My phone is from another time in history.

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Happy-Caveman.jpgI have a flip phone. I only use it when I leave the house, in case I get stranded or something. When people see my phone, they snicker. It's from another time. Everybody knows it's an "old geezer" phone. It's embarrassing. Up till recently, I've always been the first to get the newest technology.
But that bumps into my other characteristics, I'm cheap. Dirt cheap!! I have no problem bending over and grabbing a slimy penny out of the gutter. Some of those aps sound cool, but I'm not sure I really want to pay for them.
What do you all think?
Rick
 

For dirt cheap, you could get an android phone with bells and whistles and a monthly plan that cost less than $15 a month, includes texting. I'm pretty frugal myself, no need for a more expensive phone or plan. Or you can tell people to mind their own beeswax and hold your phone up high and display it like a trophy. :D
 
I have a basic flip phone too, with pre-paid Tracfone service. I only need it for occassional short calls with my husband and emergencies. I don't text or have any internet services on my phone and that's the way I prefer it. I'm not embarassed at all, my phone doesn't define my character in any way. :cool:
 
I have the same type of phone. Go ahead and laugh. See if I care. it does the job and that's all that matters.

All old phones matter! (Where have I heard that before?) ;)
 
I had to upgrade because I use Uber and I like the gps apps it helps keep me from getting lost, or even on foot/bus plus it came in real handy when my pc went on the brink; I was able to continue all my usual purchasing and banking activities via my phone, it was a life savior and I got a good deal on my phone, I see now it's still dirt cheap, but selling double what I paid, still a good price even now.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I have a basic flip phone too, with pre-paid Tracfone service. I only need it for occassional short calls with my husband and emergencies. I don't text or have any internet services on my phone and that's the way I prefer it. I'm not embarassed at all, my phone doesn't define my character in any way. :cool:
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I feel exactly the same way,SeaBreeze. How much technology do you really need to call the hubby and say,"while you are out could you please pick up a loaf of bread?"
 
Don't feel bad, I had my favorite cell phone for maybe four years until it fell in the tub...don't ask. If I could have revived it I'd still be using it. Huge by today's phone standards but it worked for me.:D
 
My husband is replacing the battery in his flip phone tomorrow. He's happy with simple calls and texts. I did warn him the sales people in the battery store may laugh just a bit!
 
I had a flip phone too, and loved it, until I was forced to get a smartphone to support another device---about 2 years ago. I'm happy I was forced to change. It's better. You just have to learn how to tweak it to suit you.
 
No, no, no........ I must have the oldest phone on the planet. It is an old Nokia and it lives in the bag on my bike. I dont use a mobile and so keep that thing for emergencies. Invariably, the only time that I have needed it, the provider has disconnected me because of lack of use.

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Similar to this one.
 
I have an android phone and a pay-as-you-go plan. No monthly fees; you just put howmanyever dollars on it and refill it when it gets low. I use it so little (emergencies, running late, AAA, etc.) that it costs me almost nothing. I don't text or anything fancy, though I do use it as an alarm clock when I need one. I don't WANT people calling me when I'm out and about, so nobody but my sister and my son has the number. Everybody else has to call the land line.
 
I have an android (Samsung) and I use it for far more than phone/text. My phone means:
I have a GPS everywhere I go
a flashlight
an app that tells me how many steps I walked in a day
a barcode reader so I can scan a product in a store and see if it's cheaper elsewhere
airline apps to keep track of whether mine or others flights are on time
a great quality camera
a calendar
clock with timer/world clock/alarm
weather apps
Skype so I can have face to face contact just about anytime
a calculator
a language translator
a currency converter
bus/train/ferry schedules
music
audiobooks
haven't tried it yet but I can use an app which I can use to pay for things by scanning it in stores
and the world at my fingertips with Google
and of course, Facebook, SF, Twitter, email, etc etc etc.
 
Pappy said:
The wife and I just recently updated to used, IPhone 5s. Love them. We also switched over to Consumer Cellular, which we like much better than our old supplier.
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I really like Consumer Cellular, for the cost of 2 non-smartphones through Verizon, now have 2 Androids with more voice, text and data than we typically use per month.


I kept two the 8 year old Verizon LG Cosmos "non-smart" phones, I use one for an alarm clock to wake up on workdays, and re-activated the other(as a back-up phone) with a "3rd party" carrier called PagePlus cellular. I set up a prepaid plan, where I just buy minutes online, which are good for 120 days. $10 worth of minutes usually lasts me 4 months.

By-the-way, those 2 8 year old phones still have excellent battery life, I only plug them in once a week. My Android has horrible battery life, but to be fair, the apps and wireless connectivity eats battery life. Still, I'm ready to retire my Moto G from phone service, and relegate it to full time music player service.
 
I only charge my android about once a week, mostly it takes some tweaking the settings to get the batteries to last longer. When I first go mine the battery would run low in less than two days, now it's still on 80% full by end of week, but, then, I rarely use it. Also, my total bill each month, for service, is about $12 including taxes, my minutes roll over to the next month, so if I need to stay on the phone for extended periods of time any month, I have those minutes.
 
I know those new phones can do remarkable things. For most of my life, I had the cutting edge of technology. When people were buying vinyl LPs, I was buying 4 track cassettes. Unfortunately, I had to buy them again as 8 track cassettes. I guess having the latest gismo is some kind of macho thing. Now, I have a phone your grandmother uses. Now, the other part of me wants all that good new stuff very cheap. I guess I'll have to figure out how much my vanity is willing to pay.
Thank you for your input.
 
I wish I did. Tracfone recently sent me a new one - it seems that they no longer support the "old" technology. I, like others have posted, have no compunctions about being "off-line" during a portion of my day and use it only for emergencies or exceptions.

This new thing has more functions than my my lap-top. Using it has taken some effort and concentration. I tried to call my sister a few weeks ago and ended up getting the recipe for Kung-Pao Chicken eating up my minutes. Well, maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea.

As long as your flip is supported - hang on to it. I envy you.
 
I have an ancient steam-powered PAYG Nokia. It can make phone calls - after all that's what a phone is for. I very rarely use it and I think only 2 people know my number.

I grew up in the time before mobile phones came along and I have the skills to live without these so called "smart phones". I'm certainly not embarrassed by my 10 year old Nokia. I'm proud that I don't need anything more .
 
debodun said:
Anyone know a phone service that doesn't require a credit card?
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I don't know about in the US, but my provider in the UK is Vodafone and I don't use a credit card to pay for my phone/service. I've set up direct debit which is taken out monthly.

In Thailand I pay cash for a monthly data/phone package.
 

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