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Post by parson on Jan 11, 2021 8:53:17 GMT -5
A few years back I was in a men's meeting at church when one of the younger guys noticed my flip phone. He kept going on about how outdated it was until, finally, I held mine up and asked how many there had flippers. A surprising number of us more (seasoned) still had 'em. So, I established the first ( and only) chapter of the "Royal Order Of Flip Phone Codgers".
Sadly, a while back, I was notified that my carrier was updating and that my phone would not be compatible with changes.
I confess, with shame, that I am no longer worthy to preside over such an esteemed group! I have, alas, succumbed to the siren call of the smart phone.
I find that it is aptly named, for it's powers and abilities seem to be far beyond my grasp.
I will probably have to rent a teenager to navigate me through the strange waters of this devise.
However- we do still have a land line. Hopefully that be considered, by my fellow codgers, as a point in my favor!
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Post by parrothead on Jan 11, 2021 8:58:39 GMT -5
2 years ago my slide phone bit the dust and found out same thing. They are no longer made.
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Post by esshup on Jan 11, 2021 9:51:07 GMT -5
Due to pee poor cell service here at the house I have to have both a cell phone and a land line. I had to get away from the flip phone 11 years ago due to needing the technology in the smart phones for the business.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2021 10:07:48 GMT -5
Due to pee poor cell service here at the house I have to have both a cell phone and a land line. I had to get away from the flip phone 11 years ago due to needing the technology in the smart phones for the business. I would love to get rid of our landline but momma insists we keep it. Our cell service here is not the best but at least 19 out of 20 calls on our land line are scams or someone wanting to sell us something- even though we are supposedly on the “no call list”. I’ll keep working on her.. |
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Post by jman46151 on Jan 11, 2021 10:13:15 GMT -5
I think most smart phones have wifi calling now if you decide to get rid of the landline. I have crappy cell signal in my house but use the wifi calling fixes any issues.
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Post by deadeer on Jan 11, 2021 10:22:42 GMT -5
A smart phone is really not bad to learn. Give it a little time, they are surprisingly handy.
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Post by parson on Jan 11, 2021 12:26:22 GMT -5
We've used Ooma for 6 or 7 years for our home phone. Their basic service is free after equipment purchase (around $100). We opted for the deluxe, which includes caller ID and a few more options.
It has served us well.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2021 12:34:44 GMT -5
We've used Ooma for 6 or 7 years for our home phone. Their basic service is free after equipment purchase (around $100). We opted for the deluxe, which includes caller ID and a few more options. It has served us well. Is that still a landline and use the same phone number? |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2021 12:36:32 GMT -5
I think most smart phones have wifi calling now if you decide to get rid of the landline. I have crappy cell signal in my house but use the wifi calling fixes any issues. What I looked up says phones made after 2015. Mine predates that - it’s an Iphone 5S. We are due for new phones anyways. |
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Post by jjas on Jan 11, 2021 12:37:22 GMT -5
We dropped our land line several years ago.
