But I am being dragged away from extinction by necessities, Even though I have a smart phone, I am going to buy another pay as you go just as a back-up and for the hobby.

The main reason was cost.  Verizon offered a 3G phone for about half the money I was paying for my 3 year old LG phone that didn't even have internet.

There is a lot I don't like about the iPhone, but I do like that I can now check my email and TER remotely, like when I'm in my car or the hotel lobby waiting for a provider to call back to me and tell me the room number.

Like everything in life, things change and some things are better and some are worse.

What I won't do is pull one out when I am supposed to be  relating to another person, or walk and stare at the screen at the same time.

I'll get rid of my flip phone when it dies or I do. I control my phone it doesn't control me. It has an off switch, I use it often.

Please don't look at your phone while you talk to me. Don't respond to every noise it makes while we're talking, eating, or otherwise engaged. I'd just as soon you leave so you can deal with your phone et al which is so much more important than I. I'll be just fine by myself or with the person that leaves their phone while we are together.

One great advantage of dinosaur phones

and other such technology.... It has (almost) no memory!

Sooo, there is little chance of someone looking at the device and discovering whatchoo've been up to.

Now, can someone hand me my X386 PC with DOS, pretty please

I have one of those texting phones with the slide out keyboard with keys too small for my small fingers, yes, small fingers and I still get two keys at a time. I do text but hate it, it's rude.  I don't mind if someone checks their phone when it rings as long as it only now and then, it could an emergency.  

If mine rings I may ask if they mind if I just look to be sure it's not an emergency but mind you my phone rings about 10 times a month, maybe.  Then it is the V.A. healthcare system.  LOL   I do spend a lot of dead time on the laptop but I'm alone almost all day every day unless I go to get my mail at the P.O. box and to get food.  If the flip is working, all is good. Nice to hear you had a  great time.

Cheers,
Bordello6

I've been proclaiming my status as a dinosaur for years now.  I use a wonderful flip phone: the :LG VX8000 on Verizon.  This is one of the finest instruments of its type ever made.  As I recall it was very expensive when new, like $400 or $500.  They don't make any flip phones this quality any more and nothing lasts forever.  So I've got 3 of them now: my original and 2 used ones I found online.  As for the smart phones, I simply cannot make them work.  I don't know why, but my fingers won't operate the touch screen.  My wife has an Ipad and an Ipad mini and they drive me insane.  I can't seem to make them do anything.  So I'll stick with what works for me, thank you very much.

heads down on their phones texting or doing some other something while the world passes by. I see people obviously on dates at dinner both with their heads buried in their phones!!!

Not me, nope. I have my cute hot pink/fuchsia razor flip phone and I don't have my emails forwarded to it either. When my black razor flip phone got a crack in it and moisture got in it and it stopped working my cellular carrier want me to upgrade to a "better" phone. Um NO! I went to a store that has re-ferbs and got the identical phone in my new color. This outfits can't keep those phones in stock so I know it's not just me that loves those older razor phone, lol! I usually text about a sentence at most on it because texting on it isn't easy or fast. That's just fine with me.


Someday...

Steph


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...although the antenna broke, it's still going strong.  It's probably 10 years old and was one of the first phones with the internet.

I needed to replace my cell(flip) phone. I had an old one stored in a desk drawer and brought it to the phone center. They informed me that my old phone that had been stored could not be re-activated because it did not have GPS tracking technology in it like ALL the new phones had. At that moment I KNEW our 4th Amendment was on its last legs.

I have a smart phone for my personal use and a flip phone for playtime. I try to avoid texting at all costs. It's a pain and I am constantly hitting the wrong letters.  My smart phone is for my convenience only. It's not always on and I don't always answer the few calls I might get in a week. I've told family members that if I don't answer and it's important leave me a voice mail or text.  If not, don't expect a return call.  The family members are on theirs all of the time; often at the exclusion of the outside world.  You'd think it was a functioning part of their bodies.   Drives me nuts.

When I'm out with others my phone goes into my pocket.  I don't answer it unless it's the security company for which I have a special ringtone.  I do like the convenience to check the weather, email, TER, stock market, etc. though.

As others have said I have no Facebook page (never been on the site) and other similar sites.  However, I am on Twitter.  Got there because of a lady I know.  I follow very few people and have only a few followers.  Interestingly, the Tweets from some of the ladies have dissuaded me from making an appointment with them while others have peaked my interest in seeing them.  Twitter seems to show their real personalities better that postings on sites like TER.

So that's my 2c worth.

No longer a dinosaur

I upgraded to a smart phone about a year ago.  I did it for one reason only, which was for email access while traveling so that I could leave the laptop at home.  Didn't take me long to see there were other advantages as well, like a way better camera and picture quality, a much bigger screen for my tired old eyes, no more multiple clicking to get the right letter while texting, having access to the internet anywhere, portable GPS, and more.  I'm glad I made the upgrade.  The device hasn't taken over my life, but it is certainly a convenience

not a target..

While you may be a dinosaur in some people's eyes, the one thing you are NOT is an easy target for phone hackers!

Nothing lasts forever, unfortunately.  I was perfectly content and getting along fine using much-dated technology, but last year I took the big step and leap-frogged from 1999 into the 2nd decade of the 21st century. It wasn't because I necessarily wanted to. I'd still be using my trusty flip phone but I had to replace it because it went toes-up on me at a most inconvenient time! The problem was that I had just arrived at the parking lot of a motel and was set to call for the room number so I could see a fair lady that I had been waiting a long time to see! I opened my previously totally reliable phone, flipped it open, and my heart sank because the display was blank! It didn't appear to be totally dead; the power button still lit up so I knew it had a pulse. I used the little keyboard and followed the sequence to call the last number dialed and fortunately was able to make the call.  

So now I have a smartphone and as with most things, I've grown to really appreciate all the advantages.  Sometimes they're as much a distraction as they are a help, but all in all it's helped with hobbying. And that is all that matters!  

I haven't gotten into the 'smart' phone yet. Not sure if I ever will. I still use my trusty laptop. (Love Firefox with it's "Private Window" so my wife can't see where I've been.) I do have a Facebook but under a false name just so I can check on others. No tweets but still looking for twats. Ah, great to be old and still in health to enjoy the girls.