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Demographics: Mobile phone
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 sabacc72 |
Demographics: Mobile phone |
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Posts: 6068 Wed, Feb 1, 2006 1:21 AM Consul - Orlando System
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Audtoo |
Re: Demographics: Mobile phone | #1 | ||
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Posts: 925 Wed, Feb 1, 2006 1:38 PM |
In research terms, this question is a bad design. You asked three questions, and only provided answers for the first two. "Are you happy with them?" is a third question. To keep this as a single-question poll, you would have to provide additional answers such as:
Yes, Cingular, yes Yes, Cingular, no Then of course if you wanted people to indicate their level of happiness with their service, you would have to make it more of a Likert scale: Yes, Cingular, very unhappy Yes, Cingular, somewhat unhappy Yes, Cingular, neutral Yes, Cingular, somewhat happy Yes, Cingular, very happy A better survey design would be three questions. (1) Do you have a cel phone? Check yes (go on to question 2) or no (skip to the end). (2) What carrier? Check from the list below. (3) How happy are you with your service (Likert scale). The wisdom of my one semester of graduate level research techniques, twelve years ago... [duck] |
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sabacc72 |
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Posts: 6068 Wed, Feb 1, 2006 1:57 PM Consul - Orlando System
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You make an excellent point, and I did recognize the simplicity of the options. Unfortunately, I was working in the limitations of an ezBoard poll, where you get a maximum of 5 choices (yuck). The other questions were to spurn discussion below. I also know how little interest the polls have garnered so far so I didn't want to make a project out of it. That said, I totally agree with what you said.
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marasblade |
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Posts: 97 Thu, Feb 2, 2006 10:01 AM
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I have t-mobile and am happy with the service. I am unhappy I can't get any Star Wars ringtones and extras.
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RogueScribner |
Re: Demographics: Mobile phone | #4 | ||
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Posts: 1278 Thu, Feb 2, 2006 2:31 PM
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Yes, Cingular, neutral
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sabacc72 |
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Posts: 6068 Thu, Feb 2, 2006 2:41 PM Consul - Orlando System
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Susan, I know there are bootleg ringtones out there. I recall one of our members last year finding a person that would actually convert any sound you wanted into a ringtone for free.
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Audtoo |
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Posts: 925 Sat, Feb 4, 2006 3:11 PM |
I have learned to make my own ringtones for my sprint phone. Anyone on Sprint I can help out.
And Campbell, I was being funny. 
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Eofer Draijonsai |
Re: Demographics: Mobile phone | #7 | ||
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Posts: 834 Fri, Feb 10, 2006 2:06 AM
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Oooooo.......Susan I'm Tmob too and unfortunately anything not from the carrier so far as sounded quite unsatisfactory to me.........
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Clandestiny |
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Posts: 796 Sun, Feb 26, 2006 3:00 PM
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Cingular, mostly yes, lucked into it being the approved company for SW ringtones as I had same company before as BellSouth.
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sabacc72 |
Re: Demographics: Mobile Solo | #9 | ||
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Posts: 6068 Tue, Mar 21, 2006 11:45 AM Consul - Orlando System
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It's not too often that I find my philosophy is verbalized by Harrison Ford, but here's one time. In the February issue of Details magazine he's asked, "Isn't it nice to be able to talk to your girlfriend at any time? No one is ever out of reach."
Ford responded, People should be out of reach. People don't need you as much as they think they do. I get by on less communication than most people are comfortable with." |
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Clandestiny |
Re: Demographics: Mobile Solo | #10 | ||
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Posts: 796 Tue, Mar 21, 2006 1:41 PM
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I got my phone mostly for safety purposes because I travel a lot. It's handy to have at other times but can be a pain too. Of course, like the television, it does have an "off" button! Good perspective though. I see people walking and driving with them and not paying attention to where they are going...
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RogueScribner |
Re: Demographics: Mobile Solo | #11 | ||
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Posts: 1278 Tue, Mar 21, 2006 2:55 PM
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I have my phone mostly for just-in-case purposes, too. I hardly chat on it, preferring to take a minute to set up a meet so we can talk in person than to waste away my minutes.
