Comments on: Welcome to LA, home of the crap handset http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nasser http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-131615 Nasser Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:12:08 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-131615 Handsets in the US look and sound like this dudes video camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dSo-egQFV0 Forgive the True Lies re-reference... :) Handsets in the US look and sound like this dudes video camera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dSo-egQFV0

Forgive the True Lies re-reference… :)

]]> By: Nasser http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-131613 Nasser Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:04:26 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-131613 Just in case you wanted to see that True Lies scene again (forward to 1:05): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Sf-L2X0a8 Just in case you wanted to see that True Lies scene again (forward to 1:05):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Sf-L2X0a8

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-131459 Ewan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:43:32 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-131459 I would have called security, Jeb...... ;-) I would have called security, Jeb……

;-)

]]> By: Jeb http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-131457 Jeb Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:40:47 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-131457 Ewan, Would you have canceled our meeting if I walked up to you with a phone on my hip? Jeb Ewan,
Would you have canceled our meeting if I walked up to you with a phone on my hip?

Jeb

]]> By: Ricky http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-131381 Ricky Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:18:47 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-131381 Yes, it's disturbing. I actually work part-time at a cellphone stand, so I have to confess to partially being responsible. Just think, if you were in Texas, you'd find them packing with this: http://www.sbearstradingpost.com/Cel-caseChris.jpg , hehe. Yes, it’s disturbing. I actually work part-time at a cellphone stand, so I have to confess to partially being responsible.

Just think, if you were in Texas, you’d find them packing with this: http://www.sbearstradingpost.com/Cel-caseChris.jpg , hehe.

]]> By: Adam http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-131285 Adam Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:13:58 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-131285 Great news, forget all these flashy mobile apps and push email. SMS is still the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of the wooorrrllld!. Great news, forget all these flashy mobile apps and push email.

SMS is still the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of the wooorrrllld!.

]]> By: Krystal http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-130988 Krystal Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:21:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-130988 Tell me about it! Same thing here in Canada. Drives me insane. My husband is the worst for it too, he has his personal cell phone on one side, and his work one on the other. I try to tell him how stupid he looks but nooooooooooo, doesn't listen. "I don't hear it if it's in my pocket" There must be some sort of alternative. Ewan just think, they States is still ahead of us in the mobile technology ;) Tell me about it! Same thing here in Canada. Drives me insane. My husband is the worst for it too, he has his personal cell phone on one side, and his work one on the other. I try to tell him how stupid he looks but nooooooooooo, doesn’t listen. “I don’t hear it if it’s in my pocket”

There must be some sort of alternative.

Ewan just think, they States is still ahead of us in the mobile technology ;)

]]> By: MarkW http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-130974 MarkW Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:23:39 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/10/welcome_to_la_home_of_the_crap_handset.html#comment-130974 Try to stay calm, Ewan. You will need to block it out somehow. You're going to be seeing bricks clipped on to belts ALL the time you are there. Breath deeply and revel in the attention you're going to attract when you whip out an N95 (assuming you're packing - to keep up the gunslinger analogy) just to check your diary or film some high quality footage! Seriously, I nearly choked last time I was there and saw the state of the handsets. And of course you can see what everyone's got BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ON FREAKIN' BELTS. Good grief! Try to stay calm, Ewan. You will need to block it out somehow. You’re going to be seeing bricks clipped on to belts ALL the time you are there. Breath deeply and revel in the attention you’re going to attract when you whip out an N95 (assuming you’re packing – to keep up the gunslinger analogy) just to check your diary or film some high quality footage!

Seriously, I nearly choked last time I was there and saw the state of the handsets. And of course you can see what everyone’s got BECAUSE THEY’RE ALL ON FREAKIN’ BELTS. Good grief!

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