a trivial matter: cells and watches

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:24:13 GMT, "Dudhorse"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>... since I have gotten my cellphone I wear my watch less - no need for a
>watch as long as I have my trusty cell with me which is just about all the
>time. Am I alone in this or is this a trend that does not bode well for the
>watch industry??

The problem with the cell phone clocks (at least for me) is that my
sight ain't what it used to be so I can barely if at all see the
clock's time on my phone without dragging out my reading glasses.
Since cheap watches can be had for under $10 now there's no big thing
about wearing one. The reason I'm not wearing a watch right now is
that I find that some of the straps on wristwatches are downright
annoying. The plastic band on my Casio or the velcro strap on my
Target special in particular. I ended up cutting off the strap to the
Target watch and just keeping it in my pocket. Perhaps the phones
that have as the screen saver the current time it might be better.
Then again I've noticed too that those with CDMA carriers (Sprint PCS,
Verizon etc.) usually have a big clock in the middle of their idle
screen.
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"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The problem with the cell phone clocks (at least for me) is that my
> sight ain't what it used to be so I can barely if at all see the
> clock's time on my phone without dragging out my reading glasses.

The numbers on my V710's outside display are about 1/4 inch high and I can
see the time even without my glasses on (with 20/400 vision, uncorrected).



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"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The problem with the cell phone clocks (at least for me) is that my
> sight ain't what it used to be so I can barely if at all see the
> clock's time on my phone without dragging out my reading glasses.

The numbers on my V710's outside display are about 1/4 inch high and I can
see the time even without my glasses on (with 20/400 vision, uncorrected).



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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:40:00 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> The problem with the cell phone clocks (at least for me) is that my
>> sight ain't what it used to be so I can barely if at all see the
>> clock's time on my phone without dragging out my reading glasses.
>
>The numbers on my V710's outside display are about 1/4 inch high and I can
>see the time even without my glasses on (with 20/400 vision, uncorrected).

Since you didn't mention it can one also assume that's with a CDMA
carrier such as Sprint PCS or Verizon? If so the clock is part of the
spec so it's easy for a manufacturer to make a big clock in the idle
mode. And I'm not sure why you cross-posted this to
alt.cellular.nokia.
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I posted it on alt.cellular.motorola... I do not even belong to the
alt.cellular.nokia group, do I have any interest in nokia phones.



"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:40:00 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> The problem with the cell phone clocks (at least for me) is that my
> >> sight ain't what it used to be so I can barely if at all see the
> >> clock's time on my phone without dragging out my reading glasses.
> >
> >The numbers on my V710's outside display are about 1/4 inch high and I
can
> >see the time even without my glasses on (with 20/400 vision,
uncorrected).
>
> Since you didn't mention it can one also assume that's with a CDMA
> carrier such as Sprint PCS or Verizon? If so the clock is part of the
> spec so it's easy for a manufacturer to make a big clock in the idle
> mode. And I'm not sure why you cross-posted this to
> alt.cellular.nokia.
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I posted it on alt.cellular.motorola... I do not even belong to the
alt.cellular.nokia group, do I have any interest in nokia phones.



"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:40:00 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> The problem with the cell phone clocks (at least for me) is that my
> >> sight ain't what it used to be so I can barely if at all see the
> >> clock's time on my phone without dragging out my reading glasses.
> >
> >The numbers on my V710's outside display are about 1/4 inch high and I
can
> >see the time even without my glasses on (with 20/400 vision,
uncorrected).
>
> Since you didn't mention it can one also assume that's with a CDMA
> carrier such as Sprint PCS or Verizon? If so the clock is part of the
> spec so it's easy for a manufacturer to make a big clock in the idle
> mode. And I'm not sure why you cross-posted this to
> alt.cellular.nokia.
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:37:20 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I posted it on alt.cellular.motorola... I do not even belong to the
>alt.cellular.nokia group, do I have any interest in nokia phones.

Well, if you didn't want it to go to the alt.cellular.nokia group why
didn't you take it out of the groups you cross-posted it to? It's
still in there. If you didn't want it to go to the nokia group why
didn't you take it out????
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"Dudhorse" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> ... since I have gotten my cellphone I wear my watch less - no need
> for a watch as long as I have my trusty cell with me which is just
> about all the time. Am I alone in this or is this a trend that does
> not bode well for the watch industry??

