Normally at night mum tucks her cellphone onto the nightstand beside her bed, as she uses it as an alarm clock, then it is tucked into her bag as she heads off to work. The past two days, she had thought her phone was lost, as she looked around and could not find it. It is five years old and a most untready Nokia - not a sleek smartphone like everyone else mums sees. Still it works fine and truth be told, mum needs only to make a few texts and calls a week on it as she still has an old fashioned landline.
Also, budget makes a smartphone a tad expensive to both buy and run, and mum is trying to count the pennies. So her only excuse for a new phone is either lose or break the one she has, and so far it is indestructible.
So last night, after another search she found it, as it had slipped off the nightstand was under the rug beside her bed. It surely must have nine lives too - just like me!!!
Are any of you still hanging on to an old phone? Or is mum the only one?
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My humans both have primitive cellphones - flip-phone style, that are called "go phones". They find them quite adequate for their needs.
ReplyDeleteMy cellphone isn't old but definitely isn't "trendy". It has big numbers on the keypad and I like it very much. Mine was purchased for emergency use, although some people do call me on it.
ReplyDeleteFor years, my human never needed a cell phone because she hardly ever talked on the phone anyway. Eventually she got a smart phone - but it was only for data, not for voice, so she could go online! Eventually she got the whole package. But it is just like her to do things backwards of most people.
ReplyDeleteOur mom bean used to have an old phone but she finally got to the end of her contract so she gotted a new one. They tried to sell her a phone for $450 (after a $300 discount). She said no, give me one of your zero $ phones so they did. It's okay but she still take pictures when she doesn't mean to, MOL
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My momma's got an old iPhone - it's a 4 and she's gettin ready to upgrade.
ReplyDeleteMom and Dad both have smart phones, which are very helpful for work. Luckily for Dad, work pays for his smart phone and monthly bill.
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My very first phone was a Nokia Poppy!
ReplyDeletehad it for 8yrs...Since then l've had two smart phones. Not as good as the old Nokia!
Just a thought, if Mum misplaces her mobile again, if you have a land~line..
just dial the mobile number! HeHe! Job done!
Good news for mom Poppy. Last night one of the Nat'l news programs here in the USA had a segment on how flip phones have become now considered ultra-trendy again. Guess the celebrities & powerful peeps out there love the flip phone all over again because a flip phone can't be hacked into since there's no downloads like Twitter or apps. as with new phones. So, if you want privacy or just want to get in at the start of what's trending like the celebrities, then trade in that smart phone or andriod for a good old school flip phone. They are indestructible, can't be hacked into & are reliable. I've hung onto my flip phone so long, I may have to dust it off & buy a new battery. Poppy, your mom isn't the only one who hung onto her land line. There are some things land lines do that a cell phone won't do at all. Nokia makes some great phones for a reasonable price. There's a reason most of the World uses Nokia cell phones & you can get one of their smart phones for under $100.
ReplyDeleteI think cats would prefer we humans spend as little time as possible on techy things like cell phones & computers, because it distracts us from lavishing attention on our cats as they believe they deserve. Cats would be happy if cell phones, computers & TV's all disappeared & we spent all our time adoring them, grooming & feeding them treats. Isn't that right Poppy? We are glad mom found her phone under the bed. They are a good thing to have when you really need them.
I had to up date my phone as my old one was THAT OLD!!!
ReplyDeletePoppy, dear, I still have my landline because that's how emergency services find us when we call. I only recently surrendered my Nokia for a zero$ flip-phone because of work requirements. I still miss my analog 'brick' because it got service when hanging off a horse in the Hoosier National Forest. One can't afford toys when one must buy canned cat food by the case...
ReplyDeleteI still have a land line, Poppy, because it's cheaper than a cell phone plan, which I don't need. My cell phone is the low-end WalMart one I bought 4 years ago for the trip back east and I barely use it. Can't stand texting, the keyboard that flips out is too tiny. I use it for calling taxis, once or twice a month, when I'm out and have a heavy load to cart home. If your mum would really make good use of a smart phone, sure let her splurge. But if it's just a "everyone else has one" thing, I'd suggest thinking twice, at least in the near future. Bottom line: If it will truly enhance her life, go for it. If not, well....
ReplyDeletemommie haz a flip phone and a land line, she does not want to pay ofur 100 dollars a month fur a computer wif a tiny screen that she cannot see
ReplyDeleteUntil recently, I was behind your mum, Poppy: I didn't have a cellular telephone. But with telephone booths and other public telephones becoming scarce, I figured I should get one.
ReplyDeleteBut I do have something that probably outdates most people's: a micro-wave oven from about 1980. It weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle and likely gives out enough radiation to sterilize a million surgical instruments - but it still works perfectly!
I still have an old Samsung Rugby.I just don't need a smart phone. My husband and kids have them. We did give up our landline after a bill showed we only had 2 calls in 1month.
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ReplyDeleteNo mum has an six year old mobile, flip phone. She makes about one call a week and doesn't text.
ReplyDeleteShe likes having it for emergencies if away from home.
Stlll have a flip phone. Works just fine.
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