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Old August 29th 15, 10:35 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Gary Stevens
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99. They
say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed to make a
quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a call, boot,
password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then touch buttons
didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a basic cellphone.
Their price is increasing because people are discovering smartphones have
some issues out there in the street.

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Old August 29th 15, 11:11 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Keith Nuttle
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On 8/29/2015 5:35 PM, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.



If you are looking for a simple easy to use cellphone, that is
inexpensive look at something like the Samsung Gusto. It is about $20
at Walmart, and you can get a $100 dollar prepaid card for it a Verizon
that is good for a year.

So you can reduce your cell phone cost to $120/yr, or less if you keep
the phone several years. I have had mine for 2 years, and it is still
going strong.

$100 is about 400 minutes of air time.
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Old August 29th 15, 11:12 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Real Troll
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On 29/08/15 22:35, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.



Do these simple cell phones run Linux? Experts here have said Windows
is not a good operating system. Microsoft is spying.
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Old August 29th 15, 11:31 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Gary Stevens
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

Best cellphone is Blackberry but we don't have available. With Blackberry
you can do fast sms.

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On 29/08/15 22:35, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.



Do these simple cell phones run Linux? Experts here have said Windows
is not a good operating system. Microsoft is spying.

  #5  
Old August 30th 15, 12:03 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
John Doe[_8_]
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

Keith Nuttle wrote:

Gary Stevens wrote:


I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator
with simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for
$49,99. They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous
and needed to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps
to go for a call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane
mode, and then touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's
essential to have a basic cellphone. Their price is increasing
because people are discovering smartphones have some issues out there
in the street.


If you are looking for a simple easy to use cellphone, that is
inexpensive look at something like the Samsung Gusto. It is about $20
at Walmart, and you can get a $100 dollar prepaid card for it a
Verizon that is good for a year.

So you can reduce your cell phone cost to $120/yr, or less if you keep
the phone several years. I have had mine for 2 years, and it is still
going strong.


Yeah, you just have to look for them. I bought a $15 AT&T GoPhone for
emergency calls, without paying anything else, period. Much faster than
trying to use my old iPhone 3G. Easier to keep charged, too.

They are also good for initializing a Sim card before sticking it into
an iPhone, so you can use the iPhone as a prepaid GoPhone. And then the
cost is the same, about $100 a year at maybe $25 per quarter.
  #6  
Old August 30th 15, 12:27 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Keith Nuttle
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On 8/29/2015 6:12 PM, Real Troll wrote:
On 29/08/15 22:35, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.



Do these simple cell phones run Linux? Experts here have said Windows
is not a good operating system. Microsoft is spying.


I don't know if they run an "OS" per se. Their OS is quite simple just
what is needed to make and receive calls. The have a contact list, (The
Samsung phone can send/receive the contact information using bluetooth
if you PC has a Bluetooth receiver) They have a calendar, a note pad,
texting, maybe some simple games, and a "very" simple web browser.

My wife does some texting on her's. I don't believe either of us has
intentionally used the Browser.

The very idea of a cell phone is not secure. Just to connect and
maintain the connection with the cell there is a significant exchange of
information.
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Old August 30th 15, 12:52 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Ken Blake, MVP[_4_]
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 18:11:25 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 8/29/2015 5:35 PM, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.



If you are looking for a simple easy to use cellphone, that is
inexpensive look at something like the Samsung Gusto. It is about $20
at Walmart, and you can get a $100 dollar prepaid card for it a Verizon
that is good for a year.

So you can reduce your cell phone cost to $120/yr, or less if you keep
the phone several years. I have had mine for 2 years, and it is still
going strong.

$100 is about 400 minutes of air time.



I got my cellular phone from T-Mobile for $25 I think. I bought 1000
minutes for it for $100, and the leftover minutes can be carried over
for next year as long as I buy more minutes. So every year I buy
another $10 worth.

Leaving aside the first years costs, I spend $10 a year for my phone.
I hardly ever use it. It's essentially just for emergencies when
driving.
  #8  
Old August 30th 15, 04:56 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Ron
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On 8/29/2015 7:27 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 8/29/2015 6:12 PM, Real Troll wrote:
On 29/08/15 22:35, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.



Do these simple cell phones run Linux? Experts here have said Windows
is not a good operating system. Microsoft is spying.


I don't know if they run an "OS" per se.