As far as a flip phone goes, I was satisfied with mine for quite a while (it kind of reminded me of the communicators on Star Trek), but a smart phone is head and shoulders above that technology and well worth the switch to it.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 11, 2021 14:29:51 GMT -5
Due to pee poor cell service here at the house I have to have both a cell phone and a land line. I had to get away from the flip phone 11 years ago due to needing the technology in the smart phones for the business. Have you looked into a signal booster? Verizon gave us one for free. Now we get great service in the house and garage. |
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 11, 2021 14:30:51 GMT -5
Due to pee poor cell service here at the house I have to have both a cell phone and a land line. I had to get away from the flip phone 11 years ago due to needing the technology in the smart phones for the business. I would love to get rid of our landline but momma insists we keep it. Our cell service here is not the best but at least 19 out of 20 calls on our land line are scams or someone wanting to sell us something- even though we are supposedly on the “no call list”. I’ll keep working on her.. Call your cell provider and ask for a signal booster. Verizon gave us one for free. |
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Post by scrub-buster on Jan 11, 2021 14:32:36 GMT -5
A few years back I was in a men's meeting at church when one of the younger guys noticed my flip phone. He kept going on about how outdated it was until, finally, I held mine up and asked how many there had flippers. A surprising number of us more (seasoned) still had 'em. So, I established the first ( and only) chapter of the "Royal Order Of Flip Phone Codgers". Sadly, a while back, I was notified that my carrier was updating and that my phone would not be compatible with changes. I confess, with shame, that I am no longer worthy to preside over such an esteemed group! I have, alas, succumbed to the siren call of the smart phone. I find that it is aptly named, for it's powers and abilities seem to be far beyond my grasp. I will probably have to rent a teenager to navigate me through the strange waters of this devise. However- we do still have a land line. Hopefully that be considered, by my fellow codgers, as a point in my favor! You will be sending tweets and making tiktok videos in no time. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2021 15:08:22 GMT -5
I would love to get rid of our landline but momma insists we keep it. Our cell service here is not the best but at least 19 out of 20 calls on our land line are scams or someone wanting to sell us something- even though we are supposedly on the “no call list”. I’ll keep working on her.. Call your cell provider and ask for a signal booster. Verizon gave us one for free. I had an ATT MicroCell that was supposed to do that. It worked great when it worked which was way less than half the time. I finally tossed it. New phones and wifi connection sounds good. |
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Post by medic22 on Jan 11, 2021 16:02:46 GMT -5
Due to pee poor cell service here at the house I have to have both a cell phone and a land line. I had to get away from the flip phone 11 years ago due to needing the technology in the smart phones for the business. I would love to get rid of our landline but momma insists we keep it. Our cell service here is not the best but at least 19 out of 20 calls on our land line are scams or someone wanting to sell us something- even though we are supposedly on the “no call list”. I’ll keep working on her.. You live like a mile away and up a hill, how do you not have great service? Mine has no issues (of course I have thousand acres of open ag fields out my front door) |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 11, 2021 16:10:01 GMT -5
I would love to get rid of our landline but momma insists we keep it. Our cell service here is not the best but at least 19 out of 20 calls on our land line are scams or someone wanting to sell us something- even though we are supposedly on the “no call list”. I’ll keep working on her.. You live like a mile away and up a hill, how do you not have great service? Mine has no issues (of course I have thousand acres of open ag fields out my front door) I live down at the bottom of the hill not at the start of the street. Its a hole with trees on three sides...Its hit and miss but mostly miss. |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jan 11, 2021 16:23:44 GMT -5
I'm 44 and just got a smart phone this past July I, like you used to have a chip on my shoulder and cosidered the flip phone good enough. When I got my smart phone it took a while to learn (still learning) the two most awesome tools available on my phone are Onx maps and accuweather. I can now hunt stands and have an idea that the wind will be changing around such and such time and reset for the afternoon without boogering a spot too bad. I'd lime to say I could go back to flip phone if I wanted ti but I've been sucked in. If I could just explain to the wife that it's a pain in the butt to dig any phone out of my pocket to check text messages I'd be more welcoming to having a phone on me at all. They are great tools and great for emergencies but they come with baggage in my opinion.
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Post by esshup on Jan 11, 2021 20:29:26 GMT -5
Due to pee poor cell service here at the house I have to have both a cell phone and a land line. I had to get away from the flip phone 11 years ago due to needing the technology in the smart phones for the business. Have you looked into a signal booster? Verizon gave us one for free. Now we get great service in the house and garage. Yes, I have one. It works great as long as the internet is working or the electric is still working. I have a corded phone to use if the electric is out and the mobile land line phone doesn't work. If the booter goes out, then the boosted signal goes away too. Signal is so poor here that at times without the booster I cannot send or receive a text message, let alone try to make a phone call or try to check voice mail on the cell phone line. |
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Post by greghopper on Jan 11, 2021 20:39:55 GMT -5
You live like a mile away and up a hill, how do you not have great service? Mine has no issues (of course I have thousand acres of open ag fields out my front door) I live down at the bottom of the hill not at the start of the street. Its a hole with trees on three sides...Its hit and miss but mostly miss. Try going to airplane mode then back usually gives you a refresh and better signal |
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