Well, I'm a retired IT person and I don't consider myself a Luddite, but there comes a limit to how much I want to get caught up in the perpetual churn of electronic gadgets. I usually only carry the phone when I think I might need it for ad hoc or emergency communications anyway.
On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 3:39:18 PM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote: > > I just have a flip phone and I barely use it...and am in no hurry to get a > smart phone....funny for an IT person, eh? > > On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 12:58:52 PM UTC-5, George Schick wrote: >> >> Yeah, they just re-introduced these "clam shell" phones a few years ago - >> back by popular demand. Apparently, a significant number of cell phone >> users became frustrated with the Android and Apple type phones that require >> you to fumble around and swipe the screen just to answer it. I'm right >> there with you, only my ancient clam shell model is still working and I >> hope it does for a long time to come. All I have to do to answer it is >> flip it open. >> >> On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 12:24:04 PM UTC-5, Reid wrote: >>> >>> The term "retro" is often used about Rivendell bikes. A term I happily >>> agree with. So my ancient cell phone, a simple flip open model, just died. >>> RIP. I went to the Sprint store for a replacement and, shock!, they have a >>> couple of current models that are flip style and simple. Just what I want. >>> No bells and whistles. One model is called "the Retro." >>> >>> YES! >>> >>> Reid >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
