Smartphone Backlash Begins....

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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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