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ladysprite) wrote2014-05-11 04:31 pm
ladysprite) wrote2014-05-11 04:31 pm
Joining the 21st Century
So after years upon years of resisting the pressure, and insisting that I don't need one and couldn't afford one, and generally hiding from technology, I have finally broken down and gotten a smartphone.
I didn't mean to. But Sprint finally offended us one too many times (this time they charged us for data usage that our phones were *physically incapable of performing,* acknowledged that this was the case, and still refused to remove the charge), and we started looking around for other providers. And we realized that, for about $10 more than we were paying with Sprint, we could get a data plan and a couple of smartphones.
And now... I have the internet in my purse. I'm just not quite sure what to do with it.
I don't get a lot of phone calls or texts. I'm not someone that people generally make an effort to contact or keep in touch with. I don't use twitter. And I'm generally convinced that I'm bad with technology, whether I actually am or not.
I've gotten it set up, and I've got Overdrive on it so I can listen to audiobooks, and it'll at least let me check my email and facebook, and have internet access when I'm at clinics without wifi.
But other than that.... any suggestions on what the heck to do with this thing?
I didn't mean to. But Sprint finally offended us one too many times (this time they charged us for data usage that our phones were *physically incapable of performing,* acknowledged that this was the case, and still refused to remove the charge), and we started looking around for other providers. And we realized that, for about $10 more than we were paying with Sprint, we could get a data plan and a couple of smartphones.
And now... I have the internet in my purse. I'm just not quite sure what to do with it.
I don't get a lot of phone calls or texts. I'm not someone that people generally make an effort to contact or keep in touch with. I don't use twitter. And I'm generally convinced that I'm bad with technology, whether I actually am or not.
I've gotten it set up, and I've got Overdrive on it so I can listen to audiobooks, and it'll at least let me check my email and facebook, and have internet access when I'm at clinics without wifi.
But other than that.... any suggestions on what the heck to do with this thing?
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calendar
email
trillian
mbta app for commuter rail tix
facebook
jetblue (flew today)
camera
youtube
dropbox
fitbit/pedometer
AP mobile
amex (paying bills)
open table (restaurants)
quick tip calculator
google drive
weather chanel
boston street foods - food truck locations
cvs (renew perscriptions etc)
wikipedia
music player
gas cubby (keep track of gas use)
paypal
google maps
kickstarter
flickr
skype
joann's (cupons on phone)
michaelse (ditto)
4 more bank apps for various banks and cards
amazon
linked in
npr
calculator