antdudeMatrix Ant Premium Member join:2001-03-25 US |
antdude
Premium Member
2013-Jul-1 2:34 pm
I still don't own a mobile device today.I rarely go out to need one. I just use hardwires like cable and copper line's dial-up (when cable goes down). Smartphone's Internet services are expensive for Internet that would be rarely used, and I rarely talk on the phone. | |
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| FFH5 Premium Member join:2002-03-03 Tavistock NJ |
FFH5
Premium Member
2013-Jul-1 2:38 pm
Re: I still don't own a mobile device today.If you work you need a mobile phone. If you have kids you need a mobile phone. How old are you that you never go out? | |
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antdude
Premium Member
2013-Jul-1 2:45 pm
Re: I still don't own a mobile device today.said by FFH5:If you work you need a mobile phone. If you have kids you need a mobile phone. How old are you that you never go out? I don't have children and baby goats. I am disabled. I do have copper phone lines though. | |
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FFH5
Premium Member
2013-Jul-1 3:02 pm
Re: I still don't own a mobile device today.said by antdude:said by FFH5:If you work you need a mobile phone. If you have kids you need a mobile phone. How old are you that you never go out? I don't have children and baby goats. I am disabled. I do have copper phone lines though. Then you are correct in that a mobile phone is really not needed. But that applies to fewer and fewer people today. | |
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| | | tphillips Premium Member join:2009-02-04 Apopka, FL
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to antdude
My children and I all have mobile devices today. Lets not forget how we grew up, our parents at least mine, didn't have a mobile phone when taking trips. If you broken down you hiked it. When I went to school or to a friends house they knew where i was. I think we have a false sense of security with mobile phones ...myself included.
Is this a good or bad thing.
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to antdude
What happens if your car breaks down? Payphones are hard to find, in my area at least. | |
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| | antdudeMatrix Ant Premium Member join:2001-03-25 US |
antdude
Premium Member
2013-Jul-1 2:45 pm
Re: I still don't own a mobile device today.said by Moffetts:What happens if your car breaks down? Payphones are hard to find, in my area at least. I don't drive due to my disabilities. I do ride with other people and they have mobile phones. | |
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Kamus join:2011-01-27 El Paso, TX |
Kamus
Member
2013-Jul-1 3:02 pm
not surprising.It's really not surprising at all. Eventually electronic devices like this will be as common as pages in a notebook. | |
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GlennLouEarl3 brothers, 1 gone Premium Member join:2002-11-17 Richmond, VA
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It should be OKas long as they don't become self-aware. | |
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| MemphisPCGuyTaking Care Business Premium Member join:2004-05-09 Memphis, TN |
Re: It should be OKsaid by GlennLouEarl:as long as they don't become self-aware. If they are being pumped thru PRISM aren't they already | |
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| Kamus join:2011-01-27 El Paso, TX |
to GlennLouEarl
said by GlennLouEarl:as long as they don't become self-aware. Well, i don't know about pages in a notebook becoming self-aware. But I've read 2025 is the year we'll have the CPU power in some form or another. | |
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Squire James
Anon
2013-Jul-1 4:38 pm
Mobile Yes, Smartphone NoI'm tech-savvy but I can't really afford to pay 2 Internet bills, and I use enough that I need a wired service. I do have a "feature phone".
My desire for a smartphone is more for developing apps than actually using it as a phone or Internet device. Unfortunately, no smartphone exists without a data plan, and that's the part I can't afford! As far as I know, there's no legal way to purchase a wi-fi only smartphone.
If I'm wrong please enlighten me! | |
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to Squire James
An iPod Touch is very like a wifi-only iPhone. Or you might get by with tablets, and emulators to check for phone compatibility. | |
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Probitas
Anon
2013-Jul-1 5:43 pm
they aren't that necessaryI have had a mobile on occasion, but generally they aren't that useful to me. More expensive than a land-line (even though signal is generally OVER those cheaper lines for the most part, just the radio broadcast to the tower, which is pretty short distance comparatively), just some convenience, which is balanced by the inconvenience of being tethered all the time to it unless turned off.
Unless you require them for job, they are kinda of an expensive recurring fee for little use. Especially if you intend to stream data, which is ridiculous unless you lucked into an unlimited data plan for cheap, and again, most of that stream is over old fashioned hard lines. That last mile apparently costs a lot to maintain considering it's a broadcast signal over the airwaves. | |
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| clone (banned) join:2000-12-11 Portage, IN |
clone (banned)
Member
2013-Jul-1 7:16 pm
Re: they aren't that necessaryT-Mobile offers a $30/month for 100mins/unlimited text and data. It's definitely worth having around even if you rarely use it. | |
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Mele20
Premium Member
2013-Jul-1 10:08 pm
Re: they aren't that necessarysaid by clone:T-Mobile offers a $30/month for 100mins/unlimited text and data. It's definitely worth having around even if you rarely use it. Why is it worth having around? I can afford either a landline OR a cell phone without internet. A landline is much better. The price is regulated by the PUC and I can make long distance phone calls on the weekends inexpensively (5 cents a minute). 100 minutes would be used up on one long distance call to a loved one - besides one loved one can't understand anyone on a cell phone because of severe hearing problems they also can't understand someone using a cordless phone - they need the crystal clear reception of a real corded landline phone). Yeah, I could get a Tracfone for times when I would really need a phone and couldn't find a nearby payphone but I can't recall the last time I needed to use a pay phone. Plus, I would have to keep the phone disabled all the time until I really needed it as I like to have a bit of privacy. So, why pay even $10 a month on a Tracfone when I could use that money to get a faster internet connection at home? | |
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clone (banned)
Member
2013-Jul-2 8:02 pm
Re: they aren't that necessaryConvenience. | |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant? Premium Member join:2006-09-05 Kelowna, BC |
Retired devicesThe reason for more devices than humans is quite simple: existing devices are retired while still fully functioning. The need for the latest and greatest sees them sitting in a drawer, unused. My N4 is my daily driver, but my Nexus S has my remote region sim in it. Both are on as I type. And, three other devices are in the drawer ... | |
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