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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Stitch, if I could pay that much I would probably have one. I am not willing to pay $400-$600 for a phone plus a data plan.
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I certainly wouldn't spend that sort of money either!
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I think we forget that 10 years ago we all lived just fine without these things. Heck, my parents survived without pagers, cell phones, and email.
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We lived well without bicycle helmets, safety caps on aspirin bottles, deodorant soap, too. We just live more comfortably with them.
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I am sure that there are people here who wish that their bosses or customers couldn't get in touch with them 24-7.
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One of the features that I really appreciate on the smart phone is the fact that I can screen calls, block calls, and even have distinctive ring tones for different people so I don't even have to LOOK at the phone to decide if I want to answer. I would NOT permit the personal intrusions that some people put up with, having employers or customers call them 24/7. I'd take a different job first!
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I use my cell phone for basic communication and that works for me. I don't need internet connectivity on demand and I don't want it. (Shrugs)
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As I said originally, 'different lifestyles.' When I have a 'question,' I want an immediate answer. I don't want to have to wait to go home, or go to the library, etc., etc., to get an answer. When I'm sitting under a tree playing my guitar with friends, and we have a question about the correct chord in a song, or the history of a piece of music, I want to know right then and there. When I'm driving and get lost (which happens to me often the way I live
) I want to know how to get to Point B, or at least, how to return to Point A, and love the simplicity of finding out. When shopping in a country where I don't speak enough of the language to make my needs known (which also happens to me often the way I live,) I love the fact that with a few button presses, I can show the shop keeper a picture of exactly what I want.
This instant availability of information is the most wonderful 'tool' I've ever been able to use. The phone part of it is the least used tool in the toolbox. I don't play games on it. I usually don't connect to social media on it (that's for when I'm at home, like now...7am and getting ready for the day.) These days, if I forget my smartphone, it's as if I've forgotten my knife. (I'm guessing you don't carry a knife either, right?
) I feel naked and missing important tools that help me get through the day. And fortunately, here in Thailand, it isn't breaking my piggy bank.
Stitchawl