On Friday, 11 October 2013 11:55:04 UTC-3, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:21:36 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:



In article ,

says...





I use about 20 minutes a year.



My outgoing message is "Don't bother leaving a message, I never check

them. Call me at home".

90% of the time my cell is on a shelf in the closet.

As I said, I only take it when I travel.



I'm right the opposite, I don't have a home phone, have no need for one.



I'm shocked, shocked I say. You are the opposite of me on something



;-)



If I was working I would have a smart phone with me all the time. I

just don't have a need for it now.



In fact we had a cell network connected portable terminal in 1985 that

was basically a blackberry in a bigger box. I carried it with me most

of the time and wondered how I would live without it when I retired. I

went as far as buying a PDA. I never used it.



My wife keeps asking me why I don't want a smart phone. I tell her it

is like having a back hoe. Great thing if you need one but I don't

need one.


Two years ago I converted to a 'smart phone' .. an HTC Wildfire c, because I wanted a better cameraand a keyboard where each key was dedicated to one letter or numeral.
The Wildfire was the only smart phone at COSTCO booth that didn't require you to purchase an expensive 'data package'.
As soon as I can I'll convert to Virgin's prepaid plan..as I only use a fraction of the time allotted to me on my $25.00 plan.
I gave the wife my old Motorola Krazr and top up her prepaid by the minimum $100.00 each anniversary date. So far she has about a third of her credits remaining to roll over into the next year.
My landline is dedicated to nuisance calls..such as surveys, sellers etc. I rarely answer that phone and screen it by my answering machine.