What is so demanding of a cell phone ?
What do you guys do that gives this possession such a high priority ?
This may sound like an asshole question, but ... I'm a dinosaur with a flip TELEPHONE ...
"What ... milk and bread ?
K ... I love you"
(click)
Used to be, cell phones were only used for the milk and bread thing that you mention.
These days though I use mine all the time.
“Let’s see... what’s the weather where I’m going?... ok, I’ll bring a jacket.”
“Oh, I just got a crucial e-mail instead of having to wait for me to get home to handle it.”
“I’ve lost 25 lbs using this new app on my phone to track my calories and the number of steps I’ve taken.”
I used to be like you, only use the phone to talk, and so was my aunt. I bought her a 5s, I have a 6, and neither one of us could ever go back to how things once were lol.
I have a similar question. What’s so great about this one verses the last?
Does it do holograms? Does it really read minds? Does it have a stun and death ray setting?
If you have to ask then you will never understand. ;^)
If you haven’t figure it out yet, you won’t get it. These devices are really no longer cell phones. The phone is just another app on the portable high-power computer. I use it for:
* Hike navigation - GaiaGPS. Can see my tracks, other peoples’ tracks, set waypoints, load open-source maps for almost anywhere in the world
* Fitness tracking. Cumulative tracking of all hikes and bike rides.
* Photos while I’m out.
* Send those photos to family members to share my adventures.
* Monitoring heart rate.
* Taking notes: “Siri, take a note. Prune the rose garden this weekend.”
* Sending links to interesting articles to friends and relatives.
* Chatting via text message the kids with attached photos.
* Listening to Rush’s podcast on the way home from work.
* Listening to my music collection of many thousands of songs with smart lists for categorization
* Identifying noisy aircraft over my house to submit noise complaints to the airport
* Lastly, talking to friends and family on the phone app
All this on a tiny device in my pocket. It is truly astounding.