[FRIAM] Phone for that?

[Gillian Densmore]

Marcos,
Which phone should I get to replace my pixel4a? Ideally has a real keyboard
because I don't like typing on glass. And also ideally is fun in someway,
because at 300 or 500 dollars that's a decent investment.
I like Uninhertz titan for checking all the boxes. But square screen
I like the Note 9 for price but no keyboard.
Others say: ollet see if this small keyboard and a case works .
ARGH where's my phone then? haalp!
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Re: [FRIAM] Phone voice quality

[Prof David West]

check out consumer cellular. they have offered phones for the elderly (which 
you will be some day) optimized both visually (big buttons, backlit keys) and 
aurally. Don't know if they still do, but Mary's mother (98 this year and still 
using her phone) has one. Service areas suck.

davew


On Wed, May 6, 2020, at 12:03 AM, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote:
> Phellow Phriammers,

> 

> Has anybody got a recommendation on a phone, wireless or other wise, that has 
> really good voice quality. I find I am struggling to understand people when 
> they talk to me over the phone, even though I am on a land line, usually. 
> Land line to land line, within the city, seems much better, even when I am on 
> a wireless receiver within the house. That would rule out line quality. A 
> friend has told me that most cell phones have sacrificed intelligibility for 
> other virtues, and the problem is almost surely with OTHER PEOPLE’S PHONES. 
> In some cases it seems to have to do with the fact that cell phones are too 
> short to allow a person to both hear well and be heard well. People 
> instinctively maximize hearing well, and so the person on the other end is 
> out of luck. 

> 

> Any thoughts on any of this? 

> 

> Nick

> 

> Nicholas Thompson

> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology

> Clark University

> thompnicks...@gmail.com

> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/

> 

> 

> 

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[FRIAM] Phone voice quality

[thompnickson2]

Phellow Phriammers, 

 

Has anybody got a recommendation on a phone, wireless or other wise, that
has really good voice quality.  I find I am struggling to understand people
when they talk to me over the phone, even though I am on a land line,
usually.  Land line to land line, within the city, seems much better, even
when I am on a wireless receiver within the house.  That would rule out line
quality.  A friend has told me that most cell phones have sacrificed
intelligibility for other virtues, and the problem is almost surely with
OTHER PEOPLE'S PHONES.  In some cases it seems to have to do with the fact
that cell phones are too short to allow a person to both hear well and be
heard well.  People instinctively maximize hearing well, and so the person
on the other end is out of luck.  

 

Any thoughts on any of this?  

 

Nick 

 

Nicholas Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology

Clark University

thompnicks...@gmail.com  

https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/

 

 

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[FRIAM] phone

[Joseph Spinden]

I got an email recently about a phone that (I think) I have not seen 
mentioned here. The OnePlus One seems to have a large screen, android 
based, good camera.  Does anybody have any experience / opinion ?


Joe




On 8/24/14, 11:43 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
My current ancient ios iphone 4s is finally on its last legs.  So I'm 
looking to decide between the new iPhone 6 reportedly available next 
month the various android devices.  My ecology is basically google, 
so android would be preferred from that standpoint.


So, this popped up in a newsletter:
http://opensignal.com/reports/2014/android-fragmentation/

Now fragmentation is not a bad thing, just difficult for folks to 
manage, especially developers.  But what is interesting is just how 
rich the android ecology is, but also how diverse.


And yes, the article is careful to point out samsung dominance and 
consider some of its specific fragmentation issues/advantages.


It's a well considered, non fanboi article, useful for folks deciding 
between various devices and form factors.


I did ask an android friend at Friam how he deletes apps on his 
phone.  He couldn't delete the ones we tried, basically samsung 
built-in annoyances.  Anyone know how?


 -- Owen




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