I haven't given up my watch yet. Reasons:

- Not all mobile phones have a clock function anyway. Some of my older
ones don't.
- I might not have the phone with me all the time, for example at work I
might forget it on my desk while going to another room.
- I've been wearing a wrist watch since I was a child, and I'm so used to
the feeling on my wrist that I feel "naked" when it's not there.

When wrist-worn mobile phones come around, with PDA, organizer,
calculator, web & email, television (broadcast, not streaming), radio,
MP3 player, still & video cam, and of course a clock built in, I might
change my habits. I can't wait until that happens, but we aren't _quite_
there yet.

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Look asshole, I didn't cross post it anywhere! This is the Motorola group
and the only manufacturers group that I belong to and I have no idea how it
would get cross posted to any other group!


"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:37:20 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I posted it on alt.cellular.motorola... I do not even belong to the
> >alt.cellular.nokia group, do I have any interest in nokia phones.
>
> Well, if you didn't want it to go to the alt.cellular.nokia group why
> didn't you take it out of the groups you cross-posted it to? It's
> still in there. If you didn't want it to go to the nokia group why
> didn't you take it out????
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Look asshole, I didn't cross post it anywhere! This is the Motorola group
and the only manufacturers group that I belong to and I have no idea how it
would get cross posted to any other group!


"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:37:20 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I posted it on alt.cellular.motorola... I do not even belong to the
> >alt.cellular.nokia group, do I have any interest in nokia phones.
>
> Well, if you didn't want it to go to the alt.cellular.nokia group why
> didn't you take it out of the groups you cross-posted it to? It's
> still in there. If you didn't want it to go to the nokia group why
> didn't you take it out????
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:56:06 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Look asshole, I didn't cross post it anywhere! This is the Motorola group
>and the only manufacturers group that I belong to and I have no idea how it
>would get cross posted to any other group!

Listen jackass you *did* cross-post it to alt.cellular.nokia as well
as other groups. You need to learn what a cross-post is and how to
remove groups in the cross-post. It's not my fault that no one showed
you how a news reader works. It's as you said "I have no idea how it
would get cross posted to any other group." Your message is
cross-posted to alt.cellular.telephones, alt.cellular,
alt.cellular.nokia and alt.cellular.motorola Before you shoot your
mouth of you should learn how to use your software. Your ignorance
does not make you look any smarter. Before you snap back at me you
should look. You're wrong you just cannot admit that you don't know
how to use a news reader. That's not my fault.

>
>"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:37:20 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >I posted it on alt.cellular.motorola... I do not even belong to the
>> >alt.cellular.nokia group, do I have any interest in nokia phones.
>>
>> Well, if you didn't want it to go to the alt.cellular.nokia group why
>> didn't you take it out of the groups you cross-posted it to? It's
>> still in there. If you didn't want it to go to the nokia group why
>> didn't you take it out????
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I use Outlook Express to read newsgroups and I see nothing pertaining to
'cross posting' in it's settings..

And no, I'm not going to switch to another news reader. If it cross posts,
that's not my doing and so be it!


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Bob the Printer


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I use Outlook Express to read newsgroups and I see nothing pertaining to
'cross posting' in it's settings..

And no, I'm not going to switch to another news reader. If it cross posts,
that's not my doing and so be it!


--
God Bless America!

Bob the Printer


Our web pages are located at:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bdolson/

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:53:56 -0400, "Bob the Printer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I use Outlook Express to read newsgroups and I see nothing pertaining to
>'cross posting' in it's settings..
>
>And no, I'm not going to switch to another news reader. If it cross posts,
>that's not my doing and so be it!

You're an idiot. Just because you "don't see it" doesn't mean it's
not there or that you're not doing it. It *is* your doing. You just
do not know how to use your software. Rather than admit you are wrong
you'd rather blame me for your stupidity. When you reply to a group
the groups that it's posted to should be plainly apparent to you.
Just because you do things blindly is no excuse.
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Bob the Printer wrote:
> I use Outlook Express to read newsgroups and I see nothing pertaining to
> 'cross posting' in it's settings..

If you post to more than one newsgroup with a single post, you're crossposting.
It has NOTHING to do with your settings, and switching from Outlook Express
will change nothing.

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