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FrodosPet

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74. The irony blows me away!

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #36)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 12:07 PM

Aug 2016

I am so ready for a month in the woods.

Alas, not any longer than that, though.

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If you don't have, or don't want, and/or cannot use a smartphone, you need professional care! [View all] FrodosPet Aug 2016 OP

God forbid things become more convenient Egnever Aug 2016 #1

Maybe "God" should! FrodosPet Aug 2016 #6

And think of all the lost jobs! brooklynite Aug 2016 #30

And it was GP6971 Aug 2016 #55

I find your opinions interesting and compelling and would like to subscribe to your newsletter (nt) TacoD Aug 2016 #59

... Chiyo-chichi Aug 2016 #70

Was going from memory; next time I'll just post the clip. Thanks! (nt) TacoD Aug 2016 #109

convenient for people with money.. Unless you support a massive annabanana Aug 2016 #22

There is such a program. SafeLink wireless. whatthehey Aug 2016 #24

No smartphones with SafeLink TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #137

Actually cell phone service is as cheap as a landline .. cannabis_flower Aug 2016 #29

But "cell phone service" does not equal Internet access Wednesdays Aug 2016 #77

Hey cannabis_flower Aug 2016 #83

Lifeline Phone Program MicaelS Aug 2016 #95

Free minutes and texting is the opposite of a smart phone TransitJohn Aug 2016 #115

Convenient is good. Igel Aug 2016 #50

I am sure they said the same about cars Egnever Aug 2016 #96

It's not really more convenient, just more locked in to certain corporations to ensure their profits TransitJohn Aug 2016 #114

Now you are complaining because you can't use a digital service on any device you want Egnever Aug 2016 #116

It's not confusing or overwhelming TransitJohn Aug 2016 #132

Or if you can't afford it or live somewhere LisaM Aug 2016 #2

+100 Photographer Aug 2016 #3

Creeping Ludditeism? FrodosPet Aug 2016 #4

My rather eccentric brother has no answering machine let alone cell phone. Peregrine Took Aug 2016 #61

Does the name Chuck McGill True Dough Aug 2016 #80

I have a brother like that... and maybe I'm *that* brother too. hunter Aug 2016 #89

Many areas still have very limited service spinbaby Aug 2016 #84

Yes - I live less than fifteen miles from the state capitol building and get no cell service csziggy Aug 2016 #108

You will be assimilated. Rex Aug 2016 #5

we already have been. nt Javaman Aug 2016 #19

Used to be many people were illiterate. MirrorAshes Aug 2016 #7

It is a complete love-hate relationship FrodosPet Aug 2016 #71

phone? Why should I "need" a phone at all? Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #8

UberPalanquin? FrodosPet Aug 2016 #73

You are very wise SheriffBob Aug 2016 #128

Hmmm. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #9

At this point though, smartphones are hardly the 'latest' technology. Lancero Aug 2016 #10

So what exactly has superseded smart phones? PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #11

Oculus Rift Recursion Aug 2016 #14

Oddly enough, I've never heard of Oculus Rift. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #15

They're not obsolete, they're just not exactly new. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #16

Discrimination is in the eye of the perceiver. Igel Aug 2016 #60

ok but this is a problem rampant throughout the school system Egnever Aug 2016 #110

In much of the world cell phones are default. Igel Aug 2016 #54

cortex implants. nt Javaman Aug 2016 #20

Still flip phone tracfone here elfin Aug 2016 #12

I work in IT and I do not own a smart phone. Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2016 #25

I have a PC, PatSeg Aug 2016 #34

I feel the same way. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2016 #37

Same here, although I don't have a tablet. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #85

I suppose if I had more money PatSeg Aug 2016 #93

I have noticed the same things. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #112

Oh yes PatSeg Aug 2016 #120

The eyesight thing is another reason I am in no rush to get a smart phone. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #124

I have a landline PatSeg Aug 2016 #138

They switched my landlinde to digital last year, which I am not happy about. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #144

Yes, that is a big down side to Internet phone service PatSeg Aug 2016 #146

That makes sense but OnionPatch Aug 2016 #90

Oh, I understand all the advantages PatSeg Aug 2016 #94

I do need my regular computer when I type documents. OnionPatch Aug 2016 #99

I think the problem is PatSeg Aug 2016 #102

Same here. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #113

I was just discussing PatSeg Aug 2016 #122

LOL! Yeah, that might work! Co-workers let me use their smartphones a few... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #123

Yep, PatSeg Aug 2016 #125

Can't afford smart phone. Have 2 flip phones. trof Aug 2016 #100

I have a flip phone, too lillypaddle Aug 2016 #141

And, nobody is going to steal a flip phone. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #145

True lillypaddle Aug 2016 #147

My parents don't have smart phones. ileus Aug 2016 #13

Hell yes! Verizon and ATT need your hard earned cash. retread Aug 2016 #17

The world advances- you can get a basic smartphone for under $50 and use it just on wifi for free Lee-Lee Aug 2016 #18

For many of us, $50 is a lot of money. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #87

Then a smart phone is only one of many things you can't have Egnever Aug 2016 #98

