i.......HATE.......touchscreens.......

Freebird135 · Jul 4, 2010

woofless said: ↑

Freebird, you're not the only one but it looks like we're in the minority. I hate 'em too, with a passion.

I want a phone like the old Nextel had before the Sprint merge....those yellow military-spec, waterproof, virtually indestructable phones. In 2003 I had a friend who ran over his mil-spec Nextel with a loaded car carrier in a parking lot. That phone had taken many beatings- mud puddles, being dropped from the top deck of the car carrier, even went thru the washing machine once. It needed a crushing by an 80,000 lb truck on asphalt to kill it!! And even then- it died with dignity. The phone made a big dent in the asphalt, and survived intact with only a cracked screen. Had power but wouldn't make calls. I was there to witness the entire event. Made me want a Nextel, if not for their total lack of service above western I-80 & 90 back then.

That's what a phone SHOULD BE if you ask me. Tough & reliable. Not a $300 piece of quarter-inch thick shiny, easily-scuffed brittle plastic with a screen that'll scratch if you breathe too hard and will crack if you sneer at it funny.

I have a "slide" phone that's half touch screen, half regular number buttons. You need the touch screen to access the phone book & text messages. I've replaced this phone THREE TIMES under warranty due to the touch-screen part going bad. If not for the good old fashioned dial buttons I'd have been totally without a phone (no landline). Thankfully I could still dial/recieve calls. It's convinced me I NEVER want a full touch screen phone.

I'm due for an upgrade later this month and I'm definitely going for one of the 'rugged' models VZ is finally offering again. They had them all discontinued for a while, so I'm going to grab one while I can!

I do think some of the features & apps for the iPhones, Droids, etc....are kinda neat, but the appeal doesn't go much further than that. Seems more like a fun novelty than a phone I guess. Pretty much everything I'd WANT to do with one of those phones, I can do just as well on my laptop....without having to use the world's smallest QWERTY keypad or go finger-tapping on a screen. I suppose I AM missing out on the ability to post mobile Facebook status updates. I DO actually like Facebook quite a bit. Yet, somehow I think my friends would thank me for NOT buying the phone & posting a new status every 30 minutes.

Just my opinion, glad these phones work for so many of you guys...just not my thing!
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i agree that phones should be much more durable...considering that people use them for everything, you would think they would make them harder to break..but then people wouldnt have to buy a new one every 6 months

last week my phone quit working, it just wouldnt get a signal....indian tech support couldnt figure it out....my sister had an old phone so i just activated that.....its a touchscreen i hate it but you cant beat free

simplyred1962 · Jul 4, 2010

The only touch screen I can ever envision myself liking is if it was one of those mega-expensive, wall-size, imaginary ones that are on TV shows, like Criminal Minds, and NCIS.

Hubby would NEVER see me, then, as I would be playing on the internet ALL of the time!!! LOL

Seriously, though, I do NOT like the touch-screens. Heck, I don't even like the touch-PAD on my laptop.....I bought an external mouse for it!!!

Judi Kay

Freebird135 · Jul 4, 2010

my work has scales on all there forklifts...the scale has a computer that has these awful buttons...they are not touch screen, but they are not raised like keyboard buttons are

you have to push them about 3 times to get them to work...theres about 20 buttons and u use it all day, such a pain in the #####

i always say that the idiot in a suit who designed it should be forced to use a computer with these buttons all day

kinda like these

sgreer78 · Jul 4, 2010

Freebird135 said: ↑

my work has scales on all there forklifts...the scale has a computer that has these awful buttons...they are not touch screen, but they are not raised like keyboard buttons are

you have to push them about 3 times to get them to work...theres about 20 buttons and u use it all day, such a pain in the #####

i always say that the idiot in a suit who designed it should be forced to use a computer with these buttons all day

kinda like these

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We have the same scales on our lifts at FedEx. I think they just get a little buggy after being used for so long, and probably not getting the proper care they should.

dancnoone · Jul 4, 2010

Freebird135 said: ↑

my work has scales on all there forklifts...the scale has a computer that has these awful buttons...they are not touch screen, but they are not raised like keyboard buttons are

you have to push them about 3 times to get them to work...theres about 20 buttons and u use it all day, such a pain in the ##### ...snipped...
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Why not do like all the ###holes at the truck stops do. Use your truck keys to screw the pads up so bad, they just quit working altogether.

Jolsen · Jul 4, 2010

Then these phones are for you!!!
Samsung Convoy

Casio G'zOne Rock

Casio® G'zOne Brigade

Motorola Barrage

JimDriv3r · Jul 18, 2010

The screens on iphones don't break easily. The same goes for the Nexus One, but they will be sold out forever here shortly. Google probably caved in from pressure from Apple over a lawsuit regarding the Nexus One, as well as the AMOLED screen being too expensive to manufacture. Nexus One is a good phone, but it's only been out for half a year before it won't even exist anymore. What a pity, but it looks like the Droid X and the new HTC 4G phone at Sprint seems like decent buys.

I Love Lucie · Jul 19, 2010

Freebird135, I LOVE YOUR SIGNATURE! I drive buses in Houston... Love the Smith System and think it is the most valuable lesson in driving I have ever received! I wondered if anyone out there on the big road used it. Now I have my answer. When I grow up and get to be a Trucker I want to drive down the road next to you!

ironpony · Jul 19, 2010

Burrito grease does touch screens absolutely no good at all!

Just give me a phone that will get me the heck outta the matrix!!

Sultans_Sacridotes · Dec 25, 2010

Touch screens....*shudders* I HATE THOSE STUPID THINGS! I really just want to know what is wrong with a good 'ol fashioned button. I hate how quickly touch screens go bad if not properly cared for, and let me tell you, most aren't. People just treat these sensitive screens like real buttons and pretty soon the sensors wear out. Also it is annoying trying to use those keyboards. You go to press a button but you can no longer see which button you are pressing and cannot FEEL which button you are on. You (at least I do) spend the next ten minutes trying to spell the word dog. Really what is up with it. How long until we have touch screen car controls. All the gauges on a wireless screen that I tilt to steer and press buttons on to honk, roll down windows, turn on A/C, ect. Just annoying.

On another note, I am not sure this is the best first post. Just could not let it slide. Sorry.

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