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[Cathie G]

I do understand why people don't like smart phones for all of the reasons given. But I love mine now. It's a prepaid though and I've had Verizon for so long that my monthly payment is only $25 and tax a month. Prepaid is way better than contract Verizon. Plus I'm almost always on wifi. I'm not into all the social media and don't really even want to use my phone when other people are around. I want to talk to them just to see what's making them tick. What I like about them though is it's almost like having a library in your home. Anything I'm interested in I can check out without making a trip to the library and if I find a book or something that I need I can buy it from my phone. I hardly ever use mine outside of my house but if I need to I've got communication in an emergency. It makes a great watch since I can't really get a watchband that fits unless I buy a minie mouse kids phone or something like that I can also carry my coupons and save money yeah!!! I like the cameras in them the best because I always have it with me. And yes it's smarter than me and that kinda makes me mad

 

[TheLastGreen]

I do understand why people don't like smart phones for all of the reasons given. But I love mine now. It's a prepaid though and I've had Verizon for so long that my monthly payment is only $25 and tax a month. Prepaid is way better than contract Verizon. Plus I'm almost always on wifi. I'm not into all the social media and don't really even want to use my phone when other people are around. I want to talk to them just to see what's making them tick. What I like about them though is it's almost like having a library in your home. Anything I'm interested in I can check out without making a trip to the library and if I find a book or something that I need I can buy it from my phone. I hardly ever use mine outside of my house but if I need to I've got communication in an emergency. It makes a great watch since I can't really get a watchband that fits unless I buy a minie mouse kids phone or something like that I can also carry my coupons and save money yeah!!! I like the cameras in them the best because I always have it with me. And yes it's smarter than me and that kinda makes me mad

I like phones. Like you say, they're convenient. What I like about them is that all 20 000 years of human history and info is on them. Of course I only use that info rarely when I need something, but what I like is that you can use it to relax. I like to watch things on Youtube and scroll a bit on instagram. Sometimes I see tort things or memes, things that make me laugh and that I can show my brother, too which he also laughs.
I hate watching TV, it makes me feel tired, but recently, as in today we started watching an intresting series and then I feel fine. Perhaps it's the other shows that aren't that intresting?

 

[Cathie G]

I like phones. Like you say, they're convenient. What I like about them is that all 20 000 years of human history and info is on them. Of course I only use that info rarely when I need something, but what I like is that you can use it to relax. I like to watch things on Youtube and scroll a bit on instagram. Sometimes I see tort things or memes, things that make me laugh and that I can show my brother, too which he also laughs.
I hate watching TV, it makes me feel tired, but recently, as in today we started watching an intresting series and then I feel fine. Perhaps it's the other shows that aren't that intresting?

That's me too as far as TV is concerned. Plus now I have TFO and can talk to a lot of interesting people. They are who got me interested in even learning how to use it in the first place. Isn't that ironic

 

[jaizei]

I got a laptop, not a smart phone. I don't have a cell phone, smart or otherwise. . . and it's pretty darned hard to go day to day life without one. If you've locked yourself out of your email program they want to send you a code by texting it to you. My land line doesn't do texts. Or then they want to send it to an alternate email address. well, guess what? I don't have an alternate email account. So last week, if I wanted to read my email I had to sign up for a different email account so I could get their stupid code. And don't use the same provider because when you log in there's no option to switch to a different account. I must've spent an hour trying to get my email.

Several months ago I signed up for a cell phone account and got a smart phone to go with it. After paying over $40 a month just to have the phone either sitting on the charger or being carried around in my purse with a dead battery, I realized there was better use for my $$ than sending them to a cell phone company for the privilege of being able to say, "I have a cell phone." I cancelled the account after having made or received not a single call.

You should sign up for a gmail account and get a google voice number. That number can receive texts.

 

[Yvonne G]

You should sign up for a gmail account and get a google voice number. That number can receive texts.

I'm an AT&T retiree and I get free phone service among other perks.

 

[Cathie G]

I'm an AT&T retiree and I get free phone service among other perks.

Something I've done is have them phone me on my landline They call and you have to have a pen and paper ready for the code. I cant remember exactly how I managed to accomplish that . It was probably putting a backup contact in the app.

 

[Lyn W]

I got a laptop, not a smart phone. I don't have a cell phone, smart or otherwise. . . and it's pretty darned hard to go day to day life without one. If you've locked yourself out of your email program they want to send you a code by texting it to you. My land line doesn't do texts. Or then they want to send it to an alternate email address. well, guess what? I don't have an alternate email account. So last week, if I wanted to read my email I had to sign up for a different email account so I could get their stupid code. And don't use the same provider because when you log in there's no option to switch to a different account. I must've spent an hour trying to get my email.

