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billege · 06-24-2005, 08:28 AM

I had some thoughts about my cell phone I wanted to bounce off all you'uns.

My wife and I don't have a land line ("home phone"), haven't for about 4 years now. We just have our two cells. I tell you that, because I suppose that makes us "heavy" cell users. Either way, I'm prretty familiar with what my phone can do, and what it can't. We both have newish phones, Samsung mma-700's. I tell you <i>that</i>, because my thoughts are about phone features. I thought these were pretty featured-up, but I want to know if anyone's ever seen a phone with the features I'm thinking about.

I want to know where my privacy features are! Trillian has more privacy than my phone does.

For the most part, caller ID works. Thus, the features that depend on it work. My phone rings with individualized rings for people I set it to, and cute pictures of them show on the external screen.

So where's my block feature?
Say I decide I'm tired of talking to someone, and I don't want to take thier calls. Why can't I block a number? Where's that feature? You'd think that'd be a basic, but it's not. How come?

Why do I have to let wrong numers wake me up at 3am?
What about correct number calls that wake me up at 9am?
I work an evening shift (thus I sleep until about 11am), and I don't want to hear the phone ring when the dr's office reminds me I have an appointment tommorow. BUT, I do want the phone to ring whenever my wife calls (as you never know when an emergency could happen). Why can't I set certain numbers to always ring, then put the phone into an "away" mode? In the "Away" mode, if you're not on my "allow" list, the phone simply doesn't ring, and you get my VM. Now that would be a useful feature. So where the heck is it?

What other "basic" features can you all think of for a cell/home phone to have? I mean, other than the abiltiy to make a freakin call anywhere, anytime...

06-24-2005, 08:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	Where's my cell phone's "Away" mode/block list/etc? I had some thoughts about my cell phone I wanted to bounce off all you'uns. My wife and I don't have a land line ("home phone"), haven't for about 4 years now. We just have our two cells. I tell you that, because I suppose that makes us "heavy" cell users. Either way, I'm prretty familiar with what my phone can do, and what it can't. We both have newish phones, Samsung mma-700's. I tell you <i>that</i>, because my thoughts are about phone features. I thought these were pretty featured-up, but I want to know if anyone's ever seen a phone with the features I'm thinking about. I want to know where my privacy features are! Trillian has more privacy than my phone does. For the most part, caller ID works. Thus, the features that depend on it work. My phone rings with individualized rings for people I set it to, and cute pictures of them show on the external screen. So where's my block feature? Say I decide I'm tired of talking to someone, and I don't want to take thier calls. Why can't I block a number? Where's that feature? You'd think that'd be a basic, but it's not. How come? Why do I have to let wrong numers wake me up at 3am? What about correct number calls that wake me up at 9am? I work an evening shift (thus I sleep until about 11am), and I don't want to hear the phone ring when the dr's office reminds me I have an appointment tommorow. BUT, I do want the phone to ring whenever my wife calls (as you never know when an emergency could happen). Why can't I set certain numbers to always ring, then put the phone into an "away" mode? In the "Away" mode, if you're not on my "allow" list, the phone simply doesn't ring, and you get my VM. Now that would be a useful feature. So where the heck is it? What other "basic" features can you all think of for a cell/home phone to have? I mean, other than the abiltiy to make a freakin call anywhere, anytime... __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."