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- 09-20-2003, 04:49 PM #1EricGuest
It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
candy bar over the flip?
Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
reception?
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- 09-20-2003, 05:24 PM #2Justin GreenGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
"Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
> original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
> candy bar over the flip?
>
> Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
> compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
> reception?
I like the flip phones because they're smaller and you don't accidentally
hit the buttons. I hated having to lock the keys on my old nokia.
- 09-20-2003, 05:26 PM #3Brandt ElsterGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
I prefer flip phones mostly for the fact that i no longer have to search
for a button while driving, i just open and talk. The phones are also
smaller which is a big plus. The majority of phones produced now by
sprint are also all flips and have all the new stuff like cameras.
-Brandt
[email protected] (Eric) wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
> original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
> candy bar over the flip?
>
> Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
> compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
> reception?
>
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- 09-20-2003, 05:26 PM #4Steven J SobolGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
Eric <[email protected]> wrote:
> It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
> original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
> candy bar over the flip?
My wife and I both dislike flips.
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- 09-20-2003, 05:30 PM #5Scott StephensonGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
Brandt Elster wrote:
> I prefer flip phones mostly for the fact that i no longer have to search
> for a button while driving, i just open and talk. The phones are also
> smaller which is a big plus. The majority of phones produced now by
> sprint are also all flips and have all the new stuff like cameras.
>
> -Brandt
Produced 'by' Sprint or produced 'for' Sprint? Don't take credit for
something the comapny doesn't do.
- 09-20-2003, 05:59 PM #6Lawrence GlasserGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
Scott Stephenson wrote:
>
> Brandt Elster wrote:
> > I prefer flip phones mostly for the fact that i no longer have to search
> > for a button while driving, i just open and talk. The phones are also
> > smaller which is a big plus. The majority of phones produced now by
> > sprint are also all flips and have all the new stuff like cameras.
> >
> > -Brandt
>
> Produced 'by' Sprint or produced 'for' Sprint? Don't take credit for
> something the comapny doesn't do.
What do you mean "produced by Sprint?"
Sprint doesn't "produce" any phones.
Larry
- 09-20-2003, 06:11 PM #7Larry ThomasGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
While I think that Sprint has the best selection of flips on the market
right now I'm kind of dissapointed in their candy bar type phone
offerings. I think they need more variation in their lineup. I'm kind
of getting tired of all these flips that look a like. The T608 would
have been perfect but it appears that one is gone. Hopefully they will
bring out some new Nokias & Kyoceras before the end of the year or I
predict alot of people will get tired of the selection and start
switching to other carriers.
--
-Larry
Sprint user since 1997
[email protected] (Eric) wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
> original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
> candy bar over the flip?
>
> Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
> compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
> reception?
>
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- 09-20-2003, 06:18 PM #8Scott StephensonGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
Lawrence Glasser wrote:
> Scott Stephenson wrote:
>
>>Brandt Elster wrote:
>>
>>>I prefer flip phones mostly for the fact that i no longer have to search
>>>for a button while driving, i just open and talk. The phones are also
>>>smaller which is a big plus. The majority of phones produced now by
>>>sprint are also all flips and have all the new stuff like cameras.
>>>
>>>-Brandt
>>
>>Produced 'by' Sprint or produced 'for' Sprint? Don't take credit for
>>something the comapny doesn't do.
>
>
> What do you mean "produced by Sprint?"
>
> Sprint doesn't "produce" any phones.
>
> Larry
I was quoting the last post- I know that Sprint doesn't produce its own
hardware.
- 09-20-2003, 06:19 PM #9Phill.Guest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
In article <[email protected]>,
"Justin Green" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
> > original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
> > candy bar over the flip?
> >
> > Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
> > compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
> > reception?
>
>
> I like the flip phones because they're smaller and you don't accidentally
> hit the buttons. I hated having to lock the keys on my old nokia.
Flip phones by their folding protect the screen.
- 09-20-2003, 07:05 PM #10John R. CopelandGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
Sort like the way a movie producer "produces" a movie?
"Producing" isn't always synonymous with "manufacturing".
---JRC---
"Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
> Lawrence Glasser wrote:
> >=20
> > What do you mean "produced by Sprint?"
> >=20
> > Sprint doesn't "produce" any phones.
> >=20
> > Larry
> I was quoting the last post- I know that Sprint doesn't produce its =
own=20
> hardware.
