Forgetting your phone

FoxEye said:
I guess mine is really just a glorified PDA.
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Technically they are PDAs / PDA-phones. The term was coined by Sony-Ericsson for their P-series phones e.g. P910 and P990 starting in 2003/4. 'P' stood for PDA-phones. W-series were their Walkman phones, X-series were Xperia, R-series were radio phones, C-series were Cybershot (camera) phones and so on.

The idea of a PDA-phone is that it has touchscreen, internet capability (not just WAP but access to the WWW as well), plus the ability to install apps by both Java and via an app store. In my case the Orange app store for games like Worms by Team 17 on my Sony-Ericsson P910 back in 2005.

As usual, Apple comes along, takes an existing device/idea and they release a polished version. Hence they responded to the PDA-phone by releasing the iPhone.

Smartphone is just a buzzword imo. It's like referring to Facebook as being "social media" rather than social networking.
 
'You have to understand. Most people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured and so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it.'
 
I left my phone at home the other day. Surprisingly the day passed and I remained productive. It was a good day.

I know leave my phone in my bag more often.

Previously I've also uninstalled Facebook and LinkedIn apps and only go via the browser which makes me less likely to visit them.

At home I speak to my family more too.

It's actually really nice. And I'd say I wasn't a big user before.
 
I use my phone a lot - especially at lunch and on the train. However, we have a rule at home that we don't have phones out when it is just me and the missus - we talk or game or watch TV, but together and doing the same thing. Obviously we aren't perfect but it stays true probably 90% of the time and is really healthy. Likewise mealtimes with the kids etc.

I read a lot on my phone, plus a few stupid mobile games, the forums and news and music... although I have lost my headphones dagnammit.
 
All around you I see phone zombies, mothers taking kids to the swings etc in the park and not bothering to keep an eye on their child's safety.
 
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I am not bothered about not having a phone from a "Social Media" perspective.

However, I do like to have one when traveling (In case of trouble, delays etc)

And I do like to have one when I am off road cycling/walking (A twisted ankle in the wilderness, even in the UK, is a potentially life threatening situation!)
 
I do use my phone quite a lot but don't do the main things that drive me mad:

Staring at a phone when you're actually with somebody at a meal etc
Staring at your phone while walking around in slow motion not in a straight line and into EVERYBODY ELSE!
 
I find forgetting my phone a liberating experience, I almost remember what freedom felt like.
 
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