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Comments on: 3 launches Facebook phone

Zuckerberg's status is.... 

Posted Thursday 13th November 2008 15:26 GMT

Flame

..."marked for death". Can we get Steven Segal on line 1? Segal vs. Zuckerberg.... or "I'm just a cook" vs. "I'm just a c0ck".

Isn't it bad enough hearing the drivel of Facebook users without them having access to its unique brand of inane pizzle in their pockets?

The way forward for mobile contacts? 

Posted Thursday 13th November 2008 15:52 GMT

Go

Does anyone else see the day when all mobile contacts lists are connected to whatever social network is around then? No more swapping numbers and giving people missed calls so they can add you to their phone, or sending vcard via bluetooth - just find them on the intarwebs and add them!

I, for one, welcome our....no, wait, wrong site....

Touch-Sensitive? 

Posted Thursday 13th November 2008 16:45 GMT

Stop

"But when we tried the phone out at its London launch this morning, we found the 2.2in, 320 x 240 screen difficult to read text on. It's not touch-sensitive, either."

Are you mad to even suggest touch-sensitive on a 2.2in phone?

Not too tempting 

Posted Thursday 13th November 2008 18:19 GMT

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I just left 3 for Asda Mobile (because Asda is cheaper, not cos 3 is crap, which it isn't). This abomination isn't about to tempt me back. What happens when facebook bites the dust. Other than the earth continuing to rotate as normal, this phone will be rendered useless. Great

Re: The way forward for mobile contacts? 

Posted Thursday 13th November 2008 18:50 GMT

Seems likely to me. I guess the issue is the lack of 'openness' to these systems. Something that various people (e.g. Google) are trying to do something about (and profit from it). I'm unlikely to add my parents to Facebook to get them on my phone, for example. Equally, people I work with won't necessarily be on Facebook but might be on LinkedIn or similar. Phones that work with just Facebook are going to be strictly targeted at 15-21 year olds I think...

I can do Facebook on my iPhone, and that works pretty well. Not that I use it much, I imagine heavy users would like a well made app integrated well into a phone...

twinkle twinkle 

Posted Thursday 13th November 2008 19:59 GMT

"we found the 2.2in, 320 x 240 screen difficult to read text on."

Guess you've outgrown the target-demographic ;)

Me too though, as I shudder at the mere idea of nobody any longer actually having to get off their mental arse and THINK about spending minutes/money on actually CALLING or TEXTING me instead of just unleashing a stream of nerving pointless bother on all free channels available, not even to think of those folks who do not have my number — which tends to be for a reason.

Amoi 

Posted Friday 14th November 2008 07:56 GMT

Never buy an Amoi...

Facebook? Meh. 

Posted Friday 14th November 2008 20:51 GMT

Coat

Windows Live Messenger on a mobile, however, is a useful tool. However, my Blackberry already does both of these things; of course, I don't do Facebook, so that app isn't installed.

And unless the handset's coupled with a juicy unlimited data rate plan (like my BB), it isn't much use to have these apps, as I wouldn't like to pump up my mobile bill on pointless stuff like Facebook.