OT I am an 80 year old...

Into+the+Kitty

... In a 25 year old's body. I haven't updraded my phone in over four years and after busting it all to hell and having it randomly shut off all the time now, J has pretty much demanded I replace it. So today I just got a new smart phone for the first time. I hate it. I hate technology. Grrrr. Mother effer.

CLLDLL

LOL.  I got my first smart phone about 2 weeks ago.  So far I like it, but I had to delete Candy Crush because I was spending way to much time playing it!

nanabanana06

I love mine, but I only use it to Bump, use Reddit, and check FB with some texting and phone calls mixed in. My grandparents have smartphones too. It's the way of the world now. Flip phones are a dying breed.

stoneycakes

LOL. I just got my first smartphone this summer after DH dragged me to the cell phone place kicking and screaming. It's alright.

Mandmeesh

I still do not have a smart phone...so I guess that makes me 81? 

When I drop my phone, the back cover pops off and the battery falls out.  I can't tell you how many times I've been on my hands and knees in the parking lot searching for the pieces of my phone. 

I'm such a loser

Mandmeesh

BTW, I'm on level 225 in candy crush...and I only play while M nurses before bedtime.  

Into+the+Kitty

Mandmeesh said:

I still do not have a smart phone...so I guess that makes me 81? 

When I drop my phone, the back cover pops off and the battery falls out.  I can't tell you how many times I've been on my hands and knees in the parking lot searching for the pieces of my phone. 

I'm such a loser

Lol, mine would shut off when I dropped it, and this morning the seven key popped out and wouldn't go back in. I would have been fine using that phone until the day I died. J was always annoyed though because if my phone was in my pocket, or if A had it and hit more than three keys in two seconds, or sometimes randomly when I would open it... it would just shut off. And I'd never realize it, so he'd try to call and my phone would just be dead. He tries to get in touch with me frequently about scheduling stuff for the business, and typically needs an answer immediately, but my phone was always dead.

After a few hours it's growing on me a little. I'm not going to use any of the features of it, though, except for maybe the navigation. When I got my iPad I got lost in hours of stupid games like that. I'm fiiiinally getting caught up with everything, I can't be wasting too much time (except for maybe valuable bump time!). I don't even want to look up candy crush! Haha.

Mandmeesh

Yeah, Candy crush was deleted for a good six months for that very reason...way too much time spent on it

unaveragejane

I mostly use mine to take pictures. I no longer have enough memory on my phone to put any games on it besides the four that I have and rarely play (except for Sudoku...I'm kinda obsessed with that right now).

Mandmeesh

unaveragejane said:

I mostly use mine to take pictures. I no longer have enough memory on my phone to put any games on it besides the four that I have and rarely play (except for Sudoku...I'm kinda obsessed with that right now).

but that's okay.  Sudoku builds your brain cells.  Candy crush melts them away

CLLDLL

I so could totally not play CC or any game while nursing G anymore.  He's so darn curious.  The other night I took my ponytail holder out & set it in the nightstand right at the beginning of our session.  He stopped.every.5.seconds. to look at it & whine hoping I'd give it to him.  Then when we were done nursing & I did give it to him, he looked at it for 2 seconds and threw it down.  Grrr.

 

Mandmeesh

CLLDLL said:

I so could totally not play CC or any game while nursing G anymore.  He's so darn curious.  The other night I took my ponytail holder out & set it in the nightstand right at the beginning of our session.  He stopped.every.5.seconds. to look at it & whine hoping I'd give it to him.  Then when we were done nursing & I did give it to him, he looked at it for 2 seconds and threw it down.  Grrr.

 

haha.  

I have to make sure my shirts aren't too interesting now.  M will just stare and talk to the patterns instead of nursing.

candlequeen

Into+the+Kitty said:

... In a 25 year old's body. I haven't updraded my phone in over four years and after busting it all to hell and having it randomly shut off all the time now, J has pretty much demanded I replace it. So today I just got a new smart phone for the first time. I hate it. I hate technology. Grrrr. Mother effer.

