will get one
i need a smartphone with which i can surf on-line any time and everywhere.
i need a smartphone with which i can install some music applications
i need a smartphone with which i can publish some articles to the web at any time.
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I have a tracfone that I take with me when I’m away from the house. I recently purchased a 32G iTouch with many of the benefits of the iPhone without the monthly financial drain.
The features are great!
The first app I downloaded was an electronic journal to replace the paper journals I’ve been keeping. Very happy with that iDiary app.
Next I downloaded the Dictionary.com app which is very convenient when reading and finding a word I want to look up. It also has word pronunciation wherever you have WiFi access to the net.
Of the apps that came installed I use the email, the Calendar, Photos, Contacts, YouTube, Stocks, Maps, Weather, Notes, Clock, and the Calculator (although I still prefer my HP48G for serious calculations).
The Safari Mobile Browser (SMB) is amazing. It makes me wonder if it is still worth the time and effort to code mobile pages since full sized sites are very easy to use with the SMB.
So, no I don’t have a “smartphone”. But if I ever get to where I need a regular cell phone contract again, I’ll definitely consider a smart phone.
ps the iTouch would be nicer if it had a camera like the iPhone. Also the location feature is not as robust as the iPhone. Does the iPhone have true GPS or just a cell tower triangulation?
i have nokia n81 and it work for me very well,
An important feature of most smart phones is that applications for enhanced data processing and connectivity can be installed on the device, by contrast to regular phones which support sandboxed applications. These applications may be developed by the manufacturer of the device, by the operator or by any other third-party software developer. “Smart” functionality includes any additional interface including a miniature QWERTY keyboard, a touch screen, or even just secure access to company mail, such as is provided by a Blackberry.
In Fact，I really don’t know the cost,no one around me use it,so I don’t have one way to know it.
In my opinion, the blackjack, it has a qwerty keyboard. the iphone isn’t good for txtn.
Thanks.