Going back to a “non-smart” phone – why I want to, but can’t quite do it
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#2Instead of reading or replying to things as soon as they come in, I just silence everything on my phone except phone calls. That way, I check emails, texts, tweets, etc. at my convenience. It interrupts me only when necessary.
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#3Instead of reading or replying to things as soon as they come in, I just silence everything on my phone except phone calls. That way, I check emails, texts, tweets, etc. at my convenience. It interrupts me only when necessary.
I don't even answer phone calls. Why is some telemarketer calling me more important than my friend saying something on Twitter?
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#4Has anyone ever experimented with deleting/disabling features on an Android phone?
I'm always curious what it'd be like to have a "smart" phone with no email or web browser, but still GPS and a camera.
I'd like to work on my nervous habit of taking out my phone and checking HN/email/Twitter, etc all the time.
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#5That is what I love about international travel. No phone, sporadic slow internet, no TV and $1 new release DVDs.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. -JL
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#6I use a pretty awful phone, and have a iPod touch that can get on wireless. I'd say I miss not having a smartphone about once a month, which is acceptable.
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#7Instead of reading or replying to things as soon as they come in, I just silence everything on my phone except phone calls. That way, I check emails, texts, tweets, etc. at my convenience. It interrupts me only when necessary.
I keep SMS and phone calls making noise, but don't often answer them unless I'm out and idle. I just note that I have something to look at when I get back to my desk.
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#8I just don't use twitter, facebook, etc. So I'm not in habit of answering a bunch of BS notifications all day.
Re: Going back to a “non-smart” phone – why I want to, but can’t quite do it
#9Instead of reading or replying to things as soon as they come in, I just silence everything on my phone except phone calls. That way, I check emails, texts, tweets, etc. at my convenience. It interrupts me only when necessary.
I don't even answer phone calls. Why is some telemarketer calling me more important than my friend saying something on Twitter?
Sure. I just don't get many unsolicited calls.