Are there others here who, like me, don't have a 'smartphone'?
I've just never needed one. I have a laptop though, and that's what I'm using now to type this.
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ronnie · 56-60, M
I don't have any mobile phone. Point blank refuse to use one and never will have one.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@ronnie I don't blame you!
I bought my portable telephone (neither "mobile" nor "smart") originally, primarily for such misfortunes as a car breakdown far from home needing me ring the recovery service; but I do use it more generally now as some friends and relatives use portable telephones and these are more expensive to call from my land-line.
Also my dentist and GP surgery send appointment reminders by text.
That's as far as it goes though, and I am resisting buying a so-called "smart-'phone" (the OP's specification) for as long as possible. I certainly don't want one on an expensive contract before calls, when my PAYG one costs me well under £40 a year!
I bought my portable telephone (neither "mobile" nor "smart") originally, primarily for such misfortunes as a car breakdown far from home needing me ring the recovery service; but I do use it more generally now as some friends and relatives use portable telephones and these are more expensive to call from my land-line.
Also my dentist and GP surgery send appointment reminders by text.
That's as far as it goes though, and I am resisting buying a so-called "smart-'phone" (the OP's specification) for as long as possible. I certainly don't want one on an expensive contract before calls, when my PAYG one costs me well under £40 a year!
zonavar68 · 56-60, M
@ArishMell No because they'll just say they offer me a company phone and I refuse to take one. I never look at company emails, etc. outside of work unless I need to sort something out for myself and I use my private (not work) email account for that. I'm not on-call 24/7. It's better to claim it as a work-related expense on my tax return.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@zonavar68 Ah,, I see.
Quite right too, not looking at work e-mails when outside work. No-one needs be in touch with work all the time - with obvious exceptions such as on-call times in the emergency services.
Or if a member of a voluntary rescue organisation, though strictly speaking, that's not "work" but either an extension of one's hobby or in community spirit.
Quite right too, not looking at work e-mails when outside work. No-one needs be in touch with work all the time - with obvious exceptions such as on-call times in the emergency services.
Or if a member of a voluntary rescue organisation, though strictly speaking, that's not "work" but either an extension of one's hobby or in community spirit.