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Originally Posted by nikkie
 I added my grandma to my plan, gave her a smart (ish) phone, and taught her to text. She's 85 years old, and doing pretty good, I would say!
Mostly I taught her because since my family plan has 3 big texters, I have an unlimited texting plan, so it's a lot cheaper than calling all the time. And easier on me when I'm at work and gramma wants to chat about the weather.  |
Textig is okay........its the only way I can get anyone I know to answer their calls.....their phones are usually off but they always check their texts!
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Originally Posted by Jcas
I used to have an old phone that just made calls, then at 62 years of age i got an iphone, wow!!!! i love that thing now ...  |
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Originally Posted by desertblues
Hi, I'm desertblues and the owner of a Blackberry, whose functions I dont use at all. Almost nobody has my number, except for Vodafone.
I would like a non-rechargable, non-backlighted telephone about the size of a Kindle......so I would never forget to charge it or leave it somewhere.
I only turn it on when I want to telephone; g.e. if I'm stuck somewhere. I do text once in a while, if I remember how.
If someone phones me: by the time I realize it's actually my phone that's making that infernal noise........too late....
I do have a voicemail: made my daughter operate it to say: " I don't usually, ever, listen to voicemail, see you'. |
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Originally Posted by lack
It's way more simpler than that, I assure you. I thought I was the only ugly duckling in the pack until I read what's in this thread. I merely thought of it as a self gratifying, a justification to me being a simpleton, and I am curious to see what others like me felt about it, besides also to indulge in comforting myself and hopefully others too for being Luddites (albeit most probably only in the small world of cell phones). And in the last point I must emphasize, for it does benefits us economically, as you said that it often boils down to it...
I'd like to quote Steve Jobs here, "It's just a phone. Why are you making such a big fuss over it?"
And first and foremost, DesertGrandma gave this thread a title of "support group" which I think is a very appropriate way of putting it, since I am not exactly proud in me liking my phone to do 2 or 3 jobs only, instead I might find a consolation in talking about it and hearing others about these trait we share.
Second, I don't think we are ONLY against smartphone. In fact, the title only mentions phone. Before the smartphone's take on the world, even the usual phones have one or two "smart" capabilities built in and even now, if you happen to be in Japan, look around some "dumb" cell phone and you will see some of them have web browsers, apps you can buy, games, subscription pushed right to your the phone, e-wallet, barcode reader and more.
Lastly, the title says "Silliness". What more can you expect?  |
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