>
- 09-20-2003, 07:08 PM #11Scott StephensonGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
John R. Copeland wrote:
> Sort like the way a movie producer "produces" a movie?
> "Producing" isn't always synonymous with "manufacturing".
> ---JRC---
>
> "Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>Lawrence Glasser wrote:
>>
>>>What do you mean "produced by Sprint?"
>>>
>>>Sprint doesn't "produce" any phones.
>>>
>>>Larry
>>
>>I was quoting the last post- I know that Sprint doesn't produce its own
>>hardware.
>
>>
Not at all like that- very poor comparison. Most people reading the
post would assume that Sprint manufactures its own phones. While it may
not always be synonymous with manufacturing, in this case it would apply.
- 09-20-2003, 07:56 PM #12John R. CopelandGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
Let me see if I got that right.
You seem to feel "most people ... would assume that Sprint =
manufactures":
- Sanyo phones
- Samsung phones
- Hitachi phones
- LG (formerly Lucky Goldstar) phones
- Handspring Treo phones
- Toshiba phones
- Motorola phones
- Sony- Ericsson phones, and
- Nokia phones
just to mention a few.
I'd like to think most readers would know better.
---JRC---
"Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
> Not at all like that- very poor comparison. Most people reading the=20
> post would assume that Sprint manufactures its own phones. While it =
may=20
> not always be synonymous with manufacturing, in this case it would =
apply.
>
- 09-20-2003, 08:07 PM #13Scott StephensonGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
John R. Copeland wrote:
> Let me see if I got that right.
> You seem to feel "most people ... would assume that Sprint manufactures":
> - Sanyo phones
> - Samsung phones
> - Hitachi phones
> - LG (formerly Lucky Goldstar) phones
> - Handspring Treo phones
> - Toshiba phones
> - Motorola phones
> - Sony- Ericsson phones, and
> - Nokia phones
> just to mention a few.
>
> I'd like to think most readers would know better.
> ---JRC---
>
> "Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>Not at all like that- very poor comparison. Most people reading the
>>post would assume that Sprint manufactures its own phones. While it may
>>not always be synonymous with manufacturing, in this case it would apply.
>
>>
You are absolutely right- we'll let Sprint and its reps say they produce
all of their phones, and you and I will argue the semantics of the way
things are put here. I merely pointed out that Sprint does not produce
a single phone that is used on their network, and I'll bet that all of
the companies you mentioned would agree with me. And if you feel the
need to have a Sprint produced phone, then you go right ahead and have
one. I won't rain on your parade.
- 09-20-2003, 08:19 PM #14John R. CopelandGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
"Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
> You are absolutely right- we'll let Sprint and its reps say they =
produce=20
> all of their phones, and you and I will argue the semantics of the way =
> things are put here. I merely pointed out that Sprint does not =
produce=20
> a single phone that is used on their network, and I'll bet that all of =
> the companies you mentioned would agree with me. And if you feel the=20
> need to have a Sprint produced phone, then you go right ahead and have =
> one. I won't rain on your parade.
>=20
Scott, I don't know this for certain, but I believe Sprint
(and other companies, too) develop their own customized versions of
their phones' firmware.
Where I come from, that qualifies as one step in the production of a =
phone.
---JRC---
- 09-20-2003, 08:28 PM #15Scott StephensonGuest
Re: Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones
John R. Copeland wrote:
> "Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>You are absolutely right- we'll let Sprint and its reps say they produce
>>all of their phones, and you and I will argue the semantics of the way
>>things are put here. I merely pointed out that Sprint does not produce
>>a single phone that is used on their network, and I'll bet that all of
>>the companies you mentioned would agree with me. And if you feel the
>>need to have a Sprint produced phone, then you go right ahead and have
>>one. I won't rain on your parade.
>>
>
>
> Scott, I don't know this for certain, but I believe Sprint
> (and other companies, too) develop their own customized versions of
> their phones' firmware.
>
> Where I come from, that qualifies as one step in the production of a phone.
> ---JRC---
>
>
Development- yes. Production- no. I frequently develop requirements
for computer applications and system enhancements. I have nothing to do
with the actual code writing (aka production) of the finished product.
Consequently, I am not responsible for the production, only a part of
the product development (two different things). Sprint, like most other
cell companies, will have firmware requirements for the phones that they
use. I think you'll find that the actual code writing and integration
is done by the vendor, not by Sprint (this is standard practice).
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