[MtnClimber]

Who wouldn’t want a personal tracking device that the government can use to spy on you?

[Brian Griffin]

And why would anybody want to replace their existing smartphone (except if it was damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen)?

[SpaceBar]

Change is at a maximum before a system reaches equilibrium.

[Brian Griffin]

A fast, responsive, secure, stable, Windows compatible PC would draw my interest and probably my money.

[Chode]

did some of them realize they don’t need a new phone EVERY YEAR???

[dforest]

If we wanted survival we would throw every one of these devices into a burning pit.

These are more dangerous than booze and cigarettes.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I was watching a video of an event filmed in 2007. What really stood out to me was there were no morons doing selfies and trying to "capture the moment" with their tracking devices. They were just enjoying the wedding.

Less of nitwit phones might be a good thing.

[PAR35]

I’m surprised more folks haven’t jumped to 5G. Just because there’s very little 5G service available, I would have thought more ‘cool’ folks would have jumped on that bandwagon.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Smartphones have become a very staid, slow evolving technology. There’s no excitement when Google rolls out the Pixel 7 or Apple rolls out the iPhone 14 - just small, incremental improvements. The “big” feature for the iPhone 15 next year is likely to be USB-C support, driven by government mandate and not by any innovation.

[apillar]

I think a lot of it is the novelty has wore off and smartphones have just a fact of life instead of the amazing cool new invention. Also, instead of smartphones seeing major additions and changes between generations, the changes have largely become minor upgrades.

I used to rush out and guy the latest and greatest iPhone every year, but I'm still using iPhone 10 I got in 2017. I've looked at the newer models when they've been released and just haven't seen any new amazing feature that makes me want to upgrade.

[gattaca]

I used my original 3G iPhone until I couldn’t anymore. I now have a refurbished iPhone 7 that works just fine.

[conservative98]

Can’t buy a new phone when you’re trying to figure out if you should buy heating oil, gas or eat...

https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Arncresearch%20eat&src=typed_query&f=live

[mass55th]

I’ve owned one smartphone, an iPhone, which I purchased from Verizon sometime in 2013 or 2014. It’s most likely a 5S. I don’t use it for anything other than calls, and the occasional text message from CVS Caremark. I hate the thing. Once it dies or becomes incompatible with 5G, if that ever arrives here, I won’t be getting another one.

[Grampa Dave]

One of our younger DNA models just pulled the plug on his career of 20+ years.

He asked HR if he could buy his battered and beatup I Phone 7.

She looked at the phone and said write on one of your business cards that your paid a $ for it. Keep the phone and you will get a free month.

He donated the $ to their coffee pot fund. His phone shows the added month.

[doorgunner69]

My wife pushed me to go from a flip phine to one of the damn things. I still have no use for anything but phone calls, and it is infuriatingly more difficult to do that.

All that pokery is maddening.

[MayflowerMadam]

I despise smart phones, but rely on mine for navigation. Other than that, i prefer a flip phone.