Lankan Addiction with Expensive Phones

[samiram]

but point is..
some ppl get advantages..
by using advance mobiles..
ex-- using a IM in mobiles...
use as a mp3 player..
mms....
etc..

 

[otherguy]

but point is..
some ppl get advantages..
by using advance mobiles..
ex-- using a IM in mobiles...
use as a mp3 player..
mms....
etc..

You don't need a insanely expensive phone to do those, most of the main stream phones do those already.

 

[Bigspin]

My N73ME have every thing except WiFi.It's my mp3/Video player & portable game console tooo.It's a super cool phone. I'm not going to buy any phone until next june .(I'm planning to buy N95 Black or SE P3i)

 

[mozart]

IN SL,MOST PPL WANTZ 2 SHOW OFF........................ DATS Y THEY BUY ALL THESE HI-FI PHONES............................ ONCE THEY BUY , THEY HAV NO MONEY 2 PAY D MOBILE BILL ....................... PPL DO D SAME THING WITH NOKIA 1100 & N 95........

Gud point!! Thank god u hav a brain!! buddy

 

[mozart]

Whats the matter with Sri Lankan's and their addiction to very high end and expensive phones? I live in the US and every time I ask a friend in in Sri Lanka if they need anything from here, and first thing is almost always the latest and greatest phone.

These always end up being in the $200 - $600 range. Correct me if I am wrong but that's about the average someone makes per month there? On top of that, they already have another phone that's only one generation behind. I would not have any problem with them if they can afford it, but they can't, yet they still dive into their savings for a phone.

Not to say I am not fan of bleeding edge technology (computer networking and communications is my field actually), but blowing a month's salary on a phone seems ridiculous and in my opinion financially irresponsible.

Is having the latest and greatest phone a way to make a social statement now, regardless if you can afford it or not?


When I see this, it doesn't prove that you are rich or not, but definitely an idiot for being financially irresponsible



edit: specially with a thread like this http://elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38056 (WHo hAVe da Most eXpensive cell phone...)

Wt 2 do!!! pissu ne

 

[saraprobe]

man this crazy shit My bro using a N75 in SL while I depend on a shitty LG mob in Australia, hilarious!

 

[sheyan]

hey

Samaharu colours ekatath karanawa.but some people not for that point...

 

[raac]

My mobile is Nokia 1100. Secondhand 4n. Rs.1500.00
My Lsat month full income is RS.34000.00
Im Graphic designer.

 

[hemalmenaka]

Of course I wouldn't have any problem if you can afford it, I am just dissapointed about the few who buy these while they can't afford it.

would u buy a cisco 7200 for home use even if u can afford? hope not! same with mobiles. think about big bulky N95, Its extra trouble for daily works, specialy in SL. ppl think its cool to have the latest technology. but what i think is we should go for technology that suits us.

 

[Anusha]

I've been using a old and shabby looking X100 for more than 3 years, and finally it got lost (otherwise I would be still using that crap ) Couple of months ago bought this Nokia 5700, but only bought it because I got the money from grand pa. Otherwise, I would have settled for a SE k750i or something in that range.

 

[chamathrc]

Yeah ur damn right brof...i cant even imagine how they spend that much money for a cell phone....i got ma phone for free for the cap..so im not gonna spend even a cent for the phone...

 

[anurudda]

yeah that's correct...
those days I had this addiction to buy the most expensive phone; there's a competition in our society;
But finally I realize there's no point and wasting of money.... then I didnt use a phn nearly about a year, cuz I didnt need a phn as I was home all the time...

but then here I'm wit a 4k nokia phn (sorry I dnt even remember it's model number, not a 1100, but sumtin like that);

and now my friends are asking... " MAN WHAT HAPPEN TO U? WHY ARE U USING THIS? THIS EVEN doesn't HAVE A CAMERA NEY??

eerrrr deepallako ithin owata uttara...

 

[Anusha]

yeah that's correct...
those days I had this addiction to buy the most expensive phone; there's a competition in our society;
But finally I realize there's no point and wasting of money.... then I didnt use a phn nearly about a year, cuz I didnt need a phn as I was home all the time...

but then here I'm wit a 4k nokia phn (sorry I dnt even remember it's model number, not a 1100, but sumtin like that);

and now my friends are asking... " MAN WHAT HAPPEN TO U? WHY ARE U USING THIS? THIS EVEN doesn't HAVE A CAMERA NEY??

eerrrr deepallako ithin owata uttara...

Unta kiyanna, ooka nathi unoth umbata suicide karaganna oone wenne nae kiyala

 

[anurudda]

Unta kiyanna, ooka nathi unoth umbata suicide karaganna oone wenne nae kiyala

therumak naha ban... cuz this society has the competition... and they think they hv won !

 

[Anusha]

therumak naha ban... cuz this society has the competition... and they think they hv won !

Hehe...anyway, I wonder how many people with expensive phones have enough credits to take a call anytime they want. Must be like 10%? Haha....Awesome....

P.S.
Some people even don't have enough credits to receive calls

 

[anurudda]

Hehe...anyway, I wonder how many people with expensive phones have enough credits to take a call anytime they want. Must be like 10%? Haha....Awesome....

P.S.
Some people even don't have enough credits to receive calls

hahahahaha.... ow ban 100% true....

 

[Wal Bada]

My N73ME have every thing except WiFi.It's my mp3/Video player & portable game console tooo.It's a super cool phone. I'm not going to buy any phone until next june .(I'm planning to buy N95 Black or SE P3i)

Why next june? is your phone gonna explode by then? Why cannot you use it for three years? By buying a new phone you add extra pollutants to the environment. With each new phone, an old phone is going down the drain. All these phones contain harmful chemicals which pollutre the environment.

 

[Wal Bada]

yeah that's correct...
those days I had this addiction to buy the most expensive phone; there's a competition in our society;
But finally I realize there's no point and wasting of money.... then I didnt use a phn nearly about a year, cuz I didnt need a phn as I was home all the time...

but then here I'm wit a 4k nokia phn (sorry I dnt even remember it's model number, not a 1100, but sumtin like that);

and now my friends are asking... " MAN WHAT HAPPEN TO U? WHY ARE U USING THIS? THIS EVEN doesn't HAVE A CAMERA NEY??

eerrrr deepallako ithin owata uttara...

Say that you only want the phone. If you want a camera you'd buy a digital camera which will give better results.

 

[northtech]

IN SL,MOST PPL WANTZ 2 SHOW OFF........................ DATS Y THEY BUY ALL THESE HI-FI PHONES............................ ONCE THEY BUY , THEY HAV NO MONEY 2 PAY D MOBILE BILL ....................... PPL DO D SAME THING WITH NOKIA 1100 & N 95........

Agree 100%

 

[~ShImMeRiNg~]

haha so true...but in my opinion Arabs r obsesed with phones more dan sri lankans..when a new mobile comes out they r the first to buy it in the UAE!....sri lankan's probably just hav a big facination for technology! loll