a trivial matter: cells and watches

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:01:33 -0700, Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote:

>Christopher Pollard wrote:
>
>> What's so bad about crossposting anyway?
>
>Nothing, as long as it's done to groups that are relevant to what's being posted.

Thought so.

I was just wondering what all the fuss was about...

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› See More: a trivial matter: cells and watches

Another reason not to depend solely on cell phones for time would apply when
near the boundary between time zones where you can receive signals from
towers on both sides. Seems to me you could run the risk of the cell phone
time flitting back and forth between two different times, depending on the
tower with which it is communicating at any given moment.

>
> 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.
>

Another reason not to depend solely on cell phones for time would apply when
near the boundary between time zones where you can receive signals from
towers on both sides. Seems to me you could run the risk of the cell phone
time flitting back and forth between two different times, depending on the
tower with which it is communicating at any given moment.

>
> 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.
>

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:24:13 GMT, "Dudhorse" <[email protected]>
wrote some stuff about "a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would
like to add the following:

>... 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??

Yes, I stopped wearing a wristwatch.

Kind of funny really, as before WWII most men wore a pocket watch..
wristband-watches were for ladies. So back to the old days I say.
Now where's me pipe..

Cheers,
Chanchao

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:24:13 GMT, "Dudhorse" <[email protected]>
wrote some stuff about "a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would
like to add the following:

>... 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??

Yes, I stopped wearing a wristwatch.

Kind of funny really, as before WWII most men wore a pocket watch..
wristband-watches were for ladies. So back to the old days I say.
Now where's me pipe..

Cheers,
Chanchao

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:21:38 GMT, "Don Cole" <[email protected]> wrote some
stuff about "Re: a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would like
to add the following:

>I have been reading newgroups since 1994 and did not realize that when you
>select "reply group" that it
>was sending to other newsgroups and therefore cross posting.
>
>Thanks for the information and I will watch that in the future.


No way. Crossposting is quite okay when it's relevant. This particular post
was RELEVANT to all users of any kind of mobile phone (that has a clock). This
includes all Nokia and Motorola phones, so crossposting makes total sense to
me. Now if it was a nokia-specific issue then crossposting is bad, but it's
not always bad.

>However you could be a more courteous group member and pass on your
>knowledge without being a
>complete ASS.

"knowledge" my ass. He's just being anal about things he thinks he should get
upset about but shouldn't.

Cheers,
Chanchao

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:21:38 GMT, "Don Cole" <[email protected]> wrote some
stuff about "Re: a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would like
to add the following:

>I have been reading newgroups since 1994 and did not realize that when you
>select "reply group" that it
>was sending to other newsgroups and therefore cross posting.
>
>Thanks for the information and I will watch that in the future.


No way. Crossposting is quite okay when it's relevant. This particular post
was RELEVANT to all users of any kind of mobile phone (that has a clock). This
includes all Nokia and Motorola phones, so crossposting makes total sense to
me. Now if it was a nokia-specific issue then crossposting is bad, but it's
not always bad.

>However you could be a more courteous group member and pass on your
>knowledge without being a
>complete ASS.

"knowledge" my ass. He's just being anal about things he thinks he should get
upset about but shouldn't.

Cheers,
Chanchao

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:49:37 +0100, Colin Wilson <[email protected]> wrote
some stuff about "Re: a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would
like to add the following:

>> ... before this turns into a allout flamewar I created the original post and
>> I am the idiot/asshole/jackass who cross-posted it. Now do you all feel
>> better????
>
>At least you had the balls to admit it... do you fancy teaching the other
>guy how to use a real newsreader now :-}

I'm using Agent, and it asked me if I wanted to post to all groups, and I'm
saying ***YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!*** because it's RELEVANT to all these groups,
and yes I did check the list!! They're all groups about cellular phones that
presumably have clocks in them! :-)

Cheers,
Chanchao

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:49:37 +0100, Colin Wilson <[email protected]> wrote
some stuff about "Re: a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would
like to add the following:

>> ... before this turns into a allout flamewar I created the original post and
>> I am the idiot/asshole/jackass who cross-posted it. Now do you all feel
>> better????
>
>At least you had the balls to admit it... do you fancy teaching the other
>guy how to use a real newsreader now :-}

I'm using Agent, and it asked me if I wanted to post to all groups, and I'm
saying ***YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!*** because it's RELEVANT to all these groups,
and yes I did check the list!! They're all groups about cellular phones that
presumably have clocks in them! :-)

Cheers,
Chanchao

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 14:22:15 +0200, Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote
some stuff about "Re: a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would
like to add the following:

>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.

