CELL PHONES.

I am a caveman.

I share TFT's sentiments, but I need my cellphone because I am a heterosexual male businessman who answers the phone by saying "Talk to me."

I'm part of team Galaxy Nexus. I love my phone and use it for a lot of things, both work and personal. The best part of it, though, is Google Maps. I just moved into a big city and being able to get my bearings at any time if I get lost makes me much more adventurous. It's also handy for finding places to go and the quickest way to get there.

Here's a question to other Galaxy Nexus owners. When I used to completely power off my BlackBerry, it would always turn back on if I had set an alarm to go off at a certain time. Does the Nexus do this as well? If I set my alarm for 5:30 AM and turn the phone completely off, will it turn back on at 5:30?

Good question; I've never used the alarm on my phone. My Droid X did that, though.

ITT: Oldschool to the max. Even you Galaxy Nexus users! (Great phone tho)

As a result of some ridiculous arguing with my service provider, I managed to acquire a shiny Sony Xperia S with a sweet contract to boot. I'm a bit peeved about it using the Snapdragon S3 processor (sooo last year), and it might be the reason PSX and SNES games lag a bit, but apart from that I can't really find a fault with the phone for the price I'm paying: HD screen with a pixel density greater than the iPhone 4S, classy design, a solid 32 GB of online storage, 12 megapixel camera, HDMI connectivity...it's all good, baby. It's all good.

Interestingly enough, my phone was running pretty much flawlessly with Android 2.3 until I 'upgraded' it to ICS last night, with there now being a noticeable amount of lag. I'm really not a fan of this OS, I have to say; would probably downgrade back to 2.3 if it weren't for Google Chrome.

I got my first cell phone right out of high school (heh, I am old). It was clunky, featureless, and overpriced -- meaning it was just like ever other phone at the time. I would infrequently have service contracts over the next few years. I found them to be more of annoyance than anything, and eventually quite using them all together. It felt like a way to be constantly connected to work, and thus was a hassle. There is nothing worse than being called from work while you're out at a family outing.

In 2008, however, I decided I was traveling enough to justify the potential for inconvenience. I ended up getting a BlackBerry (Pearl, later upgraded to a Curve) and found it to be quite the different experience. For one, I no longer felt compelled to answer the phone just because work was calling -- send that sucker to voicemail and answer at my leisure if at all. I also found the internet service and "applications" to be great. Reading my favorite websites on lunch or using Google Maps for public transportation in a big city were great. I eventually outgrew my BlackBerry phone, but still remember it fondly. I still think BlackBerry had the best way to let you know you had a new notice.

In early 2010 I made the jump to a HTC HD7 -- Windows 7 Mobile. Like URPC noted, it was a big switch -- some many more media options and a much slicker, more responsive UI. I've used it (and its successor) to watch entire seasons of my favorite shows on Netflix on the 4.3" screen, to play decent 3D games (sorry Snake and Brick Breaker!) on Xbox Live, to edit Office documents on the fly, or to browse sites the way they were intended. I really like how it syncs up with my PC and 360.

Sadly, when we moved to Illinois we had to switch to Sprint. My current HTC Arrive is solid, but I don't like the slideout keyboard or the smaller screen size. Looking forward to finding a different provider and picking up a HTC Windows Phone 8 device soon.

As a bonus, my wife also switched to the HTC Window phones when I did. She is very careless with her phones and used to have to replace them every six months or so (Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, didn't matter). I was actually kind of afraid to get her the HD7 because it was so expensive at the time, but she wanted to play her games on Xbox Live. She's never had to replace either HTC phone she had despite continually abusing it. They seem very sturdy, but can't speak for the other models besides HD7 or Arrive.

I don't actually have one. Plan to get an iPhone 4S soon-ish. I just got a pretty sweet cash pay from a house I helped build and went to play some poker with my cousins. Next thing I know it's cheap drinks at the bar so we started drinking a bit, had some fun. On the way home feel my pockets.. Cellphones missing.

That was like November last year I think?

I lost a phone too in a movie theater. Where's My Droid can't trigger if the phone is in airplane mode because it can't get the text to turn on all sounds at max volume and play the siren. Sent remote wipe command and ate the loss :(

Now I got a S3 which I'm pretty happy with. 90% of its usage is playing music at work and having a microSD card slot was a selling factor because of this to cram more tunes on it. It's right at the line in terms of being too big; I can use it comfortably with one hand most of the time but there's moments frequent enough to remind me but not common enough to be a problem of where my fingers can't quit get to where I need them on screen. Hardware buttons are going to be a problem with Jellybean if/when it comes, I imagine accessing Google Now will be changed to just a program icon instead. TouchWiz isn't all bad either on the UI side but some of the Samsung specific apps are trash (Hi S Voice!) but they're easy to ignore. I don't have a landline so I just use my phone for everything to save money. I love the convenience of always having a smart phone on hand.

I have a Nokia 5000.
It receives and makes calls and sends messages, that's enough for me.

I don't feel like getting a smartphone. Yeah, they have cool features these days but I already have a tablet for that.

author=Feldschlacht IV
My job as a constantly mobile member of the military pretty much means I have to have one. Not literally legally, but talking to my family while I'm SOMEWHERE ON THIS EARTH, stuff like in case the command needs to contact me, and general handy shit like communication with friends. I almost wish I could have the 'live off the grid fuck phones' approach but that is literally not feasible.

As you travel more, you'll find cellular phones aren't really good for this. The fees for going through an international network get expensive really quickly, and in many many cases you'll find that country's networks incompatible with your phone's radio.

If you actually do want a phone service that's truly global, I recommend a satellite phone. Iridium is the most robust. I used one during a hectic 2-year period and never had any problems. Price is a big concern, however, as satellite phones aren't nearly as cheap as cell phones yet. I am not too familiar with Navy stuff, so if you are considering a satellite phone you should probably check with your ship's security guys to see if there are any opsec concerns about transmitting a private signal while on the ship.

The phone i have is an LG.... something something. It's the model everyone has.

i actually like my phone because all you can do on it is pretty much just call/text. But at the same time, i hate it; it's slow, internet is a joke, and its touch screen is nowhere near as precise as Apple. =__=


i was thinking of getting an i-phone, but the cheapest plans you can get are approximately between 40-50$...
O well, i have an i-pod touch and i adore it.