i guess........i have become an 'Old goat"when it comes to this. YES I HAVE A CELL PHONE...same contract i had in 2000......for $30 a month 300 minutes. in all that time i have gone over the 300 minutes....ONE MONTH, when i died))))))wife was calling everybody)))) i see ads for these IPHONE/SUMSUNG/VIRISON for $60 a month.....thats crazy.....who needs to be that connected 24/7???? the phone i have is exactly that!!! A PHONE...... incoming and out going, no text(i got one from somplace and was charged for it, told the phone company to make my phone NON-TEXTABLE..it dont take pictures either....but iam afraid iam gona have ta get a new one soon, this one dont hold it charge for long anymore...
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Joe, just buy a new battery
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
It's all relative Joe to your lifestyle. I could not be without a smart phone to run my business. Do what works for you.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
i have a younger firend who is always upgrading his phone.....ill get one of his older ones.....and have my number put on it......but i dam sure dont need internet/text......24/7)))))))))
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Nothing like sending quotes and returning emails to your customer when your sitting in the county office waiting to pull a permit.
Nothing like watchinhg a storm front on radar to see how long you have to get your ladder off the buildind before a storm.
Nothing like getting a naughty tease from the wife... I could go on.
Love the smart phone, but I don't facebook, twitter or any other self indulgent media.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
I'm with the majority...Got my first smart phone a little over a year ago. I can't imagine going back to a regular cell phone now.
Internet, e-mail, Netflix, Skype, MagicJack and much more, all on one small device.
[ September 25, 2014, 12:41 PM: Message edited by: Dave Grundy ]
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Nobody's forcing you to get a smart phone Joe. Stick with what works for you. There are still cheap phones out there and I would go that route unless you can get an original manufacturer battery. Almost all of the fires and melt downs caused by cell phone batteries are off brand batteries or original equipment batteries using off brand chargers.
And what Bob said. AND... nothing like remembering something you need to order for a job when you're 30 miles from the shop and being able to access your suppliers web site.
[ September 25, 2014, 01:22 PM: Message edited by: Dave Sherby ]
Posted by Kevin Gaffney (Member # 4240) on :
I don't have office staff so need acces to emails on days when I'm on site. Add to that all my site surveys and measurements stored on iPhone. Couldn't manage without it. Getting my 6+ on monday
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
Hey OP,
If you get that new WAVE thing, maybe you could recharge it in the microwave and bring that old battery back to life. Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
Just love my phone
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
Old Paint, I have an old basic cell phone. No texting, no camera, only family members have my cell number
diane
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
I don't think I'll have a smart phone again. Had one for awhile, and basically liked it OK. But, I see how "attached" folks become; can't be away from that thing for a second; walk around in a daze, texting or whatever.
Nobody talks to each other anymore, even sometimes in the same room. Too much "big brother" inside....tracking, listening. Even the apps track your whereabouts, or seek your personal information. I've even read recently where some have secret internal microphones that can be remotely turned on, to listen to your household activities.
Government interference and nosing around in our lives has become way too invasive, to where we have basically very little privacy anymore. I'll stick with my basic cell phone.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
any of you watch a show on TV called PERSONS OF INTEREST??? guy builds this computer for the GOVT..to spy on the populace....ONLY it not only finds terrorist but find normal people who are about to be hurt or killed. then the guy takes his "machine" from the govt only to have the govt try to build another and eliminate him.....the phones on here.get "cloned" just by getting within 20 feet of the one you want to listen in on....now YOURE PHONE becomes a "bug." and its not si-fi.....
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