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[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

I finally got around to joining the smartphone population, but still only use it for texting or the occasional call while out of the house. The GEICO app was the only non-factory thing that I installed on it. I just don't get the appeal of smartphones and their dinky, limiting touchscreens.

I can usually appreciate your perspective when it comes to car designs, etc., but you're going to lose me every time when it comes to smartphones lol. No idea how you feel a touch screen is more limiting than the hard buttons on a flip, or home, phone. I use mine for EVERYTHING.

Calls, text, chat, email (work and personal), wireless payment at stores, social media, calendar, reminders, weather, photo taking/management, podcast/music listening, alarm clock, internet browsing/shopping/searching, VR videos/gaming, controlling my Xbox One remotely...I even have some quirky apps that will let me design and mail really nice greeting cards with custom images to people on holidays straight from my phone, and another that will let me send pictures from my phone to the local Walgreens to be printed.

Smartphones are like having a computer and personal assistant in your pocket at all times. One of those things that once you have and master, makes you wonder how you ever got along without it.

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

Smartphones are like having a computer and personal assistant in your pocket at all times. One of those things that once you have and master, makes you wonder how you ever got along without it.

+1

I do however admit that I was much more proficient typing on my old BlackBerry back in the day when they ruled the market.


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[justanotherdrunk]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

I can usually appreciate your perspective when it comes to car designs, etc., but you're going to lose me every time when it comes to smartphones lol. No idea how you feel a touch screen is more limiting than the hard buttons on a flip, or home, phone. I use mine for EVERYTHING.

Calls, text, chat, email (work and personal), wireless payment at stores, social media, calendar, reminders, weather, photo taking/management, podcast/music listening, alarm clock, internet browsing/shopping/searching, VR videos/gaming, controlling my Xbox One remotely...I even have some quirky apps that will let me design and mail really nice greeting cards with custom images to people on holidays straight from my phone, and another that will let me send pictures from my phone to the local Walgreens to be printed.

Smartphones are like having a computer and personal assistant in your pocket at all times. One of those things that once you have and master, makes you wonder how you ever got along without it.

+1

although not really a gamer and dont own an xbox

i also use it extensively for navigation on all my roadtrips linked to a larger screened tablet

heres a screen shot of mine with my most important app front and center

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

I can usually appreciate your perspective when it comes to car designs, etc., but you're going to lose me every time when it comes to smartphones lol. No idea how you feel a touch screen is more limiting than the hard buttons on a flip, or home, phone. I use mine for EVERYTHING.

Calls, text, chat, email (work and personal), wireless payment at stores, social media, calendar, reminders, weather, photo taking/management, podcast/music listening, alarm clock, internet browsing/shopping/searching, VR videos/gaming, controlling my Xbox One remotely...I even have some quirky apps that will let me design and mail really nice greeting cards with custom images to people on holidays straight from my phone, and another that will let me send pictures from my phone to the local Walgreens to be printed.

Smartphones are like having a computer and personal assistant in your pocket at all times. One of those things that once you have and master, makes you wonder how you ever got along without it.

Yeah, I tend to be a homebody when I'm not at work, so it's much easier/nicer for me to just use the gaming desktop PC that I built to do my emailing, internet surfing, online bill paying, video/music streaming, excel spreadsheets, graphic design/editing, gaming, etc. Also, I tend to just memorize any new locations that I'm heading out to via google maps on my desktop before leaving, so I never need to use the navigation/map app on my smartphone. I guess it matter what kind of mobile on-the-go lifestyle you may have. When I'm not at work, or running general resupply/shopping errands, I'm at home either reading, playing various online/offline PC games, exercising w/streaming music, harassing my senior (18 years old) cat, playing chef, or watching shows/movies that I like. No sense maneuvering around a little tiny annoying smartphone screen/interface when I can sit in front of nice big (dual) monitor(s), with big ergonomic keyboard and mouse (either at home or at work).

I never was a social, social-event or a social-media oriented person - which is where smartphone use probably finds its sizeable niche.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

+1

although not really a gamer and dont own an xbox

i also use it extensively for navigation on all my roadtrips linked to a larger screened tablet

heres a screen shot of mine with my most important app front and center

Ha, nice!

Originally Posted by Kalispel

Yeah, I tend to be a homebody when I'm not at work, so it's much easier/nicer for me to just use the gaming desktop PC that I built to do my emailing, internet surfing, online bill paying, video/music streaming, excel spreadsheets, graphic design/editing, gaming, etc. Also, I tend to just memorize any new locations that I'm heading out to via google maps on my desktop before leaving, so I never need to use the navigation/map app on my smartphone. I guess it matter what kind of mobile on-the-go lifestyle you may have. When I'm not at work, or running general resupply/shopping errands, I'm at home either reading, playing various online/offline PC games, exercising w/streaming music, harassing my senior (18 years old) cat, playing chef, or watching shows/movies that I like. No sense maneuvering around a little tiny annoying smartphone screen/interface when I can sit in front of nice big (dual) monitor(s), with big ergonomic keyboard and mouse (either at home or at work).

I never was a social, social-event or a social-media oriented person - which is where smartphone use probably finds its sizeable niche.

Eh, I don't know. I don't even have Facebook, I'm just on Twitter and Instagram. Still, I find pulling my phone out of my pocket a lot easier than booting up my laptop (which I even keep in my living room for convenience).