Another Cell phone Pet Peeve: Nextel/sprint Direct connect walkie-talkie

[OutHouse]

to piggiy back on NFS4's rant i have one of my own. Nothing pisses me off more than standing in line someplace (grocery store, movie theater, discount tire lobby) and have some jackass hold his entire conversation over the 2-way walkie-talkie feature of sprint phones. I have been so damn close several times and close i mean the words were right at the end of my tongue to tell the jackass to take it our side NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR your damn conversation with your wife. :|

 

[dabuddha]

I have to ask, which retard thought it was a bright idea to introduce the walkie talkie BS with cell phones.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
I have to ask, which retard thought it was a bright idea to introduce the walkie talkie BS with cell phones.

Nextels are extremely useful on construction sites, but outside of that, they are annoying as hell.

 

[amdhunter]

I love my Nextel.

 

[roguerower]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: dabuddha
I have to ask, which retard thought it was a bright idea to introduce the walkie talkie BS with cell phones.

Nextels are extremely useful on construction sites, but outside of that, they are annoying as hell.

Agreed. All of the members of my GC team have them. Very easy to get in touch with the people you need quickly.

 

[luv2liv]

the walkie talkie is awesome! its like instant messaging... except with voice. if you IM, you know exactly what im talking about.

anyway, the annoying loud speakerphone convo can be turned off. u can talk as if its a regular phone convo. unfortunately, nobody read the manual!! at first, i annoyed others too. but it was unintentional.

 

[KeithTalent]

Freaking hate those things.

KT

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
I love my Nextel.

Nextel eats shit. 2 cans and a string would give you better coverage than their network.

 

[MotF Bane]

The chirping sound of one of these sorts of things is recorded on a live album I own. How fucking loud and obnoxious must your chirp be to overwhelm concert speakers?

 

[armstrda]

I'm confused as to how it's useful even on a construction site? You still have to wait for the other person to answer it right? So why not just call them?

 

[TheVrolok]

I LOATHE those things. Yes, on a construction site? Sure, absolutely. But in the grocery store, walking to class? Honestly people? I don't give a shit about your conversation. Even worse are the people who don't have Nextel and just put their phones on speaker and hold them up to their faces like a walkie talkie. Makes me want to choke someone.

 

[BoomerD]

While I agree that the Nextel walkie-talkie feature is convenient, it has its place...and in the hands of Sally, Jane, or Joe Citizen isn't it.

It's VERY annoying to hear someone's entire fucking conversation on the 2-way...and unneccessary.

I was required to carry (and use) one when I was a business agent many years ago. I hated the dammed thing.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: armstrda
I'm confused as to how it's useful even on a construction site? You still have to wait for the other person to answer it right? So why not just call them?

It's more instant than a phone call. Of course 60% of the time it's too garbled to hear what the hell's being said :^S

It's a good idea in concept, but is a perfect example of why monopolies are bad. They need to have their patent stripped from them, and given to a company that can use the technology properly.

 

[LS21]

i dont get the point

walkie talking evolves into celll phone (longer range)

so now we have these nice cell phones ... and they implement a walkie talkie feature? wtf is the point

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: lxskllr


It's more instant than a phone call.

but youre tryign to hold a continuous dialogue...that is what a cellular phone is for

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: lxskllr


It's more instant than a phone call.

but youre tryign to hold a continuous dialogue...that is what a cellular phone is for

That's not it's best use. It's better for short orders and communications like you'd have on a construction site.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: lxskllr


It's more instant than a phone call.

but youre tryign to hold a continuous dialogue...that is what a cellular phone is for

That's not it's best use. It's better for short orders and communications like you'd have on a construction site.

Exactly. It's like sending an SMS message rather than an email. Both accomplish the same end, but for short messages, SMS is simply faster. As ridiculous as it sounds, not having to wait for a mobile phone to connect for a call is very convenient when coordinating field activities.