Can't believe that you actually took the time to respond to that. lol

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Old August 30th 15, 12:32 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Keith Nuttle
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On 8/29/2015 11:56 PM, Ron wrote:
On 8/29/2015 7:27 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 8/29/2015 6:12 PM, Real Troll wrote:
On 29/08/15 22:35, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.


Do these simple cell phones run Linux? Experts here have said Windows
is not a good operating system. Microsoft is spying.


I don't know if they run an "OS" per se.


Can't believe that you actually took the time to respond to that. lol

Like a beaver when he hears water running near his dam, he has to take
time to plug the hole.

Or if it looks like someone does not understand you have to offer
assistance.

Maybe I was slightly humor impaired
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Old August 30th 15, 01:38 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Stephen Wolstenholme[_6_]
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:35:20 +0100, "Gary Stevens"
wrote:

I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99. They
say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed to make a
quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a call, boot,
password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then touch buttons
didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a basic cellphone.
Their price is increasing because people are discovering smartphones have
some issues out there in the street.


I bought a very simple phone on a £10 a month deal years ago. After a
month I changed to "pay as you go" and put £10 credit on it. I rarely
use it so it still has some credit on it.

Steve

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Old August 31st 15, 07:35 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

Am 30.08.2015 um 14:38 schrieb Stephen Wolstenholme:
I bought a very simple phone on a £10 a month deal years ago. After a
month I changed to "pay as you go" and put £10 credit on it. I rarely
use it so it still has some credit on it.



UK, I guess. In Germany you have to stick to a monthly deal
for two YEARS before you can change to "pay as you go",
which goes here by the very German :-) name "prepaid".
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Old August 31st 15, 12:14 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"Jonas Klein" wrote in message
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Am 30.08.2015 um 14:38 schrieb Stephen Wolstenholme:
I bought a very simple phone on a £10 a month deal years ago. After a
month I changed to "pay as you go" and put £10 credit on it. I rarely
use it so it still has some credit on it.



UK, I guess. In Germany you have to stick to a monthly deal for two YEARS
before you can change to "pay as you go", which goes here by the very
German :-) name "prepaid".


Given that you presumably have to give name and address and bank payment
details which are verified by the phone company, I imagine that this helps
with the problem of criminals buying untraceable PAYG mobiles for use in the
course of committing their crimes. I wonder if there is a cross-border trade
in PAYG phones from other EU countries which don not have this
restriction...


I still have my very simple Nokia handset that was supplied with my Vodafone
contract when I first took it out. I was still using it until about 3 years
ago when I finally decided that I needed a smartphone. But it still works,
and it does have the advantage that its display can be read easily on an
overcast or sunny day outside: one of the big advantages of reflective LCDs
over emissive LED displays :-)

If only LED displays could be designed to be as black as possible in unlit
areas and if they had a matt non-specular-reflective surface. When I was
using my smartphone for reading an OS map on its satnat track-recording app
while out cycling, it was very difficult to find an angle at which the phone
could be tilted on its handlebar mount so I could see the displayed image,
and that was with the brightness wound up to maximum (which flattened the
battery much quicker than normal).

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Old August 31st 15, 12:26 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default Simple cellphones are coming again

On 29/08/2015 23:35, Gary Stevens wrote:
I've received an email from a local mobile communications operator with
simple cellphone for sale. I'm talking about the Nokia 206 for $49,99.
They say it's better for emergency calls. Once I was nervous and needed
to make a quick call but my mobile phone had so many steps to go for a
call, boot, password, run phone app, turn off airplane mode, and then
touch buttons didn't work, so I now believe it's essential to have a
basic cellphone. Their price is increasing because people are
discovering smartphones have some issues out there in the street.


What! A cellphone to just make phone calls? No way! That's smart.
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Old August 31st 15, 01:04 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Stephen Wolstenholme[_6_]
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:35:21 +0200, Jonas Klein
wrote:

Am 30.08.2015 um 14:38 schrieb Stephen Wolstenholme:
I bought a very simple phone on a £10 a month deal years ago. After a
month I changed to "pay as you go" and put £10 credit on it. I rarely
use it so it still has some credit on it.



UK, I guess. In Germany you have to stick to a monthly deal
for two YEARS before you can change to "pay as you go",
which goes here by the very German :-) name "prepaid".


I think it's because I was a very early customer of Tesco Mobile in
2003. I've no idea what they would allow now. The phone still works so
I must have some credit or maybe I'm running up a huge bill!

Steve

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