Comments on: Always Keep Your BlackBerry Holstered – Go Bluetooth!

By: omg

omg — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:01:12 +0000

b1gg134 the guy that posted this article is a total douche….he didn’t like my first comment so he ended up deleting my following ones, instead of coming with a good reply!!!

I totally agree with you….

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:38:18 +0000

What society are you talking about? You and your 20-something-year-old peeps? I don’t give a sh!t how ‘cool’ you think it is – I use my Bluetooth headset to increase my efficiency. I am on my BlackBerry practically all day long.

I don’t know where you live, but here in the world of grown-ups, business people, like myself, are wearing and using Bluetooth headsets all over the place. Why is that? Because our time is valuable.

By: b1gg134

b1gg134 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:26:19 +0000

The article is about OnStar, you are comparing YOUR usage of your blackberry to OnStar. I do agree OnStar might seem expensive for something you do not use a lot, but because you and the others in your group do not buy the OnStar service does not mean others aren’t. It seems to me the article comes off as some sort of justification that what you do is the correct thing to do and no one should do what you don’t. You don’t pay for the OnStar service so no one does (or should). You don’t use your phone for texting while in the car so no one should. (Except you feel that while sitting at traffic lights is OK for you to do what you like)

Hopefully you will never get into an accident where you will need the OnStar but I think the real flaw in your theory is the bluetooth headset will be the first thing off of you in an accident. So if you are stuck in the car, and cant move, your holstered phone is useless to you and your family.

Also just an FYI no one thinks you look cool walking around with a bluetooth on the side of your head, in fact the rest of society laughs at you and thinks you are a giant douche. (see how I, much like this entire article, just took an opinion and made it a fact).

By: Michael Jones

Michael Jones — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:21:01 +0000

Just so you know, I was not comparing the massive power of the On-Star device, with its virtually unlimited power source, much larger antenna and large scale electronics to my teeny-tiny BlackBerry Bold. These are two different devices. Apples and Oranges. Have you ever seen the electronic box for police car radios, in their trunks? As they say, “You might outrun the cops, but you can’t outrun their radios.”

Sure, there are some places where On-Star will work, when a BlackBerry won’t. Once, when I drove through Maryland, I couldn’t even use my Bold (with AT&T service), and my wife couldn’t use her iPhone either (also with AT&T service).

But all of the people that I know who bought a new car with On-Star (free for the first six months) switched it off after the free period. Especially with the current economy; they just couldn’t afford it. I guess my friends and I aren’t rich enough to use On-Star. And I DO think On-Star is slowly going the way of WebTV.

But this article was not about On-Star – it was about the BlackBerry and its holster.

By: Michael Jones

Michael Jones — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:36:27 +0000

Are you trolling? I guess. Please go away.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:27:11 +0000

while i agree that onstar uses cellular as well. on many occasions my escalade had the ability to make and recieve calls while i had no service on my cellphone. (road to big bear, and at a rescue operation at Lake Piru.) i let people make calls from my car as noone had reception. the ONSTAR worked were cell phones didnt. the voice dialing on onstar is way better.

By: omg

omg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:06:02 +0000

THIS POST IS RIDICULOUSLY STUPID….DON’T POST THINGS LIKE THIS…IT HURTS TO READ IT