Old Man Going I-Phone ------ Advice Please

5thwheeleroldman wrote:
I'm going to dump my land line, dump my cable internet, throw away my two ATT flip phones and go to 2 I-Phones, an internet MyFi hotspot with 20 gigs/month of data----- for $240/month (all Verizon). Comments??

Sure - I try about every two months to find something cheaper from some carrier with equal coverage and fail. So try it and see if you want to drop down to 10G.

5thwheeleroldman wrote:

They are offering us Apple 5C's, Droid Max, or Galaxy S4 --- all basically free with a 2 year contract. I've been told they are all outdated phones. But would an old fellow like me care? Should I buy my own smart phones to get the latest?

Frankly? Naaaaaaaaaaaa - there's probably not much on the newer phones like the iPhone 6/6+ or the Samsung 6 that you'd *need*. I've got a 4s, 5s, 5c, and a Samsung S5 in the house. They're all fine. I'm not dumping my Samsung 5 for the 6. I'll wait and see what the next rev brings.

5thwheeleroldman wrote:

Oh, the precipitater in all this was the telemarketers driving us crazy on the land line. They are the only ones who use it, don't know why I pay the bill. Yeah, I tried the no call list, bought a commercial blocker, etc--- just too much hassle.

Just bear in mind that telemarketers will find you on your smartphone too. :)

And please read up on E911 or have a good discussion on the differences between E911 on a landline and a cell phone.

Some things are better, some things not so much. It's always a good idea to assume that the emergency responders won't know exactly where you are unless you *tell* them.