I dunno, I pretty much only talk on my cell phone, if I have to. And I never ever read the friggin thing.
It’s a phone dammit.
Now days a phone is so much more than a phone for people who chose to use any of the non-phone functions.
Twice in the last week I used the ATT Navigator app on my Galaxy phone. I have a phone cradle on my dashboard so I can use my phone as a GPS and it works remarkably well, not only giving me directions but also notifying of up to the minute traffic conditions, at least on the PA Turnpike an icon showing the speed limit that that would turn red if I was going over, and giving me an ETA to my destination that was within a minute of accuracy.
I was at a conference yesterday were they didn’t give out printed handout materials for the breakout sessions. They had been emailed to the registrants a few days earlier but they also gave out a single sheet of paper with the time and room locations and in the corner of the page was a QR Code: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
I used my phone to scan the code and instantly it pulled up a website with links to all the documents.
I’ve also used my phone to bring up manufacturer or store coupons that can be scanned right from my phone at the checkout. And it is nice to not have to cut out coupons that often get lost or left at home.
The last time a traveled by air for work, I downloaded an app provided by our corporate travel agency that would give me real time notifications and updates on flight delays among many other handy features. And when I got to the UK, I used an app to order taxis that used my phone’s GPS coordinates to verify my pick up location. I have an app from a local TV station that will send me messages on severe weather warnings and traffic backup/road closures and breaking news (although I eventually turned off the breaking news option after it became rather annoying).
The funny thing is that I rarely use it as a phone. I hate talking on the phone.