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

Piece of sandpaper wrapped around it makes a great sanding block.

My new smartphone is the Sony Xperia Z Ultra with 6.44" display that is only 6.5mm thin. Here it is with my Sony QX1 smartphone camera :


Z Ultra video

AprilWhine wrote:

And the thread has completed the full circle. ;)

Yep technology - you can take it or leave it. No crime either way.

Probably time to put this one to bed.

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.

and I forgot to add:

Synch with my Fitbit Zip to record my daily activity
Synch my Fitbit with My Fitness Pal so I can look at my phone to see if I'm allowed to eat something.
Read my Kindle books

I'm doing this on a Samsung GS3, not the latest technology

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

- locate Directv satellites sans any zip codes or coordinates
- deposit paper checks in the bank
- take pictures and videos
-check FB
- hotspot my computer
-check the weather from the driver's seat (not while driving)
-check traffic from driver's seat
-look up the definition of 'insular'
-pay for Starbuck's coffee
-control my Directv with the 'remote control' app
- watch old Hawaii 5-0 episodes in bed
-find businesses my GPS is too dumb to know about
-order a pizza
-read the QR codes in many magazines and on posters
-keep a shopping list
- set my wakeup alarm (yuck)
-check my stocks
- text
-post on rv.net
-oh, and make an occasional phone call

Look for cheaper fuel prices down the road
Check RV park reviews when it's time to stop
Check Overnight RV Parking if I don't need hook ups
Stream music to my car radio from Pandora, SiriusXM, mp3 files, etc
Play Candy Crush
Keep up with the news
Block annoying callers
Text a picture to my mother to share a moment. She's housebound now and loves to see my travels
Check restaurant reviews
Order stuff from Amazon

Things I do with my HTC smartphone:

- locate Directv satellites sans any zip codes or coordinates
- deposit paper checks in the bank
- take pictures and videos
-check FB
- hotspot my computer
-check the weather from the driver's seat (not while driving)
-check traffic from driver's seat
-look up the definition of 'insular'
-pay for Starbuck's coffee
-control my Directv with the 'remote control' app
- watch old Hawaii 5-0 episodes in bed
-find businesses my GPS is too dumb to know about
-order a pizza
-read the QR codes in many magazines and on posters
-keep a shopping list
- set my wakeup alarm (yuck)
-check my stocks
- text
-post on rv.net
-oh, and make an occasional phone call

Paul Clancy wrote:
No phone - smart or not - must be answered. That is a mental thing. My iPhone puts calls direct to voice mail between what hours I choose for what callers I choose, won't even ring. With 128 gig on iPhone 6 and replacement sd storage on many androids you are not any more likely to run out of storage than any other device. The advantage of a device that is always with you is pretty obvious versus the device at home. Many cheaper versus one more expensive is a personal choice I guess. A waterproof case fixes the creek issue unless it's the Columbia river.

That great memory amount you mention will just hold my music and nothing else. No books, no photos, no games, no apps.

The point of the creek comment is simply that if all your devices are tied up into one device and it breaks or gets lost, you lose the use of all the devices.

Of the people I know who have smart phones, only about 1/3 actually use it for more than texting, email and calls. For trhose who want them that's great - but those that don't aren't dinosaurs or dumb, they are doing what they want despite the marketing.