I’m in the same camp – my phone pretty much lives in my car in case I have a problem on the road. In the 8 years I’ve had the account, I’ve lost more rollover minutes than I’ve used talking. My husband, on the other hand, uses his for work, so it more than justifies our plan. Still, there are a few of us who don’t spend our days texting and surfing on a teensy little screen.
I hardly ever text on my Droid, but I do use it a lot when I need information. Immediate Internet access, the built-in GPS, and so many other apps make it an extremely valuable tool to have.
Ed: I don’t always agree with your politics, but your strip is mostly always funny. and this recent series is “right on.” I have 2, and actually use them once in a while. Mostly for incoming calls.
I’m in the same boat… I had my Droid for the 2 year contract and seldom used the data package enough to justify $30/month more than a regular phone would cost so when I “upgraded” my phone, I went back to just a regular phone without internet.
I have a prepaid cell phone. Every 90 days, I pay $20 to top it. It works just fine for calls. I rarely get calls on it so the amount of money that’s in it, gets added to so if I do get a long winded call, I’m covered. It does have a text option which I rarely use. It has an alarm clock in case I need it. That’s all a cell phone should be used for. All that other stuff is just a distraction everyone could do well without. There’s enough rudeness when people don’t turn off the sound or the cell itself when in a restaurant or other public places without someone using it to search the internet or play games with it.
el8 over 12 years ago
Mr.Bell would be apalled
mwest over 12 years ago
I’m in the same camp – my phone pretty much lives in my car in case I have a problem on the road. In the 8 years I’ve had the account, I’ve lost more rollover minutes than I’ve used talking. My husband, on the other hand, uses his for work, so it more than justifies our plan. Still, there are a few of us who don’t spend our days texting and surfing on a teensy little screen.
davidf42 over 12 years ago
I hardly ever text on my Droid, but I do use it a lot when I need information. Immediate Internet access, the built-in GPS, and so many other apps make it an extremely valuable tool to have.
RayThomas101 over 12 years ago
Ed: I don’t always agree with your politics, but your strip is mostly always funny. and this recent series is “right on.” I have 2, and actually use them once in a while. Mostly for incoming calls.
burleigh2 over 12 years ago
I’m in the same boat… I had my Droid for the 2 year contract and seldom used the data package enough to justify $30/month more than a regular phone would cost so when I “upgraded” my phone, I went back to just a regular phone without internet.
cbrsarah over 12 years ago
I have a prepaid cell phone. Every 90 days, I pay $20 to top it. It works just fine for calls. I rarely get calls on it so the amount of money that’s in it, gets added to so if I do get a long winded call, I’m covered. It does have a text option which I rarely use. It has an alarm clock in case I need it. That’s all a cell phone should be used for. All that other stuff is just a distraction everyone could do well without. There’s enough rudeness when people don’t turn off the sound or the cell itself when in a restaurant or other public places without someone using it to search the internet or play games with it.
frogsandravens over 12 years ago
He needs one of these: http://www.jitterbugdirect.com/