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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's because everyone and their dog has one. People use them incessantly in every venue. No one needs to talk that much. It's annoying and dangerous when driving.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bgatlake]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 12:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maybe everyone finally bought an iPhone and is just happy with it?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[michael.singletary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 12:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[I know I am thrilled with my iPhone - we have 3 in our family- and all three of us use our phone everyday]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Beejcctx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 1:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a cell phone that I use primarily for emergencies.  I really don't care for ANY of the cell phones on the market.  I don't need or use about 90% of the gadgets on them.  I don't send text messages etc.  What I need in a phone, I can't get without all of the things I don't need or use.  Why can't the cell phone makers just make a "simple phone with simple useful things for simple people" like me?  Make it simple like, "I need to send and receive phone calls" and "I need to be able to have the amswering machine aspect for incoming calls".  Have it where things a person wants can "simply" be added on without having to take all of the gadgets that most people never use.  The market was definitely designed to get the teen sales..........why else for having the "gadgets?"<br>The TWO year contracts are also a burden.  Let's face it.  Americans are "on the go."  There are some pretty stiff penalties incurred when you move and have a long contract remaining.  This can amount to several hundreds of dollars.  For me, a more realistic approach would be for a one year contract and lesser harsh penalties.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Oziah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 1:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jim Oziah,<br>  For a very simple to use phone, go to www.jitterbug.com. It was designed for those who have little or no need for optons.  I have no idea how well it works, but it is manufactured by Samsung.  The provider is "Great Call, Inc. of California, unknown to me.<br>RustyFL]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RustyFL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 6:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[In 1973, I had a telephone in my car (radio phone). The equipment took up half the trunk space. It was  a party line and connections were easily obstructed by bridges, mountains, etc. Still, as a salesman, it was a big help. People would pass me in traffic and get whiplash as they did a double-take to see that I was driving and talking on a phone.<br>Today, cell phones are more common than colds, Gang bangers, homeless people - everyone has a cell phone. It's easy to understand that the market has become saturated. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Hills]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 1:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think this type of reporting is going to just become repetitive;  sales are going to drop on everything as fuel and food prices rise.  Average folks are the consumers, and average folks only have so much money to go around.  It only makes sense that the fringe markets are going to decline.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 1:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[i love my cellphone.<br>its a great use.<br><br>hooray for phonesssss !]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[brittani]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 1:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Personally being a person of the younger generation I know we (my generation) have grown up with cellular phones.  I honestly remember times without them, but would not want to go back to that time. I know that I depend on my phone quite frequently and I do not even use a house telephone anymore due to the fact that my cell phone provides me with everything I need. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Beth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 3:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don't own a cell phone and never will.  Don't want to be one of those people that get on buses, trains, etc and annoy the hell out of those around them yakking on a cell phone the entire trip.  Forcing you to move to another seat.  I hate the damn things.  People crossing the street, driving a car with cell phones.  No wonder they get hit.   Biggest mistake the world has ever made with cell phones.  Do away with them.  I've even seen people using them in offices where there's a sign saying no cell phones.  Selfish unfeeling people use cell phones.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[guil12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 1:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why not get rid of that pesky internet too? Wake up and smell the 21st. century.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 8:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[I been using cell phones since my childhood ages and I come to the conclusion that a lot of lives and business would have been destroyed with out that direct communication. So the folks that say no to cellphones just remember technology is always advancing so jump on the wagon and stop crying because something new will be out soon and I for one don't want to hear those certain people on the trains or buses crying that someone is talking to loud, Get an Ipod lol ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanein845]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 3:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cell Phones are Evil.<br><br>I happen to work in a place (a hospital ER) where we tell people NOT to use their sell phones, guess what they still do.<br><br>Further more their users are rude and take offense when aske dto turn them off.  More than once our security has had to take cell phones away from 'people' who take photos of other patients <br>"becuase they look funny" and violate their privacy.<br><br>DEATH TO CELL PHONES!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 1:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cell phones and the internet are part of our present and future Things were much  easier before all of this new technology came to be We have to check our email instead of walking to the mailbox. Our kids use the internet for reports and projects instead of walking to the library. And we wonder why everyone is getting FAT. Let's go back to the way it use to be and we might all loose weight and our wallets would be fatter because we wouldn't have to pay for all this conveinence.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Theresa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 2:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[It could also be that people are waking up to the dangers of cell phone use. I watched a 30 year old man who was a cell phone addict die of brain cancer. I would not let my kids own a cell phone due to the risk of the radiation. I actually get a hot earache after using my cell phone. It is so much safer to use a land line. And, you can never find your cell phone when you need it! ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 2:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[I hope this means the addiction is waning... Technological <br>changes are one thing, but come on... This country overdoes everything... Food, car size, you name it! ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[reuben]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 3:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[i have had enough of cell phones the phone companies sell your number [thanks att] when contract is up i am taking phone to att in ocala florida with my 4 lb. hammer and when store is full i am going to go to counter and smash phone and leave it on counter tell all att screws you by mailing bills late so they can charge late fee and florida state attorney has been notified.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jamcarr3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 3:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cell phones are nuisance devices.   I particularly despise people who use them in public libraries.  Cell phone use is rampant in the libraries of both the University of Oklahoma and in Norman.   The administrators of these facilities are miscreants.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Wright]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 3:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[ do believe with time  those cell phones are dangerous  , dangerous to the  braincells , the knowledge and information that has been pumpted in to cell phones poses deadly threads to long time users, will kill braincells, and will cause cancer of the brain, people playing with radiation and that is a deadly play, the trouble is  more and more people using cell phones even more children using cell phones,  cell phones shuld only be used rearely in cases of emergencys  ,, nothing else , the radiation that close to the ear will turn deadly,  or severe brain damage, manufacturers couldent care less,  millions have been manufactured and the have to be sold  to get rid of them , to get the money back out the put in , my advise is,,, stay away from cell phones , only use them in emergencys, never for long and private talks, think,,  before you havent got a brain anymore to think,  destroyed  by a cell phone,, ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[diana]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 3:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on US Cell Phone Sales Drop For First Time Ever]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/05/20/us-cell-phone-sales-drop-for-first-time-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[For everyone that took the time to put in their cents via the internet Ms. hot ear your conversations are way too long hang up the phone. Someone dying from a brain tumor has not been linked to cell phone use.  For everyone who does not like the internet stay off it and stop sending negative stupid comments.  Thank goodess for the freedom of progress. I dont need to see a horseman with my mail.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Bostick-Dixon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 3:45PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
