could you live one day without your smartphone? ( Archived) (23)

Bravo! for that comment...

I have an AT&T iPhone and I don't like it. My daughter got a deal on it cause she wanted to be able to text me instead of a phone call. She has long thin fingers and will text indefinitely. I have short fingers so I can't do the fast texting that she does. To me texting should be 10 words or less. If you have more to say then that pick up the phone and call or send me an email. I'm still trying to get used to using voicemail on the darn thing.

A few days ago I had dental surgery and the dentist called me at night to see how I was doing. But it wasn't a phone call. He dictated into his phone which then converted it into a text that looked like this jjkkee93mmd;mmmd. I had no idea what he was saying except for a few words inbetween the gobbly gook.

I still have my old flip phone that was much easier to use.

What do I prefer? I prefer the landline phone that hangs on the kitchen wall or sits on your desk.

Of course, I can survive without a smart phone for longer, than a day. But life is more convenient with one.

It happens that I go night paddling in order to see bioluminescence. And by definition, I return from that paddling very late, often alone on the ferry and then for ca 50 km alone on the road through forest. If something happens - like a collision with a row deer or and elk - it'd be handy to be able to call for help and tell to road assistance my location on this planet. And then sit and read a book or a newspaper or my feed on FB or clean my photos or the like, while waiting. Given, I'm still alive :)

And it's only one example.