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Carpenter jeans have a pocket just below your right hip that is the perfect size for carrying a cell phone. I got rid of my Samsung years ago because I was tired of packing around a flat screen TV-sized cell phone with me everywhere I go. Now I'm on the iPhone bandwagon, mainly because they are a manageable size, battery life is pretty good, and OS updates and backups are easy. But any standard size cell phone will fit nicely in the carpenter jeans side pocket. Carpenter jeans are a little on the baggy side; I can recommend Wrangler and Dickies. They come in several colors if you don't like blue. ____________________ History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men - BOC |
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CrypticCrud wrote: | I had a Moto G75 & it was too big (6.7in) for a chest pocket, & stuck in me when I used a lower pocket. I've resorted to using a Nokia 2660 until I find a solution. Phones are just too damn big!
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Too right. I just got a new one and it's another inch bigger than my last and is no longer comfortable in my front left pocket where I always keep them. Why does no-one apart from Apple make an up to date 5.5" phone?
I guess if I paid more than 100 quid it might open up choices but functionally the budget phones suit me fine ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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At home. Plugged into the phone socket. ____________________ CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k. |
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FF68 wrote: | blurredman wrote: | At home. Plugged into the phone socket. |
Wouldn't be much use at home if you needed to call for breakdown assistance or an attempted vehicle theft in progress though... |
In that case you go to a payphone. ____________________ CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k. |
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Freddyfruitbat wrote: | I've got a bit of a paranoia about keeping my phone physically on my person while riding - visions of me ending up immobilised and unseen at the bottom in a ditch, unable to reach my phone. |
Same here, my first thought is if I end up flying down the road and damaging myself I at least want my phone accessible next to me. Which is exactly what happened several years ago, I keep my phone in my front bike jacket pocket which is pretty big anyway.
It's also voice activated so if I break both arms and end up in a ditch, at least someone will hear me swearing loudly at my phone whilst it ignores me shouting "Hey Google, phone 999"! ____________________ Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed). |
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A100man wrote: |
I guess if I paid more than 100 quid it might open up choices but functionally the budget phones suit me fine |
I piqued my own curiousity and looked on GSM arena, no 4G Android phones under 6" released in the past 3 years (except 'fat 'n' heavy' IP rated rugged phones which defeats the comfort aspect). Theres' one each form Sony and Samsung I think but they're already from 2022.
I swear there's a gap in the market - 20 years ago we all had or wanted tiny phones! ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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FF68 wrote: | blurredman wrote: |
In that case you go to a payphone. |
Do they even exist anymore? |
Of course. ____________________ CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
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Ste wrote: |
In your quest to locate a payphone you go to a phonebox. There you'll find things like book exchanges, plant exchanges, seed exchanges or if you're really lucky then you'll find a defibrillator.
How do any of those items help?  |
Cor you must live in a nice part of the country, around here they are all full of smackheads, piss, needles or a combination of all 3. ____________________ own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance. |
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