Are you still using outdated technology and love it?

[retiredtraveler]

......still using cell phone and not the advance smart phones. I have system for texting but have not used it and haven't texted ever.... I do not use computer for seeing TV or TV for seeing things on the computer. I don't have a laptop or other devices except a desktop computer.....

I still use $18 flip phone. I do have latest Windows on PC. Just got a Samsung tablet a couple of years ago, used only for travel as it has wi-fi and GPS (great for maps). So, relatively outdated but I have no need for smart phone. And yes, I have no desire to watch TV on a small device, so no streaming. I do not have wi-fi in the house.

 

[HipGnosis]

In my toolbox, I have a set of gap gauges for spark plugs, and "feeler" gauges for setting valves and contact "points".

You reminded me of all the old tools I have. Like a points file. And a dwell gauge; a small meter with wires that clip to the ignition and a small gauge with a needle that shows the degrees (of dwell). That was such HIGH tech at the time. I'm sure that if there is a battery in it, it's totally corroded.
How old tech is a manual valve spring compressor? A crow bar?

 

[AprilSun]

When I moved here, Northeastern PA, in '95. I bought this cool thermometer gizmo. You put one part outside, and it radios the temp to a gizmo inside, which ALSO reads the inside temp. Well, it's OCT, and DLS time-a time to change the batteries in alarms and stuff. Yeah, I can turn on TV or the net to get the temp, but I still love my gizmo. Are you still using outdated technology and love it?

Yours sounds like mine which is an indoor/outdoor thermometer. My old one quit working about 2 years ago so I ordered a new one and I'm still using it because I don't have my TV on all the time plus, I'm out in a rural area so it gets colder here than in the city.

 

[Don M.]

When I moved here, Northeastern PA, in '95. I bought this cool thermometer gizmo. You put one part outside, and it radios the temp to a gizmo inside, which ALSO reads the inside temp. Well, it's OCT, and DLS time-a time to change the batteries in alarms and stuff. Yeah, I can turn on TV or the net to get the temp, but I still love my gizmo. Are you still using outdated technology and love it?

I've got similar units, and keep one of the remotes on the front porch, and another in the basement. That way, I know what the temp is indoors, outdoors, and downstairs. I've had these units for the better part of 20 years, and outside of an occasional battery change, they have worked great. The TV, weather radio, etc. readings are "close" but their recording stations are many miles away...I like to know the exact temperature right here.

Having the latest "hi tech" gizmo is probably worthwhile, for some...but if the old stuff still works, and serves the need, that's close enough for me.

 

[C'est Moi]

Let me whip out my slide rule and make a few calculations!

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I love new technology, though I admit I do not run out and get the latest smart phone. My Samsung phone and tablet are two and a half years old. They still do the smart things I need them to do so not looking to replace them anytime soon. Right now, we need to get a new thermostat controller in here. If my husband can't do it, the co-op manager will have to recommend someone who works in apartments such as ours.

 

[HiDesertHal]

I'm considering going back to Dial-Up for Internet access.

This 1934 Plymouth was just like the one I bought for $35, my first car, at age 16. It had a 6-piston engine and "free-wheeling".

It needed a muffler, so our neighborhood blacksmith/mechanic sold me a used muffler and welded it on, all for one dollar!

I then had $36 invested in the car. (Note the suicide doors.)

Harold

 

[KingsX]

I have a smart phone because the phone company charges as much for a landline than it does for a smartphone. The charges are the same. But I get bored really easily and I ride the bus. The smartphone helps alleviate the boredom.

I still prefer to use my landlines which are cheap when bundled with TV and internet with the cable company.
All three together total less than $140 per month. I also have a cheap mobile phone for emergencies.

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[Don M.]

I still prefer to use my landlines which are cheap when bundled with TV and internet with the cable company. All three together total less than $140 per month. I also have a cheap mobile phone for emergencies.

That sounds like us....TV, phone and Internet for $142/mo. We also have a basic Tracfone, and pay $7/mo. to keep it active...seldom use it. There are some who pay hundreds for a smart phone, and $100+/Mo, to use it...doesn't make much sense to me.

