Nancy wrote --
And cell phones when they first came out, the huge ones.
I wasn't anywhere near the cutting edge on those
I didn't get my first one until around '08. And that was simply
because I could have one cheaper than a landline. I was paying about $20
a month and hardly used it. I could get a cell for about $5 a month. I pay-as-you-go with TracFone and my cost is still about $5 a month with
triple (or double) minutes so each one I buy I get two or three free and
only charged for what I use.
That first one was a basic flip phone. After a couple of years I got
better one and finally a smart phone that was used mostly to photograph violators that could say handicap, no parking, etc wasn't marked. This
way it showed they were in violation. And it was even better when I got
one with wifi and a university account so didn't have to pay data rates
to send the pictures to the office, I could do it for free.
I don't really care to call someone just to chat, figuring they are
busy doing something. Always been that way.
My minutes roll over and over the years I have racked up 44 hours of
talk time the last time I checked a few weeks ago. :)
I have to buy time quarterly to keep the phone active.
Joe
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