Laptop verses phone for posting and reading forums...

[LadyEmeraude]

Just thinking out loud is all. I have found that when using my laptop for reading
the forums, I see all posts accordingly. When I use my i-phone and which I often
do, I find I have missed half the posts.

Anyway, that's all.

 

[CallMeKate]

Just thinking out loud is all. I have found that when using my laptop for reading
the forums, I see all posts accordingly.

I have a phone that stays turned off and in my purse... emergency use only. So laptop for forum (and everything else!) for me.

 

[Lethe200]

I'm mediocre at texting because I'm a speed touch typist - on a keyboard I type between 80-105 wpm. Typing with just my thumbs drives me bananas, LOL!

So for me also, keyboard & monitor preferred. I use my desktop - my laptop is for travel or videoconferencing; I don't find the smaller, more crowded keyboard to encourage good ergonomics for me.

 

[Jules]

I’ve noticed that young people seem to do all their reading/views on their phones. This includes my DDs who only use laptops for work.

 

[Rossana]

I use my tablet.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I think for myself, I need to train myself to NOT post on SF when
using my phone. Well and also because my phone screen is so
darned small, it is challenging for my eyes, thus I miss stuff lol.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

My laptop never leaves home another habit I've gotten in to.
Maybe it should go with me at times, or I should wait until
I get home and hop on my laptop which I do lots of the time.

I feel like whining today a bit, and so I am lol

 

[David777]

Smartphone works for a short period just after I wake up, am forced to stand up to go p, turn on the laptop and power downstairs, then go back upstairs for more eyes closed snoozing and laying in bed while grabbing that device. An awesome benefit for being a Senior Citizen where the government pays me nicely to do nothing and every day I wake up is Saturday!

 

[Ken N Tx]

Chrombook...No widows hassle!! Rarely use phone for internet...

 

[Pepper]

Desktop, Windows 7.

 

[moviequeen1]

I use to have HP desktop computer, Windows 7 but never updated to Windows 10 such a hassle
I bought a HP CHromebook thanks to Ken N Tx's suggestion, love it

 

[papa tiger]

I avoid using apps. LTE with the iPad and Apple. Just the normal senior forums.com
Use dell 7060 Mini desk Puter with 11 Pro. The Dell i7 LAP Top 10 Pro went to the grandson with his games. The iPad and Apple are my mobiles.

 

[Capt Lightning]

My laptop doesn't make phone calls and my phone doesn't use the internet, so I use my laptop for reading and posting messages. I do have a functioning mobile phone. It cost £10 and I've only ever topped it up once in about 12 years.

 

[Timewise 60+]

I don't have a phone! I don't want a phone! I don't want to be that 'available' to 'anyone'! I am retired and my wife knows where I am and if I am out, she knows where to call to get hold of me. Other than that, no matter... By the way, both my wife and I have lost our parents, making this possible...

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I don't use my phone for my main internet work. I still don't know how most of it works. I've got this crummy tablet, and the only thing I use it for is connecting to Senior Forum. I use my big ol' Dell desk top when I want to get serious.

 

[dilettante]

Not having girl fingers, a full desktop with a real keyboard is my go-to for anything serious. Not that the phone is any improvement over a laptop aside from real portability. But I don't live in bed, either.

 

[TheOtherRick]

I use my laptop HP Elitebook loaded with Linux Mint Cinnamon, the phone I have but mostly for two-step verifications, and texting.

 

[Colleen]

Desktop PC for everything. My phone is just a phone.

 

[papa tiger]

My laptop doesn't make phone calls and my phone doesn't use the internet, so I use my laptop for reading and posting messages. I do have a functioning mobile phone. It cost £10 and I've only ever topped it up once in about 12 years.

Maybe a Sim Chip from your Cell Provider and turn on the feature and presto?

 

[papa tiger]

Not having girl fingers, a full desktop with a real keyboard is my go-to for anything serious. Not that the phone is any improvement over a laptop aside from real portability. But I don't live in bed, either.

You can get full sized Blu tooth keyboards, they couple up with an iPad.

 

[Nathan]

I use my PCs(desktops, laptops) and my Android phone to visit the forum. Phone OK for reading, but I prefer to use my desktop or laptop to post, much easier with a keyboard.

 

[Capt Lightning]

Maybe a Sim Chip from your Cell Provider and turn on the feature and presto?

My phone already has a Sim so I don't need another one.

 

[caramel]

I use both phone and laptop for posting on SF. It's easier with a keyboard, so I mostly read on the phone or do simple posts.

 

[timoc]

I've given up communicating using smoke signals, I can't get the wood these days.

Now I'm really modern with my desktop and huge screen.

 

[OldFeller]

I just bought a laptop after a few years of just having a phone. Now I hate my phone. What pain in the a$$ it is to type and to read.

I would never take my laptop out of the house, however. I'm not a student.