Guilty Pleasures Vol. 3
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
March 22, 2017 11:07am CST
So Mylot, as you know, I have already shared two of my embarrassing secrets with you. So now I will give you another humiliating secret, though I don't know if it counts as a "pleasure" per se.
My third possibly humiliating secret is that I do not have a smart phone. Yup, I'm one of the few.
I have a (non-smart) cell phone. When I lived in a bigger city I had a cheap phone plan and a smart phone. After I moved to a smaller town, even though it was only 20 miles away - I found that not only did I not get the wireless internet, I did not get basic phone service up here.
As it turns out - the only smart phones that work up here require the highest cost of providers in the area. And having a smart phone simply is not worth $100 x month to me.
And for the most part it works out. The only time I really miss the smart phone is in the case of navigation. For other on-the-go purposes I still have my old smart phone, which works with Wi-Fi which most places around here offer now.
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Looks like I'm not the only one:
The Life and Times of Booted Harleydude Search Main menu Skip to primary content Skip to secondary content Post navigation ? Previous Next ? Posted on January 20, 2011 by BHD I am a throwback to the dinosaur age, I guess. I have steadfastly refused to pay
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
22 Mar 17
I only bought a smart phone to be able to cash out a certain site...but personally they are overrated. I don't really need one nor am I dependent on it.My most frequently used phone is a Tattoo.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I agree. When I had one it seemed like they tried to do what a computer can, only slower and more difficult. Is the Tattoo a phone style, or brand?
@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
23 Mar 17
I thought you were going to talk about Harley Davidson's! 
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@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Mar 17
@FayeHazel - If I could afford one, I'd get an Indian.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@teamfreak16 I like the looks of the Indian motorcycle - Also have my eye on a Yamaha V-Star. Ah I like to think I have excellent taste. Now if I only had money to match. lol
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I was hoping it would show a picture of the big biker man who wrote the article I linked to - that, with my guilty pleasures title would have hilarious. As far as that goes - I don't mind a nice Harley or other motorcycle ride. I want to get my endorsement so I can drive one
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@divalounger (6182)
• United States
22 Mar 17
I am longing for the day when I can dump the cell phone altogether--smart and dumb--but for that to happen, I will need to retire first as I use it to schedule lessons all the time--did you know that flip phones are now retro and cool again?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
Oh wow - do you teach? What sort of classes? I didn't know that flip phones are cool again, that's awesome! Makes my day!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@FayeHazel I can't go anywhere in Florida without mine. I'm not used to all the roads and towns we visit.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
The map feature is what I miss the most....
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
29 Mar 17
@DianneN I love navigation... even when it tells me where to go :-)
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
That is a good plan, cell phone for emergency only
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
@FayeHazel They're great for emergency. Vince had his mobile on him after he dropped me at the dentist's yesterday - in case I needed to ring him (I've no idea why I would but he was being kind). I didn't tell him I can't remember the number but then he thought to ask. 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
29 Mar 17
@JudyEv Oh that is kind of him. It's alright, I don't retain phone numbers now a days.... too depending on speed dial I guess.
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@Plethos (13718)
• United States
23 Mar 17
lol, my phone is the dumbest in the world ! i own a good ol' fashioned flip phone. all i need a phone for is texting and voice mail. i hate talking on the phone and i avoid it as much as i can. im sure that eventually ill have to buy one of them einsteinium phones somewher down the road, but until then, ill just keep on flipping !
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@Plethos (13718)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@FayeHazel - "but for now you keep flippin' and I'll keep sliddin'" for some reason that made me blush
for some reason that made me blush @FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I loved the flip phone that I had. Nice to meet another no-smart phone-er. :-) Me too, I assume one day the "Einsteinium" phone (love that wording btw) - will become the standard with no other option, but for now you keep flippin' and I'll keep sliddin'
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@allen0187 (59761)
• Philippines
23 Mar 17
There was a time that I didn't have a mobile phone at all. Most peaceful two years in my life.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
24 Mar 17
It's not smart at all to pay a $100 a month just to have a smartphone..
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I so agree. The few features I like on a smart phone -aren't worth it to me.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
26 Mar 17
Trust me, you definitely aren't the only one without a smartphone. I have one, but I know plenty of people who don't. Because once you become independent and a certain age, you realize its better to have cheap than cool and overthe top.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Mar 17
Oh wow, that makes 3 of us Mylotters so far. Nice to know I'm not alone.
