@PixieKnuckles , How does a blind man look at you with disdain pixie ??
Just saying !! 
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 didnāt 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 canāt you see **i am on the phone. make people very rude
I still donāt 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 āI can afford one of theseā, so there.
As a Techie, I think itās nuts!
More RAM?
More safety?
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Mmmm, I think they bond family and friends together, itās like carrying youāre 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 youāve found on the internet etc. And photos, in between being together the photos are a joy and sharing what weāre up to
Iāve never bought a new smart phone, always the kidās 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, wouldnāt dream of looking at it rather than real peopleās faces
BUT! I wouldnāt dream of telling other people they couldnāt and I hate being told what to doš¤£
So any social or family event where someone started laying down the law about whether I can use my phone or not, and Iād 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 donāt.
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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 ā3ā and they do this now. Also less than half price than the Ā£55 that is my monthly BT bill for land line phone, that is never used, and fibre broadband.
Any thoughts on āwireless broadbandā?
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 Catās 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 donāt know if itās 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, Iām 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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