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Article #121Re: Frustrated with small phones
From: Michael J
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 01:16
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 01:16
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"John Leister" <fyrdemon@senet.com.au> wrote in message news:3E4D8F61.8FB812CF@senet.com.au... > Rod Speed wrote: > > > "Kalico" <rd@kalico.org> wrote in message news:ee1a5043.0302140555.40290bb4@posting.google.com... > > > John Leister <fyrdemon@senet.com.au> wrote in message news:<3E4C8438.BB61FABF@senet.com.au>... > > > > Trouble is not many phone manufacturers make phones > > > > that are large. The biggest phone I have is an old 1630 > > > > which is dead but when it was working it was a joy to > > > > use ad it had large characters on the screen very easy > > > > to read etc. etc. > > > > > > > > I'm coping with my current phone but only just..... > > > > > > I had to get my old Siemens S10 (I think its an S10) out of the drawer > > > when my phone packed up recently. I have to say it was a joy to use > > > and the call clarity was superb. There seemed something right about > > > holding it in my hand and the microphone actually being near my mouth > > > rather than feeling like I was scratching my ear and the mike being > > > god knows where. > > > > > > BUT, it looks ridiculous now, although it is still slimmer than many > > > phones on the market now. > > > > > > My feeling is that phones will get bigger again as people demand > > > better screens and a small Qwerty keyboard on their phone, > > > > The Nokia 5510 was that. It flopped very spectacularly indeed. > > > > How so? > > I thought it was quite popular in it's time.......... 5510, not 5110 The 5510 was and is a flop > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10774d,b62b7a552c9d953d X-Google-Attributes: gid10774d,public X-Google-Thread: 10f383,b62b7a552c9d953d X-Google-Attributes: gid10f383,public X-Google-Thread: 10db0e,b62b7a552c9d953d X-Google-Attributes: gid10db0e,public X-Google-Thread: fb718,b62b7a552c9d953d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb718,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-02-14 17:11:30 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!proxad.net!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!deine.net!lon-transit.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!newsfeeds.bigpond.com!not-for-mail From: "Michael J" <michael@yahoo.com> Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile,aus.comms.mobile,alt.cellular.nokia,alt.cellular References: <7106702e.0302130742.247e9082@posting.google.com> <3E4C8438.BB61FABF@senet.com.au> <ee1a5043.0302140555.40290bb4@posting.google.com> <b2jdcd$1br814$1@ID-69072.news.dfncis.de> <3E4D8F61.8FB812CF@senet.com.au> Subject: Re: Frustrated with small phones Lines: 45 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: <fjg3a.47718$jM5.119484@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:16:42 +1100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.134.53.253 X-Trace: newsfeeds.bigpond.com 1045270859 144.134.53.253 (Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:00:59 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:00:59 EST Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)