fwip phones
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Topic: fwip phones
Posted By: shameless dude
Subject: fwip phones
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 9:16am
| watching the TODAY show just now, they say the kids are starting to go back to the fwip phones...they gave lots of reason why, biggest one was: cuz they are "cool"! |
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Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 9:51am
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Man I'm cool. Real reason is that parents will by them because the kids can't access as much info. ------------- Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK! |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 10:42am
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Chit,,and here I thought it was just cause ole obama was givin em away,,,,,,,
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Posted By: Harvey/pa
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 10:44am
| Wow wait till I tell the daughters I am back in style and cool again ! The grand kids already think I am cool, I'm sure they will grow out of that...Harvey |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 10:47am
That won't last long once they start trying to text on one of em!! ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 11:09am
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Well daa they are using them other things with a bigger screen......tablet maybe. You know,you know hard to admire yourself in the selfy if have to squint.
You been cool forever,who else has gal darn cold making machine.
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shameless dude wrote:Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 8:37pm
Shameless, IF the kids could see (and know) who it is sucking them cops into the corn fields and such, they'd KNOW you is cool!!! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: 1955CA
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 8:44pm
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I know I want to switch back. I hate these new phones. Touch screens NEVER work for me, but it seems to do a good job doing stuff on it's own without me touching it. The only reason I didn't get a flip phone again was because all my work contacts always want to text instead of calling, and I hate trying to type on the flip phone. I can't wait until I retire so I can have no phone at all. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 9:01pm
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Never gave mine up. My texts are terse, and to the point. and my phone can't track me or spy on me...
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Posted By: 1955CA
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 9:04pm
I'm in the trucking industry, thus I have to deal with cry babies and people that gossip worse than women.
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Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 10:06pm
| Last flip phone I got was the heavy duty military spec phone from at&t it served me well. I need to get a new one now as the one a have is wore out, but at&t only has one cheap flip phone now. It may be the end of my at&t plan. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2018 at 1:08pm
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Guess I am cool again too! Good news!:) Wait till I tell the wife she will be so happy! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2018 at 2:25pm
| Have been forewarned when getting my iPhone battery replaced a while back as another man was getting his flip phone worked on. He was told was the last time they would OR Could work on it. He got the last battery and the last screen they had there are no others to fit it. The counter person then explained the signal system the old phones used will be discontinued in the next few years, there is only so many frequencies as well the equipment was obsolescing and they have to adjust to the level of smart phones where the "Old" technology will just be turned off. Saw the same man last week in COMO Walmart, was experimenting on his new to himself refurbished iPhone 6, he was quite happy as his flip phone croaked two weeks after the last repair, got wet. |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 6:47am
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Still flip phone here...hope it hangs on... only $40 plus a month. Got a call from some provider trying to "give me a better deal" so when I told them how much I was paying they gave up. I do use an I-pod that does calendar and everything the phone does not but I need wi-fi for that. Have wifi in the office so i am good to go. ------------- Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 7:07am
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I’m on my second smart phone. They tend to last longer for me. I have to carry mine in my pocket. Tool belt doesn’t work with a carry case on my belt. I use the reminder feature for material lists and never lose them. I text in all my material orders and there is no more well he told me he wanted 375 studs when I ordered 50. That has been a blessing in our business. I have alarms I can use if I get busy and lose track of time. I never have to pull it out to check the time cause I usually have a young buck reminding me every 15 seconds how long til lunch or quitting time. Cell phones flip or not sure have made it easy for people to change their mind.👎 If I make it to retirement I will have no freedom robbing cell phone of any sort.😊 |
Posted By: marion
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 7:32am
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you can still buy used at&t compatible used flip phones from amazon I run mine thru washing machine on a regular basis, take out sim card dry it off and put it in new phone, last ones I bought were 10 or 15 bucks. they don't text or take a picture, but they will fit in your tool pocket in the side of your britches.
