Kathleen, I hate being tied to the smart phone. These days, you can't make doctor appointments, line up a moving vanline, work with a financial advisor, or just about anything without the dang phone for things like multi-factor authentication, etc. You need an online account for EVERYTHING. Please tell me how you get buy without the smart phone.
Kathleen, I hate being tied to the smart phone. These days, you can't make doctor appointments, line up a moving vanline, work with a financial advisor, or just about anything without the dang phone for things like multi-factor authentication, etc. You need an online account for EVERYTHING. Please tell me how you get buy without the smart phone.
For ordering online, for accessing my VA benefits and contacting my doctor, or buying airline tickets, and for paying my credit card bills, and doing banking. Although I still do write checks for some things.
The multi-factor authentication (for Chase and the VA) requires a phone call to my landline where I get the 6 or 8 digit authorization code. So I have to be home to do that...which is a good thing because I sitting at my desk.
What would concern me is how everyone's life is on their phone. What happens if it is stolen?
Indeed. A neighbor of mine had her phone stolen by a pickpocket on the Paris Metro and it turned her life upside down. I'm with you, Kathleen - I would never use my phone for anything financial or having to do with health care. Checking email, sometimes, but otherwise I use it mainly for my appointment calendar and grocery list, completely offline. Mobile data turned off unless in active use.
If cell phones suddenly stopped working, there would be utter chaos and destruction for people who rely solely on their phones. Can't call 911. Freaking out in the car because Waze cut off would send you into a panic.
Worse, no access to our daily dose of C&C! God forbid. ;-)
Kathleen, I hate being tied to the smart phone. These days, you can't make doctor appointments, line up a moving vanline, work with a financial advisor, or just about anything without the dang phone for things like multi-factor authentication, etc. You need an online account for EVERYTHING. Please tell me how you get buy without the smart phone.
I use a computer...for everything.
For ordering online, for accessing my VA benefits and contacting my doctor, or buying airline tickets, and for paying my credit card bills, and doing banking. Although I still do write checks for some things.
The multi-factor authentication (for Chase and the VA) requires a phone call to my landline where I get the 6 or 8 digit authorization code. So I have to be home to do that...which is a good thing because I sitting at my desk.
What would concern me is how everyone's life is on their phone. What happens if it is stolen?
Indeed. A neighbor of mine had her phone stolen by a pickpocket on the Paris Metro and it turned her life upside down. I'm with you, Kathleen - I would never use my phone for anything financial or having to do with health care. Checking email, sometimes, but otherwise I use it mainly for my appointment calendar and grocery list, completely offline. Mobile data turned off unless in active use.
Thank you for your service!
If cell phones suddenly stopped working, there would be utter chaos and destruction for people who rely solely on their phones. Can't call 911. Freaking out in the car because Waze cut off would send you into a panic.
Worse, no access to our daily dose of C&C! God forbid. ;-)
I had to look up what Waze is...I have paper maps in my car.
The lady at AAA was probably so happy to offload them to me because it cleared up space in her drawer.
love my paper maps!!!!
Being able to read them are becoming a lost art.
yes it is but we will never get lost on our way anywhere. and we have something over those that can't decode a map, lol!
And we know how to read and write in cursive.
First thing I taught my daughters when they got their drivers license. It was a little challenging but once it clicked in,,they were so proud 👏
I love maps! In my 20’s to 40’s I had collections of them! I always had the updated Atlas in my Datsun 280Z. 🗺️