Am I the only one who doesn't text much?

[Wolfnox]

I’m the same.

 

[Judge]

I don't own a smartphone either and don't want to but will probably be forced into it.
What I do have is a small old fashioned flip phone. I don't think they make them anymore.

There may be hope for us yet....

https://theispfamily.com/cell-phones-without-internet-access/

 

[Misty Avich]

There are some things you can't do without installing an app on your phone. When we booked for our previous vacation I had to download an app on my phone to complete the process, even though we hadn't even booked online, we went into the travel agents to book (which I guess is still online but done by the staff there, not us at home).
Sorry if this is steering off-topic but I hope they don't shut travel agents down and expect everyone to book their vacations online at home, because I know it would be too difficult for me or my husband.

But anyway, how do you do these things if you don't have a smart phone?

 

[Judge]

There are some things you can't do without installing an app on your phone. When we booked for our previous vacation I had to download an app on my phone to complete the process, even though we hadn't even booked online, we went into the travel agents to book (which I guess is still online but done by the staff there, not us at home).
Sorry if this is steering off-topic but I hope they don't shut travel agents down and expect everyone to book their vacations online at home, because I know it would be too difficult for me or my husband.

But anyway, how do you do these things if you don't have a smart phone?

A mobile device is just a portable computer. While some of us do not have or want a smart phone, our presence here demonstrates that we do have computers to accomplish similar feats.

I don't travel, but on occasion I have booked events online. I not only use a computer regularly, but I have also been building them since the late 80s.

Not everything requires a proprietary "app" based on iPhone or Android. Though at times it's amusing how many smartphone users assume as such...like my cousin.

 

[Misty Avich]

Yes I think more people here use a computer to access the internet and this site rather than a phone. I prefer a phone, as I can't stand typing on a keyboard. My fingers always manage to push like 4 keys at the same time, and it doesn't autocorrect as good as my phone. Or maybe I've just become an expert at typing on my phone. The suggestive text helps a lot.

 

[Judge]

Yes I think more people here use a computer to access the internet and this site rather than a phone. I prefer a phone, as I can't stand typing on a keyboard. My fingers always manage to push like 4 keys at the same time, and it doesn't autocorrect as good as my phone. Or maybe I've just become an expert at typing on my phone. The suggestive text helps a lot.

When it comes to using a smartphone, especially with young people with good vision who can endlessly stare at a small screen up close. I can't.

Though I'm fine using a 27" monitor at 1920x1080 resolution. And even then it's with using corrective lenses for closer viewing. -Old age sucks.

 

[NDR2]

I'm 51 so grew up and lived much of my adult life prior to the advent of texting and/or web chatting

It seems like many people even my age do it far more than me... Let alone the people younger than me

I just don't feel that much interest in being that connected, especially in the virtual world... I just prefer connecting with people in real life, face to face, the old fashioned way, and I also tend to be a loner (that's another topic)... Or am I maybe just old fashioned?

But I also struggle with the immediacy and how constant communication is, am I missing something?

I may have lost my train of thought, but maybe you get my idea...

I’m also 51 and I text all the time. It’s the easiest way for me to communicate. But I do have some friends who don’t text much. I have no problem with talking on the phone, but texting’s more convenient for me.

 

[DaisyRose]

I sometimes text. I usually only text my parents or grandparents. My grandparents are still trying to learn how to text, so I chime in and help.

 

[AGXStarseed]

I don't own a smartphone either and don't want to but will probably be forced into it.
What I do have is a small old fashioned flip phone. I don't think they make them anymore.

Yeah, the phone I use is a old Nokia; none of that Smartphone stuff that runs out of battery in a day.
At Argos, you can get sim-free phones that are similar to "retro" phones - including some flip phones - but I don't know if you have Argos where you are.

Here's one so you know what I mean:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1138995?clickSR=slp:term:sim free mobile phone:11:25:1

 

[Forest Cat]

I have a smartphone but I don't use any apps or do much on it. Just calling and text messages. I don't have a big interest in phones or computers or living the online lifestyle.

As I'm writing this I look over at my good old fashion 1980s landline phone. With no screen and a phone cord. One of my favorite things. That's how God intended phones to be.

 

[Forest Cat]

When we booked for our previous vacation I had to download an app on my phone to complete the process,

I'm dreading the day when I hit that point where I have to download an app to my phone to do something I need to get done. So far I have managed to avoid it but it's getting more difficult.

 

[Mary Terry]

I have a smartphone but I don't use any apps or do much on it. Just calling and text messages. I don't have a big interest in phones or computers or living the online lifestyle.

As I'm writing this I look over at my good old fashion 1980s landline phone. With no screen and a phone cord. One of my favorite things. That's how God intended phones to be.

We've had a landline for decades, too. We also have a fax machine. I bet there are people here too young to know what a fax machine is.

I have an I-Phone. I use it for telephone calls and to communicate by text with my deaf sister. I never surf the internet or do anything else with it. I hate texting with people who are perfectly capable of calling and talking to me. Most telephone calls are much quicker than texting the same information.

 

[Rodafina]

So far I have managed to avoid it but it's getting more difficult.

That's impressive. I hope you can continue this success for a very long time. It's a terribly annoying requirement for certain things. At least you can delete them after, but it feels like maybe part of it never goes away.

 

[Mr. Stevens]

@Forest Cat and @Rodafina: there is a newer It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode where Dennis has to keep getting apps for things. He can't use cash. It is hilarious, and too, too true.

You can search "Dennis Orders a Boba Tea" on YouTube. I'd post, but it has swearing.

 

[Forest Cat]

@Forest Cat and @Rodafina: there is a newer It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode where Dennis has to keep getting apps for things. He can't use cash. It is hilarious, and too, too true.

You can search "Dennis Orders a Boba Tea" on YouTube. I'd post, but it has swearing.

That show is so funny I have to see that episode, I haven't watched them all yet. It sounds hilarious.

 

[Forest Cat]

You can search "Dennis Orders a Boba Tea" on YouTube. I'd post, but it has swearing.

I saw it now, he has to download an app to buy a cup of tea! That is exactly what is wrong with the world.

 

[mysterionz]

My grandparents are still trying to learn how to text, so I chime in and help.

I once saw a Reddit post where a grandma typed “walmar” in response to her grandkid asking if she was OK.

 

[mysterionz]

I once saw a Reddit post where a grandma typed “walmar” in response to her grandkid asking if she was OK.
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Another common theme seems to be social media profiles being mistaken as google search engines, I saw a Reddit post where another elderly person was trying their best to do a google search for apple sauce at Walmart and posted it to their area’s official walmart facebook page. Needless to say it could’ve been much worse.

 

[mysterionz]

Anyways back to the topic I only text close friends, my family, and sometimes my boss at work.

 

[Shamar]

I'm 51 so grew up and lived much of my adult life prior to the advent of texting and/or web chatting

It seems like many people even my age do it far more than me... Let alone the people younger than me

I just don't feel that much interest in being that connected, especially in the virtual world... I just prefer connecting with people in real life, face to face, the old fashioned way, and I also tend to be a loner (that's another topic)... Or am I maybe just old fashioned?

But I also struggle with the immediacy and how constant communication is, am I missing something?

I may have lost my train of thought, but maybe you get my idea...

I am another one of those perverted freaks without a cell phone. When someone asks me how I can function without a cell phone I simply answer "Very peacefully and without stress."