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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 9:26am
I was COOL before it was cool then For once I set the trend------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 3:07pm
| DanWi...that's the type fwip phone I gots now. it's thru Verizon, they have skads of them |
Posted By: Les Royer
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 11:51am
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Thar ain't any phone that werks here. My place iz haunted by several ghoests aND THEY ARE ALWAYS RUNNING OFF WITH IT. pHONE BEFORE THIS ONE NEVER WAS FOUND. cAR KEYS AND WALLETS ARE FAIR GAME TOO, i GUESS. i KNOW IT'S A MALE GHOST CAUSE WHEN i FIND MY WALLET FINALLY, ALL THE MONEY IZ STILL THAR. THE NURSE SAYS SHE AIM'T BUIYIN ME ANOTHER PHONE. i TELL HER TO TAKE IT UP WITH OLE CASPER HERE. Chit. All Capital letters. I ain't goin back an fixing all that neither. ------------- I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 7:35pm
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Hey Les,,,,are you sure you haven't been,,,,,haven't been doin some,,,,chit best leave that set for some more better time,,,You ain't been doin some walkin in the sleep,,,Are Ya,,,???
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 1:03am
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I just figure you're mad at.......so you're screaming at us with all them caps! And yep,, I agree a male ghost... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 3:17am
| soooooooo….Les....that mean you still ain't gonna answer yer phone when I calls you? |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 11:50am
Just talk to the ghost
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Posted By: TimNearFortWorth
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 4:29pm
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Have a Samsung Rugby (AT&T phone) that I bought about 2-1/2 years ago. Ran it about 8 months and switched to a Motorola "Smart Phone", shopped it hard and picked it up via Wally World for 125.00. Did the smart phone as I was supposed to be doing invoicing and internet on it but things changed shortly after purchasing it, but I activated it anyway. Would not save ANY contacts as they were gone within a week. Visited local AT&T store, you know, the ones where ALL the kids working there are on commissioned sales . . . . . Told them it would not save contacts and they quickly determined that I had NOT performed the full activation process. I had stopped it after reading the fine print of the user agreement and had decided by then that internet access would not be needed. Kid at AT&T store did a workaround and reportedly disabled many of the garbage apps. and I was able to store contacts again. My take on it is pretty simple. Rugby flip was great on the tractors (none with cabs) as it fit in my pants or breast pocket. Best flip ever as they will take a beating. PITA to text as 3-4 letters per button, so-so pics on a small screen but overall the best flip I have ever had and not a fan of texting anyway. Smart phone is easier to text on for obvious reasons BUT, forget about holding it to your shoulderwhile on a call (no hands), much more sensitive with the bigger screen, bigger (funky case) but takes/sends great pics, pics I do not want to obtain an app. to transfer. Stopped at the AT&T store recently as last year I contacted AT&T and they advised my flip could again be activated for $40/month total with fees. Seems the "smart phone" fees had continued to climb since activated and now at $75/month, the "minimum monthly charge". Guess what? The Rugby flip could not be activated per the commissioned kid at the AT&T store as "no plan available that is not full on internet access". Called AT&T today, naturally it was an overseas call center and was advised I could in-fact switch over to the Rugby, for $65/month, plus fees . . . . If you have a working flip in your area, with a decent monthly plan, best to hang onto it cuz if you leave it, they likely will not let you go back. Looks like I'll be talking to Consumer Cellular by spring, anybody have that service and if so, is it any good?
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Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 4:42pm
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Hey Tim,,,I been with Consumer Cellular for almost 2 years now and I got no qualms with their service down here where I am. You ought to get great service in the Ft Worth/ Dallas area. My wife has the Motorola Flip and has gotten good service with it but she does not text. I have the Motorola MOTO G5 smart phone which has the best camera of all the phones I've had,,,,
 The only'ist thing I do not like is that I have to program it back and forth on the charging port to be able to upload pics to my desktop. It used to do it all the time till Android did their latest update on it bout a month ago,,,GRrrrrr |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2018 at 12:27am
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I have the Moto Gen3 because the Motorola is the ONLY phone able to pick up air here by the farm. It's not working so well anymore either. After the last update it doesn't work at all inside the house or the barn. Never had that problem before. I told the tech guy that I wanted to go back to the old OS before the update and was told (rather vehemently) that it was not possible. Gave me a bunch of jargon I couldn't understand. They're ALL doing this now, so you 'upgrade' or buy a 'NEW' 'better' phone. I call BS on it all. They have us over a barrel and the govt won't help. They're spending our 'access to all' $1 per month in other countries.....follow the money trail again. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |