My Phone Is Making Me Feel Old

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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:00 am

I have all of today free to myself, so I thought I would organize and tidy up my baiting infos, accounts, passwords, and so on, so everything's nice and neat and accessible.

Everything's going fine, got myself a nice and shiny new notebook that slips easily into my pocket, got my email accounts documented and passwords recorded (instead of relying totally on Firefox to autofill all that information), bookmarked all the useful baiting-related sites, and so on.

Then I decided to see what apps I could add to my phone so I could see when my lads were replying to me and optionally, but definitely not automatically, reply to them if it requires that degree of urgency.

Um... all the apps I looked at require iOS 8 or higher.

And I'm using an iPhone 4.

Which can't upgrade to anything past iOS 7.

Why am I being made to give up a perfectly usable phone that, over the years, has acquired loads of personal infos and is working exactly how I want it, for something that just happens to be a little more shiny and can run the software I would like to use?
What will a newer model offer me that I don't already have, besides this silly operating system requirement to run newer apps?

Grrr. I refuse to upgrade my phone just because Apple shareholders want a bigger dividend this year!

Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:52 pm

That's why I obstinately continue to rely on a flip phone, and refuse to "upgrade" my computer to Windows 10. It's all working just fine for me.... (Though it wasn't when I was forced to "upgrade" from Windows XP after they stopped supporting it. Mad

)

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

Buy the new one!

[source] Apple shareholder

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:29 am

The plan I have allows me to upgrade (every 18 months I think) for free. It might be worth checking into. If you upgrade to the new iPhone all your contact information can be simply moved over.

The iPhone 6s is way better than the iPhone 4. If I remember correctly, the iPhone 4 was limited to 3G. 4G LTE is so much faster. You can facetime without Wi-Fi. The camera is far superior. The apple pay feature (use your phone in place of your debit card) is convenient and you can use your finger print as a password.

Battery life is improved and since you mentioned being old, the 6s has some pretty useful screen zoom features.

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:57 am

I'm so old school that I still use a BlackBerry, which is still made and supported. Why should you change other than planned obsolescence?

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:43 pm

I was born in the sixties so forgive me for asking a stupid question, but wat is an apps?

This message was made on a pc with prehistoric windows xp.

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:23 pm

Capone wrote:

I'm so old school that I still use a BlackBerry,

(to be read in best yorkshire accent) - Luxury - I've still got a rotary dial phone in the office - it confuses the hell out of the young folk on account of havin' no screen Very Happy

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:57 pm

Upgraded yesterday.

Happy now, PF? Are you? I HOPE SO.

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:02 pm

Quote:

I've still got a rotary dial phone in the office

When my father passed a few years ago, he still had the old black rotary phone.

I hated that damn thing as every number I dialed seemed to have an 8 or 9 near the end digit and somehow I would mess it up.

He never did have an answering machine, voicemail, caller id, or call-waiting.

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:59 pm

Quote:

He never did have an answering machine, voicemail, caller id, or call-waiting.

Neither do I. I even don't have a cellphone.

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

@Bware I still have and use the same model every day. The only difference is the sticker on the top of the receiver is a glow-in-the-dark advertisement for a local funeral home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8LaT5Iiwo4

Wyoming Double Glazed Joined: 11 Mar 2016 Posts: 367

Otterfan wrote:

Grrr. I refuse to upgrade my phone just because Apple shareholders want a bigger dividend this year!

What HAPPENED?? You conformed!!

Btw.. congrats to 2016! 6s or 6se? or 6OMGplus Laughing

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:56 pm

@Otterfan- Just get the thing. The way to consider it is not that you have to upgrade, but that you can upgrade. Your life will go better, girls and guys will be attracted to you, your kids will become smarter and better looking and the improvement to your sex life will curl your toes.

bware419ers wrote:

When my father passed a few years ago, he still had the old black rotary phone.

My dad had one too. When I was shredding his bills I noticed that he had been renting two of them until just a few years ago. The sound quality through them is pretty amazing. I tried hooking them up and while they can receive calls, my home system will only recognize tones and not pulses so they cannot dial out.

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

Connie L. Gus wrote:

my home system will only recognize tones and not pulses so they cannot dial out.

I have to pay $2 a month for the privilege of using a rotary phone. I thought lads were the worst but phone and internet carriers are running a close race.

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:06 pm

Connie L. Gus wrote:

I tried hooking them up and while they can receive calls, my home system will only recognize tones and not pulses so they cannot dial out.

Here you go, Connie.

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:18 pm

lighten_up wrote:

What HAPPENED?? You conformed!!

I know, I know. *shakes head sadly*

My old phone was from 2012, so the battery was a little bit on its last legs.
That's what I'm telling myself is the real reason.

Yes.

That.

lighten_up wrote:

Btw.. congrats to 2016! 6s or 6se? or 6OMGplus

SE.

Those bigger phones are horrible for fitting into pockets comfortably.

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:45 pm

After years of obstinately clinging to my antique flip phone and proudly proclaiming my Luddite credentials, my daughter dragged me kicking and screaming into the Apple store over the weekend to join the 21st century. I am deeply embarrassed to admit it but I now have an iPhone SE. (And yes, I agree that the 6 is stupid huge. At least I can fit this in my pocket.)

The sales kid couldn't have been more than 15. But he was refreshingly honest. As he explained, there's no such thing as an upgrade. You buy the phone. You can pay for it outright, or you can have the cost buried in your monthly bill. If you choose the latter (which pretty much everyone does) then the phone is paid off in 18-24 months, depending on your plan. That's when the cell companies tell you that it's time to 'upgrade.' No, it's time to buy the newest, hottest phone and another 2 year contract. It feels like a free upgrade because you're used to paying that monthly installment.

One thing I do like about my new phone: the camera. I find it hard to believe but it takes vastly better pictures than my Nikon, which cost about as much as this ridiculously complex phone. How can that be?

Wyoming Double Glazed Joined: 11 Mar 2016 Posts: 367

While I might not be as old of you guys ;p I joined the Iphone band wagon at Generation 3..

It's my
Camera,
Video camera
Picture album
music player
email
flashlight
clock/watch
parascope (great for working on plumbing/cars)
texting device
skpe device
forum reader
news reader
Oh
and occasionally a phone

#sales pitch off /# and no i own no apple stock (well not directly)

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

^ I grudgingly admit that I used a kids phone "app" that was a bubble level, it was pretty cool.

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:58 pm

^^^ You can get those for adults' phones, too.

Baiting Guru Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 12237

^ I tried it with Skype years ago, getting the monitor on the 2X4 was a bitch.

Edit: @Juan I owe you $24 a year.

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:21 am

^^^^
You can send it by WU or Moneygram.

Remain bless.

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:23 am

IMHO, phones are no substitute for an insanely equipped laptop. I honestly don't use half the apps on my phone. And for old school folks, a keypad is better than a touch screen for typing.

I also have a burner phone, just a flip phone with talk and text. It's invaluable for baiting.

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:26 am

I've managed to cope with just my smartphone for a few days when I've been away for a long weekend, even found a usable FTP client to allow me to make website updates. Everything just takes a lot longer and I wouldn't want to try things like photo editing on a small screen.

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:05 pm

I did, of course, also have to get a protective case from these people.

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