Cell Phones

[Idriveayugo]

Cell phones should be allowed to be made. Cell phone towers will of course be necessary too which will limit the range of the cell phones. Cell phones should only have text messaging features, no calling. This will enhance p2p communication.

[w.w.g.d.w]

Cell phones???
On this level technology cantrians made some walkie-talkie,no cell phones but i like it.

[Rossato]

I know that this isn't a realistic game, but we don't have even normal phones, and cell phones are REALLY complex in real life. Maybe normal home phones would be a better start.

[CantrFreak]

It'll probably happen eventually as Cantr moves up the tech level. I like it... sort of.

[Zanthos]

We have radios, which pretty much act as phones. Only problem is that you have to be inside to get them, and its public communication.

[Rossato]

Radios are very primitive in electronics, but phones aren't so. Cell phones are too advanced for our electronics level, it should be better if more steps in this way be made first.

[Voltenion]

what about a radio outside of buildings? I have to say i don't like this cell phone idea...don't know why.

[Crosshair]

Well you could have some kind of radio tent, which housed the radio outside, like a building, but you could hear messages. I think also that you should be able to switch on and off the radios.

[mtm21]

Well that is what a car is for.. I've used this as a good device in cars. You may not be able to see people entering town and going into buildings but you can still do things on the car while you are manning the radio. If cell phones come in. There will be less chance to use communication. therefore there will look like nobody in town is talking to each other. Then everyone will complain that the town is quiet where people are just texting each other secretly. Then we will have problems of sleepers sleeping because it is a dead town and boring... Then they will die..

Whoops I'm Rambling like I do in game.. LOL. Sorry.. I'll be quiet now.

[Voltenion]

Hey! That radio tent is a nice idea......hmm...

I like it, we could have that tent in a town and everybody outside would ear it. The turn on and off is also a good idea. And another option: (turn on/"tent"/turn off) when you switched to "tent"option only people on it could ear it, so the message wouldn't appear for people in the town...

[UloDeTero]

I like the general idea here. Cellphones may be too 'modern' for Cantr, but consider that they're essentially more complex walkie-talkies, and are based on radio-waves. Also, having radios only available indoors or in vehicles is inconvenient. People end up not getting messages because no-one wants to be stuck indoors all the time.

I think that this kind of 'personal radio transmitter/receiver' could work well.
Characters around about would 'see':
2345-6-12: You hear chatter on Carrie Kter's personal radio.
Carrie Kter would, of course, hear the message, and anything she says into the radio would be heard by those around her.

Range would be a little less than 'fixed' radios, maybe limited to just the town or the closest surrounding towns. And they'd probably be a little harder to make.

Anyway, I think this would be good if done well.

[mtm21]

Yeah, it would be great for business. LOL.. think of how many people would want one. The person selling them would be rich. I can make a rule in my town saying no walkie talkies. Just make sure they are visible for the other charries to see if they are carrying one. Also if they are in jail you can call for help easily.