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📱🖥 What Do U Like/Dislike About YOUR Cell/WiFi PROVIDER? What DEVICE(s) Are U Using?

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April 29, 2023
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(1) Getting very COMPETITIVE out there = PROMISES from THEM to us (affordable plans). 🙄

(2) WE would luv to hear from U! 🙃

Nicole 📱🖥 (Technology Forum)

EricC28201

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I may sound like an old broken record fuddy duddy. I can remember when all we had was landlines the older generation (our parents & grandparents) complained about phone calls interrupting Dinner Time...etc.. They called it an invasion of privacy yadda yadda yadda.
But...
Now that phones are strapped to our hips they are literally a constant presence. And although this state of affairs has led to repeated examples of dangerously addictive behavior, we take them for granted. Like a drunk or a junky thinking they can't live without their substance of choice.
With landlines we had prank calls, phone sex, harassment calls and telemarketers. Now we have all that plus distracted driving, location tracking, hacking, and the murky hazards of social media on top of, "Why the .... didn't you answer the phone? I know you have a cell! What do you mean it was turned off...are you trying to hide something?".
Technology is only as good or bad as we use it. I like having an emergency communication device on my person. I like being able to make and receive phone calls more easily. I don't like the wrecklessly competetive environment and manner in which the overall package evolved.
....Turn phones off when driving...turn phones off during meals...turn phones off during meetings - church or otherwise...students in classrooms don't need to have phones (especially pre-collegiate students)...what the heck...if you're taking a walk with a loved-one, turn the flippin' phone off and flip-off anyone who tries to chastise you for doing so.
Really, if we just mitigate our egos with a little mindful humility we can reduce stress simply by accepting that we are not so important that we have to be 'Connected' and 'Available' all the time. This would contribute to a culture that manages technology instead of being managed by the purveyors of technology.

Tempest332

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Bet you can remember the party line too (I can).

Still have a landline (though now a VOIP) & an answering machine, that is filled with hangups, & calls for Medicare supplements, my ID log is filled to the point I wouldn't know if I got a legit call.

My mobile was off recently for over 10 days & I didn't realize it. Debating of canning it, though costing me about $80-90 a year. Though seldom look at it or use it.

I'm one of the few not living in the mobile phone cult.

SummerOnTheWay1

1 comment (Wednesday 1/17/24)

Lol, yes, @Tempest332 - my Grandparents had one and whenever I spent the Summer Holidays (school) I would "listen in" on all the gossip!!! 😂🤣

Now of course it was NO FUN when I NEEDED to make a call. 🙄

Had to keep "checking" to see IF I got a DIAL TONE instead of VOICES.

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(1) Getting very COMPETITIVE out there = PROMISES from THEM to us (affordable plans). 🙄

(2) WE would luv to hear from U! 🙃

Nicole 📱🖥 (Technology Forum)

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ChaviB814890restAuthor

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📱🖥 You Don’t Need to Pay for Antivirus, Experts Say (AARP Article)

🗣By Rob Pegoraro, AARP. February 27, 2023.

👉Link to information👈

Any comments? 🤔

I am using the one that came with my android.

Nicole 🙃

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ChaviB814890restAuthor

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(2 comments) Anyone purchased a NEW Cell phone this year? 🤔

I need to upgrade myself....

Nicole 🙃

MsStretch

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@Anonymous , talk to your daughter and she can probably set you up with a new phone on her family plan.

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ChaviB814890restAuthor

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1 comment (Saturday 6/3/23)

I "prefer" these BUT the NEW "prices" since they are now POPULAR!!! 😱😱😱

Any comments? 🤔

BEST foldable phones of 2023 | Tom's Guide.

🗣By Philip Michaels last 6/1/23.

👉Phones information👈

Nicole 🙃

Tempest332

Community Champion ⭐

Ouch & @ what cost.... my flip phone (Alcatel A406DL) that is supposevely smart was $19.99 back in January... so yes I had to get a new phone this year the hinge went bad on the LG at the end of the year (lasted just less than 2 years). As it tries to be a "smart" phone, the Software is wonky on it & sometimes painful to navigate, I don't use it that much though, much rather use my home phone.

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ChaviB814890restAuthor

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1 comment (Thursday 6/1/23)

📋How To SAVE Money on Cell Phone Service.