Well... For me anyway forgetting a mobile phone on a desk would be a much
bigger issue than forgetting my watch.. Who cares if you forget your watch,
there's clocks all over the place.

(First person to bring up public phones in a smart comment should consider
him/herself kicked in the behind. :-))

>- 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.

Yes, and 'liberated' once you get used to it... (Hm, sounds like a comment in
a support group for nude recreation.. ;-))

>When wrist-worn mobile phones come around, with PDA, organizer,
>calculator, web & email, television (broadcast, not streaming),

All TV will be streaming one day.

>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.

Well, the screen may (need to) be too big to comfortably wear on your wrist.
So it needs something fancy for screen (foldable, projection, etc.) more than
anything else.

Cheers,
Chanchao

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 14:22:15 +0200, Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote
some stuff about "Re: a trivial matter: cells and watches", to which I would
like to add the following:

>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.

Well... For me anyway forgetting a mobile phone on a desk would be a much
bigger issue than forgetting my watch.. Who cares if you forget your watch,
there's clocks all over the place.

(First person to bring up public phones in a smart comment should consider
him/herself kicked in the behind. :-))

>- 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.

Yes, and 'liberated' once you get used to it... (Hm, sounds like a comment in
a support group for nude recreation.. ;-))

>When wrist-worn mobile phones come around, with PDA, organizer,
>calculator, web & email, television (broadcast, not streaming),

All TV will be streaming one day.

>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.

Well, the screen may (need to) be too big to comfortably wear on your wrist.
So it needs something fancy for screen (foldable, projection, etc.) more than
anything else.

Cheers,
Chanchao

Chanchao <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>>When wrist-worn mobile phones come around, with PDA, organizer,
>>calculator, web & email, television (broadcast, not streaming),
>
> All TV will be streaming one day.

I hope not! I can't see it happening too. It's going digital, over the air,
on cable and satellite, which is fine. But not net-based, not exclusively
anyway.

Regards


--
Der Fischermann fängt Schalenfische in seinem Netzwerk.


http://www.wschwanke.de/ usenet_20031215 (AT) wschwanke (DOT) de

"Wolfgang Schwanke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Chanchao <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> >>When wrist-worn mobile phones come around, with PDA, organizer,
> >>calculator, web & email, television (broadcast, not streaming),
> >
> > All TV will be streaming one day.
>
> I hope not! I can't see it happening too. It's going digital, over the
air,
> on cable and satellite, which is fine. But not net-based, not exclusively
> anyway.
>
> Regards
>
>
> --
> Der Fischermann fängt Schalenfische in seinem Netzwerk.
>
>
> http://www.wschwanke.de/ usenet_20031215 (AT) wschwanke (DOT) de

The motivation will be GREED

UkJay

"Wolfgang Schwanke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Chanchao <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> >>When wrist-worn mobile phones come around, with PDA, organizer,
> >>calculator, web & email, television (broadcast, not streaming),
> >
> > All TV will be streaming one day.
>
> I hope not! I can't see it happening too. It's going digital, over the
air,
> on cable and satellite, which is fine. But not net-based, not exclusively
> anyway.
>
> Regards
>
>
> --
> Der Fischermann fängt Schalenfische in seinem Netzwerk.
>
>
> http://www.wschwanke.de/ usenet_20031215 (AT) wschwanke (DOT) de

The motivation will be GREED

UkJay

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 07:58:34 +0100, michael turner
<[email protected]> wrote:

>So how do you know what time it is in places where you must turn your
>cell-phone off ?

Never turn it off, turn it to silent or vibrate!