amungus Premium Member join:2004-11-26 America |
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I don't know, I still see a "base" phone, or several, being around for some time. Doesn't mean it won't have further features, or use different frequencies ("LTE"). Perhaps not quite as 'dumb' as they are now, but then again, even the most basic phones these days continue to gain more features (camera, color screens, voice recognition...). Your analogy also misses the "size factor" - smaller TVs, with fewer features still exist |
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deeplyshroud to norbert26
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2012-Oct-16 11:29 am
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I was just talking about this very thing on Facebook.
Well, I decided to try something new, and I decided I didn't like it. For the last 10 years or so I've had a Motorola Razr v3c. Nice little phone, easy to push buttons, decent screen to find the name of the person you're calling, not too complicated. Well, everyone was raving about these new android phones like the Droid 4. Well, I'm not made of $$$ so I bought a Droid 2 from my niece. I figured I'd give the new technology a try. 6 hours later I ended up calling Verizon back and switching back to my old phone. The slightest touch on the screen would make this phone do something. No way is that going to work for me. I think Scotty said it best when he sabotaged the USS Excelsior, the more complicated the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. I think for me, a phone should be just that, a phone. The $30 increase in the bill for a data plan you have to have (no way to opt out) just because the Droid 2 is a so-called "smart" phone also influenced my decision to switch back to my old one. About 5 years ago, I was in Costco looking at the new phones. The guy saw me comparing my phone to another and he says, "looks like you need a new phone, yours is looking pretty old." I replied "oh really....my phone still works, does what I need it to do, make and receive phone calls. He countered, oh but you need to keep in touch on the internet....do this, do that....(can't remember the rest). I replied again, oh really? I need to keep in touch. I then pulled out a dual band ham radio, and a pager for search and rescue and said, I'm so in touch I couldn't escape if I tried. Then I said, so what's wrong with just wanting a simple phone? Seriously, if I want to be on the net, I have a computer at home. If I'm out and I want to be on the computer, I have a laptop. Granted, the newer phones mean you don't have to lug around a laptop, but then again, my laptop has plenty of keyboard space and a nice large screen to look at. I'd rather have a piece of technology that does one thing well, than have a piece of technology so complicated that you need a thick manual just to know which menu does what. Sometimes, simple is best. |