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No TV’s in hospital so a smartphone is a must.l
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I like having a phone - I would rather have it than not…it has music and a good camera, and a good communication system on it, so yes I suppose I’d miss it if I didn’t have it. 
They trialled this idea in our local hospital swim, where there was a TV over every bed and you had to obtain a card from a machine in order to watch TV and make phone calls on the attached telephone. It was very expensive and must have cost millions to install. The last time I was admitted to hospital they had all been removed, apparently people preferred to use their own smartphone instead. Despite the old chestnut that your mobile would interfere with the electronics of the hospital. They either managed to sort out the problems of interference, or it was just a load of baloney in the first place.
I also like having a mobile phone Pixie, but I don’t listen to music while out, and I certainly don’t want to peruse the internet or forum while on the hoof, (I much prefer to communicate with members of the forum on my laptop from the comfort of an armchair) and I have a good camera that takes better pictures than any phone. I only really need one to tell Mrs Fox where to send the ambulance in case of collapse, or to tell her to put the dinner on cos I’m on my way home…
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I would miss mine too.
It has so many useful services and tools in just one compact box that fits easily into a pocket. It is an amazing bit of technology.
As time goes by, I keep finding more and more useful gadgets on it - it certainly makes it much easier for me to travel light!
The latest tool I used for the first time was the magnifier.
I went shopping to buy some food for a visitor I was expecting. She has food allergies and I was having trouble reading a box label to make sure it didn’t contain any ingredients she was allergic to. I had forgotten my reading specs and the text was just a blur without them - then I remembered someone telling me that my iPhone had a magnifying glass feature, so I was able to use that to enable me to read the label clearly.
Brilliant!
mobile phones can also be a curse. Ever tried talking to someone while they are on a mobile phone? They either turn the other way - put their hand up to quieten you - or just say can’t you see **i am on the phone. make people very rude
I still don’t get why people take on a mobile phone which is double the price of that from a different manufacturer, whilst still having, pretty much, the same internal circuits and the same (ish) software!
Who brainwashed them to pay double, when it does much the same?
Or is it just “I can afford one of these”, so there.
As a Techie, I think it’s nuts!
More RAM?
More safety?
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Mmmm, I think they bond family and friends together, it’s like carrying you’re tribe in your pocket
Pictures of the cat and his garden from my son, jokes and pictures from everybody, little messages keeping in touch from friends
So much more frequent and easy in between the traditional long phone calls and meeting up, keeps you in touch daily
Plus sharing news, things you’ve found on the internet etc. And photos, in between being together the photos are a joy and sharing what we’re up to
I’ve never bought a new smart phone, always the kid’s hand me downs and a lot of families do the same. And second hand ones are cheap enough
I always turn mine off when socialising in real life, wouldn’t dream of looking at it rather than real people’s faces
BUT! I wouldn’t dream of telling other people they couldn’t and I hate being told what to do🤣
So any social or family event where someone started laying down the law about whether I can use my phone or not, and I’d be off!
Hoow rude - I would (have ! ) just up and walk away! 
I do have a mobile phone. I rarely use it. I should keep it in my cargo pants for emergencies when I stroll the dog but I don’t.
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My sister seems to be owned by hers. When I visit her, she is on it. When she comes round to me, she is on it. We went to see Les Mis the film a few years ago. She was on her phone! She scrolls along FB, texting, replying to threads and photos. It is non stop.
I do spend time on my iPad, I have to confess, so maybe it is fair to say tech owns me too. Emails, FB, Twitter, Next Door, and forums. And Googling stuff.
Mobile phones are the device of today. Forget the rudeness of the people using them.
I have 2 iPhone 6s. Only one is in use, and the other is a standby.
Old models, but they do the job for me.
I am now thinking of replacing my BT landline phones, and broadband when my contract runs out in March, to wireless broadband mainly for my iPad.
I am with ‘3’ and they do this now. Also less than half price than the £55 that is my monthly BT bill for land line phone, that is never used, and fibre broadband.
Any thoughts on ‘wireless broadband’?
I do have a mobile 'phone - somewhere - usually I have to arm wrestle the Cat for it as he is the techno wizard. Visitors know to switch theirs off until they leave - unless they are expecting an urgent call from a hospital or similar. I would not dream of using mine - even with the Cat’s permission - when in company, it is simply bad manners.
My own mobile sits there, barely ever touched. My Daughters and their kids seem to have their mobiles permanently attached to their hands and forever looking at something or other. So I have to say mobile phones certainly own my family, but certainly not me.
What really gets me is when people have their units set to speaker phone in public. I don’t know if it’s just plain ignorance, bad manners or perhaps a combination of both.
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They could be hard of hearing, like what I am. I have to have mine on speaker.
Well, I’m certainly not being dismissive of those who struggle with hearing, far from it.
I would suggest that most of the inconsiderate goons who shout into their phones on a bus have no hearing issues whatsoever.
On the contrary, they seem to enjoy the sound of their own voices, everyone else gets to listen in too 
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