sharx35 wrote:
> "J. Clarke" wrote in message
> news:faek4n01pq3@news2.newsguy.com...
>> Chris Blunt wrote:
>>> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:26:47 GMT, "sharx35"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Chris Blunt" wrote in message
>>>> news:9nrkc397lrmi3ul9476d3odvnv37ahi926@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:58:18 +0300, Markku Grönroos
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Spehro Pefhany" kirjoitti
>>>>>> viestissä:nl3jc3pki22123egcss1f7vrbitem9vb0v@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I carry a small bottle of shampoo, because I don't like the
>>>>>>> free
>>>>>>> stuff. Maybe 200ml, which could last for several weeks. Not
>>>>>>> having a mobile phone seems silly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why? When travelling on holiday, you need a phone. I don't need
>>>>>> one.
>>>>>
>>>>> I find a phone to keep in touch with people even more useful
>>>>> when
>>>>> I'm traveling than it is at home. It also serves as a camera, an
>>>>> alarm clock, a GPS, and a way to check my emails. Something so
>>>>> compact that does all that and only weighs around 100g easily
>>>>> justifies being taken along on any trips I make.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> They take lousy quality pictures.
>>>
>>> In fact I think the 5 megapixel camera on my Nokia N95 takes
>>> better
>>> pictures than my Canon IXUS which I bought only a couple of years
>>> ago.
>>> It may not be a professional quality camera, I don't think anyone
>>> would describe the quality as lousy.
>>>
>>>> No, you do NOT need GPS unless you are,
>>>> perhaps, on safari and surely the OPERATORS of the safari will
>>>> take
>>>> care of THAT need.
>>>
>>> No, I certainly don't *need* GPS, but its was very nice to have
>>> while
>>> driving around Thailand a few weeks ago. On several occasions it
>>> made
>>> finding locations we were visiting a lot easier.
>>>
>>>> E-mails can be checked at any one of the MILLIONS of cyber cafes
>>>> in the world.
>>>
>>> Of course, and that's probably what I'd do if I wanted to do any
>>> serious work online. The advantage for me is being able to check
>>> instantly from anywhere whether there's any email that needs
>>> attending
>>> to in the first place, without even having to go near an internet
>>> cafe.
>>
>> Personally I've never gotten an email that _needed_ checking. If
>> someone really wants to get hold of me they can call and if they
>> want
>> to get hold of me when I'm on vacation they can bloody well leave a
>> message and wait until I get home.
>>
>> The cell phone is for _my_ convenience, not for the convenience of
>> others. While I always carry it, unless I'm using it or expecting
>> a
>> call from someone I want to talk to, it's turned off.
>>
>
> Well, if I ever DO get one, that will be my attitude, too. It will
> usually be turned OFF, unless I am calling out or expecting an
> urgent
> call.
Oh, now I get it, you're afraid of the unfamiliar. If you've had one
and decided that it didn't fit your needs that's one thing, but until
you've actually got some first hand experience you shouldn't go around
hurling insults at people who have found them to be useful.
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