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[Technology] FOLDING phones
- Thread starter Easy 10
- Start date
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Apple won't bring one out until they can make a folding screen that doesn't break after a few months. Price-wise it will be eye-watering (my last few phones have cost more than my first couple of cars)
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Can we get our money back on FH
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
No.
What is the actual story regarding the Omsung Phine? I have seen it quoted many times, but don’t actually know the tale.
Ericson T28 was the last flip front I had.
Iphione was the first phone I had that survived an engineering workshop for the duration of a contract. Never considered anything else since.
Iphione was the first phone I had that survived an engineering workshop for the duration of a contract. Never considered anything else since.
- Jan 19, 2010
- 1,446
My recollection is BG asked for some technical help with his Samsung phone, but his post was written using the words ‘Omsung phine’ for reasons unknown. Not particularly funny, but straight into the NSC lexicon.
If I’m misremembering, someone will correct me.
Whilst reading about everyone's phone I wondered how many of you use them for business against just using them for pleasure? While I was in business, I had to have the tool that suited me best; beyond business; as long as I can see the screen, I am happy.
What is your price limit?
Above 0.01 per cent of your annual wage/pension? more or less?
I tend to always think about this the minute emotions draw me off to the land of never never. Does anyone else do this or have a formula?
What is your price limit?
Above 0.01 per cent of your annual wage/pension? more or less?
I tend to always think about this the minute emotions draw me off to the land of never never. Does anyone else do this or have a formula?
You can get Easy's old one (or one like it, if he refuses to play ball) for under £300.
Typical JCL
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Early new year's resolution but I am desperately trying to reduce the phone time. I now leave it upstairs in an evening so there's no temptation to look at it. Make a real point of not being on it at breakfast time/time with the kids. The last 2 days, being together and purely getting the phone out to take a photo and then put away again has been glorious. My two are too young at the moment (7 and 3) but we watched that Matt/Emma Willis programme about the school kids going 3 weeks without their mobiles. That alone makes you feel GROSS about what we've done to ourselves with phones.
I have a pixel and it's fantastic for what I need. Phone, message, take a photo of something and it tells me what it is (probably my most used feature) and a lovely camera for the family stuff. I don't want any other novelty to tempt me into sitting there for hours melting my brain.
Anyway, merry Christmas
I have a pixel and it's fantastic for what I need. Phone, message, take a photo of something and it tells me what it is (probably my most used feature) and a lovely camera for the family stuff. I don't want any other novelty to tempt me into sitting there for hours melting my brain.
Anyway, merry Christmas
Early new year's resolution but I am desperately trying to reduce the phone time. I now leave it upstairs in an evening so there's no temptation to look at it. Make a real point of not being on it at breakfast time/time with the kids. The last 2 days, being together and purely getting the phone out to take a photo and then put away again has been glorious. My two are too young at the moment (7 and 3) but we watched that Matt/Emma Willis programme about the school kids going 3 weeks without their mobiles. That alone makes you feel GROSS about what we've done to ourselves with phones.
I have a pixel and it's fantastic for what I need. Phone, message, take a photo of something and it tells me what it is (probably my most used feature) and a lovely camera for the family stuff. I don't want any other novelty to tempt me into sitting there for hours melting my brain.
Anyway, merry Christmas
I love this, and what I've been trying to do (and failing so far)...I wander from my pc, to my tablet, to my phone and back throughout the day...waste of flipping time!! Sadly social media and NSC will be severly limited soon for me.....but my allotment time and mental and physical health are more important!
Good luck with it!
- Oct 17, 2008
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AstroSloth
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- Dec 29, 2020
- 1,494
I don't get how you could go from the freedom and versatility of an Android to an iPhone.
Did you have flagship Android phones or some of the cheaper ones?
I think he was having trouble with the font or keyboard, resulting in a story about little men appearing?
It did directly result in possibly the finest and most genius post EVER on NSC when @Tom Hark Preston Park referenced Laurel & Hardy and The Trail of the Omsung Phine
I’m also an iPhone user…..because I’m worth it.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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Early new year's resolution but I am desperately trying to reduce the phone time. I now leave it upstairs in an evening so there's no temptation to look at it. Make a real point of not being on it at breakfast time/time with the kids. The last 2 days, being together and purely getting the phone out to take a photo and then put away again has been glorious. My two are too young at the moment (7 and 3) but we watched that Matt/Emma Willis programme about the school kids going 3 weeks without their mobiles. That alone makes you feel GROSS about what we've done to ourselves with phones.
I have a pixel and it's fantastic for what I need. Phone, message, take a photo of something and it tells me what it is (probably my most used feature) and a lovely camera for the family stuff. I don't want any other novelty to tempt me into sitting there for hours melting my brain.
Anyway, merry Christmas
I had similar thoughts when watching that program. They are so ingrained in every part of society now, but there was a time when you had to sit down at desk, fire up your PC, so you can post inane dribble on NSC. Now you can do it whenever you want with a healthy sidedose of impending dread when you scroll through social media or doom scroll all the bad news on your favourite newspapers website.
But for what purpose? It does little but rob you of your time and make you feel worse. Or distracts you from whatever other media you are trying to enjoy.
For a few weeks I was consistently leaving my phone in the kitchen in the evening when I went bed. I left a 1 hour timer on web browsing app and 30 mins on another forum browser I use. All gone to pot now that I have spare time but will try to go back to it.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Going off at a tangent it's really noticeable how they are trying to push the AI angle on mobile phones now. Thus far I've not seen anything to really excite me.
The reality is that phone sales have levelled off and we are all keeping our phones longer. Unless you are one of the those people with money to burn and/or always want the latest model I think we are discovering that phones aren't offering anything revolutionary in terms of functionality. Of course flagship models may have marginally better cameras but you are paying for a lot of ' under the bonnet ' improvements. I've survived on a mid range Samsung for nearly 3 years and it does all I need it to do. When I cease to get security updates or my version of android is not supported by most apps will be what pushes me to get a new phone.
The reality is that phone sales have levelled off and we are all keeping our phones longer. Unless you are one of the those people with money to burn and/or always want the latest model I think we are discovering that phones aren't offering anything revolutionary in terms of functionality. Of course flagship models may have marginally better cameras but you are paying for a lot of ' under the bonnet ' improvements. I've survived on a mid range Samsung for nearly 3 years and it does all I need it to do. When I cease to get security updates or my version of android is not supported by most apps will be what pushes me to get a new phone.