Does anyone not have a smartphone by choice?

djxput said:
I got a cheap Samsung slider phone; I can txt and phone (that's it). I have it because its small and light -
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J700?

Mine is still going strong after something like 3 or 4 years, although I may change the battery soon, it's only lasting a week now.
 
I'm just not too keen on how the terminology changes. My Nokia 6600 from 2004 was known as a camera phone back then but now you have to call it a feature phone. Similarly with my Sony-Ericsson P910i in 2005, that was a PDA phone but now you have to call it a smartphone. Granted it ran on Symbian, it still counted because it was touchscreen, had internet and you could install apps. But yeah, since I went for PDA phones in 2005, there was no turning back.
 
Laziest thing I did was a smart phone was; a few of us were sat on some benches at the front of a pub quite drunk at the end of last summer, which was about october IIRC. We wondered if there were tables behind the pub and used google maps to check :o
 
I have an 8910i in the house which I've been tempted to resurrect, it's quite a beautiful phone.

Although I do use my s3 a lot for browsing. In fact I'm posting off it now. It would be hard for me to give it up I think. Although the retro feel and class of my 8910i is quite something.
 
Errrm, so after starting this thread, my good lady, no doubt sick of my moaning about smartphones, has only gone and bought me one.

I've got a new Nokia Lumia 520. :o

Not used it yet as heading off to Dam' for a staggy this weekend so would probably lose it.
 
I have a Samsung Tocco Lite, not sure if it qualifies as a smartphone if it does its a very basic one.

I hate the thing, don't want a touchscreen phone again. How do you stop it pressing buttons when its in your pocket? Once I somehow phoned someone by it activating itself in my pocket.
 
If I could find a "dumb" phone that would let me use it as a wifi hotspot, and sync with my calendars then I'd get one, unfortunately I need those functions from my phone and have yet to find one that can do those bits...
 
I don't have a smart phone because I already think I spend too much time on the net. I have recently realised I may have to get one though as there have been so many times where having one would've come in handy. Plus I get asked to do something on Facebook and if I'm out all day I'll never get the chance to read it until it's too late then the event's over (people obviously presuming I have internet on my phone and will see the message straightaway). I also live somewhere where it's easy to get stranded at night so it would be nice to be able to check the local transport if I miss one, haha!
 
I use a 8520, has browser and googlemaps, wassap and keyboard is great to type on. You can pick them up quite cheap as well, does the job can drop it and no problems with it. I am using it right now to post this. If you don't want a smartphone like me then blackberry 8520 is great choice.

You can even replace the parts yourself with ease. I bought new keyboard, cover screen, touchpad and rubber textured back cover for £12 from ebay.
 
My main phone is a Samsung Chat 2222, its a dual sim, 2G phone. Cost me about £15. I like to have a phone that I can throw in a pocket and not worry about and has a battery that lasts a week or so. Also one I can use in the rain, when cycling. I don't make many calls though. Its mainly txts and then not that many.

I do use a smart phone as a 2nd phone though. I don't find it essential. I would like a basic phone with a decent camera, but you can't get them anymore. I also use it for email and podcasts. But neither is essential to me.
 
I have a nonsmart candybar phone (Samsung Solid Immerse). However earlier this year I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (GN2). Im really impressed by it and I dont understand why these things are called phones hee hee. They are essentially small portable computers with a calling function.

Anyways to address the question - it took me 2 days to realize I would never use the thing as a phone. So out came the SIM and back into my ordinary phone it went. I carry both now. I used the GN2 as a media player, tablet and organizer..and of course it has a brilliant camera.

Two things put me off using it as a regular "phone":
1. Hopeless battery life
2. Fragility (with hindsight I should have got an XperiaZ?)

My regular phone keeps a charge for 10 days with very light use and 5-7 days with very heavy texting.

And I cant even begin to say how straight up rude it is that people are glued to their ______ "smart" phones when you are hangin out with them. Nothing worse than speaking to a mate and then....they keep nodding while swiping through their FB page....

I have only two friends who are an example to the rest of the smartphone addicts. When I meet them the first thing I see them do is put their smartphones on silent and then tuck them away in their backpacks/bag etc.And thats it. For the duration Im with them I never ever see their phones. What a breath of fresh air.

And BTW this smartphone addiction isnt confined to uni students..Ive seen women & guys in 30s & 40s behave this way.

Why dont these people move in with their phones, marry them..jeeze!
 
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I have a S3 and find it so useful; emails / sat nav are the two main ones. Everything else is a bonus, but with friends I try not to take it out of my pocket :p
 
isonomicjedi said:
I grew up in an era when you used phoneboxes and we all lived to tell the tale.
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I'm 55 so grew up in an era where phones were very rare and we didn't have our first one until I was 16. Does that mean I should still live like that and ring my wife at a pre-determined time when she is at a phone box?
Embrace technology.

ince said:
You only realise you need a smartphone when you get a smartphone
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Totally this.
I don't need a TomTom, don't need my iPod, don't need my camera and so on.
 
I have a few friends who are glued to them while in the pub. I find it really rude. When out socialising, mine stays in my pocket, unless I feel the need to search for something to aid in a conversation (actors names, directions etc..) and even them, most of the time I'd prefer to just get by without instant knowledge. It's really awkward to use one mid conversation and it's even more akward to talk to someone while they're using one.

Don't get me wrong, I love my smartphone.. when I'm alone.

Another thing that irks me is when my girlfriend sits browsing facebook while we're watching a film. Just tell me you're not that into it!
 
For ages I refused to get one because I just couldn't *get* using a touch-screen phone. Now have an S3 and it's fantastic, still can't get used to the amount of things my old phone couldn't do.
 
I've a HTC Desire which is still going strong, and I'll say I've sometimes used Maps to get myself somewhere when lost. Other than that? No I don't check emails/anything else on it, I pay £7.50 a month for calls/texts, thats it. And checking my phone when out with friends? No I just don't do it.
 
My wife has had the same Sony 'normal' phone for the last six years. It makes calls and sends texts, that's all she needs or wants.

I've had an iPhone of every variant in that time and now a Nexus 4 (don't ask :p ) and wouldn't want to go back to a normal phone. I like having a pocket computer plus the Internet always handy. Don't get on with these stupid phablets though. The Nexus 4 is as big as a phone as I'd ever want.
 
LordSplodge said:
My wife has had the same Sony 'normal' phone for the last six years. It makes calls and sends texts, that's all she needs or wants.
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A lot of people say this but then have an MP3 player, Sat Nav, Digital camera etc as well. All a smartphone simply means only having to carry around one device that does all of the above.
 
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