Besides texting & calling, what else do you do with your phone?

@knygma (61)
Malaysia
October 16, 2009 2:07am CST
Besides texting & calling, I also pair my phone with an external GPS for guided driving, listening to music, keep track of my daily spending, keep reminders of important matters, use it as a dictionary especially dictionary for medical terms, taking photos, IM with my friends using Fring, N-gage gaming, viewing youtube on the go & also use it as an alarm to wake me up in the morning. My phone is a great assistant to me. What else do you do with your phone besides texting & calling? Let myLot users know. Who knows you might open up a new way of phone usage to other people. Oh by the way, I own a Nokia N81.
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@xmapril (75)
• China
17 Oct 09
besides texting & calling, i also download some books on my mobile phone, i like reading in this way. and like knyg did, i use it as a carema. my phone is an "oppo" product. have u heard of it? this brand is of high quality and in good shape. also, its two electroplates wear better than my products. once the mobile phone is charged up, it can work for a very long time. how much convenience this phone has brought to me ! i just like it and are satisfied with it!
@knygma (61)
• Malaysia
17 Oct 09
Hi xmapril! I never heard of this "oppo" phone, but from what you can do with it i'm pretty sure that it is quite a good phone itself. And it's nice to hear that you're satisfied with it.
• China
17 Oct 09
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• China
17 Oct 09
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@knygma (61)
• Malaysia
17 Oct 09
emmmm maybe you people should avoid cheap posting like this....
• India
16 Oct 09
i guess you got a good smart phone in your pocket . besides calling and texting, i play games,listen to music,play so off line videos and do whatever i can with my old smart phone.
@knygma (61)
• Malaysia
16 Oct 09
Hey thanks venkat_readingmails! I only own a Nokia N81. I think what makes a good smartphone is the application installed. Being able to play games, listen to music & watching videos, you have quite a good phone yourself.
@amijor (234)
• Philippines
16 Oct 09
Aside from calling I also use my phone to play games. It really helps especially when I'm waiting for somebody I'm having meeting with. I also use my phone to count the calories I've burned while dancing, running, or walking. I also use it as an alarm clock other than the one I already have. It helps when he noise is as close as my ear especially when I have to get up at 3:30 AM if I have a morning shift duty. I own a Sony Ericsson W580i.
@knygma (61)
• Malaysia
17 Oct 09
Wow thats cool! It seems like you have your own mobile calorie counter with you. That's great! Thanks for sharing!
• United States
16 Oct 09
Besides texting and calling, I just use my phone as an alarm to wake up lol. I will look at the calendar or use the calculator some days. But I mostly use it for texting and calling. I wish my phone had a notepad application but it doesn't for some reason.
@jozz70 (60)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 09
No much different, I ussualy used my cell phone for alarm more efficiency with snooze lol, used for taking photo, and for mobile online this the most important to me beside texting and calling.
@SallyAnna (142)
• United States
16 Oct 09
Hi Knygma, Besides texting and calling I sometimes play games on my phone. I will also search the net. I have the Shine and I've been wanting to replace it because I dont like the slide front or the little toggle for scrolling. It's too small does anyone else have this phone? Cell phones are fantastic just imagine if we still had to look for payphones along the road while driving.
@knygma (61)
• Malaysia
16 Oct 09
Ah yes payphones. Imagine if we're still using those thingy. BIG thingy. Soooo not cool. Lol! By the way, thanks for your response. Happy myLotting!
@KATRINKA (1624)
• United States
18 Oct 09
I don't use my phone for much else, mainly because I don't know how to use all the features on my phone. I do use the alarms as my wakeup alarm. I set 4 different ones to wake me up on work days. I just wish my cell phone had better ringtones. I also use my phone to take pictures.
