Re:John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
by janulrich on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @01:27PM
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Check out the Motorola F3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_FONE_F3. It has an e-Ink display, so you can read the clock without having to push a button and the battery life is awesome.
Re:John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
by jacobolus on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @08:04PM
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Any way to use one of those on Verizon? Googling around, people claim that (a) the F3c (CDMA version) isn’t available in the US, and (b) non-Verizon-branded phones can’t be made to work on their network.
Re:John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
by code_duck on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @01:40PM
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I have never sent a text message. Ever.
Email and Skype on my phone, however, I could not do without.
Re:John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
by Synaesthesia on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @08:15AM
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Check out the ZTE S306. Although I'm not sure if it's South African only. http://www.techcentral.co.za/zte-s306-review-a-phone-for-gra...
Re:John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
by mstevens on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @11:12AM
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I was keen and had a google. Couldn't find any UK sellers.
Check out doro.co.uk. Not the same company but Doro make phones that look just like that phone.
Re:John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
by mstevens on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @11:21AM
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Hmm. They actually look so similar I'm wondering if ZTE make doro phones, or something along those lines.
They're probably both made by FoxConn or some other SEA OEM.
Re:John's Phone: a minimalist cell phone
by Splines on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @02:26PM
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Plus, it's on the back of the phone. So if you need to make a call to someone on your address book, you need to flip the phone back and forth (and then up and down to verify the number on the display) to make sure you typed it in right.
Not for everyone. For example, I send one text message every two or three months. I could easily live without the ability to send or receive texts.
The thing I don’t like about this phone is the silly pen-and-paper address book. Are there any phones out there that just make phone calls, and nothing else?