Phone obsession, am I going mad?

TwelveStopsThenHome

I do prefer a smartphone, but I think the ones with touchscreen and a keyboard provided offer the best of both worlds.

latecomer

Just got my first smartphone and its fine. I could have lived without one but thats technology for you. I wouldn't have paid extra for one.

im-lost

I resisted the urge to jump on the 'smartphone' bandwagon thinking
what the hell the big deal was.

Now I've had one for over a year I couldn't live without it, as sad as
it may sound its the portal to my little life, all my dates, birthdays,
appointments etc etc are synced with Google, and i get free texts
reminding me of them xxx hours / days before, a god send for those like
me who have memory problems, sat-nav, camera, camcorder, emails,
games, train times, bus times, shopping, a hotspot for connecting a laptop
to the internet when out and about if the need arises, a music player that's
replaced my ipod.. and a million and one other things oh and its a phone haha

I don't think I could go back to having a 'dumb' phone now.

Citygirl1

Thanks for the replies, so what kind of smartphone do you have?

Superbiatch

I've got the HTC Desire S running android's latest software updated last week (can't remember what version).

I personally couldn't live without mine now (ok i could, but it would be very inconvenient). I use the calendar facility to run my business and appointments, apps to receive payment, emails and facebook to run my business thats before i get into using the calculator on a daily basis, weather, messaging (personal and business) and it gives me decent internet access whenever I need it.

I can't actually remember what we did before :think:

im-lost

Citygirl1 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, so what kind of smartphone do you have?

I have the original HTC Desire.. its becoming an old man in the smartphone world but its still an excellent little device, which is still surprisingly selling like hotcakes. got a custom rom on it, not that that
means anything to a lot of people, but its gingerbread and sense 3.5,
RunnymedeMod007 to be precise http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318370 it adds quite a few features you don't get with the 'stock' software... for us that are part geek.

I_luv_cats

Smartphones are good as you get the whole phone to accommodate the (touch) buttons. Faster internet. Better apps n games.
Downside can be pricey or commit to a long pricey tariff AND more desirable to thieves!! Easy to accidently press something. Can be bulky.

General - can be pocket money price and a thief might hand it back to you!!!!

I am back using my Nokia 6300 - It's brill really as could never part with it!! Small but packed with Camera/Video/games/memory card/radio/converter/music and media player/voice recorder.

I've got Asteroids/Jenga/Space Invaders/Strike it Lucky/Super Breakout/Tamagotchi/Mystery Mansion PB/Need for Speed/Scrabble/S.monkeyball/Tetris/Tom+Jerry/Brain challenge/Cats/Lemmings/Millionaire/Monopoly/Spin n win/Puzzle Booble/Connect4/Deal or No deal/Mahjongg/Solitaire/Pocket chef/sims2/SnakeIII. Loads of wallpapers and screen savers/themes.

I've applied to trial a Nokia Lumia 800 phone as Nokia sent me an email. Had to answer a series of weird profile questions.
Don't know if I will get chosen, The Amazing Everyday???

rwalton159

Its amusing to read people cant live without a smartphone - of course you can LOL

I have owned a San Francisco for over a year and it does everything I want and more.

JJ_Egan

Phone calls = cheap phone + cheap sim .
But as i require Kindle/Ebooks Maps and whats near me service .
Camera occasionally FM radio occasionally ability tp play MP3 and occasional videos The odd Email connection .
Choice has to be a Smartphone .

jje

Yolina

Smartphone user since 2003