Am I the only one without a smartphone?
AnnaMC1977
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I feel like I'm one of the only people on the damn planet without a smartphone. I know it's convenient and all, but I can't afford one of them. Everybody, and I mean everybody has one of them. And what's worse, my cell phone company is all but forcing us to get them (if we want a cell phone). The regular phones used to be somewhat useful..now they're worthless. I can't afford $80/month for even the cheapest data plan...I have no idea how some people afford them along with mortgage, student loans, car loans, taxes, insurance, food, gas ect...
that's my rant for the day..
that's my rant for the day..
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I don't have a smartphone, and don't foresee getting one any time soon... I have the LG Banter through Koodo - $0 phone, plan is $30 per month with unlimited text and more minutes than I need... works just fine for me.
My 12-year-old, however, is convinced he needs an iPhone - like, now. :P0 -
meh, count yourself lucky OP. I held off as long as I could before getting mine and I'm addicted to it now, lol! It takes up so much time with facebook, MFP, apps..... blah blah blah. As you can tell we have a love/hate relationship....
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When I had a business, I needed a smart phone. Now, not so much. But, I just have one because I have one. But, it's not really necessary. The only thing for me is I text way way way more than I talk. A perfect day for me is to never talk on my phone. So, with email and texting, a regular flip phone or whatever just sucks. Thats why I probably need a smart phone, so I can text and email. I don't wan tto have to talk to all the douche bags that text me.. LOL. THat would freaking suck balls.0
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Your not alone! I don't have one either, or a cell phone. :noway: They don't work where I live!
Thank goodness for that. :drinker: 0 -
Lol don't feel bad, I literally just got my first smartphone a little less than a month ago. I was using an old beat up LG EnV touch. Couldn't imagine going back to that phone now. Smartphones are awesome, and like you said, expensive also. However, I think they're worth the price considering all the things you can use them for. Surely makes logging food on mfp super convenient.0
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I don't need no stinkin'smartphone, long as there's two tin cans and a string.
For real, I don't use one. Probably won't ever. So no, You're not the only one on the planet without a smartphone... Wait- unless you're from a different planet? 0 -
Smartphone? Hell, I don't have a cell phone of any type!
I don't like the telephone to begin with, so I don't understand why anyone would want to carry one with them ALL THE TIME. The only time I ever felt one would be nice to have was being stuck at a shop with parcels and no way to call for a cab.0 -
I have a smart phone. After my two years are up, I might go back to the regular cell phone. I never go online with my smartphone so what's the point? I call and text, that's it. I don't need to waste my time playing around on my cell phone. I see so many ppl, mostly younger, who act "busy" scrolling through their texts and playing with their cell phones when they could be doing something in their real life. It's pretty sad how dependent ppl have become on them.0
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We were like that for awhile when they first came out. We refused to add more cost to our portfolio of "telecom costs" and we don't even have cable/satellite or any TV type of service in the list! My husband looked at the total cost and we got rid of our land line service, kept an old flip phone to use as our home phone, and each got androids, and overall lowered the cost of our total "telecom" bill. We refused to keep adding cost and found a way to make it work.0
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We don't have smart phones either. My husband and I have military grade Boulder GZOne phones. They've been washed in the washer, run over by the car and accidentally thrown against the wall numberous times, and they still work. How many of the smart phones you see have cracked screens?
One of the main reasons we don't is the cost. My husband has been out of work for four years now. Between three phones and a hot spot, we use 200 minutes, unlimited text and moble to moble and 2.5 Gb on the hot spot. I've gotten our phones down to the bare minimum. If you want to save money look at your cable or satelite bill. We don't have one. Best savings we ever did.0 -
$80/month is so expensive
I love my smartphone! The one I have, the HTC One S, costs me £24/month which is about $40/month, and that's the most expensive one I've ever had.
We can get smart phones for £10/month here in the UK which according to google is about $17/month? Maybe you need to shop around a bit more?0 -
So, if you have AT&T - you can have 1 "smartphone" per family WITHOUT a data plan. But only one.
