tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504073814999237939.post6520716153017867424..comments2023-05-23T05:04:53.088-05:00Comments on Numbers for Letters: iPhone retirement: Celebrating the dumbphoneShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692179029976162936noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504073814999237939.post-52015059347742455392010-03-19T13:57:01.890-05:002010-03-19T13:57:01.890-05:00To further clarify, I think there are two points h...To further clarify, I think there are two points here. One is whether or not smartphones are useful, and te other is whether phones in general, smart or not, are used appropriately or inappropriately in social situations. One can just as easily misuse a dumbphone in the company of friends. -ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504073814999237939.post-4882753452286573132010-03-19T00:37:44.033-05:002010-03-19T00:37:44.033-05:00My iPhone has replaced my palm tungsten as my beds...My iPhone has replaced my palm tungsten as my bedside quick reference medical device. For that, it's worth it to me. Now I have one device instead of two. Technically one instead of 3, although I don't tend to use iPod functions too much anymore except on long trips and cleaning/projects around the house. -ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504073814999237939.post-22018803368238542082010-03-18T14:37:09.861-05:002010-03-18T14:37:09.861-05:00hmmm.... 3 months ago you hear "Guns in hand ...hmmm.... 3 months ago you hear "Guns in hand and fingers crossed" and ditch your technology. Heck yeah!<br /><br />Seriously though, I disenjoy being in a social situaion and half the crew is clicking away on their handheld computers insead of engaging with the human beings around them.<br /><br />I don't particularly enjoy being around other humans, but I really don't enjoy being around humans on phones.Tyrannical Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905326712733877480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504073814999237939.post-63139240220264685742010-03-18T12:36:48.286-05:002010-03-18T12:36:48.286-05:00Shannon, I LOVE this and I'm really happy to s...Shannon, I LOVE this and I'm really happy to say I agree. I never had an Iphone and never want one. I'm a crackberry addict but have been convicted myself of my own addictions to it. I should probably get rid of Facebook on my mobile and really - you're right - the internet and GPS are impossible anyways. Thanks for sharing. Iphones have become less and less sexy to me as time goes on.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349026629060572970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504073814999237939.post-13883280696041432082010-03-18T11:50:21.451-05:002010-03-18T11:50:21.451-05:00I have only had a smartphone for a year now (not a...I have only had a smartphone for a year now (not an iPhone) and while it makes my life so much more convenient (especially when travelling), I could totally live without it. I constantly miss calls because I don't have it in my hand or on the table everywhere I go... I leave it in my purse and check it when I feel like it. I do enjoy texting, checking Facebook and getting emails but none of those things are necessary and I don't do them when I'm out with friends or my husband.<br /><br />I definitely think you have to find a balance when it comes to being "plugged in", and it sounds like you did the right thing by going back to a dumbphone!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965324911370139870noreply@blogger.com