"I Forgot My Phone"-Poignant video about smartphone obsession

[brutal]

They are like any other tool. Use them wisely.

My primary smartphone needs and priorities are simple.

1. Make and receive phone calls.
2. Send and receive (primarily) business e-mail.
3. It is an indispensable portable travel tool - GPS, Airline, car rental, reservations, etc.
4. The camera is for documentation purposes, mostly business, and for posting in the NSA's Post a picture of your latest purchase thread.

[cofi]

That chick was hot.....

I like my dumb phone I've run over it with my truck walked over to it and its still fine....Amanda's smart phone fell about 18" onto the floor and was shattered I also always have service she dosent my battery lasts for days her phone lives on the charger I've dropped my phone in the mud water etc shake it off and its fine hers died from a few rain drops hitting it

[Irving]

Smartphone with no internet is as useful as a laptop with no internet.

[hurley842002]

And what about those of us that live in areas with virtually non-existent service? Rarely do I have to leave this general area and even buddies with the baddest of the bad of phones don't get much if any signal back here.

No non-existent principles involved, just no real need. If I need a computer, you'll find me sitting in a designated chair in my house, like now.

Badger

Your situation sounds like a very valid reason to not own a smart phone. I wouldn't pay for a service I couldn't use either.

[Zundfolge]

Your loss...

Still amazes me the folks that refuse to own a smart phone based on some non existent principal...Now if cost is an issue for you, that's another story, because smart phones can be costly.

At this point a dumb phone is outside my budget, which is why I don't have one. That said, the video makes me feel as though I'm not really missing out on anything that wouldn't be more trouble than its worth. Also, I work on a computer all day and have basically unsupervised access to teh interwebs.

[Bailey Guns]

I have a smart phone. I use it when I need it but I really wouldn't miss not having one. I could do just as well with a plain old flip phone. It's just an expensive convenience for me.

[Gman]

I think this makes the point too;

I have a smartphone which I need for work email and on-call contact. I don't use it constantly. I can't stand social gatherings where everyone has their face down in some phone or tablet. Put it down, people. Interact with one another. Live your lives.

[sniper7]

I love my smart phone, really helps with work, enhances my quality of life, my son loves to play games on it, I can search for anything, take great pictures and video, set reminders for birthday anniversaries etc or I forget and it fits nicely in my pocket!

[BREATHER]

Stupid, ignorant, dumbass, POS's use their "smart phone" while driving....

[Dave_L]

The sad part about smart phones is how it's pretty much eliminated physical photo albums. Looking at pictures on your phone or streamed through your tv isn't the same as thumbing through an actual album.