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[wintertime]

Is there anyone else like me who has never sent a text and does not even know how.I love the internet but hate phones.I expect I am on my own here.

 

[jw4833]

I'm glad that you spoke up...and I applaud you because it's awesome to know that I am not the only one who is not computer savvy with the new phones. Now mind you...I did become acquainted with text messaging after dating someone who traveled out of town a lot and he liked to send text messages. I googled how to send them on that specific cell phone and got along just fine. However, when it comes to all the other advancement levels and other phone attributes...I hate to say it...but I'm not that familiar with them...but its okay with me to be this way...in time...maybe I will get on the bandwagon...In fact, I still collect music CDs and vinyl records and I am proud of it!!! haha

 

[W!nston]

Old dogs can learn new tricks guys but smart phones are too smart for me.

My cell phone is a few years old. It's an LG Glide with a camera and a little slide out keyboard. I can text easy enough and I can take pics but I'll be damned if I'll give Verizon $9.99 for an app to send pics via email.

The thought of using a smart phone or even a touchscreen phone sounds like throwing money out the window. My nieces and nephews live on their smart phones while I click away on my pc like the fossil that I am.

I may grudgingly join the ranks of the iZombies that I see everywhere with their ear-buds firmly planted in the side of their heads and their unblinking gaze locked on the face of their master as they thumb type their way through life never looking up or making eye contact with any living thing that passes by them in their zombie shuffle existence.

That may have sounded a little cruel and I didn't mean it that way, well, I did really but that's only because I feel a little envious of their oblivion... or maybe not.

 

[brmstn69]

Nope, your not alone. I have never sent a txt in my life and never intend to. I also refuse to answer them. You have a fucking phone in you hand, just call me. I don't even have a smart phone, just a $15 burner flip phone for emergencies and only 5 or 6 people have the number, and my BOSS is not among them...

 

[Shelter]

Old dogs can learn new tricks guys but smart phones are too smart for me.

My cell phone is a few years old. It's an LG Glide with a camera and a little slide out keyboard. I can text easy enough and I can take pics but I'll be damned if I'll give Verizon $9.99 for an app to send pics via email.

The thought of using a smart phone or even a touchscreen phone sounds like throwing money out the window. My nieces and nephews live on their smart phones while I click away on my pc like the fossil that I am.

I may grudgingly join the ranks of the iZombies that I see everywhere with their ear-buds firmly planted in the side of their heads and their unblinking gaze locked on the face of their master as they thumb type their way through life never looking up or making eye contact with any living thing that passes by them in their zombie shuffle existence.

That may have sounded a little cruel and I didn't mean it that way, well, I did really but that's only because I feel a little envious of their oblivion... or maybe not.

Hi Sniffit, I didn't know that you are knowing me personally - but you have really described myself! :thumbs up: :blushing:

 

[haiducii]

In fact, I still collect music CDs and vinyl records and I am proud of it!!! haha

I'm with you!

 

[Davieboy2]

People send them to my cell phone and I just call them back !! Never sent one myself and never plan on it...Really doing fine without texting....

 

[intowner]

When we're out of radio range at work, we have no choice but to send a text instead of calling to say 3 words. Otherwise, no. Texting for fun is something children do.

 

[Shelter]

has all this rejection here something to do with the other thread "GETTING OLD"?

Please, please it was a joke - no shitstorm now on me!!!!! -

 

[Shelter]

RockNLol and all you others here , I hope so very much you will not be angry with me. But yes I live with my iphone. It is an expression of our time. And if I only have a short question why I should have a long phone call? And with Whatsapp it is free of charge a call costs money.
Please don't excoriate me! -

 

[Shelter]

When Jules Verne wrote his novel about the landing on the moon everyone said what a nonsense - and today? .................... We are on the moon!

Surely I think everything what it is exaggerated is bad - but think when the first PC's came on most of the people said "what a nonsense - we don't need such things we have our card indexes and they are much quicker than these modern rubbish. So my question: who has today a card index? Without this modern "rubbish" we couldn't argue about the now modern "rubbish" iPhones. Isn't it?

 

[wintertime]

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I agree that we should advance and embrace new things.Phones are good for some but they like many other things are taken to extremes.I agree with some of you that it might be an age thing I myself don't want to watch sport etc on a tiny phone screen.I'll stick to my 55 inch plasma.If thats being old then so be it.To each his own.

 

[brmstn69]

has all this rejection here something to do with the other thread "GETTING OLD"?

Please, please it was a joke - no shitstorm now on me!!!!! -

I'm 43 and recently attended a family reunion/birthday party for me and a cousin that have birthdays two days apart. In other words, the reunion just happened to fall on the day between our birthdays so they just made it "our" party as well. But I digress...

Anyway, I'm looking around and everybody except my mother and me, from my teen age nieces to aunts and uncles in their 60's and 70's. are looking at a smart phone or tablet. ..
And when they weren't looking at the screen, they were frantically looking for a charger.

 

[jjjack]

Is there anyone else like me who has never sent a text and does not even know how.I love the internet but hate phones.I expect I am on my own here.

Who wants to pay one more bloated monthly fee? Not me. Besides, anything that's "all thumbs" can't be all that satisfying.

What's the point of "thumbing" anyway when voice recognition is so advanced? Just say it into smarty the smart phone and then you can send really long texts.

How 'bout a phone that projects a self-surrounding image of your choice for everyone else to see? What image would you choose? I'd look and swagger like Brad Pitt.

Don't forget to leave the phone on while you're having sex, though. Otherwise, they might see the real you and throw up all over the place. LOL

 

[Shelter]

I'm 43 and recently attended a family reunion/birthday party for me and a cousin that have birthdays two days apart. In other words, the reunion just happened to fall on the day between our birthdays so they just made it "our" party as well. But I digress...

Anyway, I'm looking around and everybody except my mother and me, from my teen age nieces to aunts and uncles in their 60's and 70's. are looking at a smart phone or tablet. ..
And when they weren't looking at the screen, they were frantically looking for a charger.

Well what you have told here is in my eyes an act of rudeness which can't be done worse! As I told you, I love my iPhone but in the family at the table or in a circle of friends it is taboo.