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professrplum
 
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Every year I inevitably lose or have my cell phone stolen, and it drives me crazy to lose all the numbers and contact info I have stored. Now I realize that there are devices capable of linking with computers and saving info, but how often do people really do this. I propose to make the cell phone charger actually contain an additional SIM card to record your contacts everytime you charge up. This way one has a recent record of one's phone numbers, that requires no tech savy and no effort...
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showmethegadget.com
 
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11/18/2005
Tired of waiting on hold? Put them on hold instead. Activate the hold holder and it will repeat a message "You have been placed on hold. Please press five and I will pick up the phone. You have been..." etc. So when the guy who put you on hold presses 5, your phone rings, and you pick it up. For an ironic twist, you could play music for the guy who put you on hold.
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Josh Napier
 
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Dont you hate it when the person you're talking to on the other line speaks in a loud tone? How about a phone that can lower the volume of loud sounds to a normal level automatically?
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bug
 
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07/15/2005
Sometimes you don't remember to dial the one before calls that need it or you just didn't know it was required for that call. So instead of having to dial all the numbers again you would just hit REDIAL PLUS ONE! That would save you countless valuable seconds. Imagine the joy that would well up from somewhere deep inside you! The receiver of your call would certainly sense your joy and smile.
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Kieran Gane
 
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Have you ever fallen asleep on the train and gone past your stop? It happens all the time in Japan. So why could we have an alarm function which rings when we get into a station? You set it at the start of your journey and it tells you when to get off, when to change, where to go etc. Never wake up in train sheds again!
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AaronBurns
 
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Since your cell phone is all ready hooked up to your satellite, all you need to keep from getting bored, is to have it play the latest thing; XM Radio on your cell phone. You could still hear the ring, since the radio would turn off, and the ring of choice would start. It would work just like a standard XM Radio where you have all the options and functions of XM Radio and you can have commercial free music of any type of music you choose.
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Bharat
 
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As a cellphone is usually always with its owner at all times, not answering the ringing phone, for any reason, often causes the caller to think (s)he is being avoided. It would help greatly if I could press a button on my cellphone when it rings, and the caller could hear a message in my voice recorded on the phone - like "Sorry, I am driving right now - I'll call you back", or, "I am in a meeting. Please call later". The possibilities are endless, and the utility immense. It won't cost...
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Steve
 
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Getting a caller ID on your phone display is a neat thing if the caller is already in your address book. However, if the number is unknown, it isn't exactly very helpful. It would be cool if the phone could do a quick lookup in an online phonebook database and display the caller anyway. Maybe this would be possible via Bluetooth technology?
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nicholas anthony
 
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12/10/2004
Many people go to certain places (ex. church, school, work) that require them to turn off their cell phones. Normally people attend these places on specific times and days. Why doesn't somebody make a program that will automatically turn off their cell phones (or turn vibrate on) during the specific days and times individuals are attending church, school, work, etc., so the individual doesn't have to. They would input the day and time they normally turn off their phone, and can forget...
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Deceptive Geko
 
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Why don't they install line out jacks into every phone. It would make it easier to record phone calls. I have a small internet radio station and I have always wanted to have people phone in and make requests, but I am shocked at how long and complex the process for recording phone calls is with a normal phone. If we had a line out on the phone, one could just plug the phone into the line in on the computer and start recording.