Is your cell phone too big ?

That is for sure a teeny-tiny cell phone ! That is way too small for me, and I actually prefer the larger size phones. Right now I have an iPhone 7 Plus, and it is just right. I also have the Apple Watch, and with that I can just leave the phone in my purse and answer phone calls or even texts with the watch.
That is just SO handy !
I know that it means carrying around two devices and not just one, but they work together so well. I didn’t like having to dig through the purse looking for the phone when it was ringing, or missing calls because I didn’t find it in time, or didn’t even hear it ringing at all.
Now, I never miss a call, and if it is just a junk call, all I have to do is put my hand over the watch face and it ends the call.
So, if we count just the phone, I have a much larger device; but if we count the Apple Watch, then I have one just as small as the one in the picture, but much easier to see and use.
 
There are cell phones and then there are hand held computers/cell phones/video devices. The first you want as small as practical, the second you want as large as practical. I suppose many of us compromise on the size based on how much we use it as a phone versus how much we use it as a computer/video device.
 

Happyflowerlady said:
That is for sure a teeny-tiny cell phone ! That is way too small for me, and I actually prefer the larger size phones. Right now I have an iPhone 7 Plus, and it is just right. I also have the Apple Watch, and with that I can just leave the phone in my purse and answer phone calls or even texts with the watch.
That is just SO handy !
I know that it means carrying around two devices and not just one, but they work together so well. I didn’t like having to dig through the purse looking for the phone when it was ringing, or missing calls because I didn’t find it in time, or didn’t even hear it ringing at all.
Now, I never miss a call, and if it is just a junk call, all I have to do is put my hand over the watch face and it ends the call.
So, if we count just the phone, I have a much larger device; but if we count the Apple Watch, then I have one just as small as the one in the picture, but much easier to see and use.
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I have a question for you. My husband bought me an iPhone X for Christmas and I already had the Apple Watch (2). For the life of me, cannot pair the two. Any help would be surely appreciated.
 
debbie in seattle said:
I have a question for you. My husband bought me an iPhone X for Christmas and I already had the Apple Watch (2). For the life of me, cannot pair the two. Any help would be surely appreciated.
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My daughter helped pair mine with the iPhone. (Read that SHE paired it while I watched) She got a new cellular Watch and gave me her old one, which is a Version 2 like yours, and it just paired right up.
Did you unpair it from the phone that you had before ? This is important.
When you open the Apple Watch app, it should direct you through the pairing process. Here is a video that explains the pairing process, and also has a link to the Apple page that walks you through doing it. If this doesn’t help, there are quite a few videos on youtube and something there should help you find out why it is not pairing right.

 
I'm not fascinated by cell phones, and don't understand why people feel the need to walk around all day with one stuck to their face, or texting/receiving constant messages. With the total absence of pay phones, in recent years, I suppose there is a need for having some form of communications when out and about. Towards that reason, I carry a basic LG Tracfone when we are away from the house....in case we have some emergency on the road, or need to call one of the kids, etc. We probably use the thing once a month...for a few minutes. I think I have over 1800 minutes built up now. This thing is about the size of a pack of cigarettes, and about half the depth...fits nicely in a shirt pocket, or small belt carrier.
 
I don't need a large cell phone. I gave up the land line and got the cheapest consumer cell phone that fits in my pocket and goes where I go. I don't text or play games on the phone. I use it to make calls and that's all I need. If anyone wants to reach me they can call or email.
 
We are going to do away with our land line phones and go with just our cells We both have the IPhone 6s Plus and it has everything we need. We talked about it for a long time and decided it’s best for us. 95% of the land line calls are solicitors anyway.
 
Pappy said:
We are going to do away with our land line phones and go with just our cells We both have the IPhone 6s Plus and it has everything we need. We talked about it for a long time and decided it’s best for us. 95% of the land line calls are solicitors anyway.
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Reminder!! If you call 911 from your cell,you MUST give them your location and stay on the cell until help arrives!!
 
