WTF Cell Phone Design

[HungLikeJesus]

I was recently shopping for a new phone and the salesman was telling me about all the features of the different models. He said he rarely uses his to make phone calls. I guess it's a whole different world now.

[glatt]

I have a blackberry

I normally have to push a button to take it out of sleep mode
push that button again to be told the device is locked
select the option to unlock it
type in my 5 digit password
push a button to enter those 5 digits I just typed
this takes me to the main screen, where I scroll wheel over two icons to the phone function
push a button to activate the phone feature
scroll down to the number I want to call
push a button to select that number
scroll down to select the option to call that number
push a button to place the call


There may be a faster way, but I don't know it.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by glatt

I have a blackberry
...

Those are intended to be more of a multi-use device, so I wanted to give a little leeway.

I noticed that when you activate the phone feature, the stored numbers pop right up. Great! But then...

push a button to select that number
scroll down to select the option to call that number
push a button to place the call

Okay, WTF? You're on the number. There should be ONE CLICK to CALL the number!

[glatt]

and I exaggerate a little. The scroll wheel is also the button I push to select things, so the scrolling and selecting is all one smooth motion and should really be counted as one step. I really like the scroll wheel/button on Blackberries a lot. Very easy to use.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Flint

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How many clicks does it take you to call a number you have stored in your phone?
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As few as one.

Originally Posted by dar512

Almost all of my calls are to Mrs. Dar or the kids. They're all at the top of my speed dial list. So three.

single-digit-number # dial-button

Almost all my calls are to Tink or Tink's work, or Tink's home or Tink's cell, or Tink's kids, etc etc... They're all on speed dial.

Originally Posted by glatt

I have a blackberry

I normally have to push a button to take it out of sleep mode
push that button again to be told the device is locked
select the option to unlock it
type in my 5 digit password
push a button to enter those 5 digits I just typed
this takes me to the main screen, where I scroll wheel over two icons to the phone function
push a button to activate the phone feature
scroll down to the number I want to call
push a button to select that number
scroll down to select the option to call that number
push a button to place the call


There may be a faster way, but I don't know it.

Blackberry (Curve) here too. Assign a key to the Speed Dial list. Press and hold that key, number dials. Boom, baby.

[dar512]

Originally Posted by BigV

Blackberry (Curve) here too. Assign a key to the Speed Dial list. Press and hold that key, number dials. Boom, baby.

Vera nize.