Several months ago I signed up for a cell phone account and got a smart phone to go with it. After paying over $40 a month just to have the phone either sitting on the charger or being carried around in my purse with a dead battery, I realized there was better use for my $$ than sending them to a cell phone company for the privilege of being able to say, "I have a cell phone." I cancelled the account after having made or received not a single call.

Can you get pay as you go phones?
Mine has that - I don't make enough calls or texts to justify a monthly contract, it's really for emergencies only the phone itself only cost me £20.

 

[Lyn W]

I'm not smart...so the idea of a programmed thing that is smarter than I....no way Jose...

I saw a programme recently saying how all these smart devices can be hacked and how tv and things like Alexa and fitt watches give information about your lifestyles etc - even the camera doorbells give information about your comings and goings in the house.
You have to be really careful about changing passwords regularly because someone could be watching or listening to you

 

[Yvonne G]

Something I've done is have them phone me on my landline They call and you have to have a pen and paper ready for the code. I cant remember exactly how I managed to accomplish that . It was probably putting a backup contact in the app.

The only telephone option was to send a text.

 

[Yvonne G]

Can you get pay as you go phones?
Mine has that - I don't make enough calls or texts to justify a monthly contract, it's really for emergencies only the phone itself only cost me £20.

This is something for me to consider, thanx!

 

[jaizei]

I'm an AT&T retiree and I get free phone service among other perks.

Oh, I meant just as a sub for a cell phone not replacing your landline. You can get texts and check them like email.

 

[Cathie G]

Can you get pay as you go phones?
Mine has that - I don't make enough calls or texts to justify a monthly contract, it's really for emergencies only the phone itself only cost me £20.

That's what I meant by prepaid. I just don't like the kind that doesn't have a little alphabet keyboard. Joe can't text with the number pad. It's too complicated. You can't find the type he has anymore and they are getting ready to switch to 5g and his little texting phone won't work even though it still works after probably 10 years. I need to find a new of that type of phone for Joe. If I put him on a Smart phone in December, I'll be forever getting him outta trouble and he'll be paying about $40 more a month. He has an iPad but I want him to have a device he can carry in his pocket.to just text on.if he needs help. Until December his current phone is free because you don't lose your money on prepaid if you make regular payments.we'll see

 

[Yvonne G]

Oh, I meant just as a sub for a cell phone not replacing your landline. You can get texts and check them like email.

I'll look into it, thanx.

 

[jaizei]

I kinda miss the old alphanumeric keypads with real buttons. Was so easy to text without looking

 

[Cathie G]

I kinda miss the old alphanumeric keypads with real buttons. Was so easy to text without looking

Yes. Joe has a little Panasonic. Even though he's developmentally disabled he's so quick on it you can't even see him typing. You don't even know when he's texting you and you are sitting in the same room with him. I'm hanging in there and hopefully they'll come out with one before December.

 

[Lyn W]

Our clocks go forward an hour tonight and we'll lose an hour so I'm off to bed.
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday and I'll see you tomorrow in British Summer Time!!!
Nos Da.

 

[jaizei]

Our clocks go forward an hour tonight and we'll lose an hour so I'm off to bed.
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday and I'll see you tomorrow in British Summer Time!!!
Nos Da.

The two week difference in the time changes drive me crazy every year

 

[TheLastGreen]

Hi all, have a good day!
Thought I'd give an update. Still feeling ill, comes and goes, but what's weird is some things smell like a weird metal scent. Like mayo etc.
Doctor said if we weren't feeling better by tomorrow we should go test. So we'll see
Anyway have a good Sunday!

 

[Lyn W]

Hi all, have a good day!View attachment 342445
Thought I'd give an update. Still feeling ill, comes and goes, but what's weird is some things smell like a weird metal scent. Like mayo etc.
Doctor said if we weren't feeling better by tomorrow we should go test. So we'll see
Anyway have a good Sunday!

Sounds like it could be covid, is your taste affected too?
People I know who've had it say that they when they thought they were over it, it came back and made them feel ill again.
Hopefully the tests will tell you one way or the other and it won't last too long.
Hope you have a good day too in spite of the lurgy!

 

[TheLastGreen]

Sounds like it could be covid, is your taste affected too?
People I know who've had it say that they when they thought they were over it, it came back and made them feel ill again.
Hopefully the tests will tell you one way or the other and it won't last too long.

I wouldn't say taste, perhaps by a bit. The doctor said we should be A ok by tomorrow, but I still feel ill. My brother also has it, so we sit and watch a series.
We'll see what the tests say