tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14400013.post114366266320865107..comments2023-06-04T04:20:56.501-04:00Comments on Diatribes - Computer, Economic & Political: Ideas for Cell PhonesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14400013.post-1145160782107248092006-04-16T00:13:00.000-04:002006-04-16T00:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment. I was unaware about "one ...Thanks for the comment. I was unaware about "one party" and "two party" states. But I don't think that would block what I want. I want to be able to call a number where there isn't a person. An answering machine basically, one that records what I say and then emails it to me. So the notes would be exclusively me.jambaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571498254549066626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14400013.post-1145158888957985402006-04-15T23:41:00.000-04:002006-04-15T23:41:00.000-04:00"Note taking abilities. If you could call a certai..."Note taking abilities. If you could call a certain number and it would record your conversation, then email it to you as an mp3, that would be neat. A 96kbps mono mp3 wouldn't take that much space or bandwidth (and that bitrate seems about right for cell phone quality audio)."<BR/><BR/>This feature would be tricky to implement, but not for technological reasons. Every state has laws regarding recording a conversation on the phone. Some states are what are called "One Party" or "Two Party" states. In One Party states, only one of the callers has to be notified that the call is being recorded, this is why you'll hear "This call may be monitored" in nearly every automated customer service program. Other states are "Two Party," meaning that if an outside entity is doing the recording, both people have to be notified. Obviously exemptions are given to law enforcement agencies. You might say "It would be simple enough to just tell someone I was recording them" but not everyone would do that, and there would be an inordinate number of lawsuits if everyone has the ability to record every phone call they have.<BR/><BR/>I agree with the ringtones, but I don't download any because of price and since almost 90% of the time I'm in a situation where my phone has to be set on vibrate, so I just keep it on that. As far as other points regarding streaming media and data speeds, they're working on it. It's not as easy as finding a fatter cable, certain parts of the spectrum are off limits to phone companies or already in use by other groups/technologies. Then there is the whole issue of monetization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com