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<blockquote data-quote="Max Roscoe" data-source="post: 1359956" data-attributes="member: 17845">I agree.&nbsp; Even after the smart phone came out, I preferred having one device (flip phone) to talk on, and a second one (ipod touch, then later got an iphone 6 with battery case that will charge it 3 times and no data plan) to take notes, pull up a map, etc.&nbsp; For other things, I prefer using a real computer / tv / gps.&nbsp; My smartphone is wifi only, and the main thing I use it for is a casual camera, and playing back podcasts in my car, or while sitting on my porch listing through my bluetooth speaker.I don't need or want to have a live data connection everywhere I go.&nbsp; It's distracting and stressful, honestly.&nbsp; Someone who is constantly on call and can be beckoned by anyone who knows your phone number is in my book a slave.&nbsp; I&nbsp; need a dedicated GPS because I sometimes travel to places without cell service, and google maps won't work there.&nbsp; The smartphone is a compromise on screen size, efficiency, GPS performance, and battery life, compared to dedicated single purpose devices like TomToms or laptops, and the absurd thing is they cost more than buying all of those separate superior products would (figure, $1,000 plus another $1,000 in service fees every year).I didn't realize pagers still worked.&nbsp; Are they using separate networks from the cell companies?&nbsp; I know most cell companies are shutting down older systems like 2G data completely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Max Roscoe, post: 1359956, member: 17845"] I agree. Even after the smart phone came out, I preferred having one device (flip phone) to talk on, and a second one (ipod touch, then later got an iphone 6 with battery case that will charge it 3 times and no data plan) to take notes, pull up a map, etc. For other things, I prefer using a real computer / tv / gps. My smartphone is wifi only, and the main thing I use it for is a casual camera, and playing back podcasts in my car, or while sitting on my porch listing through my bluetooth speaker. I don't need or want to have a live data connection everywhere I go. It's distracting and stressful, honestly. Someone who is constantly on call and can be beckoned by anyone who knows your phone number is in my book a slave. I need a dedicated GPS because I sometimes travel to places without cell service, and google maps won't work there. The smartphone is a compromise on screen size, efficiency, GPS performance, and battery life, compared to dedicated single purpose devices like TomToms or laptops, and the absurd thing is they cost more than buying all of those separate superior products would (figure, $1,000 plus another $1,000 in service fees every year). I didn't realize pagers still worked. Are they using separate networks from the cell companies? I know most cell companies are shutting down older systems like 2G data completely. [/QUOTE]

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