I guess I'm one of those two people.

Heh heh. 🐸

I do have unlimited data. I guess it’s gonna do what it’s gonna do. 🐸

Yeah I've got unlimited data just no signal (no signal=no data) where I'm at..Thank you sprint...

Sigh

You can turn off some things, like the wifi searcher, but be careful, if you shut off some things the evil powers that should NOT be punish you.

I turned off my "tracking location stalking thingy" so now google doesn't work.

*Shrug*

I still don't have a smartphone. I've had an iPod Touch for years (basically an under-powered smartphone with no cell connection) and a flip phone. The idea of being tethered to the internet at all times is really unappealing.

Prooooobably gonna have to change that, though. A lot of businesses are using smartphones as part of their physical distancing procedures (e.g. dentists offices where you sit in the parking lot instead of the waiting room and they summon you using an app). I can see the value in that.

Yeah. I’ve been concerned about the changes this thing will do and has done. And yes, I do now need it for work which is why I finally got one. It’s nice to be able to check my art accounts more often though. 🐸

Don't worry about it. I have one but barely use it. Right now it's main use is as an alarm clock. I pay so little attention to it I put it into airplane mode on Tuesday because I was having an MRI and only realised yesterday it was still in airplane mode because my husband was trying to call me! :D

I mostly use mine as a phone, of which I never use much anyway.

Cool frog. :) I admit to having a mobile phone, but it's an old brick, and not a smartphone. :D

I go the free Iphone7 with my ... umm... plan... I think it's called a plan.

That's usually how these things work yeah. :D

I still use and prefer a land line. No dropped calls due to bad signal, or having to charge batteries (as land line phones are powered by the phone line), or tangible risk of accidentally losing my phone somewhere, or having someone steal it, or having someone find my personal info in it, or dropping it on a sidewalk and cracking the screen, or having the OS become outdated and needing an upgrade to a newer phone, etc.

The best thing about a land line is that calls can't follow me when I leave my house, so I enjoy my time without distraction. :)

A friend asked me how I check the weather without a smart phone. I told him that I just look up - it's more accurate! They seems confused by that.

I would have kept my landline. I liked having it. They just didn’t have a way to bundle the payments. I got to keep my same number though.

One of us... One of us... One of us...

I actually miss my old landline and still have the cordless phone. If I still had it, I could call my cellphone whenever I lose it in my house.

But having a smartphone isn't that bad I suppose. I mostly treat mine like a MP3 player. Heck, I'm typing this message up while on my phone. Check into getting a Bluetooth for your phone if you're up to it.

I think my wall phone was on it’s last legs. It kept crackling and sometimes would go dead on me. I would’ve kept it but it was $50 a month for something I didn’t use much. I want to but I still haven’t gotten to the point where I’m ready to attempt MP3s. I will eventually cuz I’ve witnessed some pretty cool Bluetooth speakers. I still like my CDs though. Heh. I just discovered that if I tap the space bar twice, I get a period at the end of my sentence. 🤓

You can rip music from your CD's and add them to your phone. If you use a PC, just go into Windows Media Player, Rip Settings, Format, and MP3. The options might be similar if you do Mac. Poweramp is a decent app to download as it allows you to play music on your phone.

(Be careful though - some songs can take up a lot of space in your phone.)

Bluetooth is helpful whenever you don't want to hold the phone close to your head all of the time, or if you don't want to constantly put people through the speaker.

I've seen some schnazzy Bluetooth speakers.

I have one, but it's not connected to the internet, I can't make calls with it, and I never carry it around with me. It's only for taking photos & videos (because at concerts you can't get in with a camera but it's ok to have a smartphone, go figure), and for keeping up with Twitter in my hotel room (with the free wi-fi) when I go to cons. That's it.

So, these things still work without a phone service plan? I did not know that. 🐸

I got mine used from a co-worker so I got informed before spending $75 on it. :)

Jeepers! :D