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Post by merlin on Aug 4, 2011 6:22:39 GMT
"This is the dawning of the age of austerious" a tune I can't get out of my head ! Cuts cuts and cuts, which though I fully approve of are starting to affect us in so many ways. Some bargains about at the garden centres, trouble is I've no more room!
The one sector that seems to be booming is smartphones, apparently they're selling like hot cakes. Last Saturday my new car broke down while we were off to the coast. The 'Little Chef' like me had no phone! The waitress asked a customer if I could use his smartphone. He had to google the number and then dial it as I hadn't a clue how!
This started me thinking, do I need one? The cost is (to me) astronomical! but according to the news 1/4 of smartphones accept calls while on the loo! The other day I while walking Barnaby I came across 2 young and very pretty girls, now normally their heads would be turned....not me anymore, sadly, but by my hairy friend. Much to my dismay ney disappointment, they were far to busy twiddling with their smartPhones.
How many of you have an smartPhone and what do you use it for?
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 4, 2011 7:40:07 GMT
I'm still living with the dinosaurs, I have a phone which makes phone calls, a camera which takes photos and a computer which sends emails, a Hi-Fi which plays music, all of them do their job easily and exceptionally well and all of them get switched off when I'm not using them.
I consider that very smart ;D
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Post by Rosie on Aug 4, 2011 7:51:47 GMT
I wouldn't know where to start with a smart phone ;D I have my mobile which makes calls, texts, camera, you can download music to it and it has a radio, have i ever done it...... not a chance ;D Not the music bit anyways  |
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Post by Geranium on Aug 4, 2011 9:25:49 GMT
I'm a dinosaur too - my phone makes & takes calls, and I could text on it if I knew how. That's it. No camera or radio on it. I have a camera, and a radio/CD player if I want music. |
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Post by peony on Aug 4, 2011 9:50:49 GMT
I'm definitely not 'smart'. I have a 'pay as you go' mobile (only used for emergencies/occasionally) and for receiving texts/messages. I do know how to send them but its easier to email! A camera for photos and computer for emails, a radio/CD player for music. If I had a SmartPhone I wouldn't use it properly, so there's no point in spending the money ;D
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Post by floydie on Aug 4, 2011 10:12:05 GMT
I had a smart phone but gave it to my mother (big mistake) my new phone is no were near as good  i miss all my music photos and web access. |
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 4, 2011 14:28:12 GMT
I'm still living with the dinosaurs, I have a phone which makes phone calls, a camera which takes photos and a computer which sends emails, a Hi-Fi which plays music, all of them do their job easily and exceptionally well and all of them get switched off when I'm not using them. I consider that very smart ;D Me too |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 4, 2011 16:01:10 GMT
On Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 this morning they were discussing how many folks smashed up their smart phones.
Apparently they can become very intrusive.
My mobile is now changed to pay as you go as no longer needed for work.
Still get too many texts from Orange.
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Post by Cherry on Aug 4, 2011 16:39:54 GMT
My son used his I-pod to book his seat number on the aeroplane. They don't seem to issue tickets if you have one of these.
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Post by Louise on Aug 4, 2011 17:45:23 GMT
I have a smart phone  I pay £20 per month and i have thousands each of minutes, texts and internet available each month - do i use all facilities ? Yes A lot ? No, but i do use it. |
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Post by esther on Aug 4, 2011 17:49:04 GMT
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Post by Louise on Aug 4, 2011 17:49:25 GMT
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Post by Fractal on Aug 4, 2011 18:24:08 GMT
Well, I have a smartphone. Very useful as all my emails come in to it (as well as my pc). It has a lot of features, some of which I have admittedly barely ventured into for fear of never returning! Took me about six months to get over its newness and stop picking it up every five minutes. It has now just become a plain phone to me which is after all what its supposed to be at the end of the day  |
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Post by merlin on Aug 4, 2011 18:32:53 GMT
Somehow I don't think I'll be investing in one, people will only ring me up without offering to take me out for a free meal or taking me out for a nice ride to the coast, they'll probably want something from me.
A friend of mine, yes I have at least one! has a pay as you go phone, a thingy that shows his pics and a thing that you can (instantly) get on the internet with. trouble is you have to be in a wi-fi zone. It's free once you've bought it though.
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Post by Louise on Aug 4, 2011 18:34:31 GMT
Merlin, do you think my £20 per month is dear ? I'm sure i've got one of the cheapest deals  |
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i miss all my music photos and web access.
