I am one of the
holdouts in a soon-to-be-extinct generation.
I have resisted the bionic implanting of a cell phone onto the list of
my anatomical necessary organs.
I have owned
a flip phone but never turned it on unless I was away from home and found it
necessary to make a call – which was seldom.
However, two
weeks ago after my phone quit working, I was notified by Verizon that my flip
phone would no longer be supported and that I would have to purchase an upgrade.
I called
Verizon and after fifteen minutes of navigating through six recorded menus, I was
finally able to speak to a human. I
canceled my Verizon subscription.
I had seen
the advertisement for a Lively Jitterbug smartphone in a senior publication. I gave them a call and immediately had a representative
on the line. For five dollars more than
I was paying Verizon, I got their smartphone with numerous apps including a
calendar, GPS, internet, and unlimited text and phone usage; and the phone operates
on the Verizon network.
The phone
was a breeze to set up and came with an extensive manual. I had a question and called their tech line. The phone was answered by a real person on the
third ring. I have got to admit I am
impressed.
I still don’t
plan to turn the phone on unless I am away from home and need to make a
telephone call, but the apps will come in handy.
The Ol’Buzzard
reluctantly enters the techno-communication century.
Hey, it happens eventually to all of us Luddites. Welcome to the 21st century and enjoy your Smartphone! You'll love it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't want a smart phone either. Now I find it quite useful to take photos of things I'm looking for - so much easier than trying to describe what I'm looking for to employees so I don't have to wander the aisles. For keeping an inventory of patterns and books so I avoid duplicate purchases. For city maps in unfamiliar towns. And for reading or checking the news now that magazines have disappeared from waiting rooms. I rarely use it as a phone.
ReplyDeleteBut I still prefer a paper shopping list for some reason.
I fucking looooooooooooooooooooove my phone. send me your number and I'll text you a fuck you every now and then.
ReplyDeleteI got rid of my land line years ago to save money so naturally use my cell a lot, but your deal of the jitterbug sounds like a good one. Used to love to watch my parents do the jitterbug, they were good. Hope it works out well for you. Spotted you on a mutual friends blog, so thought I'd pop in to say hi and invite you for a visit. I always enjoy meeting new bloggers.
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Sounds like a good provider. Lucky you. One thing you can use your phone for is to take pictures of fine print and blow it up so you can read it. I rarely use mine to make or receive a phone call one as most of the time I use WhatsApp. Works free internationally if you are near Wi-Fi or have a data pack.
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