Pappy said:
We are going to do away with our land line phones and go with just our cells We both have the IPhone 6s Plus and it has everything we need. We talked about it for a long time and decided it’s best for us. 95% of the land line calls are solicitors anyway.
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Its gotten to the point 95% of our CELL phone calls are from solicitors nowadays! Frustrating! Can’t escape them.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
My daughter helped pair mine with the iPhone. (Read that SHE paired it while I watched) She got a new cellular Watch and gave me her old one, which is a Version 2 like yours, and it just paired right up.
Did you unpair it from the phone that you had before ? This is important.
When you open the Apple Watch app, it should direct you through the pairing process. Here is a video that explains the pairing process, and also has a link to the Apple page that walks you through doing it. If this doesn’t help, there are quite a few videos on youtube and something there should help you find out why it is not pairing right.

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thanks for the video! Getting too old for all this stuff.
 
I have a small cell phone to carry with me when on the highway in case of a car problem, other than that I don't use it.
I am not giving up my landline.
 
I had a nice, big cellular telephone many years ago.

It even looked like a wireless telephone; it had an antenna that could be extended for use, but I never used it.

I now have a small phone that is permanently kept in my car's center console, always charged.

I keep it in the car for one use: that I may need to alert the Highway Patrol if I see an accident.

Other than that, the phone is never removed from the car, and is never used for "chatting". I don't even know its number!

Since I'm not in Law Enforcement or the Medical Profession, there is no reason or need for me to use a Cellular Telephone.

Harold

 
lol - it is always amusing to read the comments from the usual cast of Luddites, and I love you all. I can't imagine modern life without my smart phone (which is not the latest but I'm overdue for an upgrade.) I use it on my morning walks as a stop watch to measure my time, plus another app measures distance and steps, plus I stopped to take a few pictures and a short video that I will send to one friend as a part of a text message and to another fried via Facebook Messenger. If I'm out driving an want to locate the nearest whatever, I use the Google app to see what is available, then another app to give me directions, or just to get the address, which I put in the car's GPS. My brother sent me a text this morning, and I also use it to check my emails (I've opted out of paper bills for all utilities - they all come via email).

Shoot, sometimes I even use it as a phone....

Peace and love
Hoot
 
Hoot N Annie said:
lol - it is always amusing to read the comments from the usual cast of Luddites, and I love you all. I can't imagine modern life without my smart phone (which is not the latest but I'm overdue for an upgrade.) I use it on my morning walks as a stop watch to measure my time, plus another app measures distance and steps, plus I stopped to take a few pictures and a short video that I will send to one friend as a part of a text message and to another fried via Facebook Messenger. If I'm out driving an want to locate the nearest whatever, I use the Google app to see what is available, then another app to give me directions, or just to get the address, which I put in the car's GPS. My brother sent me a text this morning, and I also use it to check my emails (I've opted out of paper bills for all utilities - they all come via email).

Shoot, sometimes I even use it as a phone....

Peace and love
Hoot
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Im like you. I love mine, it's the iPhone 7 although I don't see too much of a difference from my previous one but I was due for an upgrade anyway.
 
Hey Hoot N Annie,

Is this the technology of a Luddite?

It's my setup for calibrating the tracking rate of the 8" Astronomical Telescope shown.

I'm not against advanced technology...I'm a retired Boeing Lab Test Engineer!

It's just that I believe that personal cell phones are an unnecessary spinoff of today's technology!

There's also a shot of me with several of my telescopes, 3 of them are Catadioptric and the one on the right is a 12" Newtonian Reflector. The one I'm holding is a Solar telescope...not just for seeing Sunspots, but for observing Solar Prominences, something that most people never witness in their lifetimes.

Also shown is an exact schematic diagram of "Little Boy", the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. I know the function of every component in that device. No Luddite would be that intelligent!

Hal
 

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Raven said:
What are Luddites? I presume it's not a complimentary term.
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I say it tongue in cheek and with love - my oldest brother is firmly in their corner. BTW, my latest hearing aids sync with my iPhone, and now I can hear better talking on the phone than I can in person.

Hal, God luv ya, bragging about knowing all the details of a 1945 bomb, well, thank you. :)

Peace and love
Hoot
 
May I ask what is the proper term for folks who go around with their head down staring at the super cell in their hand for 16 hours a day.
I'd just like to know so I don't offend anyone.
 
Raven said:
May I ask what is the proper term for folks who go around with their head down staring at the super cell in their hand for 16 hours a day.
I'd just like to know so I don't offend anyone.
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