I have a 25 year old CRT set and a converter box. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #106

Two things- service isn't needed as I described above and you may qualify for free service and phone Lee-Lee Aug 2016 #142

A lot of pre-paid companies won't activate a smart phone unless you have a data plan. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #143

Can I use my beeper as a trade-in? panader0 Aug 2016 #21

Somebody send this person a free smart phone (eom) Shankapotomus Aug 2016 #23

Me, too. And, a free or very cheap service plan to operate it. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #88

The Lifeline Phone Program MicaelS Aug 2016 #26

I think a digital package should be part of the Citizen's Pack that every US citizen gets. CrispyQ Aug 2016 #27

Black Magic. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2016 #28

why in the hell do I need a smart phone..... chillfactor Aug 2016 #31

You don't need one Egnever Aug 2016 #111

According to Pew, only 68% of US adults had smartphones in 2015. drm604 Aug 2016 #32

No. Just like anything else you lack, you simply cannot take advantage of its functionality whatthehey Aug 2016 #33

I still use my $40.00 per month flip go phone. B Calm Aug 2016 #35

I kept my flipfone for a long time marybourg Aug 2016 #63

You have unlimited talk and texts? I did away with my landline, do B Calm Aug 2016 #72

No, I don't need unlimited talk and texts. marybourg Aug 2016 #101

I can beat that trixie Aug 2016 #127

That's great. Where I live, AT&T is the only company that provides any coverage. Cross B Calm Aug 2016 #140

S/he said, on the internet. Brickbat Aug 2016 #36

The irony blows me away! FrodosPet Aug 2016 #74

All this new technology is making us anti-social. Just sitting there reading on little screens... Glassunion Aug 2016 #38

That was the reading car. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2016 #39

lol Glassunion Aug 2016 #43

Did you ever commute in a bar car? Now THERE were some discussions! Squinch Aug 2016 #78

I commuted in a stagecoach. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2016 #103

And very bumpy. With marauders. Squinch Aug 2016 #130

When I was in HS in NJ we would cut school and take the train to NYC independentpiney Aug 2016 #105

I was a young commuter in the last days of the bar car. Slobber was common. Also the smoking car. Squinch Aug 2016 #131

On the other hand ... Straw Man Aug 2016 #97

I think I've finally figured out if you are old enough to complain about new technology snooper2 Aug 2016 #40

I'm still complaining about old technology. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2016 #42

I use my catapult all the time. Glassunion Aug 2016 #46

I use the ancient time-tested method. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2016 #52

Isolation and despair! Hell freezing! No Ubering for you! JanMichael Aug 2016 #41

Spent years carrying multiple devices. duncang Aug 2016 #44

Are they even "smartphones" anymore? Mine's just my phone. Iggo Aug 2016 #45

But that's what Uber is. Uber would be just another cab company without the app. kcr Aug 2016 #47

Tracfone sells a $20 smartphone blogslut Aug 2016 #48

That's what I'm getting when I replace my decade-plus-old Virgin K9. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #57

It works fine for what I need. blogslut Aug 2016 #65

Thanks for the tips! SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #66

I got more! blogslut Aug 2016 #68

. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #86

I make no apologies for being some kind of Luddite. hunter Aug 2016 #49

I'm with you. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #67

I'm a proud Luddite. Throd Aug 2016 #79

Ok Egnever Aug 2016 #117

Not strange at all. Throd Aug 2016 #148

Agreed. I resist the "LAGS" lure Wednesdays Aug 2016 #82

The last computer I bought was a shopworn 386 running Windows 3. hunter Aug 2016 #91

Technology - embrace it liberal N proud Aug 2016 #51

It's been wonderful for the phone company Warpy Aug 2016 #53

I think too many people take this stuff a little too seriously. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #56

I don't have one because I just don't need it. femmocrat Aug 2016 #58

cellular phone jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #62

People are always beeping and swerving around the burro I ride to work. Bonx Aug 2016 #64

Submit or perish, I get that. What I don't get is why, if you've submitted... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #69

I care about a lot of people and things that I am not supposed to FrodosPet Aug 2016 #76

I don't. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #104

Hey. I still have my copy of "Real Men Use DOS (and Real Women Know Why)" and an OEM copy cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #129

I stuck with XP as long as possible, too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #139

+1 sarcasmo Aug 2016 #107

In related news... Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #75

I don't have a smartphone (yet), because my existing old cell phone still works fine. kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #81

Exactly! essme Aug 2016 #118

Oh thank you. You should message me about your kitty. I might be able to offer insight. kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #119

I like having my computer in my handbag and in my hand. I'm a busy person and I travel a lot, and I underahedgerow Aug 2016 #92

I don't even have a cellphone. Vattel Aug 2016 #121

Chip implant SheriffBob Aug 2016 #126

Screw the gotta-have-the-latest-or-be-a-loser vibe! struggle4progress Aug 2016 #133

Get the FUCK!............. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2016 #134

LOL!!! Texasgal Aug 2016 #135

The irony is hilarious. MicaelS Aug 2016 #136

Trust, I get the irony of it FrodosPet Aug 2016 #149