harllee, those are my thoughts, too! I love technology and computers and I use current things all the time and I just don't want a smartphone. DH and I have flip phones that have a prepaid legacy plan. We can add money and we never lose it until we use it with no monthly cost. And I'm fine with that. If our plan gets discontinued or our phones die and we have to replace them I'd probably go with the T-Mobile 55+ plan and get smartphones. But we will hold off as long as we can.
Last month DH went out of town to help with his 89 yr old mom who had a medical crisis and his sisters needed his help. He spent almost 2 weeks there and on one of our conversations he said when he got home he wanted us to get smartphones. His brother had texted him on his flip phone instead of his ipad and he couldn't figure out how to text back (yes, it's an effort) and one of his sister's joked about his flip phone.
So I was all prepared to show him the T-mobile 55+ particulars and pick out phones when he got home. By the time he got home he was over his hissy fit and said he was fine with what we have.
Here's the situation. We are home with wifi and a home phone (magicjack) 98% of the time. We can text with our sons and my sister on ipads when we are home. Our old phones do exactly what we want, which is make a phone call, usually it's from a store.... "I stopped to pick up something, do you need anything while I'm here..."
Like the OP, I see people who are sucked into their devices and can't let go of them. I know for myself, if I have my ipad with me while watching TV or sitting outside on the deck, I keep reaching for it. Check this, look up that, one more email, quick check of news or weather. It's very seductive.
I know that eventually it will have to happen but I'm going to hold off as long as we can.
Last month DH went out of town to help with his 89 yr old mom who had a medical crisis and his sisters needed his help. He spent almost 2 weeks there and on one of our conversations he said when he got home he wanted us to get smartphones. His brother had texted him on his flip phone instead of his ipad and he couldn't figure out how to text back (yes, it's an effort) and one of his sister's joked about his flip phone.
So I was all prepared to show him the T-mobile 55+ particulars and pick out phones when he got home. By the time he got home he was over his hissy fit and said he was fine with what we have.
Here's the situation. We are home with wifi and a home phone (magicjack) 98% of the time. We can text with our sons and my sister on ipads when we are home. Our old phones do exactly what we want, which is make a phone call, usually it's from a store.... "I stopped to pick up something, do you need anything while I'm here..."
Like the OP, I see people who are sucked into their devices and can't let go of them. I know for myself, if I have my ipad with me while watching TV or sitting outside on the deck, I keep reaching for it. Check this, look up that, one more email, quick check of news or weather. It's very seductive.
I know that eventually it will have to happen but I'm going to hold off as long as we can.