I hear ya -- but not on my cellphone :) I only have a minimal account and use it for emergencies or calling for directions or when running late. However I am upgrading my service since my current phone receives analog and they're charging me $5 a month extra for analog which is going away sometime this year. With the new service I can call relatives on the same plan for free so it will get more use that way.
I seem to do most of my communication via email except for the few that want to hear my voice (and I don't know why). llundrub wrote: > someday i'll find someone i want to talk to on the phone > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bhairitu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:29 PM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The iPhone > > > >> Vaj wrote: >> >>> Steve Job's announced earlier today. >>> >>> >>> >>> The iPhone >>> >>> "This is a day I've been looking forward to for two and a half years," >>> said Jobs. "Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along >>> that changes everything." >>> >>> In 1984, said Jobs, Apple introduced the Macintosh, and changed the >>> computer industry. In 2001, Apple introduced the iPod, and changed the >>> entire music industry. >>> >>> "Well, today, we're introducing three revolutionary products of this >>> class," said Jobs. "The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch >>> controls. The second is a revolutionary mobile phone. The third is a >>> breakthrough Internet communications device." >>> >>> "These are not three separate devices," said Jobs. "This is one >>> device. And we are calling it iPhone. Today Apple is going to reinvent >>> the phone." >>> >>> Jobs explained that smartphones provide phone and e-mail and what he >>> called "the baby Internet. They're not so smart and not so easy to use." >>> >>> "We don't want to do these," he said. "We want to do a leapfrog >>> product that's way smarter than these phones and much easier to use. >>> So we're going to reinvent the phone." >>> >>> The iPhone does not use a keyboard, nor does it use a stylus, as many >>> smartphones do today. The device uses new technology called "Multitouch." >>> >>> "We're going to use the best pointing device in our world," said Jobs. >>> "We're born with 10 of them, our fingers." >>> >>> Multitouch is far more accurate than any touch display, according to >>> Jobs. It ignores unintended touches, supports multi-fingers gesture. >>> "And boy, have we patented it," he added. >>> >>> The iPhone runs Mac OS X, said Jobs. "We start with a solid >>> foundation," he explained. >>> >>> "Why would we run such a sophisticated operating system on a mobile >>> device? It's got everything we need," he said. "It's got multitasking, >>> networking, power management, awesome security and the right apps. >>> It's got all the stuff we want. And it's built right in to iPhone. And >>> has let us create desktop-class applications and networking. >>> >>> iPhone also synchronizes through iTunes. It syncs media, contact >>> information, calendars, photos, notes, bookmarks, e-mail accounts. >>> "All that stuff can be moved over the iPhone completely >>> automatically," said Jobs. >>> >>> The iPhone features a 3.5-inch, 160 dot-per-inch color screen. There's >>> a small "Home" button it. It's also remarkably thin -- 11.6 >>> millimeters, thinner than any smartphone out there, according to Jobs. >>> >>> On one side, the iPhone sports a ring/silent switch, volume up and >>> down controls. On its silver back side is a 2 megapixel digital >>> camera. The bottom features a speaker, microphone and iPod dock >>> connector. >>> >>> The iPhone also incorporates a proximity sensor that automatically >>> deactivates the screen and turns off the touch sensor when you raise >>> the device to your face. An ambient light sensor will sense lighting >>> conditions and adjust brightness levels accordingly. And an >>> accelerometer can tell when you switch from portrait to landscape mode. >>> >>> Jobs' demonstration of the iPhone began with iPod-related features. An >>> iPod icon along the bottom of the screen brings up a list of music, >>> and Jobs flicked his finger to scroll up and down. He flipped the >>> iPhone on its side and it reoriented to landscape mode, displaying >>> album art in iTunes' "Cover Flow" mode. Jobs also showed video on the >>> device. >>> >>> "We want to reinvent the phone," he reiterated. "What's the killer >>> app? The killer app is making calls! It's amazing how hard it is to >>> make calls on phones. We want you to use contacts like never before." >>> >>> The iPhone can synchronize contacts from a PC or Mac, and features >>> "Visual Voicemail." He described it as "random access voicemail" that >>> lets you navigate directly to the voice messages you're interested in. >>> >>> iPhone is a quad-band phone that operated on GSM and EDGE networks. >>> That's the most popular international standard, said Jobs, though >>> Apple plans to make 3G phones in the future. It also integrates Wi-Fi >>> and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, and will automatically switch from a >>> cell phone data network to Wi-Fi when it gets in range. >>> >>> Demonstrating the phone's ability to make calls, he touched the >>> screen's phone icon and scrolled through his contact list, pulling up >>> Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design. Phil >>> Schiller then called Jobs -- visible through call waiting. Jobs >>> pressed a "merge calls" button and then created a three way conference >>> calling. >>> >>> The iPhone's text messaging interface looks similar to iChat -- user >>> dialogue is encased in bubbles, and a touch keyboard appears below. >>> And the phone's photo management software enables you to use a >>> "pinching" motion to zoom in and out of pictures. >>> >>> The iPhone's Internet connectivity includes HTML-capable e-mail that >>> works with any IMAP or POP-based e-mail service. Apple has also >>> included its Safari Web browser. Jobs called it the "first fully >>> usable HTML browser on a phone." >>> >>> The same finger-pinching trick also works with Safari, to zoom in and >>> out of images on Web pages. >>> >>> Jobs said that Yahoo will offer free "push" e-mail capabilities using >>> IMAP to all Yahoo! Mail users. "When you get a message, it'll push it >>> right out to the phone for you," he said. >>> >>> The iPhone also supports Dashboard widgets, starting off with weather >>> and stocks. >>> >>> "This a breakthrough Internet communicator," said Jobs. "It's the >>> Internet in your pocket." >>> >> Looks like it does about the same thing as Palm Treos and Windows Mobile >> phones have done for years. >> >> Their Apple TV box is nothing new either as I've been doing that in >> hi-def for 2 years. >> >> >> >> To subscribe, send a message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Or go to: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ >> and click 'Join This Group!' >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > >
