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ileus

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49. I didn't mind flip phones...until texting become common.

Wed Sep 13, 2017, 01:29 PM

Sep 2017

I remember sending one text with my old motorola flip phone before upgrading to a "texting platform" phone the same year the Iphone come out.

No one makes calls on a cellphone anymore....Other than my week on call for the hospital it's all texting for person to person communication. Then of course are all the real reasons we own "cellphones".

I can look at my 15yo daughters info and a normal month for her is 10 minutes talk time and that's to Mom.

My current "smartphone" is 4 years old and it's starting to show it age when it comes to function. Just like anything else technology gets old fast.

We just "upgraded" from a 07 Xterra to a 17 Rogue. While the Xterra still serves us well the useful technology in the Rouge can't be denied. I plan on having the Xterra (184k miles) several more years but the upgrade was worth it. Now imagine the upgrading a phone for less or around a grand.

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Not Everyone Who Prefers Flip Phones is a Luddite [View all] MineralMan Sep 2017 OP

Great Observation. delisen Sep 2017 #1

And then there are most people, who are in the middle BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #2

Yes, which is why Android phones outnumber iPhones by such a large MineralMan Sep 2017 #4

Android is an operating system, not a manufacturer Major Nikon Sep 2017 #14

Breaking: iPhones and the others are all smart phones. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #23

This 66 yo old woman had a flip phone until July this year. mnhtnbb Sep 2017 #3

Wow your son did good Egnever Sep 2017 #32

I am enjoying it. mnhtnbb Sep 2017 #46

I feel his pain Egnever Sep 2017 #47

And not everyone who wants the latest iPhone B2G Sep 2017 #5

OK... MineralMan Sep 2017 #6

Lol. OK. nt B2G Sep 2017 #7

I have both. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2017 #8

My husband uses a flip phone for a specific reason. Tikki Sep 2017 #9

My smart phone doesn't fit in my pocket. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2017 #64

Younger than you are, but am also a flip-phone carrier... cbreezen Sep 2017 #10

There are security-savvy people who use flip phones to avoid being hacked, chia Sep 2017 #11

Yes. Everyone has his or her own criteria. MineralMan Sep 2017 #12

"It's so much more than just "marginally more capable" than a flip phone." Egnever Sep 2017 #35

You're so right - and I completely forgot about the map/GPS feature I use so frequently... chia Sep 2017 #44

My poor flip phone is in the verge of death Siwsan Sep 2017 #13

here you go: MineralMan Sep 2017 #15

Thanks! Siwsan Sep 2017 #20

Have you seen this Egnever Sep 2017 #36

That almost looks like one of those 'too good to be true' things Siwsan Sep 2017 #54

Lots of reviews on it Egnever Sep 2017 #58

You know - it can't hurt! I might just give it a try! Siwsan Sep 2017 #63

Admit it - you're stilling playing Star Trek with it, aren't you? underpants Sep 2017 #16

Not really. MineralMan Sep 2017 #17

Yeah but underpants Sep 2017 #18

Hmm...I don't remember that either. MineralMan Sep 2017 #19

Good God, Jim Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #21

Season 1, Episode 9. "What are Little Girls Made Of?" Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #65

I could give a flying fuck what other phones people choose to use. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #22

You actually talk to people on your phone? Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #24

I'm definitely a Luddite and too dumb for my smart phone. Vinca Sep 2017 #25

I have an old flip phone because I hardly ever call anyone and hardly anyone ever calls me. tanyev Sep 2017 #26

We have a Samsung 4G tablet on our Verizon account. MineralMan Sep 2017 #28

I like having a landline phone, too. tanyev Sep 2017 #29

I keep it for 911 calls during massive power outages MineralMan Sep 2017 #30

I'll be clinging right along with you. GoCubsGo Sep 2017 #38

The same here. GoCubsGo Sep 2017 #42

You're right. Not all flip phone owners are luddites. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2017 #27

The idea of spending $800 for a damn phone is obscene. DK504 Sep 2017 #31

It's a choice, of course. MineralMan Sep 2017 #33

Us true reformed Luddites are still walking around looking for phantom pay telephone booths Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #34

I know where there's a working one nearby. MineralMan Sep 2017 #37

Sorry but pretty sure that is the exact definition of luddite Egnever Sep 2017 #39

I'm with you there. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #40

There you go! MineralMan Sep 2017 #45

Yes, but keeping a flip phone cuts you off from generations Jersey Devil Sep 2017 #41

No kids or grandkids. No problem. MineralMan Sep 2017 #43

Why do some people replace a working smartphone with one marginally more capable? onenote Sep 2017 #48

I still Lord_at_War Sep 2017 #57

Eww..... MineralMan Sep 2017 #61

Many people replacing phones crazycatlady Sep 2017 #67

I didn't mind flip phones...until texting become common. ileus Sep 2017 #49

"No one makes calls on a cellphone anymore" MineralMan Sep 2017 #50

I moved from a Motorola Flip Phone Locutusofborg Sep 2017 #51

Just so you know, I'm not on your lawn right now. Bucky Sep 2017 #52

Well, if you do come on my lawn, could you please MineralMan Sep 2017 #53

I still use a Nokia "candy bar" phone Lord_at_War Sep 2017 #55

Those are really, really reliable phones, too. Cheap, to boot. MineralMan Sep 2017 #56

I just read and replied to this with my iphone. JDC Sep 2017 #59

Yeah. OK. I'm writing this at my desk, in front of a 27" monitor, MineralMan Sep 2017 #60

LOL. JDC Sep 2017 #62

Yeah they are. (n/t) Iggo Sep 2017 #66