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: lxskllr


It's more instant than a phone call.

but youre tryign to hold a continuous dialogue...that is what a cellular phone is for

That's not it's best use. It's better for short orders and communications like you'd have on a construction site.

Exactly. It's like sending an SMS message rather than an email. Both accomplish the same end, but for short messages, SMS is simply faster. As ridiculous as it sounds, not having to wait for a mobile phone to connect for a call is very convenient when coordinating field activities.

I don't think anyone is arguing that it doesn't have it's uses. I think the argument is against people holding every day conversations in public.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: lxskllr


It's more instant than a phone call.

but youre tryign to hold a continuous dialogue...that is what a cellular phone is for

That's not it's best use. It's better for short orders and communications like you'd have on a construction site.

Exactly. It's like sending an SMS message rather than an email. Both accomplish the same end, but for short messages, SMS is simply faster. As ridiculous as it sounds, not having to wait for a mobile phone to connect for a call is very convenient when coordinating field activities.

I don't think anyone is arguing that it doesn't have it's uses. I think the argument is against people holding every day conversations in public.

?

I don't think anyone said otherwise.

 

[ZOXXO]

It is no more annoying than having to listen to half a conversation.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: ZOXXO
It is no more annoying than having to listen to half a conversation.

It's a little more annoying. People tend to talk louder into the walkie talkiea. They bring a little construction site with them wherever they go :^D

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: ZOXXO
It is no more annoying than having to listen to half a conversation.

The "BULEEP" noise those stupid things make does make it extra annoying and people also tend to talk even louder into them.

KT

 

[armstrda]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: lxskllr


It's more instant than a phone call.

but youre tryign to hold a continuous dialogue...that is what a cellular phone is for

That's not it's best use. It's better for short orders and communications like you'd have on a construction site.

Exactly. It's like sending an SMS message rather than an email. Both accomplish the same end, but for short messages, SMS is simply faster. As ridiculous as it sounds, not having to wait for a mobile phone to connect for a call is very convenient when coordinating field activities.

I'm still confused about this. Say I place a call, it takes less than a second to start dialing, and then depending on how quick the other person answers, I can be connected in 2 seconds. With the walkie talkie feature, how is it any quicker? You still have to scroll through and find the contact, then push the push to talk button, and either say what you want, or wait for the other guy to respond right? Where is the time savings?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: armstrda

I'm still confused about this. Say I place a call, it takes less than a second to start dialing, and then depending on how quick the other person answers, I can be connected in 2 seconds. With the walkie talkie feature, how is it any quicker? You still have to scroll through and find the contact, then push the push to talk button, and either say what you want, or wait for the other guy to respond right? Where is the time savings?

Phone call...

Find contact, press transmit, wait 2-4 seconds to connect to the network, wait 2-4 rings for the person to answer(they may even have to flip a cover up), talk. This may need to be repeated dozens of times throughout the day.

Walkie Talkie...

Find contact, press side transmit button, wait about 1 second, the other person can hear without even touching the phone. If they need to talk back, it doesn't have to be opened. They can just push the side button to talk.

 

[armstrda]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: armstrda

I'm still confused about this. Say I place a call, it takes less than a second to start dialing, and then depending on how quick the other person answers, I can be connected in 2 seconds. With the walkie talkie feature, how is it any quicker? You still have to scroll through and find the contact, then push the push to talk button, and either say what you want, or wait for the other guy to respond right? Where is the time savings?

Phone call...

Find contact, press transmit, wait 2-4 seconds to connect to the network, wait 2-4 rings for the person to answer(they may even have to flip a cover up), talk. This may need to be repeated dozens of times throughout the day.

Walkie Talkie...

Find contact, press side transmit button, wait about 1 second, the other person can hear without even touching the phone. If they need to talk back, it doesn't have to be opened. They can just push the side button to talk.

Maybe that's Sprint/Nextel's problem? Why does the network take 2-4 seconds to connect? With my tmobile phone, it's always less than a second to connect.