Why do people use the walkie-talkie function on their phones?

Mo0o

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How are the minutes counted? Or does it not count... and why is it better than just using a normal cell phone?
 

bonkers325

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Originally posted by: bobbybe01
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: acemcmac
because my boss told me to

you do everything your boss tells you to do. Grow a pair. :p
Perhaps doing what your boss tells you to do takes the biggest pair of all...

so women co-workers that do what they're told have big pairs? :confused:
 

acemcmac

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Originally posted by: bonkers325
Originally posted by: bobbybe01
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: acemcmac
because my boss told me to

you do everything your boss tells you to do. Grow a pair. :p
Perhaps doing what your boss tells you to do takes the biggest pair of all...

so women co-workers that do what they're told have big pairs? :confused:

tigglebitties!!! <slap>
 

Nitemare

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Originally posted by: shimsham
Originally posted by: JME Fidelity
to annoy everyone within a 2 mile radius



no shat. instant piss-off when i hear that fvcking sound.

They should sell those portable cell phone jammers. What I wouldn't give for one....
 

GeekDrew

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Originally posted by: Lucifer
If you have the Nextel service, which I use, you get Unlimited Walkie Talkie. I own the Motorola i860.

No, actually, a lot of Nextel plans do not include unlimited Direct Connect service.

I use direct connect whenever it's available, when I need to make short communications with people... I just think it's easier than having to make a full phone call for... there are more steps involved in answering a call, talking on the phone, etc., then there are in pressing a button, giving a short answer, and releasing the button. It's also a heck of a lot easier to ignore a single dc chirp than it is to ignore a phone that is constantly ringing, if you are doing something and cannot answer the call at the moment.

Yeah, there are a lot of people that abuse direct connect, and they get on my nerves too.
 

OdiN

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One of my clients has a parrot who mimicks the nextel sounds when he says stuff.
 

imported_Lucifer

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Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: Lucifer
If you have the Nextel service, which I use, you get Unlimited Walkie Talkie. I own the Motorola i860.

No, actually, a lot of Nextel plans do not include unlimited Direct Connect service.

I use direct connect whenever it's available, when I need to make short communications with people... I just think it's easier than having to make a full phone call for... there are more steps involved in answering a call, talking on the phone, etc., then there are in pressing a button, giving a short answer, and releasing the button. It's also a heck of a lot easier to ignore a single dc chirp than it is to ignore a phone that is constantly ringing, if you are doing something and cannot answer the call at the moment.

Yeah, there are a lot of people that abuse direct connect, and they get on my nerves too.

My plan costs 59.99 a month. I get unlimited walkie talkie, and free incoming calls.

Most of the plans include unlimited direct connect. Link.
 

OdiN

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Originally posted by: shimsham
Originally posted by: OdiN
One of my clients has a parrot who mimicks the nextel sounds when he says stuff.



cringe.

just leave the window open.


Well...I think they could make some money by using it for advertising...the parrot sounds exactly like the nextel sounds. He doesn't do it everytime when saying something, but sometimes. He sits in an office with a dispatcher that uses nextel so....go figure.
 

GeekDrew

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Originally posted by: Lucifer
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: Lucifer
If you have the Nextel service, which I use, you get Unlimited Walkie Talkie. I own the Motorola i860.

No, actually, a lot of Nextel plans do not include unlimited Direct Connect service.

I use direct connect whenever it's available, when I need to make short communications with people... I just think it's easier than having to make a full phone call for... there are more steps involved in answering a call, talking on the phone, etc., then there are in pressing a button, giving a short answer, and releasing the button. It's also a heck of a lot easier to ignore a single dc chirp than it is to ignore a phone that is constantly ringing, if you are doing something and cannot answer the call at the moment.

Yeah, there are a lot of people that abuse direct connect, and they get on my nerves too.

My plan costs 59.99 a month. I get unlimited walkie talkie, and free incoming calls.

...congrats?
 

imported_Lucifer

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Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: Lucifer
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: Lucifer
If you have the Nextel service, which I use, you get Unlimited Walkie Talkie. I own the Motorola i860.

No, actually, a lot of Nextel plans do not include unlimited Direct Connect service.

I use direct connect whenever it's available, when I need to make short communications with people... I just think it's easier than having to make a full phone call for... there are more steps involved in answering a call, talking on the phone, etc., then there are in pressing a button, giving a short answer, and releasing the button. It's also a heck of a lot easier to ignore a single dc chirp than it is to ignore a phone that is constantly ringing, if you are doing something and cannot answer the call at the moment.

Yeah, there are a lot of people that abuse direct connect, and they get on my nerves too.

My plan costs 59.99 a month. I get unlimited walkie talkie, and free incoming calls.

...congrats?

I edited my post.