Shop Talk
What's the big deal?
People have become so jaded (and I'm sure we've hit on this topic quite a bit lately) about the phones. They expect everything for free. I had a girl today who wanted prices on the phones and when I explained the prices for the phones she wanted she acted like it was a disappointment that I wasn't going to offer her a free RAZR. We were already offering her a free camera flip phone, which USED to be cause for excitement but we create our own demons by offering the farm for free.
I'm curious as to who had the bright idea to build a camera into Mobile phones to begin with? How is that a logical progression of the technology? "Oh lookie! I can cram a little crappy, low-res camera into this phone and charge twice as much!" I don't unde...
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I'm curious as to who had the bright idea to build a camera into Mobile phones to begin with? How is that a logical progression of the technology? "Oh lookie! I can cram a little crappy, low-res camera into this phone and charge twice as much!" I don't unde...
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The camera's do suck, but they do on occassion prove useful. I personally am much more fond of the MP3 ability my phone has.
And Bluetooth. Bluettoth is nice.
The camera can actually be a liability. I for isntance love finding one of my friends untended cameras and snapping a few quick shots of my nether regions to embarass them and making the picture their wallpaper.
Mean? Maybe a litte. Funny? Deffinately!
And Bluetooth. Bluettoth is nice.
The camera can actually be a liability. I for isntance love finding one of my friends untended cameras and snapping a few quick shots of my nether regions to embarass them and making the picture their wallpaper.
Mean? Maybe a litte. Funny? Deffinately!
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I was taking a drink when I read that... Now i have to wipe Diet Dr. Pepper up off my desk.
I can't say they're completely useless, but they don't serve a very big purpose, they're just kinda... there. And if you NEED one maybe you should be willing to actually PAY for it, instead of getting pissy because it's not free.
If there were Bluetooth phones that had no camera I'd not mind having one of those.
I can't say they're completely useless, but they don't serve a very big purpose, they're just kinda... there. And if you NEED one maybe you should be willing to actually PAY for it, instead of getting pissy because it's not free.
If there were Bluetooth phones that had no camera I'd not mind having one of those.
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*blinks* did you send it to my e-mail, should I wait until I'm home to open it?
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If you want to do it real quick, take a picture of the crack of your elbow. Looks just as good.
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Only if you honestly believe anybody could have that many freckles on their backside.
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Wel, for the record, i just said my nether regions.. I never said anything about my backside, but I've seen a few freckled bums in my day.
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I was referring to the thing about the crack of the elbow...and as freckled as my arm is I don't think you'll ever find a behind with THAT many freckles.
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LOL, it was a joke, thats what my phone says when someone sends me a picture message.
Naw, I wouldn't send you anything like that... yet 😛
Naw, I wouldn't send you anything like that... yet 😛
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The big deal is that porn is a multi million dollar industry, and camera phones facillitate that industry. If Mommy and Daddy only knew how their little angels were going to use those camera phones they got for Christmas....
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Oooh thats true. My boyfriend has a few pictures of me on his phone that no one else is allowed to see (luckily he also has a trans flash so they're removable)
Another good, less dirty, selling point is that if you get into a car accident you can take pictures of both cars and email / send them to your insurance company.
Personally I find its an easy way to carry around A LOT of pictures of my daughter and share them with people who also want pictures of her to carry around. I can't tell you how many times I hear "OOH! Send that one to me!"
I love having a camera phone, I have to admit though, I'm a photographer at heart (past profession and dream lifestyle) so I was spending A LOT on cameras and film and processing.
Another good, less dirty, selling point is that if you get into a car accident you can take pictures of both cars and email / send them to your insurance company.
Personally I find its an easy way to carry around A LOT of pictures of my daughter and share them with people who also want pictures of her to carry around. I can't tell you how many times I hear "OOH! Send that one to me!"
I love having a camera phone, I have to admit though, I'm a photographer at heart (past profession and dream lifestyle) so I was spending A LOT on cameras and film and processing.
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Camera Phones are used for anything digital cameras can be used for. For the most part, their lack of resolution is made up by their convenience. I've used my camera phone for practical jokes, shopping, and to remember stuff.
Also, I'll take pictures of Motor Vehicle Accidents and at Fire scenes. While some of this is morbid curiousity, there is a legitimate benefit. If I can show the forces impacted on a vehicle, and thus the potential for injuries that a patient may present with.
That, and I've got cool accidents in my phone!
Also, I'll take pictures of Motor Vehicle Accidents and at Fire scenes. While some of this is morbid curiousity, there is a legitimate benefit. If I can show the forces impacted on a vehicle, and thus the potential for injuries that a patient may present with.
That, and I've got cool accidents in my phone!
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Those are good points but I can also almost promise that the people who make some of the biggest stinks about a camera phone are the ones who would never use them for car accidents (some don't even drive and I doubt they have insurance and if they do I doubt they have that presence of mind.) I'm thinking most of the people I deal with are going for the pron thing.
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Honestly, I didn't have the presence of mind after my accident to take pictures, I called my parents (daddy is a mechanic so I needed him to come see if he could drive it to his house or if it should be towed to the junk yard) and my mom said "hey don't you have a camera on your phone? Can you take a picture of the other guys car from here?" My phone has zoom, the guy was across the road. I took the picture but you can't tell anything but it's a red car.
I think most people want it as a status symbol, same reason they want the Razr.
I think most people want it as a status symbol, same reason they want the Razr.