You have to call and whine and blah blah blah, but they'll let you have a smartphone and just disable the internet. I had a blackberry for like 3 years but no data plan just because we called and whined about how I didn't want it.0 -
No smartphone for me - I still have a stupidphone. it's all I need right now, so I see no reason to spend the $$$ to upgrade. If my needs change, my phone will change, but not before.0
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I guess we have pretty good providers here (Sweden). They have a lot of special offers on smartphones all of the time, and if you avoid the iPhones (blergh!) or the latest Samsung they still have a LOT of decently priced phones.
I pay $15/month for my HTC phone, unlimited surf, and 5000 text messages. Additional fees for any calls, but quite frankly I always text anyway
This is only about twice the amount I spent on my phone bill when I had my very first Nokia 3310 :P0 -
You're not alone! I don't have one either, or a cell phone. They don't work where I live.
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Nope - $100 bucks a year pay as you go! Only use it for emergencies!0
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You're not the only one, I do not have one and don't want one, I have a nice computer at home a laptop and an ipod, I don't need to get online 24/7 nor do I want to. I have an every day flip phone and love it, we got rid of the home phone years ago and just use the cell.
I can afford an iphone, I just don't want to afford them:laugh: Besides the screens are too small for my eyes:noway: Get this I don't even text:noway: I don't want to get addicted to that, I am pretty sure none of my friends want/need to know my every move:laugh: :laugh:0 -
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No smartphone here either... I love my Rumor, nice slide out keyboard, I have worn off a few letters with all my texting... There are moments when I have thought the web access would be handy, or some of the games my friends show me are cool, but then they tell me what their monthly bills are and I am happy with my "oldie"!! Every time I stop by the Sprint store for something, they always remind me I am eligible for a new phone and I just smile and clutch my little Rumor closer to me :happy:0
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I am one of those middle~aged women who are still stuck in the Dark Ages! I do not have a cell nor anything updated!:laugh: I still do smoke signals to talk to hubby when he's at work! 0
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Had an iPhone 4s...got an iPad 3....ditched the smartphone to save $$$ and got a Samsung Rugby 2. Love it. Hate texting..call me or come and see me or I will do the the same.. And it ain't my age... I am geek'd & tech'd out. 0
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I am in your cmp...I can't afford a smart phone with 3 teenagers to feed and clothe!0
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Im going with stright talk in Dec.0 -
When I was with at&t I stayed updated with all of the newer phones I liked. For the past year I switched from at&t to net10. Cut down cost by a lot. I have unlimited everything and only pay $50/month which is great but net10 phones suck balls LOL. But I can deal with it. My phone works fine and it's not completely "old fashioned". So I'm fine with it. All I do is text anyways LOL unless someone calls me.0
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Hell no: I have a crappy trackphone that stays at home to speak with my partner on when he's out of town, and a landline that I haven't used in a while since the jack broke. *shrug* I'm just not trendy and kewl, and hate to waste money and also HATE to think that a device would be wanting my attention all the time when I'm out living my life--I guess I'm just old and remember having less demands on my time!0
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Im not sure where your from but around here there is a company called Metro PCS. I dont use them as I have another carrier but they have fairly cheap unlimited everything plans. Only bad thing is, you have to buy the phone at full price.0
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I have a Nokia 1661... it cost me £9.99 and its usually lying in the bottom of my handbag with a dead battery.
I hate walking through town now, EVERYONE is doing the 'smartphone shuffle'. Like seriously... is what you are texting/updating/tweeting THAT important that it cant wait until you get where you are going? Drives me nuts, especially when they walk straight into my sons wheelchair and dont even grunt an apology.
Im not really that much of a grump.... honest :bigsmile:
Some things just really grip my *kitten*!0 -
I am in the same boat as you.0
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i have no cell phone of any kind ......no cable, and i have dail up internet .....yea im a lil behind in times lol0
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no smartphone for me!
my husband and i both had one, but we switched back to older phone & now we save 70 bucks more a month.
i use the very first LG Rumor phone...it does what it needs to.0
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