people are constantly asking why i need my phone to do so much stuff. they always tell me "all i need to do is make calls" or "well mine was free". i certainly realize i am in the minority among people who need their phone to do more than just make calls. i need mine to keep my calender, check email, text my friends inconspicuously, take spur of the moment pictures, access YouTube for those "did you see..." moments, keep up with the blogs i read, keep up with sports happenings, wiki random topics as the questions come into my head, take quick notes (since my short term memory is almost non-existent), and even entertain myself during boring lectures (or to download class powerpoints when we do worksheets using our notes that i didnt take lol).
basically, i dont know what i would do without my smartphone and the thought of EVER going back to a dumbphone has never crossed my mind. it is worth noting that im 21 and most of the people that tell me my phone does too much stuff are my friends moms and older coworkers. so i think it has a lot to do with the generation gap, but i still see plenty of people who are perfectly content with their dumbphones that make calls, send text, and take/send the occasional picture.
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people are constantly asking why i need my phone to do so much stuff. they always tell me "all i need to do is make calls" or "well mine was free". i certainly realize i am in the minority among people who need their phone to do more than just make calls. i need mine to keep my calender, check email, text my friends inconspicuously, take spur of the moment pictures, access YouTube for those "did you see..." moments, keep up with the blogs i read, keep up with sports happenings, wiki random topics as the questions come into my head, take quick notes (since my short term memory is almost non-existent), and even entertain myself during boring lectures (or to download class powerpoints when we do worksheets using our notes that i didnt take lol).
basically, i dont know what i would do without my smartphone and the thought of EVER going back to a dumbphone has never crossed my mind. it is worth noting that im 21 and most of the people that tell me my phone does too much stuff are my friends moms and older coworkers. so i think it has a lot to do with the generation gap, but i still see plenty of people who are perfectly content with their dumbphones that make calls, send text, and take/send the occasional picture.