It is also something else one has to carry around. It is not so useful as to warrant the expense or the space. And I got turned off years ago by seeing all the folks interrupting dinner conversations to answer the cell phone and large groups of youths obviously together and every one talking on their cells. I have a desk top at home and that is all the “connected” I care to be. There is still a world outside the Cloud.
“It is also something else one has to carry around. It is not so useful as to warrant the expense or the space.”
If you chose not to carry one, ok. But for many the convenience and money-savings are well worth it.
I could give you a thousand but I will give you one for now.
While on the road, my mother had an emergency and they were able to reach me so I could ensure she was getting the proper care and was able to go directly to the hospital instead of going home and possibly finding a message on my home phone.