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I scoffed at smart phones since they came out. I often admonished my children who’s data plans went up to $90 a month some months. They’re young adults, 24 and 23 right now, so what?

I broke down and got one 6 months ago. They quickly become a useful part of your life. Email, voice chat, google, music, visual voice mail, camera, translator. It gets scary very quickly as you’ll find you’ll start cerfing the web whenever you’re tied up in line, at a Dr. Office, talking to a boring relative.

Very quickly it turns to a security blanket of sorts. You’ll feel naked and vulnerable without it.

The problem is, kiss your personal information and security goodbye. There is no getting around it, you get a verizon smart phone and they’re going to hook themselves completely into your life, much like google does

Many people scoff at the idea that somebody is going to make them ‘bear the mark of the beast’, Now I’m thinking the old bible passage meant ‘carry’ the mark of the beast — as in carry a smartphone around.


60 posted on 09/15/2014 4:34:53 AM PDT by Usagi_yo (I don't have a soul, I'm a soul that has a body. -- Unknown)
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To: Usagi_yo
Very quickly it turns to a security blanket of sorts. You’ll feel naked and vulnerable without it.
That's probably true for all cell phones, not just smart ones.
I had a standard cell phone for 7+ years, hardly ever used it, but would make sure I had it when I was going out the front door ... just in case.
65 posted on 09/15/2014 6:08:23 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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