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Are Smartphones really worth $1200 per year to use???

7,353 2,746 April 9, 2012 at 08:01 PM in Chat (4)
ON TOP of the phone itself ? I don't think so.

What is it? Social status? My friend has one so I NEED one?

I'll take my dumb phone and laptop any day.

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Last Edited by Maleficent April 9, 2012 at 09:04 PM
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Quote from Maleficent :
I think you're just so intent on going against the grain (even though it's illogical, cumbersome, less convenient, and provides no actual benefit to you) so you can delude yourself into feeling "unique" and "special."

In fact, you're so hellbent on going against anything with any sort of mass popularity so you can be "different" that you actually make yourself believe that the crap you have is somehow "better."

And the funniest part about that is that it makes you so angry, you have to lash out at anyone that uses the devices that you hate so much. Which in turn makes you look like a complete idiot to everyone else because of your gigantic delusions, and then you become a social pariah.

Well... bravo, buddy. You certainly set yourself apart from the crowd. Thumbup
Quote from SkeezaPleez :
Sounds to me like he has a shitty laptop and a shitty cell phone. laugh out loud
Quote from Maleficent :
And a shitty TV! LMAO


It's 34" and weighs 300lbs! Whee
Quote from vec :
...and is 20th century technology laugh out loud
Quote from SkeezaPleez :
At least he's got unlimited texting.
Quote from Jason_of_Texas :
34in tube tv? GTFOH
Quote from vec :
That's the problem. He isn't using his mind. He is getting all of his information out of some old Popular Mechanics magazines from the 1980's


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ALVSGIRLY
04-10-2012 at 09:03 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:03 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
$300 I'm not spending... I've never had a moment where I said "Gee if I only had a smartphone my life would be so much better and worth an extra $300"
it's worth it to me and it's a lot less than 1200
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Frogstar
04-10-2012 at 09:04 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:04 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
$300 I'm not spending... I've never had a moment where I said "Gee if I only had a smartphone my life would be so much better and worth an extra $300"
...and therefore, neither has anyone else in the world.
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boltman2007
04-10-2012 at 09:04 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:04 AM.
Quote from ALVSGIRLY :
it's worth it to me and it's a lot less than 1200
Facebook?
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ALVSGIRLY
04-10-2012 at 09:07 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:07 AM.
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Facebook?
nod that's all i use it for Whee! gotta update that facebook Woot!!!
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04-10-2012 at 09:11 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:11 AM.
Quote from ALVSGIRLY :
nod that's all i use it for Whee! gotta update that facebook Woot!!!
Though so
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ALVSGIRLY
04-10-2012 at 09:14 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:14 AM.
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Though so
I use it to get on sd too! Isn't that awesome!
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Majide
04-10-2012 at 09:14 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:14 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
So what does the first line cost? Family plan extra lines don't count.
Speaking of family plans with all around smartphones...

Now we are talking over 2K per year!
Scratchchin I'm not sure. The first two lines are my parents' and they don't have smart phones. Just basic phones.

All it costs me is $45 a month. So to me, it counts Tongue
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04-10-2012 at 09:14 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:14 AM.
Quote from ALVSGIRLY :
I use it to get on sd too! Isn't that awesome!
Can you read the screen without glasses?

Quote from Majide :
Scratchchin I'm not sure. The first two lines are my parents' and they don't have smart phones. Just basic phones.

All it costs me is $45 a month. So to me, it counts Tongue
Yeah because the overall bill never matters. What nice parents you have.
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ALVSGIRLY
04-10-2012 at 09:17 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:17 AM.
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Can you read the screen without glasses?
Heck yeah! I'd rather be on the iPad, but the iPhone is nice when I'm not at home!
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Majide
04-10-2012 at 09:21 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:21 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
Yeah because the overall bill never matters. What nice parents you have.
laugh out loud Nice? Why yes, they are. But they aren't paying my bill. My $45 a month that I pay them is a nice chunk of the overall bill. I'm not freeloading off of them. Annoyed
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teenbean
04-10-2012 at 09:29 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:29 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
Its overall ownership costs, some people are thinking because he have an extra family line its a good deal when in fact they as a family get raked over the coals on the first line.

The 700 min family plan and unlimited texting is $80 a month - my 20% discount. plus $9.99 for each additional person.

I am the main person, So I take the $64 and divide it by the amount of people in the plan. Everyone pays their fair share and their own taxes.

Since the other people are my sister and her boyfriend and my father, they are quite capable of paying their own percentage.


I can read SD without glasses on my iphone. (I have contacts!!!!) lol
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04-10-2012 at 09:33 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:33 AM.
Quote from teenbean :
The 700 min family plan and unlimited texting is $80 a month - my 20% discount. plus $9.99 for each additional person.

I am the main person, So I take the $64 and divide it by the amount of people in the plan. Everyone pays their fair share and their own taxes.

Since the other people are my sister and her boyfriend and my father, they are quite capable of paying their own percentage.


I can read SD without glasses on my iphone. (I have contacts!!!!) lol
Wow your dad pays for your sisters boyfriends bill? That kid has it made. Most dads have shotguns.
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teenbean
04-10-2012 at 09:40 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:40 AM.
Quote from boltman2007 :
Wow your dad pays for your sisters boyfriends bill? That kid has it made. Most dads have shotguns.

Funny.

My sister pays for her boyfriend. She's in her 30's . My dad just pays me $10 a month. He's old and just has a dumb phone in case he has falls and can't get up. I don't want to confuse him with additional charges.
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Maleficent
04-10-2012 at 09:42 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:42 AM.
Quote from Frogstar :
...and therefore, neither has anyone else in the world.
Yeah, can you believe that people in this world think differently sometimes?

The audacity of those selfish bastards! How dare they have an opinion!
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04-10-2012 at 09:44 AM.
04-10-2012 at 09:44 AM.
Quote from Maleficent :
Yeah, can you believe that people in this world think differently sometimes?


The audacity of those selfish bastards! How dare they have an opinion!
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