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
19 Oct 09
Besides texting & calling, i use my phone mainly to surf the internet, check emails and stay updated. i am using the iphone and i've got the facebook app installed too. i use the app to keep myself updated on what my friends are doing. i also listen to music on my phone when i commute. other applications i've got installed include dictionary and games. i also make use of the calendar function to keep track of my schedule. like you, it's my alarm clock in the morning as well.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
17 Oct 09
If not texting or calling my friend. I'm play games with my cell phone. And beside that no other thing that I could do...Have a nice day!
@dismalgrin (2604)
• United States
17 Oct 09
I used to use the calender feature, but it was annoying because the alarms on it will go off even when your phone is off so if I was at a place that said to turn your cellphone off, my calander alarms would still go off and I would be so mortifide! The alarm I use from time to time. Especially when I'm sick and have antibiotics that I have to remember to take. I won't remember to take them on time otherwise! LoL, my current phone does not get much game use on it because it does not access the web and so I can't get games on it. But, I keep my old phone with me still because it still has games of it even though it doesn't work to call anybody with it. Nice to have something to do when you are bored. I take a lot of pictures with my phone. Videos too. I text those to facebook and then save to my computer from there. Also, I'm so cheap that I didn't buy a calculater when I started back to school. I use my phone!
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
20 Oct 09
I have a fairly basic Nokia, which I really only use for phone calls or texting. Occasionally I will take a photo with it if I do not have my camera with me, or use the alarm while traveling, but that is all. I do not have any need for any of the other functions that come with most phones these days!
@indybaty (368)
• Panama
18 Oct 09
I have the Nokia that looks like a Blackberry, 65 I think it is I dont recall... but I use my cellphone to: Listen to music Connect it with my car to listen to music Keep track with my husband tghrew the ICQ online. At home, go online to play Write documents to print them out later, to keep track of several medical, legal and insurance terms Keep track of my baby videos For photoalbums Reminders And to wake me up when I have to go to work (alarm)
• United States
19 Oct 09
I use the calander app on my phone as well as the calculator. I also use it as my alarm clock.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
30 Nov 12
Nothing special, I use it for gaming, reminders and taking pictures. I don't even get to use it to play music. I always leave the headphones in the case, and forget to bring it when we're traveling.
@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
17 Oct 09
hello knygma, well aside from texting and calling i use my cellphone in taking pictures and recording some events that i don't want to miss. while waiting for someone i play with the games or listen to the music so i will not get bored. also setting the alarm so i will not be late in going to work. these are some that i can do to my cellphone. was glad of the high technology that we are having now. it's so useful and handy at the same time. so small and yet so important.
• India
17 Oct 09
I always use it to play games. It will be nice when shifting the gaming plan from my PC to my mobile phone. In many a cases i use it to take pics of any funny moments. The most fabulous work on my phone will be hearing music.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
17 Oct 09
The only thing that I ever use my phone for besides the basic calling and texting is that I have it set as an additional alarm that I use during the week to wake us up. I've had a cellular phone since 1997, so I've really had one since before they had all the bells and whistles that they have now, and I've not been able to convince myself to use my phone in other ways than what I am accustomed to. The phone that I have right now is a Samsung Propel that I got just after last Christmas.
@jwpseno (60)
• Philippines
17 Oct 09
I use my phone as a modem to connect my laptop to the internet, alarm every morning, I used it before to look for a map. When I am bored and I do not have a computer, I use it to browse the net, one time I used to connect to the internet to find a stall I am looking for. hehe. I put memos, and file events and activities on my calendar, check the current time from another time zone (used it when I have projects from an online work with an employer with different time zone). Use my camera to take videos and pictures of things that amuse me. Play musics and watched movies. I don't have games in my phone now, kind of bored with it, I only have an internet browser application in my phone. I use Samsung Z720.
• China
17 Oct 09
I used the phone camera,songs,piay games.
• China
17 Oct 09
texting?calling?wapping(browsing the wap net)?IM(when not connvinient to use computer)?radio(on my trip)?taking photos... old N73 been used for 3years