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Most of my mates have managed to outgrow numerous phones. Both of my house mates are using iPhone 3's, and one of them said his willy is waggling and he feels he'll be on an iPhone 4 in the next month or two.

I've only outgrown a motorola and a nokia 3310. Currently using another basic nokia but dont have the faintest clue when I'll outgrow it.

People keep telling me to grow up, but Im happy where I am.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 3:26 pm
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People keep telling me to grow up

You hang around with some right pillocks then 🙂


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 3:28 pm
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my experience seems to indicate that the 'newness' of someone's mobile phone is inversely proportional to their state of growedupness.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 3:30 pm
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My wife hates my iPhone...says I spend too much time on it.

I guess things are simpler with a 'phone' phone.

Do you use facebook, play games, travel on public transport? Do you sometimes get lost in the city, or want to look up an address when you're out and about? If you do then a smart phone might be useful...

Last year I did a bit of exploring on my bike, drove out into the sticks, parked my car and placed a flag in the iPhone map to indicate where I parked it. Then jumped on my bike and cycled about all over the place without thinking about where I was going or how I would get back. Then I took out the phone, checked which direction my car was and pootled back.

You've managed with a basic phone this far so I'm sure you'll be happy for a little while longer...although I bet you were happy before you had a mobile phone at all - I know I was!


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 3:31 pm
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my experience seems to indicate that [b]how much they tell you about [/b]the 'newness' of someone's mobile phone is inversely proportional to their state of growedupness.

FTFY.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 3:32 pm
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Google Maps on a phone is the point where this stuff started to be come really really useful.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 3:35 pm
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I'm not sure that your phone is any indicator of maturity.

Running around in short trousers and playing in the woods is much more of a marker.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:01 pm
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Google Maps on a phone is the point where this stuff started to be come [b]a[/b] really really [b]nice toy[/b][s]useful[/s].
FTFY

Only kidding, I held off buying a smartphone until recently but loving it now, apart from battery life.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:09 pm
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Running around in short trousers and playing in the woods is much more of a marker.

How about cycling around in short trousers in the woods?


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:16 pm
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I think that playing with all this new technology, getting excited about apps etc is far from a sign of maturity.

I'll stick with my mobile 'phone' thank you very much.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:20 pm
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People keep telling me to grow up, but Im happy where I am.

Fair enough, enjoy spending the £500 on something other than a shiny phone. Perhaps use it to go on a nice holiday, or buy a new bike or enter some races.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:22 pm
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Shiny phones don't cost us £500 do they?


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:23 pm
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classic intercourse


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:23 pm
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Smart phones are so last year, I'm saving up for a next gen computer watch thing.

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Do you use facebook, play games, travel on public transport? Do you sometimes get lost in the city, or want to look up an address when you're out and about? If you do then a smart phone might be useful...

Thankfully I have a smart mind so I dont need a phone fo any o dat shit!

Who else outgrows phones?


 
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Do you use facebook, play games, travel on public transport? Do you sometimes get lost in the city, or want to look up an address when you're out and about? If you do then a smart phone might be useful...

Thankfully I have a smart mind so I dont need a phone fo any o dat shit!

Who else outgrows phones?

Now I'm a little scared...are you some kind of robot or supernatural being? No matter how much I concentrate I haven't yet been able to update facebook using only my mind. I find I always have to resort to using a computer or some other device connected to the internet.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:37 pm
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Last year I did a bit of exploring on my bike, drove out into the sticks, parked my car and placed a flag in the iPhone map to indicate where I parked it. Then jumped on my bike and cycled about all over the place without thinking about where I was going or how I would get back. Then I took out the phone, checked which direction my car was and ...

Was anybody else hoping that this ended 'and found my phone had gone flat.'? 😀


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:39 pm
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I concentrate and use only my mind to choose not to update facebook when I dont need to.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:40 pm
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Thankfully I have a smart mind so I dont need a phone fo any o dat shit!

A smartphone is better than a paper map at navigating your way around a strange city to find shops and businesses. Because shops are usually not on paper maps.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:44 pm
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The whole point of a smartphone is to have a portable porntube in your pocket. Google maps is also good when you can't find the red light district while on business trips.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:46 pm
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I rely on old school wireless technology - a small pocket diary.

Plus a cheapo Nokia 1661 on PAYG for calling my mum, once a week.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 4:57 pm
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A smartphone is better than a paper map at navigating your way around a strange city to find shops and businesses. Because shops are usually not on paper maps.

Thankfully I've got a smart mind.

I don't travel hundreds of miles to a strange city to get my shopping, I instead go to my local Cooperative store.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 5:14 pm
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Troll.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 5:15 pm
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Outgrowing a phone though, is that possible?


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 5:17 pm
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Er I dunno.

Phone has useful features. Use or not. If a new feature comes out that you think would be useful but can't use, upgrade phone..

Straightforward no? Shouldn't come with judgements about intelligence?


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 5:19 pm
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i dont know about growing out of phones. sometimes i get to the end of my contract and get an upgrade. last time i think i got 50% off next years contract as i didnt want a new phone.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 5:34 pm
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Shiny phones don't cost us £500 do they?

i can't tell if you're being serious or not? And I'm not entirely right, if you've a 32Gb iphone it's cost you £600... either up-front or hidden in the contract cost.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 5:50 pm
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Just out of simple curiosity, how old are you davidtaylforth?


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 6:06 pm
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Old enough to know better.

25


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 6:40 pm
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I concentrate and use only my mind to choose not to update facebook when I dont need to.

Yep...I'm thick as shit and use facebook.

Also...sometimes I don't know the direction to walk in London to get to a meeting so use my phone.

That's just cos I ain't got the smartz.


 
Posted : 02/03/2011 7:03 pm