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Topic # 6536 2-Feb-2006 09:11
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Topic to discuss phone racing...




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Reply # 27684 2-Feb-2006 13:02
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Would you like to elaborate a little?

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Reply # 27685 2-Feb-2006 13:04
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You had to be there LOL SMS phone racing and vibrate mode

 
 
 
 


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  Reply # 27687 2-Feb-2006 13:20
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the old philips savvy vogue was the best for this - you didnt even have to txt it, you could change the settings, and when you 'previewed' the vibrate mode, it would vibrate continuosly.

I guess now i realise why they sold so many of these terrible phones :-P




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  Reply # 27688 2-Feb-2006 13:21
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Oh sounds fun. But owning a Nokia puts you at disadvantage, they just dont vibrate that well

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Reply # 27690 2-Feb-2006 13:24
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Disenchanted: the old philips savvy vogue was the best for this - you didnt even have to txt it, you could change the settings, and when you 'previewed' the vibrate mode, it would vibrate continuosly.

I guess now i realise why they sold so many of these terrible phones :-P


LOL. Every girl girl i knew in high school owned one of those things. And there i was thinking they were buying them cos they were cheap.

So is this organised racing? Prizes?

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Reply # 27701 2-Feb-2006 14:36
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Will we need to check the phones before they compete to check for unfair modifications?


It'd be fair funny to watch.




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  Reply # 27702 2-Feb-2006 15:10
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Does a 3G phone vibrate faster than a 2G phone? After all 3G is higher speed and lower latency.

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Reply # 27709 2-Feb-2006 17:50
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3G fones will have more weight remember as it has two radio's built in so this may be a disadvantage

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  Reply # 27710 2-Feb-2006 17:52
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My Harrier would have more chance of winning than a 3 legged clydesdale in a greyhound race. Hardly vibrates at all, doesnt help I have her safely wrapped in an alumimium case.

Now if it was a gravity race - she would have a chance (no I dont subscribe to Newtons law of gravity - it just dont make sense)

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Reply # 27711 2-Feb-2006 18:01
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Gravity race would be fun too

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Reply # 27712 2-Feb-2006 18:09
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Perhaps you could cheat with a Sony Ericsson handset and one of their bluetooth cars tied to the handset....




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Reply # 27718 2-Feb-2006 18:56
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Ah not a CDMA 3G phone - single radio - no weight gain. Is that considered an advantage from the outset?

Johnr sounds like you need to send your phone to Jenny Craig for a bit weight control

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  Reply # 27787 3-Feb-2006 13:53
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You could always fall back to the 'mobile phone throwing' for the loosers of the race. If you lost the race, get your chance to win in the throw. :)




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  Reply # 27789 3-Feb-2006 14:14
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Luckily the laws of gravity mean a feather and a brick will fall at the same rate.

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Although the aerodynamics of the objects may cause lag. ;p




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