Does anyone actually use all those "extra features" that come with a
cell phone?

Last time I used the "camera" in my cell phone, I think, was a couple of
years ago in Hawaii. All I want from a cell phone is a telephone with
speed dial, easy to use keys, long battery life, enough volume in the
ear speaker to hear it outdoors and a "face" you can see in the sunlight.

Most cell phones are lacking in the last two attributes.

But all the rest of the features? Why? Happened to be at the Apple store
yesterday and was watching for a few minutes a demo of the Apple phone.
It'll do everything except have sex with a McCain voter (but of course
nothing will do that), but why would you want such an overprice phone?
And it doesn't even have cover over its face to prevent scratches.

IT's not the only phone like this, of course. Most of the phones being
featured these days are packed with extras that do not improve its
utility as a phone.

I want the best cell phone, the one that works the best as a phone.
Nothing else about cell phones interests me in the least.