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Post by leannec on Aug 12, 2014 20:08:01 GMT
Am I the last person on earth to get a smartphone? When my last contract was up my oldest dd needed a new phone so I gave her the new iPhone that I would have gotten  I've been stuck with this lame LG ... no texting capabilities ... nothing  All of my friends make fun of me ... and make fun of dh for not buying me a new phone  He found this old phone in our house and took a photo saying that this was "Leanne's new phone"   Seriously, the goal is to get me a new iPhone before Christmas ... finally  |
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Post by miss_lizzie on Aug 12, 2014 20:09:57 GMT
The new iPhones are coming out this fall. I can hardly wait!
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Post by keknj on Aug 12, 2014 20:14:37 GMT
Oh, I remember those phones! We thought we were stylin' with those! LOL. My family never had one, but I remember seeing them and thinking how cool they looked. 
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Post by Erica on Aug 12, 2014 20:18:35 GMT
That's actually a really cute picture.
I gave my daughter my iphone and she gave me her old samsung. While I like the $50/a month plan I have I hate the phone I have. I tried to trade back with her, but she won't do it.
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Post by birukitty on Aug 12, 2014 20:20:43 GMT
If you are then I am too. So far I don't see the need. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere. Books, music and travel for me. I have a computer at home. Why do I need one on my phone too? A phone is to call someone or have someone call you. That's it as far as I'm concerned.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 20:22:03 GMT
I just got an iPhone last month. So glad I did. I don't feel as if I'm in the Dark Ages anymore.
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 12, 2014 20:23:44 GMT
Leanne, that pic is priceless!
But yeah, if you waited this long, wait just a little bit longer for the iPhone 6 coming in fall. They're supposed to be a bit bigger and a bunch of new features!! I'm so excited!
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Post by marzbar71 on Aug 12, 2014 20:24:21 GMT
I still have a slider phone - but am considering breaking down and getting a smart phone this year. Shhhhhh - I don't have cable either!
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Post by marianne on Aug 12, 2014 20:24:28 GMT
No, not the last - another dinosaur here. The only techy phone we have is DH's cell phone... and it stinks, in my humble opinion. We even still have a landline - but we do have wireless extensions. lol
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Post by marmargirl on Aug 12, 2014 20:25:23 GMT
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Post by ostrichgirl on Aug 12, 2014 20:25:29 GMT
I still have a dumb phone too. I can text though. The only thing I feel I would really use on a newer phone would be the map feature. Who am I kidding- I never really go anywhere anyway!
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 12, 2014 20:28:10 GMT
I don't own a smart phone, I don't even have texting turned on on my cell phone because of the auto-correct (you have to turn it off every single time you write a message). I have a computer with a huge monitor (DH is a gamer) and am home most of the day...
Not being able to text me drives a few of my friends nuts but they aren't paying my phone bill.
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Post by caro on Aug 12, 2014 20:28:22 GMT
I remember having a phone like that. Remember bag phones?
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Post by keknj on Aug 12, 2014 20:41:17 GMT
I remember having a phone like that. Remember bag phones? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 20:45:14 GMT
I don't own a phone of any kind and have no intentions of ever getting one.
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Post by lindas on Aug 12, 2014 21:16:52 GMT
Love the picture! I remember my brother having one of those.
as far as a smartphone goes you can add me to the list of dinosaurs. I have a very basic flip phone which I'm more then happy with. DH has been talking about upgrading to IPhones but we have my parents on our plan and we would have to upgrade them also. At 87 they need an IPhone even less then I do so not happening anytime soon.
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Post by Linda on Aug 12, 2014 21:18:44 GMT
I don't own a phone of any kind and have no intentions of ever getting one. ditto -well, we do have a land-line home phone - it still plugs into the wall jack in the kitchen, not even wireless no desire for a mobile at all |
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Post by marmargirl on Aug 12, 2014 21:22:52 GMT
My first mobile was a bag phone! I had started college and my dad worried about me driving back and forth in an old car (a 1978 Ford Fairmont). There was a promotion to donate $25 to Ronald McDonald House and receive a free car phone. My dad did and signed me up. Seemed funny to have something so modern and rare (at the time) and be driving a 12 year-old car!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 21:24:49 GMT
I just barely got an android smart phone about 3 months ago. I know it's a Samsung but couldn't tell you the model. We have a very limited data plan, so I don't do much with it.
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Post by ddly on Aug 12, 2014 21:29:09 GMT
Great pic!
You are not the last to get a smart phone. One of our most popular seniors last year didn't even have a cell phone!
Lisa D.
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Post by MaryC on Aug 12, 2014 21:38:18 GMT
No, you're not the last. My work cell is a smartphone but work pays for it. I have no need for one personally. I don't even have texting enabled on my personal phone.
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Post by 3SugarBugs on Aug 12, 2014 21:38:29 GMT
Cute Pic! Here's to getting a new *smart* phone soon!
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Post by honeyb on Aug 12, 2014 21:41:17 GMT
I have a dumb phone too. It is smart enough to text, but that's about as far as it goes. I have a 4G Kindle that I almost always have with me so I just don't feel the need to duplicate things.
Love the picture!
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Post by Jennifer C on Aug 12, 2014 21:41:41 GMT
I love that picture. I remember my boss having one of those phones and thinking he was it.
Jennifer
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Post by cahwoo on Aug 12, 2014 21:47:12 GMT
A couple of people have said already. I don't own a cell phone and will not own a cell phone. If someone want to talk to me or I to someone use my good ole land line.
I know I know what happens if I'm alone in the car and need someone. I hope a kind soul will stop and call 911 on their cel phone LOL.
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Post by princess consuela on Aug 12, 2014 21:48:55 GMT
Hahaha great pic! I had no idea what a bag phone was, I just googled it. I thought it was just a big bulky phone for your bag lol!
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Aug 12, 2014 21:49:08 GMT
Judy wanted to say that your picture is a hoot!
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Post by mztfied on Aug 12, 2014 21:53:07 GMT
Dark ages here. I continue to carry my old flip phone. We were part of the Sprint Pioneer Plan in 1997. We traded up twice so my current phone is from 2007. For the life of this plan I have paid NO monthly fee. I will keep this old relic til it dies a natural death. Actually I have two so that could be a while. When these phones die then my plan will no longer be honored. Works for me. I know that Sprint has been working on a way to cancel this plan. I'm sure it is a thorn in their biz plan. I doubt that there are many of us old timers left hanging on.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 12, 2014 21:53:17 GMT
My husband has a slider phone. It was all I could do to get him to use a phone with a keyboard. He has no intentions of ever getting an iPhone, but he sure does love to use mine for the GPS when he needs to look at a map  . |
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Post by smokey2471 on Aug 12, 2014 22:03:18 GMT
My first phone was installed in the car. Then I got a bag phone and eventually the phone in your picture. My dad accidentally drove over it with his Duelly and I still worked. Crazy!
I remember not being able to use it except for emergencies because it was per min.
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