The Pocket Phone- Cell Phones

[Riposte3]

How about this one? Not really a classic look, but it is very Dick Tracy.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/9c9d/

Then there's this. More of a 60's transistorized look than golden era, but still better than the plasticized look of most modern gear.

http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/h12/

-Jake

 

[Sarge]

Getcha one a these.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

what about the holster in that had been advertised in a certian magazine called the fastdraw?...

 

[kokopelli]

Too cool

I need one of those for the jeep! Ron

you dont even need the plug in corded version anymore

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/8928/

its bluetooth...


but the corded version is also available from Think Geek

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/7830/

But if a normal cell sticks out too much in a suit.....one of these would -not- help....

 

[Edward]

It seems to me that the big handset companies wouldn't be interested as there isn't the mass market potential, however, I should have thought that for some enterprising person within the vintage community there'd be a market for accessory covers / cases for popular models, e.g. a small metal case that looks like a cigarette case but is actually a cover for an iPhone..... I'd buy that. I'm just waiting til the iPhone is on my network and a free upgrade, then I'm having one.

 

[kokopelli]

iPhone

I love the iPhone, but I don't think we can wait for a free upgrade. I need the "large print" and "amplified voice" version now, by the time it's a free upgrade I won't be able to see or hear it! Ron

It seems to me that the big handset companies wouldn't be interested as there isn't the mass market potential, however, I should have thought that for some enterprising person within the vintage community there'd be a market for accessory covers / cases for popular models, e.g. a small metal case that looks like a cigarette case but is actually a cover for an iPhone..... I'd buy that. I'm just waiting til the iPhone is on my network and a free upgrade, then I'm having one.

 

[Bertie]

How to wear a cell phone?

How do you recommend wearing a cell phone?
When I don't wear a jacket, I use a leather belt-clip/holster (~$5 BigLots), but I don't really like it. With a jacket, I sometimes put it in an inside pocket.
Ideas?

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I believe that cellphones are best kept in pockets.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Hello & welcome to The Fedora Lounge. I use a Palm Treo 750 cell phone & i have had pretty good luck just putting it in my shirt pocket.

 

[Tomasso]

A pocket vote here as well; not a big fan of the belt clip look.

 

[anon`]

I always keep my phone in a pocket.* Which pocket frankly depends on what I'm wearing, but always in a pocket. And whenever I buy a new phone, the primary consideration is how it fits into a pocket. Function and features follow second and third, respectively.

*Unless I forget it, in which case it just sits on a desk or bureau.

 

[scottyrocks]

I'll join the cellphonepocket club. Dont trust 'em hangin' out.

 

[MisterCairo]

With the newest models being rather slim and weighing less and less, a pocket is a great way to keep connected but keep it concealed. I've always felt that people who "wear" their phone/Blackberry/pager in a pouch on their belt are displaying a sense of self-importance. They are useful devices, but can be kept on one's person discreetly.

Don't get me started on Bluetooth wearers, and, just as bad, ear phones and iPod "buds".

Shudder.....

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Pocket fer sure

 

["Skeet" McD]

Yes, another vote...but something else, as well...

After years of avoiding cell phones, when my wife and I moved out into the sticks (with regular visits to the thick stuff with the dogs and gun)....it seemed wise to get one. I did (six years ago) and carried it while hunting, and on those rare occasions when I was in town and needed to be reached "on the fly." Other than that...it was turned off.

Several weeks ago I broke down and got an iPhone...this will not be another "I love Apple!" agape...but, to make a long story short....I now carry the thing with me everywhere, mostly because it does a zillion things OTHER than serve as a phone...and all of it seamlessly and wonderfully.

I carry it in my pocket, usually the inside breast pocket of my suit jacket, or sometimes in a shirt pocket, if I'm deshabille. But, being a trad-type...the bombe-plastique case I bought with it was....just not doing it for me.

A search for "iphone case leather" brought up these folks--in Turkey!--who make a great product with what I think is a very traditional and chaste styling, even for a man. It was the global economy writ small: I had no idea where the company was when I ordered (from the Northeastern US); within 12 hours of my order, it was shipped from Istanbul...6 hours later, in Frankfurt, but held up there for unknown reasons; 12 hours later, it was in the East Midlands, UK...and the next day, it was sitting on my doorstep. They make similar cases for other phones and handheld devices. Someone else here might like the styling as much as I did:

http://www.beyzacases.com/cat-side-sr.cfm

"Skeet"

 

[Panache]

Perhaps a good reason to start wearing a sport coat more?

I wear my in my inside jacket pocket

Cheers


Jamie

 

[Bugsy]

If my cell phone isn't charging or in the car, it's always in a pocket out of sight. I agree with Anon. My first consideration in getting a new phone is that it be small and light enough not to ruin the drape of my jacket.

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

What we need is one of these - to match our fedoras and trench coats...

 

[Charlie Noodles]

I'm surprised there hasn't been a bigger push for "wristwatch phones", considering the cell has almost killed the watch. Perhaps we'll see more of it after a few more years of miniaturization?

 

[cptjeff]

They can make them now. However, the big concern is that it'll be unusable with the buttons being too small to accurately dial.