Wireless Phone Stores - Everywhere Like a Virus!

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The discussion revolves around the proliferation of wireless phone stores in various locations, likening their spread to that of a virus. Participants share personal anecdotes and observations about the prevalence of these stores, as well as frustrations related to cell phone functionality.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express frustration about the number of wireless phone stores, suggesting they occupy every available space, including former restaurants and retail locations.
  • One participant humorously compares cell phone users to hosts of a virus, indicating a shared sentiment about the ubiquity of cell phones.
  • Another participant recalls the past presence of pager booths in malls, drawing a parallel to the current situation with cell phone stores.
  • A participant shares a detailed and humorous account of their struggles with a malfunctioning cell phone, highlighting personal experiences with communication issues.
  • One participant mentions a dead spot for cell phone reception in their home, expressing irony in the situation.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a sense of frustration regarding the prevalence of wireless phone stores and the issues with cell phone functionality. However, there is no consensus on the implications of this trend or the best way to address it.

Contextual Notes

Some statements reflect personal experiences and subjective opinions, which may not be universally applicable. The discussion includes humor and anecdotal evidence, which may limit the generalizability of the points raised.

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Mother of god, these places are like viruses! They move into every single open storefront, closed down restaurant, everything! It's like a virus! There are 3 on the same street here and one's in an old carpet store, one's in an old restaurant, another one's in an old radio shack. They're renovating some lab at my university so I'm wondering if cingular is setting up shop inside.
 
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Remember those pager booths on wheels in the malls?
 
Pengwuino said:
Mother of god, these places are like viruses! They move into every single open storefront, closed down restaurant, everything! It's like a virus! There are 3 on the same street here and one's in an old carpet store, one's in an old restaurant, another one's in an old radio shack. They're renovating some lab at my university so I'm wondering if cingular is setting up shop inside.
I don't know about out there but around here Radio Shacks are more or less cell phone shops.
 
Pengwuino, is it your mission to start a pointless thread every day?
 
Do you own a cell phone? Congratulations. You're a host for the virus.
 
FredGarvin said:
Do you own a cell phone? Congratulations. You're a host for the virus.
:smile: (BTW, I love your new avatar! Though, it gives me the feeling you're sneaking up on me. :biggrin:)
 
why do i see couple of ants going up the wall in his avtar:rolleyes:
 
Moonbear said:
:smile: (BTW, I love your new avatar! Though, it gives me the feeling you're sneaking up on me. :biggrin:)
Cool. That's what I was hoping for. That's how I feel on some threads...sneak in, leave a post and sneak out. I needed to change my avatar for a while. Glad I am not the only one that Loves Calvin and Hobbes.
 
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speaking of cell phones... mines about dead now... the top of the antenna finally fell off after hanging on by just a thread for a week or so, i superglued it back together, but it still fell apart. then last night i called whozum and he couldn't hear me at all. our conversation went something like:"Hello? abby? are you there? hello??"
<"HOSAM! CAN YOU HEAR ME! HOSAM I'M HERE! WHY CAN'T YOU HEAR ME!??">
"c'mon this isn't funny, are you there? i can't hear you abby. what are you doing?
<"AUGH! I WANT TO TALK TO YOU! STUPID &^&*#(*&# PHONE! !&%$!@!**! HEAR ME DAMMIT!">
"is your phone broken or something? are you there? abby! whyeee..."
<*Smashes phone against nearest hard surface*>
"hey, what? did you say something? i just heard something."
<*Throws phone across hall*>
"abby? sweetie, what's going on?"
<*presses random buttons in frustration and rage*>
"Beep beep beep?"
<*realizes he can hear the buttons being pressed... tries playing jingle bells... fails...*>
"yeah, i don't know what that means..."
<3,3,3>
"...i love you more"
<2,2>
"aww, you just said nuh uh"
<5,5,5,5,5,5>
"hahahahaha?"
<5,5,5,5,5,5>
"god you're cute.
<3,3,3>
"i love you too. press once if you're smiling"
<1!>
"how big?"
<1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1>
"hahaha, ok stop. i wish i could hear you."
<1>
"you wish too?"
<1>
"you want to get to bed now?"
<2,2>
"no? why not."
<3,3,3>
"aww, i love you too"
...

we did that for like, way longer than you'd probably think possible. I've got to get a new phone real badly. mine's going on 3 years old. well, mines dead now... but yeah... sigh.
 
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I feel for you. I found out that our cell phone has a dead spot right in our house. I can't use the thing from my own home if I needed to. Irony can be pretty ironic.
 

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