[lbo-talk] Smart about smartphones?

[Chuck Grimes]

I don't understand this need for a cell phone. If somebody wants to talk to
me, and very few do, they can call me on the ancient land line. It costs 
15.00/mon.
Internet charges are about 20.00 which includes  enough band to
play movies and live news from AJE, RT, and France 24.

When I had a teenager at home twenty years ago, if he wanted to talk to a 
friend, he called them on the phone or went over to their place on his bike.

I used to write my stepfather in Toyko and mail it. A few weeks later I got 
a letter in answer. It was a pretty damned nice relationship that kept us 
friends for forty years.

The one thing I will celebrate is the computer with a good b/w laser printer 
and internet connect.

What am I missing here?

CG