Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by stkhlm » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 12:26 PM UTC

Why I'm glad my iPhone broke
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Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by emeidi » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 12:46 PM UTC

Now I'm waiting to hear how deliberating it feels when the computer breaks ... wait, how is one going to blog then?

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by Peroni » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 12:47 PM UTC

It’s handy to have all these things in one device, but for now, the pros outweigh the cons for me.

The pro's listed: You call people more & you don't worry about damaging your phone anymore. Personally, those pro's don't even come close to outweighing the inconvenience of not having instant access to maps, music, camera and email for me.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by Aardwolf » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 12:58 PM UTC

Is everyone really this "connected" when having a smartphone? When I have a smartphone I'm not really "more connected", after all peple could call me on a dumbphone too.

However, what it brings is "Internet everywhere yay!", which I then use to read forums, wikipedia, articles, etc... whenever not near a computer. Plus of course it can play PC games like Freeciv, nethack and Minecraft.

So basically, I'm about exactly as social on a smartphone as on a desktop computer, and now have an environment that used to exist only at a desk, on trains and on the toilet :)

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by evandijk70 » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 12:59 PM UTC

Peroni wrote: post #3

It’s handy to have all these things in one device, but for now, the pros outweigh the cons for me. The pro's listed: You call people more & you don't worry about damaging your phone anymore. Personally, those pro's don't even come close to outweighing the inconvenience of not having instant access to maps, music, camera and email for me.

I think the main pro is that you are not constantly distracted from your surroundings by your phone.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by edparry » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 1:00 PM UTC

Insightful.

I don't think I'm brave enough to try this. I'd feel like I have to constantly jump between computers in case I missed an important email or some relevant news broke. And no maps? I'd never get home...

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by moubarak » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 1:00 PM UTC

same happened to me. my nexus one broke several months ago and had to use a nokia brick that was lying there but i hate it.

I do not call people more often, i use my laptop for communicating with people now. I'm still stuck with that nokia though because i think we live in a time of ugly phones.

i was about to get a 4s until they introduced that elongated screen, not to mention the huge screens on the androids. Seems like if i want to get a thin cool smart phone these days i have to put up with excess everything. i wish there was a minimalist phone out there that was still cool.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by pgsandstrom » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 1:03 PM UTC

People seem to always enjoy experimenting with the way they live. I don't think the lack of a smart phone that created a good experience, I think it is trying out a new pace.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by gz5 » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 1:06 PM UTC

I was a little bit everywhere, all the time. But not truly anywhere. Without the temptation available from my pocket, I feel like I am more present being wherever I am.

Nice summary. I can't quite ditch my Droid but am decreasing the frequency of switching back and forth between the two worlds. Finding that focused single-tasking (when not at work) is underrated and not easy (at least not for me).

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by RyanZAG » Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 1:12 PM UTC

I’ve started calling people more. ... It’s funny how little I called people on my iPhone, and how surprised parts of my generation is when they receive a call. ... improved arrangements and generally had more fun communicating.

Did you ever think to ask the people you were phoning if they were busy with anything? Sure, it might have been great for you to break someones concentration with some basic question that could have had a quick yes/no answer in a text message, but was it great for the recipient? I would also be very surprised if someone called me for something they could have just sent a text for - and if they did it a couple more times, I'd set my phone to automatically redirect calls from them to voice-mail.