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SOme status symbol... almost everyone has one now. I primarily have one because it was one fo the features that came with my MP3 player, and secondly because I use it for parties and picture caller id...
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Picture Caller ID...I use it for that...but mines quirky and doesn't always work.
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the only thing I used my older camera phone for is to take blackmail pictures of my drunk friends.
and I like taking pictures of different kinds of toilets.
and I like taking pictures of different kinds of toilets.
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So what if he loses it? Some random stranger picks it up and has these...pictures on it 😛
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Well, they are on his Transflash so first the random stranger would have to know what it is and how to use it and have access to a transflash reader AND the card would have to not have water damage (good luck in Minnesota)
He keeps it pretty safe, I'm not worried.
He keeps it pretty safe, I'm not worried.
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I know a guy who has a camera cell phone. He uses his to take pictures of road kill. Talk about morbid curiousity.
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No, but I am a Quack- just my screen name doesn't pronounce it. And I've got some very cool pictures! Why do you think COPS, Worlds Wildest Police Videos, and anything with the word 'extreme' in it is so popular?
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Besides, why pay cash money for a digital camera when you give me a cool looking one (like a Razr) for free?!
😳 What? 😳
I can't get the Razr camera for free?
What is this world coming to?!
😳 What? 😳
I can't get the Razr camera for free?
What is this world coming to?!
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WHAT? NOOO. but i'm GOING to be such a good customer...i swear...I know my credit says i don't pay anyone what i owe them but i'll be different with you guys i swear...
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So, are you going to send me any pictures of yourself, or do I have to wait for you and your boyfriend to have a bad breakup and he sends them to everyone on the Internet?
ESmurf said:
My boyfriend has a few pictures of me on his phone that no one else is allowed to see
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I guess you're just going to have to wait but good luck with that. We're pretty happy...
Ya know, there is smurf porn on the internet somewhere, I've seen it.
Ya know, there is smurf porn on the internet somewhere, I've seen it.
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Thankfully, I haven't exhausted 'conventional' porn yet. I'll just stick to lesbians, and midgets, and goats for now.
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What were those smurf websites again?
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What were those smurf websites again?
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Yeah I think smurfs might be more... interesting? ... than goats.
I don't know what sites had it off the top of my head, people send me stuff like that casue they know I dislike the defiling of the good Smurf name.
I remember a song were smurfette sang "Papa Smurf wanna lick my @$$" great now I can't get it out of my head... again. grrrr. poor Smurfs.
Yeah I think smurfs might be more... interesting? ... than goats.
I don't know what sites had it off the top of my head, people send me stuff like that casue they know I dislike the defiling of the good Smurf name.
I remember a song were smurfette sang "Papa Smurf wanna lick my @$$" great now I can't get it out of my head... again. grrrr. poor Smurfs.
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I don't doubt that there are websites devoted to that. From some of the stuff my friends have showed me, there's a site for just about anything, and then some more links on the bottom of the page.
I don't doubt that there are websites devoted to that. From some of the stuff my friends have showed me, there's a site for just about anything, and then some more links on the bottom of the page.
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Very true. I used to search for new 'movies' to watch w/ my ex and for him to copy for his work buddies... I didn't even know some of that stuff would work but I guess some guys are just plain off. I also ran across very 'off' items for auction on ebay... eww, I want a shower just thinking about it.
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Smurfs? Good names? It's once chick living with a buncha guys and two gay ones.. (Tell me handy isn't one of the guys from men at work.)
And the prissy little fellow witht he mirror. Gay as can be!
But the rest of them have to get their jollies somewhere, no wonder they were always so freaked out whenever smurfette got kidnapped by gargamel!
And the prissy little fellow witht he mirror. Gay as can be!
But the rest of them have to get their jollies somewhere, no wonder they were always so freaked out whenever smurfette got kidnapped by gargamel!
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Smurfette was created by Gagamel. She fell in love with the Smurfs and confessed to Papa Smurf so he changed her into a good smurf. Other than that they are mystical, non-gender, immortal creature.
(The one with the mirror is Vanity)
(The one with the mirror is Vanity)
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Well yes, since that is the purpose of this forum, to post threads and respond to them. Did you think there was some other hidden use for a forum?
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people look at me funny cause I'm a floor salesmenwoman and I have a (it was free) phone with no camera on it. I like my phone, and I like that it's simple, the only thing it's lacking is a camera (I don't use MP3 or anything like that anyways so it would be a waste to get it) (I have the lg 4270) so I know exactly what you're talking about.
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Actually, I was looking through my pictures and saw one that made me remember why I like having the camera (still not a must but this one was a good use for it.)
A group of friends and I (one other gal, two guys) decided we wanted banana splits so we went and got the stuff... ice-cream, toppings, cherries, bananas... and were headed over to get the whipped cream. We were going to buy just the store brand but over the price ticked for the store brand was a piece of paper with the word "NO!" in big block print. Next to that some joker had written in red "Why not?"
I took pictures of that because we were laughing so hard about it and then we decided we should toss a pack of condoms into the basket with everything else just to mess with ...
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A group of friends and I (one other gal, two guys) decided we wanted banana splits so we went and got the stuff... ice-cream, toppings, cherries, bananas... and were headed over to get the whipped cream. We were going to buy just the store brand but over the price ticked for the store brand was a piece of paper with the word "NO!" in big block print. Next to that some joker had written in red "Why not?"
I took pictures of that because we were laughing so hard about it and then we decided we should toss a pack of condoms into the basket with everything else just to mess with ...
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