# I pit the Verizon Coupe on behalf of America's seniors

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-verizon-coupe-on-behalf-of-americas-seniors/438658>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 22, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-verizon-coupe-on-behalf-of-americas-seniors/438658 "2008-02-22T02:06:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-verizon-coupe-on-behalf-of-americas-seniors/438658/21 "2008-02-26T02:41:39Z")

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My SO took 42 pictures of his butt with the outside button that you can’t turn off on his phone. Each had to be deleted individually. Nice.

Edited to add: To the OP: Nice rant. Good rhythm and you can Curse to it! 😉

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**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-verizon-coupe-on-behalf-of-americas-seniors/438658/22 "2008-02-26T20:08:17Z")

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Wow, I guess the manual is completely wrong. I’m glad I know now not to recommend that phone to anyone! Verizon tries really hard to provide good customer service, so I’m glad they didn’t give you any trouble!

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**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-verizon-coupe-on-behalf-of-americas-seniors/438658/23 "2008-02-28T03:40:01Z")

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One of the outside buttons on my phone has a picture of a camera on it, but it doesn’t ever activate the camera… it activates the voice recorder.

The result, if left in my front pocket all day, is a dozen random 3 minute recordings of conversations I’ve had, background noise, shits I’ve taken, and the mysterious “What the hell is that??” sounds.

It’s fascinating, really. I should start a podcast.

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**Author:** ![mks57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@mks57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mks57)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-verizon-coupe-on-behalf-of-americas-seniors/438658/24 "2008-02-28T11:38:03Z")

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Many courthouses ban camera phones, along with anything that can take pictures or make audio recordings.

Shopping for a cell phone that does not have a camera is frustrating. The selection is very limited.

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