Could you live without your smart phone?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218817)
Walnut Creek, California
April 6, 2019 2:37pm CST
As some of you know, I don't have a smart phone. I do all of my Google searching, emailing, data analysis, etc., at home on my desktop. I do all of my telephone conversing on my landline.
I do have an emergency dumb phone, and I do take said dumb phone with me on long trips, but I rarely use it. OK, I might call a friend from a motel room somewhere in Utah or Wyoming, but that's about it.
Would your life be difficult without a smart phone? I will attach a photograph of one of my favorite means of communication: sidewalk chalk. Horse Jr. was successful in getting a message to me , and his method was much more delightful than a phone message or text would have been.
Note: I am currently unable to attach a picture to my post. I get an error message. I will try again later.
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21 responses
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
7 Apr 19
yes and no.personally,i wouldn't miss it,but mom almost got us stranded somewhere,and that was the end of that.it's funny..you ask a doctor to borrow their phone for 5 minutes now and they act like you asked for their first born.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
12 Apr 19
@TheHorse i guess it would depend on the kid's leanings..
@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Apr 19
@scarlet_woman Would it be the Republican Safe Room or the Democrat Safe Room? I'm confused by the idea of Safe Rooms.
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@wolfgirl569 (106226)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Apr 19
I hope you can post the photo soon. I have a smart phone. It is the only phone I have. No landline
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@Michellekidwell (29416)
• Sonora, California
6 Apr 19
@TheHorse I have Comcast as well, for landline, cable and internet!
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@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Apr 19
@Michellekidwell They're sneaky bast*ards. They keep jacking up the price, even if you have a "contract."
@lovebuglena (44524)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Apr 19
I'm assuming your dumb phone can't take pictures, right? 
I love having a smartphone because if I need to make a call, or check my email or go online I can do it instantly, without waiting till I get home. And I don't have to carry a bulky camera around if I need to take pics.
I love having a smartphone because if I need to make a call, or check my email or go online I can do it instantly, without waiting till I get home. And I don't have to carry a bulky camera around if I need to take pics.1 person likes this
@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Apr 19
@lovebuglena Do you leave it in the car if you go out to lunch with someone?
@MommyOfEli2013 (84013)
• Rupert, Idaho
7 Apr 19
I have a smart phone, and not sure I could live without it! It keeps me connected when I am not at home or somewhere that I can use WIFI.
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@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Apr 19
@MommyOfEli2013 Whew. Now that I think about it, I have TWO friends who will literally answer a cell phone call right in the middle of lunch or dinner.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84013)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Apr 19
@TheHorse Well I don't answer the phone typically anyways so not unless it was an emergency.
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Apr 19
Seeing as how I don't have one, I guess the answer is: Yes.
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@ptrikha_2 (46951)
• India
11 Apr 19
Well for me my smartphone is a need. Yet I also use it for Mylot, some Apps and setting and using reminders(very important).
However, I do not talk while walking on the roadside, or when driving (very very dangerous- still many do it! ), and not when in washroom.
Image is of my smartphone screen.
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@ptrikha_2 (46951)
• India
12 Apr 19
@TheHorse with my last phone- I always put it on silent. The current phone's ringtone is soft and gentle and so far I had no need to keep it in silent mode.
@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
6 Apr 19
I have a smart phone which I use mainly for messaging (so could have had a dumb phone) or taking pictures (so could have used a digital camera). The smart phone makes it easier to put the photos online though.
And next week I need it, 'cause I need to use an app to grade people redoing oral exams. I think I'm also supposed to find out how much money I get for that by using the app.
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
6 Apr 19
@TheHorse I have a fairly expensieve DSLR. Not the most expensieve pro model, but it definitly har more features than I know. I do prefer it to the camera phones, they're about as good as the compact digital cameras I've used. However, if I never changed lens, I might have opted for something else. But good quality lenses does make a difference.
The problem is, I always want new lenses. Wideangle. New telephoto. Proper macro lens. I want them all!
And since noone seems to be able to add pictures today, I'm not going to try ;-)
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@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Apr 19
Heh. I have a really nice cheap digital camera that I use to take all of my photos. It came with software that allows me to edit, and I I use that software to edit even photos sent to me. The camera cost maybe $80 at Walgreens and the memory card cost another $25 or so. Here's my best sunset photo taken with that camera (oops, I cant post photos right now). But the point is that one does not need to spend a lot of money to turn out quality "work." Snobbily Yours, The Horse
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
6 Apr 19
I don't have a smart phone with phone service. I use a dumb phone (flip phone). I do have an iPhone that my son gave me, but haven't connected it as a phone. My son thinks I'm ridiculous. I do Mylot and other things on it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
7 Apr 19
@TheHorse yes, it connects through my wi-fi .
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
6 Apr 19
I could do without I actually had one for a couple years and got rid of it for about 3 or 4 years. I then started my current job and they gave me one and so I now have had one again for the last 3 years cause they gave it to me and pay for it since I need to be able to be contacted. If it were not for them giving me the phone I more than likely still would not have one.
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@Michellekidwell (29416)
• Sonora, California
6 Apr 19
I have a smartphone, an IPhone, I use it all the time, could I live without it probably but it does come in handy!
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@TheHorse (218817)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Apr 19
@Michellekidwell When I'm out to lunch with someone, in the middle of conversation with them, and they answer their cell phone, or check a text, I have bad fantasies. Very bad fantasies.
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@Michellekidwell (29416)
• Sonora, California
6 Apr 19
@TheHorse I turn it down, if I have Little Miss with me, her Mother has to be able to contact me in the case of emergency, usually I just leave it in my purse if she’s not with me! But I don’t eat out often!
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@snowy22315 (180678)
• United States
7 Apr 19
I have to admit, I have gotten pretty addicted to mine.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
7 Apr 19
Sad to say but I totally cannot live without my phone. :) I reach for my phone more than my laptop/computer.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Apr 19
I don't have one in the first place.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
7 Apr 19
Yes of course, specially if I'm with my family no need to use smart phone
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