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A Luddite considers a smartphone
So we've established that I am that person who still buys CDs instead of Itunes. My contract is up and I'm able to upgrade to a smartphone, and yet I am held back by ridiculous reasons, which I will enumerate below.
1) I just figured out how to use the camera on my current phone.
2) I barely text - I'm guessing I would do more with a smartphone.
3) I love carrying my cell in my pocket on vibrate just in case daycare needs to call when I'm at work. If I get a smartphone, I would become one of those annoying people who brings a phone into every meeting and lays it on the table like a small chirpy god that demands near-constant worship.
4) DH is concerned I would never answer a call again without my phone being on my person.
5) It's a want, not a need.
Convince me of the awesomeness of smartphones? Ease my worries about the transition?
Re: A Luddite considers a smartphone
I caved for "business" reasons, but at heart I'm with you:
1) I just figured out how to use the camera on my current phone. Once you've figured out one phone camera, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to use one on a different operating system - "OS" if you want to be techie :P
2) I barely text - I'm guessing I would do more with a smartphone. It's certainly easier with a keyboard, but I don't do much texting with mine (and I get free text messaging on my account, so it's not price that's not holding me back).
3) I love carrying my cell in my pocket on vibrate just in case daycare needs to call when I'm at work. If I get a smartphone, I would become one of those annoying people who brings a phone into every meeting and lays it on the table like a small chirpy god that demands near-constant worship. Why couldn't you keep your smartphone in your pocket on vibrate just like with your current phone? It's still a phone, and it will still fit in your pocket.
4) DH is concerned I would never answer a call again without my phone being on my person. Not sure I get what you mean.
5) It's a want, not a need. So were edgy shoe cages :P
Convince me of the awesomeness of smartphones? Ease my worries about the transition?
I love being able to get easy access to email and FB, since I'm blocked from all personal accounts at work. In fact, I use my Palm phone more for email than calls, texting, and general web searching combined.
The wonderful world of apps. I barely use any (since I'm a bit of a smartphone Luddite, so use the Palm OS that no one develops apps for), but the ones I have are great. (Weather Channel at my fingertips! Dumb toddler games to entertain T.)
Access to my personal calendar, shared with DH's. I love being able to access our calendars from my phone to see what's coming up.
There are a ton of cool apps, but to be honest, I don't use many of them. The main reason I like it is the easy internet access.
To address your specific concerns:
1) Using the camera on my smartphone isn't any more difficult than on my old phone.
2) I never text. I do, however, use my phone to access my gmail and yahoo email accounts, and I send emails from my phone.
3) Depending on the phone, it may still fit in your pocket. Most smartphones are larger than regular phones, but there are smaller models.
4) I don't understand this. Are you saying you won't carry the phone in your pocket, and this will make you less likely to answer it? I leave my phone on my desk at work or in my purse, and I still answer it.
5) Define "need."
I ended up caving for business reasons since I'm in recruiting/sales so it ended up helping me in the long run since I could get emails. If I didn't need one for business reason's I'm not sure I would have gotten one.
Sorry, I know I'm no help.
LOL, you've so got me here!
Re 4: if I don't have my phone in my pocket, I tend to forget it exists. So DH will get frustrated when he can't reach me. I'm concerned the smartphone will be too bulky to carry in my pocket unless I invest in cargo pants. I'd be getting the HTC Evo Shift (the one with the keypad, because Luddite don't do touchscreen only).
Stupid nest ate my stupid post.
I was going to say that sometimes I think we were separated at birth. My phone is *gasp, shock, horror!* FIVE years old and the hinge is finally cracking (but still has some life left!) so we went to Sprint on Sunday and looked at phones but quickly became overwhelmed.
I don't text. We joke that every time a friend texts me, she owes me 25 cents. If I upgrade (well, anything will be an upgrade), it might be to the LG Rumor Touch (in purple, duh!). It has a touch screen but also a slide-out keyboard. We're currently on the cheapest cheapy cheap plan (plus 20% company discount!) and never get anywhere close to the minute limit. Price is more the issue for me?even if I text more on this phone, I'll just get the $5/month text add-on rather than the plan, and definitely won't do a data plan. My phone will change but my habits won't.
Anyway, there's no real point. DH is the only one I really want to stay in touch with during the day, and he can't have cell phones in the office. They literally have cell phone sized lockers at the entrance to his building...
Luddites unite!
Scout
Chocolate Blog!
Ha! That's what DH says. I barely text. But why text when you can write a whole email or post on someone's FB wall?
I never knew how much I would love my iphone. They will pry it out of my cold, dead hands. I'm not a gadget person or a techy person, but it is so much fun and so useful. Weather, email, FB, maps (this is a big one for me. I use it just to walk places in the city. I have to use it every time we meet at Vappiano's because I have no bearings), Epicurious app cooking. We don't have a video camera because we're not much for videos, but it's so handy for taking quick clips of C doing something cute.
I think the only downside is that I'm not a little addicted. And I mean that in all seriousness.
Which brings me to my next point, dctolow. First you joined FB. (I still have not!) Now you're talking smartphones. Did someone hack into your screen name??? Who am I typing to?
Scout
Chocolate Blog!
Pretty much all of this.
I text a lot more now, its so easy. And I have too many people in my life that are too slow about checking email or facebook, and quite a number of them work night shift, so calling is out of the question...but texting is quite handy. I bought the Droid with the slide out keyboard thinking I would use the keyboard frequently. I use it maybe once every 2-3 months, if that. And even with the keyboard it still fits nicely in my pocket.
I certainly didn't "need" a Droid. But, the last model phone I had died on me twice, and the second time just happened to be the same day the new Droid was released, so when I went to the Verizon store everyone was talking about it, there were tons of models around the play with...it was like love at first sight, lol:) Its such a fun phone, I can't imagine going back to just a regular phone again. If nothing else having the GPS is wonderful (because we are too cheap to get the CDs to update my car's GPS) and while I don't have a ton of apps, I love Angry Birds and before I got a Kindle I used the Kindle app all the time. Just get one, you'll love it:)
ditto this. my first iphone was a first generation one (note: the 3G was out at this time) that my husband's coworker gave him (free!) b/c she dropped it & the screen cracked...and she wanted to upgrade anyway. I use my phone like a portable computer....checking email while waiting at the dr's office, driving directions, the occasional game of tetris while I wait on meeting up with someone, etc.
I was skeptical at first. My husband urged me to try it out. While I still very much think I could survive with a regular iphone, my smartphone makes me less bored and less lost.
I'm a bit of a Luddite, too. I still don't have a Facebook account. And I was resistant to getting an iPhone. However, I really like it. Not sure that I'll stick with an iPhone when it's time to upgrade, but I definitely want a smart phone.
Texting and taking pictures is soooo much easier with a smart phone than a regular cell phone. I take pics and videos of DS all the time with it -- that's one of the main reasons we got it, and I love that it is basically a very portable camera for me and I can easily email photos and videos out to family. I use it every day to check email and the weather, set timers, look up things on the Internet and listen to music. It's also very convenient to write little notes to myself or the grocery list -- things like that -- and for mapping, since I don't have a GPS in the car. I just really like having all of that in one place and in a very convenient little package.
To address your concerns: It does fit in the back pocket of my jeans. I do ignore beeps for emails, texts, etc. I have not become a big texter, primarily because I don't want to pay for it, but it is a lot easier to text on the iPhone than a regular cell phone.
I would highly recommend getting one.