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.
