LG VX-8100
Which phone r u going to choose (MP3 player fans)
A question for all you guys who are belly aching that this PHONE is not a fully functional MP3 player or a laptop modem. I have seen several posts of people saying they will not buy this phone for that reason and I am just curious as to what phone you are going to buy that meets all these criteria.
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you know the funny thing-- this is a phone first. I wonder how many people can actually make a telephone call on an IPOD.
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My point exactly, I find it funny that people bitch about a phone not having something that it "could have". Take the units for what they are...do you not buy a car because it "could fly" but doesn't. Do you not buy an iPod because they don't work as PDA's or control your Tivo box. What a bunch of brats some people on here can sound like sometimes.
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Hey, the phone is built for mp3's. It has controls on it for mp3's. And Verizon has issued it without supporting software. What's the point here? It would be nice if all the functions that the phone was designed for worked!!
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When Verizon launches it's music service the controls will have uses. Just like how the back of your (or my) HD television has inputs for technology not yet available. If they didn't put this on the phone and then launched the service you would moan that they should have made the previous phones able to use the service. The fact of the matter is Verizon did not advertise any features that this phone does not have. So buy it or don't. Good luck finding the fantasy phone you all seem to be comparing it to...
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I didn't buy the 8100 because it had an MP3 player (to me its nice but not necessary). I only bought it because of the wireless headset capability.
How many are actually going to be driving down the road playing MP3's through these speakers (can't hook it up to the car) and I'd rather play a game while waiting in line instead of "rocking out" on my cell phone.
How many are actually going to be driving down the road playing MP3's through these speakers (can't hook it up to the car) and I'd rather play a game while waiting in line instead of "rocking out" on my cell phone.
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BK said:
I didn't buy the 8100 because it had an MP3 player (to me its nice but not necessary). I only bought it because of the wireless headset capability.
How many are actually going to be driving down the road playing MP3's through these speakers (can't hook it up to the car) and I'd rather play a game while waiting in line instead of "rocking out" on my cell phone.
Right, and besides...an iPod shuffle is so much smaller and lighter than a cell phone.
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Listen people, no-one here has compared any phones to a dedicated mp3 player. Can we all just acccept that yes, an iPod is better as an mp3 player than any phone. Enough already...
BUT!!! Some of us would like to have a phone which CAN play mp3's because we cant carry an mp3 player with us as well as our phone(s). I'm a businesman and I already carry 2 phones for 2 different business interests. If I had the space to carry and use an iPod then I may miss a phone call (cos we all know that not all vibrates are created equal...) I wouldnt mind listening to music or an audiobook on my phone while sitting in the airport. Its not like the technology doesnt exist. And if the 8100 doesnt play mp3's, I aint gonna break down and cry about it. But I...
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BUT!!! Some of us would like to have a phone which CAN play mp3's because we cant carry an mp3 player with us as well as our phone(s). I'm a businesman and I already carry 2 phones for 2 different business interests. If I had the space to carry and use an iPod then I may miss a phone call (cos we all know that not all vibrates are created equal...) I wouldnt mind listening to music or an audiobook on my phone while sitting in the airport. Its not like the technology doesnt exist. And if the 8100 doesnt play mp3's, I aint gonna break down and cry about it. But I...
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Good point Dude:
I have 3 phones, and they all serve their purpose. I'd love an IPod, but the fact that I can play mp3s with my moto 815 and 710, and the song pauses while an incoming call occurs, is awesome. I have a dongle that has stereo output to my car stereo... so even better. Not to mention you can buy a dongle that has a mic on it too, so not only does the music pause, but the call goes through, i can talk and hear out of my car stereo, AND the music resumes when the call is done.
I have 3 phones, and they all serve their purpose. I'd love an IPod, but the fact that I can play mp3s with my moto 815 and 710, and the song pauses while an incoming call occurs, is awesome. I have a dongle that has stereo output to my car stereo... so even better. Not to mention you can buy a dongle that has a mic on it too, so not only does the music pause, but the call goes through, i can talk and hear out of my car stereo, AND the music resumes when the call is done.
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for me, it's back to the original question...why design a phone that has a capability in it, and cripple it?
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Hello,
Do you all think it's kind of funny that I still use a StarTac? But tomorrow I'll have a brand spankin new VX9100. I want know how to act, will I?
Do you all think it's kind of funny that I still use a StarTac? But tomorrow I'll have a brand spankin new VX9100. I want know how to act, will I?
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I've been reading cell phone forums till I'm bluetooth in the face. It's time now to just go for it and from what I've been reading, it's the VX8100.
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My choice is the E815 for my new phone, mp3 player was one of the main factors in my purchse since both of these phones are really GREAT phones.
My reason for the mp3 player - ipods DONT HAVE A SPEAKER on them, who the hell wants to carry around a pair of headphones all the time, i have my phone all time, it has a speaker and i can listen to my podcasts on my down time at work... that is MY reasoning for the mp3 player - and my choice of e815.
As an added bonus the mini-sd cards really have no more advantage over the e815's micro-sd cards for capactiy. SanDisk announced 512mb in august, and 1gb in 2006, a while to wait yes, but i could micro-sd as being the standard down the road.
My reason for the mp3 player - ipods DONT HAVE A SPEAKER on them, who the hell wants to carry around a pair of headphones all the time, i have my phone all time, it has a speaker and i can listen to my podcasts on my down time at work... that is MY reasoning for the mp3 player - and my choice of e815.
As an added bonus the mini-sd cards really have no more advantage over the e815's micro-sd cards for capactiy. SanDisk announced 512mb in august, and 1gb in 2006, a while to wait yes, but i could micro-sd as being the standard down the road.
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