Lost my membership in Cell Phone Luddites Anonymous today

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ka jowct wrote:
After 14 and a half years with two non-smart phones, which I think cost less than $150 total, there is a new iPhone 6 in da house.

Goodbye....

[ka jowct]

decay wrote:
do you have a car?

if so, car charger.

One of the shrinking number of things that I like about living in NYC is that I don't have to own a car. Now that's my idea of a ravenous beast!

I was prepared to upgrade right after Sandy, when the disadvantages of having a 10-year-old phone with about 20 minutes of life per charge became horribly apparent. But when I looked at the available plans, I just couldn't do it. I had a barebones 300-minute plan that cost $38-40 a month total. The cheapest smartphone plan was $80 + taxes and fees, so around $90. Money was tighter at that point, and an additional $50 a month was not trivial.

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graylocks wrote:
[quote=decay]
do you have a car?

if so, car charger.

yes, smartphones are ravenous beasts. it's important to always have a way to top them off. that was the biggest adjustment for me when i moved up. all vehicles have a charger, multiple charging locations in the house, and a small, pocket-sized battery back-up. I just carry a spare battery in my wallet (haven't needed it in a long time though-- since using these: http://www.ravpower.com/ravpower-rc-eb-l...ttery.html )

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ka jowct wrote:
I was prepared to upgrade right after Sandy, when the disadvantages of having a 10-year-old phone with about 20 minutes of life per charge became horribly apparent.

A v3 Razr is still good to go on one charge for about three days on standby, one day if used constantly.

Luddites Forever!!!.....

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Leader!

[miK.]

Welcome to the club! I only got my 5s (first smartie ever) last year.
My brothers kept calling me Walter White on my "burner" phone...

[Paul F.]

Mophie Juicepack external battery case... I charge my 5s about every three days...

Congrats :-)

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Congrats ka jowct! Smarty pants phones are very entertaining...

freeradical wrote:
Hah! I got my first cell phone ever a few months ago. A used 64 GB iPhone 4S. $10/month on TracFone...

Must be some kind of harmonic convergence, I'm not part of the 9% any more either...

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[sekker]

Put some ebooks on that baby and enjoy.

The best gift I've ever given my older sister was an iPhone.

[ka jowct]

sekker wrote:
Put some ebooks on that baby and enjoy.

The best gift I've ever given my older sister was an iPhone.

I actually prefer my iPad Mini for books, and will clear out most of the photos on the Mini ro make room for more books. The iPhone has a better camera, and it also has some room for music, which my iPad really doesn't, so I will get some music on it and keep more photos on the Phone. Mini is down to 4GB of free space, out of 32.

I just set up my Tile, finally. It's been sitting around since December. Now it's attached to my keys.

I'm finding the health app fun so far. But I question whether it calculates distance walked correctly. Do they assume an average value for a step? I don't think I did 4+ miles yesterday.