Any comments? 🤔

(1) Switch to a New Cell Phone Carrier.

(2) Know How Much Data You Need.

(3) Add Lines or Join a Family Plan.

(4) Sign Up for Autopay.

(5) Ask About Additional Discounts.

(7) Don’t Upgrade Your Phone.

(8) Drop the Cell Phone Insurance.

🗣MY COMMENT: I am on my daughter's T-Mobile cell plan and ONLY "upgrade" when I have to. I already feel bad about her paying my bill - she insists.

Tempest332

Community Champion ⭐

@Anonymous

Communications utilities (cable, phones.. etc.) tend to be the biggest ripoff, & folks just rationalize they can't be without these things now. I'm likely going to lose my current pay as you go plan toward the end of this year. This works wonders for me since I don't use it much. I don't see where #3 would work (adding lines?). Autopay with communications, they're the only utilities I didn't allow "Carte Blanche" with my checking account, as I never knew when they were going to slip something in unknowingly.

wilful

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My cell is a OnePlus and I use Google Fi. It has unlimited calls & texts. It can be used in foreign countries without putting in a different sim card. My cost runs from 19 to 23 monthly.

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ChaviB814890restAuthor

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10 comments (Monday 5/29/23)

I just READ this on Google News! Any comments? 🤔

📋Why Gen Zers are gobbling up flip phones and rejecting smartphones | Fox News.

🗣Published May 28, 2023 12:08pm EDT.

👉Link to article👈

I prefer a "flip" phone, BUT luv many "features" on my android. Lol, IF I could get a "flip" with ALL of what my android has - I would be SO HAPPY! 💃🥳

Nicole 🙃

DirkB349973

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I occasionally watch some Korean shows on Netflix and I see a lot of what appears to be flip phones, but they really look like modern phones with foldable screens. Some of them have dual displays so that you can see who's calling without opening the phone. I have to imagine that, those are the flip phones that will become popular if they aren't already. I can't imagine giving up a handheld computer for one of the old style flip phones. Plus, I don't think the old 3G technology is well supported anymore so they probably don't work with the modern cell providers .

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ChaviB814890restAuthor

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4 comments (5/30/23) Hi Dirk @DirkB349973 , and probably will be way more EXPENSIVE than the "flip" I had with T-Mobile I bet.

Had to get the "android" I NOW have (since 2018) because they said they NO longer "supported" the "flip" 🙄

Lol, NOW need to UPGRADE this "android"....

Hmmm, would be AWESOME if they OFFER these NEW "flip" set ups. Lol, tired of my phone DIALING my contacts when it feels like it. 😂😂

Thanks for taking time out of your "busy" day/night to comment.

Nicole 🙃

DirkB349973

Conversationalist ⭐

My cell provider is Visible (Verizon subsidiary). My Visible+ plan includes unlimited talk, text, and data. I believe calling to and from Mexico and Canada is included. I pay $35/month and it runs on the Verizon network. You can drop the service at any time. Support can be challenging if you encounter issues changing phones or using eSims. If you need a lot of support, this may not be the service for you.

MsStretch

Community Champion ⭐⭐

@Tempest332 , if I recall correctly, you can skip the payment method during the set-up process. They ask you "as a convenience" in case you want to buy apps or paid services, but it's not a requirement to register or use your iPad. I never give my payment options during set-ups. I think Androids are the same way.

Tempest332

Community Champion ⭐

@MsStretch I was told this as well (you can go to the "app store" & not the "Apple Store"), I thought it also wanted me to or required me to set up an account with Apple & create an Apple ID. I'm about all "user ID" & "Passworded" out! One was telling me to keep scrolling down to the bottom of the screen to skip all this but it never worked for me, unless this changed since.

MsStretch

Community Champion ⭐⭐

@Tempest332 , yes, you do have to create an Apple ID and password to identify the iPad as belonging to you and it's a very important security measure to help prevent 'unlawful entry' and malicious hacking by unknown parties using your device to access your information or use it for nefarious motives. You do not want to skip this step, so no, it is probably not an option.

I use a password keeper I can sync for iPhone and PC (and also used to use on my old Android tablet). Or Apple devices have their own password saver -- the iCloud Keychain. I literally have hundreds of passwords and there is no way I can remember all of them.

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