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Eofer Draijonsai |
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Posts: 834 Thu, Mar 23, 2006 1:43 AM
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Actually I quite agree with Mr. Ford though obviously with the traveling I do I kinda need mine. I still don't talk on the phone that much as anyone I want to talk to I'd always prefer in person.
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Esoj Zetineb |
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Posts: 460 Tue, Apr 18, 2006 6:00 PM Royal Guard |
Cingular prepaid. At least Cin to Cin is free but charge a buck for first call per day.
My Ally is the force. And a Powerfull Ally it is!
May the force be with you! |
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sabacc72 |
Re: Sprint bent | #14 | ||
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Posts: 6068 Wed, Apr 19, 2006 1:57 AM Consul - Orlando System
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Audrey, as of tomorrow, I'll have a Sprint cellphone. Bizarre as it sounds, my best friend couldn't take it anymore and added me to his plan. For less than the price of a monthly $20 bill I'll have a phone when I'm out and about.
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Clandestiny |
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Posts: 796 Wed, Apr 19, 2006 1:40 PM
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Another one bites the dust! Campbell has entered the new millenium! "Plug in to the Matrix." Oh wait, wrong trilogy....
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sabacc72 |
Cell's bells | #16 | ||
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Posts: 6068 Thu, Sep 7, 2006 2:06 AM Consul - Orlando System
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So I'm entrenched into the mobile phone mindset. I have foolishly driven while talking on it, and I've made plenty of unnecessary calls from it, but I have maintained some of my manners. I don't talk while I'm checking out at the grocery, I don't speak loudly as if the world needs to know what I'm talking about, and most importantly, I don't interrupt a conversation with a person in my presence by taking a call unless I sincerely clear it with that person.
This month I'm most likely going to take the dive and sign up for my own plan. Not positive which carrier I'll use but Sprint has been good to me. I have a need for a family plan, so I'll be looking for deals in the next few weeks. |
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Clandestiny |
Re: Cell's bells | #17 | ||
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Posts: 796 Fri, Sep 8, 2006 3:33 PM
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Look for ones that have what you want and don't make you pay for features you don't (obviously). For example I expanded my plan to more minutes than I really use because it gave me free roaming. If I go on vacation out of state two or three times a year, the roaming charges were costing me more than the upgraded plan. If you won't be traveling outside of Florida much, see if you can get a regional plan or a state-wide plan.
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sabacc72 |
Re: Cell's bells | #18 | ||
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Posts: 6068 Mon, Sep 11, 2006 12:40 AM Consul - Orlando System
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Thanks for the thoughts. I went to the Sprint store yesterday with my friend whose account I ride. I found out a) I can receive text messages for a very reasonable fee so I can drop my work pager, and b) if I want to cancel before his 18-month plan ends I have to pay $150. Makes sense, like most cancellation penalties, but I haven't decided the proper etiquette with my friend. I'd like to get a plan with Pin (her's just ended and she's temporarily without a mobile) and the only reason I am on my buddy's plan is because he was frustrated that I didn't have a cell phone and signed me up. He gave me a super deal so I might stay on it and not even join with Pin, but then I'd find myself alone in the woods in a year and a half while Pin's in the middle of her own plan.
So should I bite the bullet and just pay the $150? Is it my responsibility? I never asked for a phone or even implied that I wanted one. However, I've really enjoyed it and he's charging me probably half of what it would cost for me to have my own singular plan. |
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marasblade |
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Posts: 97 Mon, Sep 11, 2006 7:31 AM
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You could always just stay on your friends plan until the contract is up and then join Pin's plan. Cell phone companies never object to adding people, and if you let the contract expire, there won't be any charge to changing the plan.
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RogueScribner |
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Posts: 1278 Mon, Sep 11, 2006 9:31 AM
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Yeah, adding people is never a problem. It's the dropping the companies don't like.
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