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View Poll Results: Do you like non-smartphones? | |||
Yes | 7 | 63.64% | |
No | 3 | 27.27% | |
I'm not sure | 1 | 9.09% | |
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll |
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I'm with you there man. Still using my Nokia 2760 that I've had for almost 5 years. It has two basic functions: Calling people (crazy thing to do with a PHONE), and texting. However I barely use it beyond seeing where people are and emergencies as most of my talking is through the web (which I'd rather have a full computer to use). I have a pay as you go plan thingy and it only costs me like $10 a YEAR to use it. Even with the fact the phone is almost 5 years old and the battery is starting to take a toll, I still can get a week or so out of it without charging and being on standby. I've dropped the thing countless times and it just keeps chugging along.
However it is going to be retired soon as I need to get a smartphone for work. I'll still hang onto it though, still a good phone. Last edited by Yoshi648; August 12, 2013 at 09:42:38 AM. |
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I don't have plans to ever get a smartphone. I have almost no use for one. In fact, there have only been a handful of times I have actually thought that having one would have been more useful than my basic Nokia phone, mostly times I really quickly need to check e-mail for work information, confirm a business address (not like I keep the yellow pages in my car, but I do keep an up-to-date map, which has gotten me out of quite a few situations of lost directions), or simply want a little Internet access while at a place I have to wait without a router. Of course, many of those situations are moot now, as I have a FreedomPop hotspot coming in the mail (500 MB completely free per month), which works with my laptop and tablet (and possibly 3DS), for quick use should I ever need Internet anywhere.
Now, here's where things get interesting. I personally dislike the entire image that smartphone users carry around with them. Using one at the table for chatting with someone about something that isn't important instead of chatting with the people physically near you who you barely get to see? I hate you already. I just can't stand people who feel that their smartphone is their third arm. If you can't tell, smartphone misuse is one of my top pet peeves. If you have a smartphone, please be courteous and turn off all notifications to things that aren't important. I don't want to hear Words With Friends chiming that it's your move and then you immediately pull it out. If you do that, I'm likely to suggest a word you've never heard of for 40 points after you submit your play of "dog" for five points. It doesn't help the major providers have been seriously pushing smartphones, notably the iPhone and Galaxy line (both often with heavy subsidization so they appear "free" up front), giving plenty of people opportunities to misuse them and lose their friends. (While we're at it, I dislike texting too...and in general getting calls when I'm busy. In other words, I personally don't like cell phones very much.) TL;DR: While the smartphone is a useful device, I don't need one, and I hate people who misuse them. Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; August 12, 2013 at 11:45:03 AM. |
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Even though I appreciate the advantages of modern technology, I still don't understand the allure of smartphones. They force a small battery to run a minicomputer so it only lasts a few hours. You won't even catch me playing any of those friend games. I only listen to music if it's absolutely necessary (Yes, it happens.) I'm rarely on YouTube. Only modern use is for updating a Facebook status quickly or using the internet as a resource.
My first phone was very basic. The only things I could use it for were calling and texting. I didn't like calling, never did. I have to use my awkward voice and I can't pronounce words with my awkward mouth and it comes out jumbled and I can't think of words to say on the fly so I just sit there for 30 minutes in silence when I could be having a phone conversation... yeah, so I stuck with texting. It's easier. My mom got annoyed with the way I texted (fliphone) so she got me one designed for texting. Then I upgraded (BECAUSE IT WAS 100% FREE~! I like free~) The phone I use today, the Xperia Play I barely treat like a phone. Sure, I still text and call rarely, but I take advantage of the built in PSP controller more. I also experiment with the Android OS, but I don't wanna go into detail with that (;D) Being an only child with two lawyer parents and nothing to do (If you lived here, you'd never want to go outside. Ever), I need some simple entertainment. |
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Am I the only person here using a smartphone for, you know, phone calls and actually texting people? I do use my phone for web browsing more often than not, and Windows Phone does make it easy to post to social networks. Not much of a fan of smartphone gaming, though, and the battery obviously doesn't last very long when you use it to browse the web non-stop, with it being rather taxing to the phone's rather obsolete processor.
Either way, I'd like to think of the smartphone as the "jack-of-all-trades, master of none" gadget these days. A lot of things that smartphones can do, other (still portable) devices could probably do a lot better. Feature phones tend to have a better time holding onto a charge and making quality phone calls; laptops and portable game consoles are usually better at gaming; tablets and laptops give more time and space browsing the Internet; a dedicated camera will take pictures that are usually out of reach of the average smartphone; a true portable media player lasts forever playing media; laptops handle office tasks much better; and so on. However, there's the "convenience beats everything else" thing that pretty much triumphs everything else when it comes to most people. And I can't say that I'm surprised - my smartphone actually saved my butt multiple times when I'm out of a laptop. I do also keep a Nokia 110 around for... you know... emergencies and when my phone's dead. Last edited by Twiggy; August 13, 2013 at 01:15:59 AM. |
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Ooh, lots of stuff to reply to:
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I've had my SanDisk Sansa player since around July of 2006 (after, ironically enough, the first one suffered a firmware crash less than a month after getting it and was sent in for a replacement). This replacement is still kicking in my car, and I still update the music on it every now and then. I must have burned through over 150 AAA batteries in its lifetime. I can't stand non-tactile keyboards. They're so prone to errors. A camera always on hand for candid shots, maps when lost, entertainment when waiting a long time, work e-mail when in the field, etc. Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; August 13, 2013 at 06:43:43 PM. Reason: Typo |
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And, it's my turn to mass-reply. xD
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Doesn't explain Samsung phones, though. Same for me, though I tend to put my 3DS XL in its own carrying case so that it doesn't get itself scratched up by all the other junk in my bag. Bonus: game cards, too. Quote:
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I think an interesting question to follow up with would be this:
If you currently use a smartphone, could you live a month with a basic feature phone (with only calling and texting--no data) instead of a smartphone, and why? If your answer is "no" and you aren't required to use it for work or other actual important tasks, you may be addicted to it. Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; August 14, 2013 at 03:10:45 AM. |
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And for the why: the only modern device I really feel addicted to is my iPod. Slow and crash-prone as it may be, it stores a lot of my music and has various useful apps like voice recording and mini piano for when I want to write a song. I just have to have it with me. Smartphones are just a luxury. |
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I think going with "feature phone and iPod touch" is cheating. Teehee.
Either way, maybe I'll even end up getting used to it. At least Nokia still produces quality basic phones that are good for calls, text, a flashlight app, FM radio, and not much more. |
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