Smartphone Backlash Begins....

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I had one of the star tracs and other non smart phones and now have an Nexus phone running Android version 5.  I will never go back....never.  I can surf the web, text, send video messages, make phone calls, and use apps that are on my PC.  I use a prepaid plan which means I have no contract so if my carrier does not act the way I think they should I can switch.  However this does mean that I have to buy my phone the way most of the world does...it is not subsidized by the carrier.

 

I prefer this because if you think about it when you get a new phone with a 2 year contract, part of your monthly payment is going toward the phone hardware.  After 2 years, you are still paying the same amount of money except that the phone hardware is now paid off.  The phone carriers are making extra money off of you every month.

 

Very happy with my phone and with the Android system I am using.  I can even surf the web on my pc and have the same web sites open on my phone so I can continue to surf on the phone if I want to.

 

Not going back  to the older phones anytime soon.  It's nice to be nostalgic but not at the expense of being left behind in the dust by technology advancements.

 

 
 
If I were gonna give up my smartphone I'd drop having a cellphone all together and use only landlines and my laptop, just like I did when I was a kid all the way up until 2007.
I don't miss the primitive flip phones everyone used to have, but rather, I miss the basic, dependable landlines with excellent sound quality that everyone used to use.
 
 
My personal cell is a ancient Nokia flip model.  Minimal plan, no texting, no data.

An iPhone was "forced" on me by a business associate for client contact and texting when she upgraded from a 4 to a 5.  I got the 4.  She upgraded herself to a 6 a few weeks ago so now I have the "old" 5.  Texting can be useful, but why would I want to use it for web access with that tiny screen when I have 24" wide-screen monitors on my two computers?
 
Decided to speak up on this-I am usually an old fashioned type of guy-but now like my Iphone 6+ and my IPad Air.I have used them for looking up stuff on the internet-including Applianceville and Vacuumland.And I have used the cameras in both.I still use my Canon and Sony Digital SLR's-but the Iphone camera is always handy since I always have the phone on me.And the phone camera come in handy when you are taking something apart in a transmitter-take a picure and you see how it goes!same with wiring term strips.I COULD use the Iphone as a "teathering" hotspot for a computer-but the phone company charges extra to do this.I used to have a Samsung Galaxy 4 phone and like the Iphone much better.I have all of my old phones in a desk drawer-might be interesting for a future cellphone collector!
 
My old Nokia candy-bar style phones were great. They went forever in-between charges, the operating system was intuitive, and phone voice quality was really good.

However, as others have mentioned, a smartphone is like a Swiss Army Knife.

Recently I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S5 as my old Motorola Admiral was becoming obsolete. I decided on the S5 because of: replaceable battery (since I tend to keep my phones longer than the avg. 2-year replacement cycle); memory card; wi-fi calling; and wireless charging.

Cell reception isn't great in my basement office, so wi-fi calling has been a godsend. I haven't tried the wireless charging yet; it requires a replacement back cover and then purchasing a charging pad. It promises to also be a great convenience, especially on long car trips where I'm constantly having to plug and unplug the phone to a charger.
 

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