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llmart

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7. I have had the same cellphone for 10 years.

Reply to trof (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2014, 08:06 AM

May 2014

It's a pay as you go phone and I keep it in my car for emergencies. This is the one and only cellphone I've ever had. No, it doesn't take pictures. I have a digital camera if I want to do that and I seldom take pictures. I can text on this phone which originally cost me $20, but I think I used that function about 5 times.

I am by no means a "luddite" because I have a laptop and a computer and still work in an office where I know my way around a computer and the latest technology. I guess I'm just not that self-important that I think everyone I know wants to hear about every second of my day or see selfies of me.

I am 65 and don't have enough years left on this earth to spend them staring at a 3" screen. LOL

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We just got new cellphones. I sent this email to friends & family: [View all] trof Apr 2014 OP

Congratulations (I think) pengillian101 Apr 2014 #1

I'm quite like you. SheilaT Apr 2014 #2

Me, too. My motto is KISS- No Vested Interest Apr 2014 #3

Yep. SheilaT Apr 2014 #4

I have friends - not too many, but some, both men and women- who have never No Vested Interest Apr 2014 #5

Yes, I also have a dumb phone. RebelOne Apr 2014 #6

I have had the same cellphone for 10 years. llmart May 2014 #7