Who has a smart phone - what do you think

[Outlaw Yogi]

I don't have one. I don't want one. I think they're crap.

'Unscratchable' .. 'Unsmashable' Ha, wot a load of bullshit.

Seen several with smashed sceens.

I got a 3G vid phone and the screen was RS within days, but I've stuck with it 'coz it has buttons and I don't have to learn sign language to use it.

Truth is I didn't even want a phone. I only got it to keep everyone else happy.

[Black Orchid]

I am the only person I know without a smart phone. I think they are transforming human behaviour in a fundamental way, much like land lines did long, long ago. Was at a restaurant recently waiting for a table. I looked over at an alcove that contained a handful of people all sitting while they waited for a table as well. Not too many years ago those people would have been talking and smiling to each other. No more. They all had their smart phones out ignoring each other until the hostess came to seat them.

At least people didn't stay at home and sit next to their land lines just in case they rang. I think we are breeding a culture of totally ignorant people. We have to continually dodge these ignoramuses walking along the street because they cannot take their eyes off their phone, we have to listen to them having very loud conversations in public and I even see them sitting in movie theatres with their eyes glued to the wrong screen.

I have an iphone 5s and, more often than not, forget to grab it when I go out. If it rings while I am driving or on the train (I always take the train to the city) I will ignore it.

[Super Nova]

I noticed the transition of regular usage of small mobiles as I travelled the world by:

I used to see crazy people wondering the street talking to themselves.

Over time I noticed what I thought was an increase in people talking to themselves. They were people who appeared to be talking to themselves only to realise that have a Bluetooth earpiece talking on their mobile.

Now I see people who look like they are talking to themselves everywhere.

Now I cannot pick the crazies out so easily... or can I.

[Neferti]

Although I do take my Samsung Android with me whenever I go out, it isn't to receive calls, but to be able to contact people should I need to.

I still have a landline but rarely answer it as mostly it is those irritating Indians so I usually let it go through to the answering machine that my new phone has.

Even before mobile phones were so popular, I was able to IGNORE the phone ringing if I was busy doing something else .... or didn't want to talk to people. I got picked up on it by several friends who were prone to ring me to whine about work every other night ... usually when I was having dinner. IF the call is from a friend and is important, they will ring again.

[Black Orchid]

IF the call is from a friend and is important, they will ring again.

My sentiments exactly.