You're only 25? I'm old

tjkdlhb

I'm getting rid of mine.  We don't have great service, and if I use it twice a month, that's it... so at a $60 minimum for available service packages for my particular phone (isn't canada great?) 30$/per call is way too much......

TJ1979

tjkdlhb said:

I'm getting rid of mine.  We don't have great service, and if I use it twice a month, that's it... so at a $60 minimum for available service packages for my particular phone (isn't canada great?) 30$/per call is way too much......

I had my data turned off on my phone and didn't purchase a data package. So although I had a smart phone, it was dumb. Is that an option for you?

ElleBeeDub

Wow... I feel like the odd duck. I'm completely in love with my iPhone. In fact, when we moved to Germany, I insisted that we find a plan that would allow me to keep it (cell phone plans are wonky here). We even get pay-as-you-go SIM cards when we visit foreign countries so we can still have data on one of our phones.

candlequeen

29 lol..u?

TJ1979

candlequeen said:

29 lol..u?

You are not old! You shut your mouth young lady.

littleredfish

I still have a Blackberry Curve. What does that make me? Wait, I don't want to know lol

Mandmeesh

that's the second  Brittany Murphy reference I've heard this week.  

The first was that she was dead.  Whaaaaa?! I didn't know that. lol

unaveragejane

I'll join the old-timers club with MK. I'm 32, as well.

@littleredfish - DH just had to get a Blackberry for work. I used to want one SO bad! Now it's been so long since I've thought about one, I called it a Blueberry the other day. I thought DH was going to flip!

littleredfish

LOL! Blackberry Z10 you see here and there, but even the guy at the cell phone kiosk thought I was nuts for wanting the basic Curve. DD has fun pretending to talk on my phone and it's proven to be very durable.

candlequeen

Chickypoo2468 said:

candlequeen said:

29 lol..u?

I'll never tell.... (Said in creepy Brittany Murphy style)

I'm 32.

I remember that movie! 32 isn't old either!

candlequeen

Mandmeesh said:

that's the second  Brittany Murphy reference I've heard this week.  

The first was that she was dead.  Whaaaaa?! I didn't know that. lol

Yeah then her fiance died shortly thereafter

CLLDLL

Chickypoo2468 said:

29 lol..u?

I'll never tell.... (Said in creepy Brittany Murphy style) I'm 32.

Well now I feel old.  I'm 34.

KLXVI

My DH works for a major wireless company, which just feeds my smartphone addiction.  I've had one since they came out.  Of course, when he reached the 5 year mark for getting free phones they discontinued the benefit.  At least we get cheap monthly service!

I'm also 32 

candlequeen

CLLDLL said:

Chickypoo2468 said:

29 lol..u?

I'll never tell.... (Said in creepy Brittany Murphy style) I'm 32.

Well now I feel old.  I'm 34.


That just means you've been able to use cds longer
;;)

unaveragejane

CLLDLL said:

Chickypoo2468 said:

29 lol..u?

I'll never tell.... (Said in creepy Brittany Murphy style) I'm 32.

Well now I feel old.  I'm 34.

But people in Alaska age slower...so really you're only 27.

TJ1979

candlequeen said:

Mandmeesh said:

that's the second  Brittany Murphy reference I've heard this week.  

The first was that she was dead.  Whaaaaa?! I didn't know that. lol

Yeah then her fiance died shortly thereafter

Aww, man. I forgot about that.

TJ1979

CLLDLL said:

Chickypoo2468 said:

29 lol..u?

I'll never tell.... (Said in creepy Brittany Murphy style) I'm 32.

Well now I feel old.  I'm 34.


I'll join you in the old club @clldll. I turn 34 next month.

Mandmeesh

yes!! 26 

PipSqueak0313

Ah, you young ones......When my 7.5 month old outgrows his diapers they will likely be going to the grandkids my 21year old wants to have after she gets married next year.

nanabanana06

Not telling my age....