 

[KingsX]

I still prefer to use my landlines which are cheap when bundled with TV and internet with the cable company. All three together total less than $140 per month. I also have a cheap mobile phone for emergencies.

That sounds like us....TV, phone and Internet for $142/mo. We also have a basic Tracfone, and pay $7/mo. to keep it active...seldom use it. There are some who pay hundreds for a smart phone, and $100+/Mo, to use it...doesn't make much sense to me.

Good for you!

Newer and more expensive does not always equate to better or smarter !

 

[retiredtraveler]

That sounds like us....TV, phone and Internet for $142/mo. We also have a basic Tracfone, and pay $7/mo. to keep it active...seldom use it. There are some who pay hundreds for a smart phone, and $100+/Mo, to use it...doesn't make much sense to me.

That's us too. Doesn't make sense to me either to have a smartphone.

 

[Seeker]

I still use an old empty corned beef can to chop slaw. Just gotta be careful when washing that sucker.

 

[Traveler]

We have become slaves to all this new hi-tech crap. I don't want a smart phone. What I really want is a stupid phone. Do you remember them ? They sat on a side table and had a rotary dial. They never needed re-charging and they ALWAYS worked. The volume was excellent, unlike those pieces of garbage that you need the ears of a dog in order to hear someone. Besides, I don't want to, or need to, have phone with me when I go for a walk. I'd much rather look at the flowers and sit in the park and watch people.

My stereo from the 1960's still works just fine and the speakers are great. My flat screen TV is ok I guess, except for the fact that it has the worlds tiniest speaker, but it is not smart so it always does what I want, which is to turn on/off and change channels on command. It really makes me angry that when you buy a new TV, you also must buy a $150-250 sound bar.

A few years ago, I got suckered into buying a Blu-ray player. Big mistake ! A month ago it decided to stop playing any Blu-ray disc. Even Samsung could not tell me what was wrong with it. I dumped it and bought a plain simple DVD player.

Except for this lap top, I don't own a single thing that claims to be smart. I noticed that this lap top has a camera lens on it. I have no idea how it works, but I've put a piece of black electrical tape over it just in case somebody decides to hack me and then watch my every move.

I like things that a reasonably competent person can fix if it develops a problem. I'd pay big bucks to have my '57 Chevy 2-door hardtop back.

 

[Seeker]

Except for this lap top, I don't own a single thing that claims to be smart. I noticed that this lap top has a camera lens on it. I have no idea how it works, but I've put a piece of black electrical tape over it just in case somebody decides to hack me and then watch my every move.

LOL

 

[hearlady]

I have so much technology in this house... latest TV ..computers...ipads..iphones..remote control lights, remote control heating ..you name it ..my husband is very technical so we get all that stuff... It always takes me ages to work out how to use it, and I still have't mastered half of it...so I have to leave it to him to update stuff for me on my computer or my phone

I have had the latest phones since Adam was a lad... but unlike everyone I know, I never use it to tell me the time, I love watches...as does my husband so we still wear watches...

However some of this stuff gets on my nerves, it's supposed to make things so much more simple ..but for an example..the other day I went to turn on the heating from my iphone remotely ( we've been using this app for a long time now) ... for some reason it wouldn't turn on.. but now we have no manual switches for the heating except a tiny ( technical box ) on the wall, which I've still not mastered... so after an hour of shivering and trying to get the app to work from my phone ( it 's usually fine)... I had to whatsapp my husband who was at work 40 miles away to ask him to turn the heating on remotely from HIS phone...and it did... but what a FAFF>... I just want to be able to flick a switch like I used to...

Haha this sounds like me! My husband is the tech guru.
He bought me one of those phone holders for the car so the GPS would be on the dash. I found a pad of paper that fit perfect, wrote down my directions, and thanked him for the GPS holder. He doesn't think I'm as funny as I do.

 

[hearlady]

I got a Keurig coffee maker, and I love it. It's so easy to use, no mess to clean up, etc. But admittedly, the old-fashioned perked kind of coffee tasted better. (Not enough to make me willing to go back to it, though.)

I got a Hamilton Beach Flexbrew for Christmas. It has a carafe on one side and a kherig type maker on the other. I thought why do I need another coffeemaker? Mines not old however I LOVE IT.
We still make a carafe but I like the spicy flavored coffee like pumpkin, hubby not so much, so I can make myself one. When we traveled we each made a cup for our travel mugs. It has been very nice.

