I-AM-Savannah OP t1_iuh8yzf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:34 AM

Reply to comment by BacilQadir715 in New to iPhone (well, cell phones in general) by I-AM-Savannah

You have heard of computers and laptops, haven't you?

BacilQadir715 t1_iuh9cte wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:39 AM

Yes i have 😅

I-AM-Savannah OP t1_iuha2m9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:50 AM

Good. I was getting worried. Not everyone lives on a cell phone. I realize a lot of people do, but you can count me in as one who doesn't. At least not yet.

BacilQadir715 t1_iuhacd2 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:54 AM

Sorry if I offended you by any chance. But i was just saying phones offer functionality of laptop and desktops and land lines all in one so its just bizarre to me that one could go so long without getting one when he had the option to

Another point is mobile data

I-AM-Savannah OP t1_iuhbjan wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:11 AM

Yes, I realize that cell phones offer functionality that laptops and desktops and land lines do not offer -- but after working IT for years, when I left that position, I turned in the pager and cell phone that I had been tied to for years. I also took off my watch and hardly ever wear it.

If you can hear the song, "I want to be free..." that's me singing, in the background. I was tied to both a pager AND cell phone and watch (get to those IT meetings on time)... I no longer want to be tied down to anything except my cat.

BacilQadir715 t1_iuhbxji wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:16 AM

Oh so im new to this concept u actually had a phone but it wasn’t your rather your employer’s? That would make sense when u say its YOUR first phone but u still had one just not YOURS

I-AM-Savannah OP t1_iuhcjio wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:24 AM

Yes. I had to carry my employer's phone AND pager, both at the same time, in case a server went down or there were network issues.

This is *MY* first phone, and first iPhone. The employer's phone was an android.

BacilQadir715 t1_iuhfpbl wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:05 AM

What’s a pager? If u don’t mind me askin

I-AM-Savannah OP t1_iuhg7ux wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:11 AM

Pagers were small devices that you usually clip on a waistband of slacks / pants, or attach to the outside of a woman's purse, so you could easily check the message. They were the predecessor to cell phones, but there was a lap over, at least by some major companies, requiring some employees to carry both pagers and cell phones.

The pager that I carried could accept either phone numbers or actual text messages. I had to carry a pager as well as my cell phone, to make sure anyone could reach me, 24/7.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pager