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Just wondering due to responses in another thread.
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But for really looking if I'm going to pull the trigger it's back to the Dell desktop with a 27 inch monitor.
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edit for clarity. Mom is in her mid 70's for you who say they are too old and set in their ways.
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And yes I have the PCGS apps on it.
Coinfacts with the bar code reader is awesome.
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Cost me $39 from Tracfone and another $99 for a year of service.
Wi-fi, camera, apps, all the stuff that PHONE providers charge EXTRA for.
TracFone does me just fine.
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And yes I have the PCGS apps on it.
Coinfacts with the bar code reader is awesome.
I agree, great feature that i use all the time.
Guess im to old for the geek technology.
- I've gotten to the point that I can't live without my smartphone! I'm the type of guy who always wonders, "Whatever happened to _____? What kind of reviews is that movie getting? What's the weather supposed to be tomorrow??" Instant answers....love it.
- I find tablets less useful. Too bulky to haul around, and for actual computing, give me a laptop with a bigger screen, storage, and keyboard.
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I use them to track me for the NSA.
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Both. Actually, I have two tablets. One of the house (WiFi only) and one for work (WiFi + data). At first it seemed like excess, but then my wife and son started to Skype with me while I was traveling (tablet to tablet). The screen is bigger than the phone so our son enjoys it more. He also uses it to watch Thomas and Daniel Tiger when we go on road trips, as he can hold the tablet in his carseat easily. Of course we also do other things in the car, normal stuff, but for an 8-hr drive to Orlando it's a nice break.
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I like the Mini because it's not full size it's easy to use and carry around.
I carry dimes in case I need to make a call
Maybe the 2 phone booths still in existence should take apple pay.
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I even got rid of my cellphone last year.
Old school for me.
If I have to reach the wife, I'll find a payphone.
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I also own a car, a television, and have air conditioning. What do I win?
the closest I came was probably around 10 years ago when the fuel pump on my truck died. I was about 200 yards back in the woods hauling firewood and about a five mile walk to civilization and the nearest pay phone. I think I started a thread about the experience at the old Open Forum.
in your house. Get everyone out and use your cell phone outside to call the FD. If you're lost. It can literally save your life. Helping someone else in an emergency. You see a car wreck. You can call and potentially save a life. I've done this.
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I can think of several situations. In case of emergency you can save your family and or property. Example fire
in your house. Get everyone out and use your cell phone outside to call the FD. If your lost. It can literally save your life. Helping someone else in an emergency. You see a car wreck. You can call and potentially save a life. I've done this.
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This. I witnessed a serious car accident in the middle of nowhere and I was able to call 911 immediately. With no cell phone, that wouldn't have been a reality. The outcome could've been significantly worse if I had to drive 15 minutes to find a place with a phone.
Also, as someone else has mentioned, I've saved a ton of money with having a smartphone. I'm able to lookup reviews for items I need while at the store, compare prices easily, etc.
I don't have a smartphone.
I have an older iPad.
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And I am still the butt of jokes by my younger coworkers (and once on these forums) for my antediluvian iPhone 3, but hey, the price was right- it was a hand-me-down from a family member.
Best forum quote when I happened to mention what kind of phone I was posting with:
"IPhone 3? Wow, you really DO collect ancients, don't you?"
It fits in a shirt pocket, unlike my daughter's 6. (Note that the teenager gets the new tech while Daddy gets the dinosaur. But who gets the bill? Hmm.)
Having seen some of the pix people are taking with the iPhone 6 and others of the current generation, I guess I'll upgrade eventually.
Maybe I'll get an iPhone 6 around the time the 9 comes out...
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I do have a Dell tablet running Win10 (one of those $99 specials) to test my website, but the atom processor is sooooo slooooow that I almost find it unusable compared to my laptop and desktops.
Both the phone and tablet have touchscreens, and I find my fat fingers and touchscreens don't particularly get along.
I carry dimes in case I need to make a call
Dimes will do no good if you can't find one in the state, don't even think prisons have them anymore.
Both.....plus, laptop (three), desktop (two), flip phone (house).....fully wired and totally tech savvy.....Cheers, RickO
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
My Lap Top gets used way more that both of the smaller devices, it's the workhorse of the group...
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I still can find no compelling reason to have a cell phone.
Ditto, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express.
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4 smart phone in use
3 tablets
2 desk tops
2 laptops
2 antiquated Iphones for spares (actually had to put one back in service due to one getting killed, and waiting for the replacement).
about 5 - 6 stuck in a box somewhere desktops and lap tops, in case they ever need to be resurrected.
Why:
make 6 - 7 911's a year (I travel a lot).
My wife is a surgical nurse manager. She has 1 day off a week, but needs to be in contact with the surgery center when she is not there, be it on her day off or later or earlier than she is at work.
Before I retired, I was the manager of s semiconductor manufacturing area, about 220 people. I had 4 shifts, 24 x 7, including working on Christmas, New Years, there were no days that it was not in action. The smart phone for pictures, data, spreadsheets, etc. while not there was critical.
Now: I play with old cars. I attend 20+ automotive swap meets a year. There is a LOT of stuff that I do not know. I run a decent business in old car parts. While walking the swap meet, I find stuff that I am not familiar with, but I am unsure about resalability. For example, a chrome part, 50 years old, in the original Ford / Mercury box. There are 2 similar ones for sale, both at $10. Using my smart phone, one sells on ebay for $5, one sells for $300. Phone just paid for itself for a while.
Auto swap meets, I guess, have a higher class of people than coin shows, I guess. There are lots of spaces where no one is around, but they leave their phone number. I see something, I call, we discuss, agree on a price, and I am told to leave the money on the front seat of the truck, or there is a red coffee can with a slot, or just give it to the person they met 2 hours ago who is in the next space over. Sometimes I do not want to carry the item, so I just take a picture of it and the space number, so that 5 hours later, I can come back and find it, among the 4000 spaces at an automotive meet.
We use it a lot when traveling, turning on various apps to find a place to eat, traffic conditions, speed traps, place to stay. The traffic app is nice, as it reroutes if it sees problems ahead. The speed trap, well, goes without saying, that a flashing red light starts blinking about 5 - 6 miles away from active radar. Even if I am close to the speed limit, it is good to know because people will just slam on their brakes at 70 miles an hour, on an open road, when they sell the police car.
As for coins, I now wonder how I did without all that info out there at your fingertips. It's saved me many a time from pulling the trigger on a coin that's way overpriced in some dealer's case.
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I can think of several situations. In case of emergency you can save your family and or property. Example fire
in your house. Get everyone out and use your cell phone outside to call the FD. If your lost. It can literally save your life. Helping someone else in an emergency. You see a car wreck. You can call and potentially save a life. I've done this.
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This. I witnessed a serious car accident in the middle of nowhere and I was able to call 911 immediately. With no cell phone, that wouldn't have been a reality. The outcome could've been significantly worse if I had to drive 15 minutes to find a place with a phone.
Also, as someone else has mentioned, I've saved a ton of money with having a smartphone. I'm able to lookup reviews for items I need while at the store, compare prices easily, etc.
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Keets on a serious note the camera and video capability really grows on you. Once you get a little familiar with a smartphone you'll wonder how you ever went without one.
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I was late getting my smartphone, (2012) and kicked myself even then for not getting one sooner!
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