which phone OS??

BB_TX wrote:

dryfly wrote:
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I must really be getting old!! I recognize the benefits of the newer phones but actually see very little advantage to my needs ......................

That is what I said a couple years ago when I still had a flip phone. But wife got a new iphone5 , so I took her old iphone4 even though I didn't NEED it. Now I use it a lot.
I don't usually make phone calls unless I need to. Would rather send a quick text. Short and sweet.
But it is synced to my truck for hands free operation in case someone calls while I am driving, or I need to make a call while driving.
Use it for e-mail more often that I do on the computer.
I use it for maps, directions, and a basic GPS.
When my son updates his calendar with my grandson's baseball games, my granddaugher's volleyball games, and my other granddaughter's dance competitions, it automatically updates my calendar so I know where I will be when, along with addresses and directions.
Sitting at a baseball game and clouds building, I look at local radar to see if rain is approaching. Or any other time I may have reason to see if storms are approaching.
Camera comes in handy when I am not carrying a regular camera but find I want to take a picture of something. And maybe even e-mail it or text message it to someone.
And it goes on and on.
And now I have a new iphone6. :B

My experience as a previous dedicated "FLIPPER" is similar and have now had my first iphone for just over 1 year. I don't text, do social media, send pics, stream or watch videos and sure don't play silly games on it. I have found it to be very useful in several areas such as scheduling and keeping a history of medical appointments and invested in one of the high end super capable aftermarket calenders "Pocket Informant". I also keep basic medical records like immunizations, tests, medicines, etc. in an app along with an app for tracking my blood sugar and exerices. I have found several other good uses for it like the compass and sat app to see generally where to set up or sat dish when at a CG, the Universal Studios and Disney World apps for things like the Maps, wait times, restaurants, etc., the weather app and a couple of others. I also have all our pics on my phone from our camera that includes some 6,000+ pics and slides from all our scanned albums, etc. from the last 40 years. Do I really need all this ... NO, but it is nice to have now that it's available to me for only the cost of admission and my iphone is on a separate 1GB account for $60/mo. In fact I still have my old flip phone active which is on with my wife's flip phone on a separate Verizon family share plan account and is only costing me an extra $10/mo.

Larry