 

[hearlady]

When I was a kid my (Korean) mother simply cooked coffee in an uncovered pot on the stove.

First she boiled some water, probably about 3 cups or so, then took the pot off the stove and let it cool a bit before adding ground coffee - fine grind or course, depending on how long she planned to cook it. After adding the ground coffee, she put the pot back on the stove to brew over a low flame until a layer of thick foam formed on top. Then she took it off the heat, stirred in some spices, and let it sit til all the foam was gone. Then back to brew until there was another layer of foam. Off the flame again, and back on after the foam was gone. She repeated this a number of times depending on how strong she wanted the coffee to be. She stirred it gently and only occasionally so as not to stir the forming layer of foam back in. It would get pretty thick, and then she'd pour it into a coffee server (a ewer) with very hot water in it. I don't know how much hot water was in the server, or what temperature it was.

Anyway, that's how she made coffee for my Caucasian father, and he loved it.

That sounds fabulous. Did the grounds stay at the bottom or did she run it through a filter?

 

[HiDesertHal]

We have become slaves to all this new hi-tech crap. I don't want a smart phone. What I really want is a stupid phone. Do you remember them ? They sat on a side table and had a rotary dial. They never needed re-charging and they ALWAYS worked. The volume was excellent, unlike those pieces of garbage that you need the ears of a dog in order to hear someone. Besides, I don't want to, or need to, have phone with me when I go for a walk. I'd much rather look at the flowers and sit in the park and watch people.

My stereo from the 1960's still works just fine and the speakers are great. My flat screen TV is ok I guess, except for the fact that it has the worlds tiniest speaker, but it is not smart so it always does what I want, which is to turn on/off and change channels on command. It really makes me angry that when you buy a new TV, you also must buy a $150-250 sound bar.

A few years ago, I got suckered into buying a Blu-ray player. Big mistake ! A month ago it decided to stop playing any Blu-ray disc. Even Samsung could not tell me what was wrong with it. I dumped it and bought a plain simple DVD player.

Except for this lap top, I don't own a single thing that claims to be smart. I noticed that this lap top has a camera lens on it. I have no idea how it works, but I've put a piece of black electrical tape over it just in case somebody decides to hack me and then watch my every move.

I like things that a reasonably competent person can fix if it develops a problem. I'd pay big bucks to have my '57 Chevy 2-door hardtop back.

I'm with you, Traveler...I'm with you all the way!

I have a cellphone in my car that I keep just for highway emergencies. I never use it for calling anyone, and I don't even know its number!

It stays in my car and is always charged.

I buy a $20 airtime card for it every 90 days. It costs me $6.67 per month to keep active.

Hal

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I'm considering going back to Dial-Up for Internet access.

This 1934 Plymouth was just like the one I bought for $35, my first car, at age 16. It had a 6-piston engine and "free-wheeling".

It needed a muffler, so our neighborhood blacksmith/mechanic sold me a used muffler and welded it on, all for one dollar!

I then had $36 invested in the car. (Note the suicide doors.)

Harold

VERY cool car Hal ! I remember those.

 

[Smiling Jane]

I use some outdated technology. An ex asked me if I use things until they wear out. He seemed surprised. Heck yeah, that's how I do it.

I use a battery-powered alarm clock, but that's only because my wind-up died a while back. I bought two atomic clocks but neither of them keeps time worth a darn, so the battery-powered clock is default.

I have a dumb phone. It does everything I want so no reason to pay for an exorbitant Smartphone.

My coffee maker is a French press. Pretty dumb I guess. No electricity involved.

The one concession I've made is wi-fi because I love streaming (although my flat screen is dumb). I gave up my regular landline phone and have Net Talk through wi-fi.

 

[Olivia]

I just have a flip phone because quite frankly I don't want to pay the monthly charges associated with a smart phone. I don't work anymore where I might like to use s smart phone waiting for or on the bus. I like to listen to talk shows when I'm out gardening, and for that I use my transistor radio. Yes, I'm a dinosaur, only because I like to use my money on other things.