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- "From what one of our readers told me this is because the BBC is paid for by UK taxes so it is only provided for UK residents" yup. there's an annual licensing fee levied on every homeowner that funds the BBC. as such, BBC programming has no commercial breaks, nor is scheduled programming available to people outside of the UK.
- btw, so many people in the US, around half to ballpark it, think the average citizen shouldnt be allowed to carry a firearm due to safety issues. at the very least, they believe anyone who desires to carry one legally should be highly trained in proper gun handling to ensure the safety of others around them. i unequivocally agree that anyone with a concealed weapons permit should have to take a pistol safety course. yet per annum, approximately 40% more people die in auto accidents than by a firearm (homicides, suicides, and accidents combined). despite this, people will march on the steps of their governments in a vain attempt to ban firearms to "save lives" yet none of them will give their drive home their full attention while the vehicle is in motion. i'm in a ridiculously inquisitive mood this morning.
- all of these fail for two simple reasons... it doesnt discriminate whether you're a driver or passenger, nor would people who truly need it use it (as stated in the post). i just wish people were considerate enough to do the responsible thing rather than selfishly and foolishly believing they're a better driver than they are. driving is simply one of those things you dont "multitask". why? because automobile accidents are the sixth highest cause of preventable deaths in the US. (i looked it up.) obviously, doing something that potentially dangerous should command your undivided attention. if i witness someone talking on the phone while driving, it doesnt irk me at all. but if i witness erratic driving due to inattentiveness that could result in harm to others, THAT bugs me a lot, as it demonstrates their total lack of consideration for the safety of others on the road. your rights end where another's begin.
- the associated pic of the blindfolded guy with a comically large, photochopped keyboard between his outstretched and wandering hands is kinda messed up, in a mean-spirited way, yo. at least the victims of your questionable humor are hard-of-sight and wont see it anyways, right? :/ and to answer the question you posed, although rhetorical: "How do they use their cell phones? I suppose placing calls is easy after you get the hang of it, but I really can’t imagine a blind person enjoying all the text-based benefits we enjoy every day." voice dialing. obviously they're not using a display-based address book nor are most people manually dialing every time they want to make a call. as for text-based services the sighted use commonly, the blind community also uses them but combined with text-to-speech interface devices. you're seeing a lot of these devices, in their software form, going mainstream lately for people who want to e-mail/text and drive at the same time.
- or if it's a case of not having a PC... i'm sure the community can help you out, although i find it difficult to believe one would prioritize the expense of a blackberry and service over a home computer. or maybe you have a mac, which is no barrier since there's DM for Mac. the only stoppage, computer-wise, would be a household of only linux boxes, but one can use WINE to run DM for Windows on a linux box.
- a DM install is THAT difficult and/or time consuming? considering you back up your device with DM at least monthly at the bare minimum, i dont see why you couldnt install this during your next backup session if you wanted it bad enough. so either you dont really want it, dont back up like you should, or simply had no intention whatsoever of trying this out and felt like posting up something in a vain attempt to be snarky, overcompensating for some hidden shortcomings. maybe you just dont know how to use DM to install this app? regardless of the actual reason, youre not breaking anyones hearts because "DavidB" is not going to try the app. but if it truly is a problem with not knowing how to use DM smartly, there are many, many well written instructions online in blogs, the blackberry website, and forums. it may be a topic that's beaten to death in the opinion of more seasoned blackberry users, but it's just as example of how the community of owners are willing to go out of their way to ensure all blackberry owners, new and old, have a chance to use their device to its full potential. and if you do need something more personal and in-depth to learn the procedure, i'll even walk you through it over BBM or by phone, if necessary.
- i dont forsee the 8910 coming back as a 3G device. that would only serve to cannibalize 9700 sales since i see the 8910 only arriving with the new trackpad, a la the Blackberry Atlas that was spied by salomondrin here: http://www.salomondrin.net/2009/09/29/blackberry-atlas-another-bold/ that's if it even arrives in the US at all... i think the 8520 is designed to replace the 8900 for the budget crowd while the 8900 was only around as a stopgap until the 9700 was released. a 3G+trackpad revision to the 8900 would straddle both products too much and end up cannibalizing sales rather than carving out it's own niche. i say that because hardware-wise, the 8900 (and potential 8910) has the same size, screen size/res, GPS, and memory allotment as the 9700. the only differences are the keyboard styling, trackball, and cpu being 112MHz slower. if it were resurrected in the lineup with a trackpad and 3G, it would basically just be a 9700 with a different haircut and be about the same price... there would be no logical reason for it's existence with the 9700 next to it in the lineup.
- call a local hotel and tell them u stayed there recently and accidentally left your charger behind. they'll usually invite you over to see if u can find it in a box full of chargers others have left behind also. total cost: free if u live in a well traveled city, lots of people leave their cellphone chargers behind on accident and the hotel will have a huge box full of various chargers in case a customer calls back looking for theirs. usually the hotel will end up ebaying them after a year as they normally just go unclaimed, depending on state laws, of course. but they eventually just get tossed, one way or another. i happen to live in las vegas, and the hotels on the strip are usually the first place i call if i'm in need of a cellphone or laptop charger.
- imo, texting AND talking on a cellphone should be banned. i hate overreaching laws like these, but since many adults are too irresponsible to stay off the phone while driving, an all out ban on device usage is preferable to the unsafe conditions they create on public roads. the only other solutions would be to expect everyone to act responsibly while driving (highly unlikely) or increase the education and competency standards required to acquire a driver's license (desperately needed in america). i wish americans in general would give the task of driving a motor vehicle the attention it deserves. driving, for most people, is not difficult, but it does require your full attention at all times. distracted driving is driving negligently, and far more injury accidents occur due to negligent driving than driving intoxicated. sadly, people generally pay more attention to a computer screen than they do to the task of driving. my bad. just had a lengthy debate about this issue with an acquaintance recently.
- this is silly, imo. consumers have LOTS of choices in this matter; the most obvious being to buy the phone outright and get M2M service. i'm no fan of corporate empires, but if one chooses to take advantage of the introductory price on a device, they should be willing to meet all of the terms of the agreement or pay the termination fee. in many cases, the subsidized price plus ETF is usually less than the retail price of the device. this is why Verizon upped their ETF on smartphones. however, i do NOT agree with t-mobile's ETF policy on the Nexus One... since they're not subsidizing the price of the phone (google does), they have no right to charge an ETF, especially on top of google's $350 subsidy recovery fee. every time i read about or overhear someone complaining about paying an ETF relating to anything other than unresolved network issues, i cant help but wonder why their parents raised them that way.
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