On February 23 2012 22:42 HereBeDragons wrote: This is what happen to you when you have a smartphone:
The message from this commercial is very clear, the more you use your phone, the less you see around you. (To a certain extent, it could also be applied to facebook). Ironically enough, this was done by a phone service provider company.
The message from this commercial is very clear, the more you use your phone, the less you see around you. (To a certain extent, it could also be applied to facebook). Ironically enough, this was done by a phone service provider company.
awesome
oh god thats....pretty funny lol xD
as for the smart phone thing.. im in the EXACT same situation;; everyone at my uni has an iphone...s2 or a nexus, my phones like... 4 years old, i can definitely afford it but i dont see the need for it either, other then fitting in.. i try to look at videos and like articles and stuff to try to convince myself to buy it... but really... dont really want it =.=
The message from this commercial is very clear, the more you use your phone, the less you see around you. (To a certain extent, it could also be applied to facebook). Ironically enough, this was done by a phone service provider company.
That's what happened when I used to play WoW. LOL
Anyways I do not own a smart phone and hell I don't even have a cell phone. I really should get a pre-paid phone though for emergencies though, but besides emergencies I see no reason for myself to have a phone.
I receive all my calls through Skype. I have a Skype assigned number for $60 a year.
Anyways I do not own a smart phone and hell I don't even have a cell phone. I really should get a pre-paid phone though for emergencies though, but besides emergencies I see no reason for myself to have a phone.
I'm the same. My last cellphone contract expired a few months ago. Right now I have no phone/cellphone, been using Skype. I have never bought a smart phone or iPhone. Could never bring myself to follow trends to "fit in" and drop a huge sum of money for something that I would hardly use for it's intended purpose. That's right I'm a rebel >
I use a dumbphone. Can't imagine any situation where I'd want a smartphone. My dumbphone lets me call, text, and play games - the only thing I'd get from a smartphone is web access, and when I'm out I really don't need it.
I used a phone from 2003 until last year. What did I buy? A featurephone with no "smart" capabilities.
As is the case for you, I'm either at the office with a computer, at home with a computer, at a friend's place with my laptop, or at a cafe with my laptop. Sometimes I don't have internet access, but most of the time I do. If I don't have internet access, I pull out a book. The worst that can happen if I don't check my email for 12 hours is that I miss a meal with someone. Not that big a deal, especially since most of my friends know that I don't have a smartphone so they'll often just text me.
Don't get one. If you actually need an iPhone (which you don't) then an Android is a much cheaper alternative which does the job just as well.
Personally I hate them. There's nothing worse than walking into the common room at polytech and seeing 5 people staring at their iPhones not talking to each other. The same thing happens to people who get laptops. It's pretty pathetic.
As someone constantly organizing events, emailing, texting, setting up meetings in and around campus for orgs and shit, it's pretty much necessary, albeit annoying that im glued to my phone
i dont have access to a laptop at all times because my laptop is too bulky to carry around with me and a phone is quicker and faster for dealing with time sensitive stuff and on-campus computers are too slow, buggy, and randomly located (or full up)
but most people not doing admin kind of stuff really dont need to shell out the cash for a smartphone and data plan, it's ridiculous how much useless shit people do with their phones when its really not necessary
Got an android phone that I don't use for anything except texting/talking and hardly even that, for the same reasons OP put for not getting one. I don't really need it as I'm on the internet so much anyway and there's no situations where I feel I need to do it from the phone in my life currently. Tbh I don't know why I got it.
Was rocking a w810i until last week. Saw a Samsung Gio for 80 bucks with tax, had to pull the trigger (being cheap ftw). It is pretty useful, I can check emails and junk without hauling my laptop (or jumping on a lab computer) now. Side effects include staying glued to social media though... :/
I have an old ass Nokia, the frame on the front has fallen off :D I only use my phone to occasionally ring and text people, I don't want or need any more than that. I just use a good old reliable Samsung MP3 player to entertain me on the commute to work.
I got a big sexy desktop for all my internet needs. Besides I'm sure those sorts of phones are heavily overpriced... especially the Apple ones.
i dont even have a smartphone and all my irl friends thinks im a zombie lol its really annoying i don't really need a smartphone yet maybe in future besides people are doing way stupid text anyways " LOL " HAHAHA " WHERE R U?! its like its not even texting anymore its just bullshit
The only reason I would need one is so I can get emails faster. Sometimes after leaving work something important happens and I won't know until I check my email 2 or 3 hours later. If I had a phone that gets email I could see it sooner.
I mean, it's a personal choice, but there are countless reasons why having an iPhone is useful. I don't understand how people are claiming laptops are substitutes for iPhones (I don't carry about my laptop unless I am going to class or something)
Let's see, I own and love the iPhone because I can check/respond important e-mails on a timely manner such as change in meeting time or location, Facetime call with my family members far away whenever I want, organize schedule and be alerted as I want, use it as a GPS navigator, get instant update on weather with one button, watch CNN and ESPN videos as they come, check bank account whenever I want, get live updates on buses so I know when to go to the bus stop, find the restaurant I want whenever and wherever, and surf the web without carrying a laptop. Yea, you don't need a smartphone to get by. But it makes life much easier, and it serves a definite purpose apart from laptops. It's AWESOME.
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