Stand by your tone - Page 2

**Parihaka** · 06-14-2006, 18:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Asim Aquil

the one's that go "plululup" when you flip em open?

That's them

THL · 06-22-2006, 08:57 AM

Not ring tone related, but I thought this was interesting, funny and, as the writer points out, a little scary...

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Enter the mind of a teen ...

In case you were, I don't know, too busy text-messaging to notice, Americans today are looking to use their cell phones for a lot more than just phoning people.

According to mediapost.com columnist George Simpson, a recent Siemens Communications Inc. survey found that we want our phones to not only make crystal-clear calls, but also be capable of firing off e-mails, blasting music and playing videos.

And, potentially, we'd like them to do a whole lot more.

"Especially among younger people, it appears that customers are ahead of cell phone companies in devising new applications," Simpson quoted an unnamed "Siemens bigwig" as saying.

In light of the Siemens survey, mediapost.com struck out to interview teens from across the country, just to confirm that they really do want snazzy new features on their cell phones.

Not surprisingly, their answer was: "Yeah."

Much more interesting, however, were the farfetched cell phone features that the kids said they dream of.

Because, if ever you've looked for a window into the mind of an American teen, the following answers provide one that's a whole lot clearer than any cellular call I've ever made.

Be prepared to laugh a little and, well, maybe gasp a little ...

Seventeen-year-old, Rye, N.Y.: "I want an auto-redial feature that leaves a voice mail that says, 'I am so NOT talking to you right now.' That would be a real time-saver."

Eighteen-year-old from Garden City, N.Y.: "I wish I could put my cell on the dashboard and have it give me a ringtone like 'I Shot the Sheriff' when I hit a radar zone."

Fifteen-year-old from Calabasas, Calif.: "I'd like to be able to scan in exam questions so I can text them to my friends in the library. My thumbs get really tired having to manually enter them now."

Fifteen-year-old from Hartford, Conn.: "I want a cell phone that will tell me if surveillance cameras in the mall are fixed on me. That'd be a big help."

Fifteen-year-old from New Canaan, Conn.: "I want a voice filter that makes it sound like I'm sober when I call my parents."

Nineteen-year-old, Park City, Utah: "I want a countdown bar, like the battery indicator, that tells me when I am running out of 'anytime' minutes and I'll have to pay back my Dad for the calls that go over the plan."

Fourteen-year-old, Lexington, Va.: "I want built-in text copy that I can insert into messages with real phrases like "Oh, my god!"; "So totally"; "She is SUCH a [expletive]"; and "Promise me you won't tell anyone else, but..."

Sixteen-year-old from Houston: "I need to be able to block my ex-boyfriend's text and voice calls. He is driving me crazy. You know I tol' him it was O-Vah, but he don't listen."

And ...

Fifteen-year-old, Chicago: "I want a phone that has different background noises, like crowds at a football game or class period change bells that you can switch on, so my parents won't know where I really am when they call."

Now, I don't have any kids. But by the time I do and they've reached their teens, the scary thing is a lot of these features will probably exist.

How's that for a thought?
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**TopHatter** · 06-22-2006, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TopHatsLiberal

Not ring tone related, but I thought this was interesting, funny and, as the writer points out, a little scary...

Kids today are....really....something.

I haven't figured out what "it" is, but it's really....something.

**Parihaka** · 06-22-2006, 09:29 AM

I like the radar detector and background noises options, the auto-reply function would help too, something along the lines of "yes dear" at random intervals would work for me....

My phone takes videos, high res stills, plays MP3s, alllows me to post on the web, and has generally made my day, but it STILL doesn't look or sound like the Star Trek communicator

platinum786 · 06-23-2006, 08:11 AM

50 cent, outta control.

THL · 06-23-2006, 09:33 AM

Ya know, all I want is something very simple from a phone, I just got rid of my flip phone since the child would get up and call our entire family at 6 on Saturday mornings, and got a Motorola Slvr so I could lock the keys (which it took her 2 days to figure out how to unlock anyway) but all I want is for the screen to stay on all the time. It times out and there is no way to keep it on so I can see the time without pushing a button. Other than that, this does all I need it to do (except that I don't like the clips that are available for it).

**TopHatter** · 06-23-2006, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TopHatsLiberal

I just got rid of my flip phone since the child would get up and call our entire family at 6 on Saturday mornings

Well what else is that poor little girl supposed to do at that hour? Cartoons usually don't start for another hour at least.

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Originally Posted by TopHatsLiberal

and got a Motorola Slvr so I could lock the keys (which it took her 2 days to figure out how to unlock anyway)

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that one...

Dreadnought · 06-23-2006, 09:44 AM

I still love the commercial with the cell phone security system where he tells his friend to try to take it and he bounces it off his head..LMAO

THL · 06-23-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreadnought

I still love the commercial with the cell phone security system where he tells his friend to try to take it and he bounces it off his head..LMAO

I don't think I have seen that one, but if I have to hear that guy ask "Can you hear me now?" one more time, things could get lethal.

I change the channel when Sprint commercials come on.

Dreadnought · 06-23-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TopHatsLiberal

I don't think I have seen that one, but if I have to hear that guy ask "Can you hear me now?" one more time, things could get lethal.

I change the channel when Sprint commercials come on.

You will know which one it is the very first time you see it...lol

2DREZQ · 06-23-2006, 16:26 PM

Mine makes that annoying chirpy-ring factory default sound. Of course, you will never hear it, because I turn the phone on to make a call, then shut it off immediately...If I want to talk to you, I'll call YOU.

ArmchairGeneral · 06-23-2006, 21:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TopHatsLiberal

I don't think I have seen that one, but if I have to hear that guy ask "Can you hear me now?" one more time, things could get lethal.

I change the channel when Sprint commercials come on.

What's wrong with Sprint commercials? The pin drop thing is over, so I'm happy.

THL · 06-23-2006, 23:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

What's wrong with Sprint commercials? The pin drop thing is over, so I'm happy.

"Can you hear me now?"

"Can you hear me now?"

"Can you hear me now?"

Some one please smack that guy!!! And as for the millions of people following him around in the commercials - get a freaking restraining order already!

ArmchairGeneral · 06-23-2006, 23:48 PM

Not to nitpick, but that's Verizon. And he still hasn't gotten to us, because we still don't have coverage. Not that it matters to me. It takes me about 10 minutes to figure out which buttons to push every time I use a cell phone. Hate the things.

THL · 06-24-2006, 17:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

Not to nitpick, but that's Verizon. And he still hasn't gotten to us, because we still don't have coverage. Not that it matters to me. It takes me about 10 minutes to figure out which buttons to push every time I use a cell phone. Hate the things.

LoL...Verizon. I told you I turn the dam commercial off!!

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