4 Mar 2010

THURSDAY THIRTEEN

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13 points why I don't like "smart" phones

1. Internet access for browsing, uploading content, and sending and receiving emails on this tiny screen ? I would need a magnifier !

3. Watching TV ! I just Imagine watching a football (soccer) game on my mobile I probably would only see a bunch of fleas running behind a point.

5. Listen to music ? I don't like earplugs

6. Taking pictures and making videos ? Maybe but not really necessary

7. Because I can't use it as remote control to open my garage door,

8. It doesn't even have a weather station and cannot be used as a thermometer. At least I would know if it is cold or hot and not forget the ombrella

9. Because I can't use it as a remote control for the percolator (from my bed when I wake up)

10. Because I can't use it as a comb for my hair

11. Because I can't use it as a tooth brush, very practical when travelling

12. Because I can't use it as a lighter

13. Because it doesn't contain a special sound to call my cats and they really would come.

As the smart phones don't have what I want I keep my simple Nokia mobile which I use as a telephone although I also could use it to take pictures or as a video camera.

17 comments:

  1. I think they're a waste of time. Even taking pictures with a mobile phone ... I mean who wants to do that?

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  2. My phone is basic and cheap - enough to make and receive calls as well as make and receive short messages.

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  3. Oh Madame Chat you have no idea what you are missing. I couldn't live without mine. I'll go with messy hair and unbrushed teeth LOL

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  4. Yep something else to learn. I'm flat out learning my new computer.

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  5. #7 is way too funny!! But I do like my phone to have a camera when I forget the camera...I've got the phone.

    Here is my T-13 Notable Irish
    [scroll down below my Thursday Thunks]

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  6. My mobile phone had a full keyboard, which is great for text messaging. But I do not use all the other junk on it. And I do not pay for that either.
    My cousin has a slightly more intense phone than I do and I think the younger you are the snazzier the phone.

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  7. There you go, these are some of the main reasons I also don't want or like smart phones. I don't need or want all that stuff for TV/movie viewing, music, etc for the same reasons you give. I don't like how small the phones have become because it's not easy for me to dial numbers or type a text message. Give me a good old fashioned cell phone, LOL.

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  8. These are great reasons not to have a smart phone.

    http://collectingmythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/03/thursday-thirteen-13-things-not-on-my.html

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  9. The pomegranate phone supposedly brewed coffee but it turned out to be an advertising hoax. I also don't like that they are picking up radiation frequencies even while sitting idly in your pocket. Mostly, I agree....too small to see and I have a very useful camera/video.

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  10. Thom's addicted to his phone :) he's about talked me into one.

    http://harrietandfriends.com/2010/03/should-a-2-timer-get-no-more-mail-on-saturdays/

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  11. you are right I always need a toothbrush !!!

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  12. I agree wholeheartedly. My phone is not fancy or smart at all. I can make calls and text. That's it.

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  13. Mine is SMART enough to do the internet access thing... but it is too poor, and lacks initiative! So until it is willing to get a job and pay for itself, it will have to be just a phone!

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  14. I just shake my head at my girls and their friends using their cell phones as a life line to friends lol No wonder both of them have to wear glasses.
    Happy T13!

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  15. Funny! I just use my cell phone for talking. I don't even text!

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  16. Hi, thanks for visiting today! LOL, that alarm clock is to get me up to make sure the youngest gets up for school. Normally I'd sleep until 7 or 8 and the cats and coffee just have to wait! :)

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