MAY we stop the quarantine and meet for Coffee and Tea?

[Delmonico]

Had to get something, old phone took forever to charge and wouldn't stay that way long.  New battery was an option not but the dang thing would shift frequency a bit and sound like poorly tuned side band.  Kids think I need to text.  Big thing can drop the tablet data and save $50 a month.  They tell me I can run tablet off the phone if I need the bigger screen, a learning project for another day.

[litl rooster]

I commend all you that hang on to the flip phone. I hang on to this iPhone 4 I think battery life is not as good as was a zillion years ago. I avoid updates. Because I am not smart enough to know what they are talking about.  Heck Sod Buster had to show me how to use some of the features on this one. It is my PC /pad and or lap top. I never put a lock code in it. So I didn't have to remember it. For the same reason I never sign out here on purpose. Well if the cops find it next to my dead body they win't Need a forensic geek to get into it.

Heck I am all for bringing back rotary phones. 3 channels on TV.  Movies house in every neighborhood.
It will never happen but you can always wish for it.

[Professor Marvel]

And if it just has to have a camera, can't they put the control button somewhere besides exactly where your thumb goes when you pick it up? Almost every time I open it, I have to turn off the camera.

I have to regularly clean Mrs Marvels stoopid smart fone of the hundreds of fotos and videos of her feet....

every few days it wants you to down load a new fricking update...and when you do the dam thing does something contrary .

Yup. can't disable, discard or stop it either. If I keep mine Ima gonna root the android O/S and hack the downloader to let me disable it .

Had to get something, old phone took forever to charge and wouldn't stay that way long.  New battery was an option not but the dang thing would shift frequency a bit and sound like poorly tuned side band.  Kids think I need to text.  Big thing can drop the tablet data and save $50 a month.  They tell me I can run tablet off the phone if I need the bigger screen, a learning project for another day.

My old work LG stupid smartfone was almost OK, but it suddenly went insane last October. I went to my Drawer Of Ancient Electroncs
(as opposed to the Box Of Ancient Electronics which has several  2002 Sony Vaio Laptops, the sources of my first FrankenLaptops).
I pilled out my old rubber armered Motorloa PushToTalk fliphone ( which still worked) and low and behold when Verzernone put a new sim in it it connected right up to our plan! I ran with that until January and got on the Xfinity Mobile Engulf And Devour Plan, with a new Galactic Express Bang Zoom really stupid smart phone. Which I am still trying to learn. And which I am trying to castrate.
Amongst the bad parts - it won't tell me I have a voicemail waiting!

The good part - it's a pretty good tiny computer, and I can set it up as an internet portal over the cell connection, and wifi connect the home computers to it, if/when the cable internet goes out. Have to keep it short , tho, so it doesn't eat up the entire plan data allocation. But that easy as long as you just use the web & don't try to stream a movie. And one has to remember to disconnect that.

It's also a pretty darn good hand held gamey thingy. And I can get to CAS City pretty darn well.

yhs
prof gonna root this thing....

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

I'm on the 2nd smart phone from verk. Don't use a 1/8 of the features/apps.

'Tis 58 and sunny. High of 73.

Slim

[litl rooster]

Thanks for the coffee - had a long day yesterday and last night. I am whooped.

[Delmonico]

Me and phone are on better terms, can't import the numbers so slowly working on adding them.

Camera actually works good, first phone one I had that did.

[litl rooster]

Importing the numbers should keep you occupied awhile


Coffee is up......

Today is my wife's birthday. We are going to try and get some seafood at her favorite place. At least to go.

[Major 2]

Thanks for the coffee...

The camera on my phone is its one saving quality.  It is at least as good or better than my Casio digital snap camera and always with me for grab shot.
I do like the ask Google voice applicated feature for quick info.

I still can figure how to delete the unwanted Tic Tok  videos I keep getting.

To be honest, I like having the phone and I can't fathom how it would be going back to the dark ages of diel up or 2 party lines.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Happy birthday to your better-half, Litl Rooster.

'Tis 48 and sunny. High of 67.

Slim

[Blair]

I get my phone service through my internet provider.
Not really a bad system, except that we here in FL. have regular power outages. This causes the internet to shut down. No internet, no phone! Plus, the internet has a tendency to shut every once in awhile as well. Perhaps, due to power outages as well?
I went up to the offices to pay my bill one time and to complain that when the Power went down, or the computer, I couldn't call them on my phone to let them know we were without service.
The reply was to use my cell phone to call them.??
My reply was... "If I had a cell phone, I wouldn't be paying them for the interrupted service they were providing!!" All I got in reply was a blank look.

My best,
Blair

[litl rooster]

Camera is awesome on the phone- they also have a compass as long as your battery is charged.
You can also download a free level app. Comes in handy.

[Johnny McCrae]

I like my smart phone. I'm on my fifth one, about to get my sixth. The camera is 12 megapixels which is the same as an expensive (for me) Nikon camera I bought several years ago. My phone takes awesome pictures. It's like having a laptop computer in my pocket. When the War Dept. shops, I sit in my car and go on CAS City or check my emails or the weather etc.

If I call or email my kids, I usually have a two day wait for an answer. If I text them, I usually get an immediate answer. One of my pet peeves is having to listen to someone's phone conversation in a restaurant or public place. If I get a call, I take it in private or call them back.

Our pools re-opened this week on a limited basis. The War Dept. and I went this morning. The weather was beautiful. Tomorrow we are going to a beach south of St. Petersburg.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Cast about 15 lbs of .38-55 bullets.

Slim

[Delmonico]

Got the call back, no WuWu Flu, so now Monday I can get an appointment to the Dr.

[Major 2]

Glad to hear it

[Major E A Sterner]

Cast about 15 lbs of .38-55 bullets.

Slim

You repelling or invading?

[Delmonico]

Rita made me a cool one.

[litl rooster]

Good news Del - did she make one for your dog too?

Slim is that going to be enough?


Morning Coffee is up.  Was in High 80 s yesterday looks like rain coming from west this afternoon- not sure what temps will be

[Silver Creek Slim]

You repelling or invading?

Yes. They are for the GAF Grand Muster.

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Slim is that going to be enough?

For a little while.

45 and rain. "Cloudy with periods of rain. Becoming windy for the afternoon. High 52F. Winds ENE at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected. Higher wind gusts possible."

Slim