For those that resist giving up their flip phone...

2oldman wrote:
Things I do with my HTC smartphone:

- locate Directv satellites sans any zip codes or coordinates
Don't watch TV in my RV - don't have dish/cable at home.
- deposit paper checks in the bank
Haven't gotten a paper check in about 4 years.
- take pictures and videos
Use my real camera gear for photos. Don't take videos.
-check FB
Not on FB - don't want to be.
- hotspot my computer
Have a wifi for my netbook when I need it.
-check the weather from the driver's seat (not while driving)
I can do that on my flip phone.
-check traffic from driver's seat
can do that with my flip phone - my gps also identifies most traffic issues as I drive.
-look up the definition of 'insular'rarely need to look up a word on the road, but if I did, I could do it with the netbook or my flip phone.
-pay for Starbuck's coffee
don't drink coffee, but can pay for anything with my debit card.
-control my Directv with the 'remote control' appAgain don't have it or need it.
- watch old Hawaii 5-0 episodes in bed
with my netbook I can watch anything in bed and actually see the show. At home, my roku gives me access to anything I want.
-find businesses my GPS is too dumb to know about
can do that with my flip phone.
-order a pizza
can do that with my flip phone.
-read the QR codes in many magazines and on posters
have never needed to read QR codes.
-keep a shopping list
can do that on my flip phone.
- set my wakeup alarm (yuck)
can do that on my flip phone.
-check my stocks
can do that on my flip phone if I wanted. Usually do it from my netbook so I can see the whole thing in a print size I can read.
- text
can do that on my flip phone.
-post on rv.net
can do that on my flip phone.
-oh, and make an occasional phone call

can do that on my flip phone.

I think folks get caught up in things to the point that they forget there is more than one way to get the same result. There isn't an "only way" to do things. What works for one person doesn't work for another. What one person needs another person doesn't. The only dumb people out there are the ones who waste their money buying something because "it's the best way" without doing their own research to determine if it's the best way for them. What ends up being the "best way" is dependent upon the person and their own wants and needs.