Author: ModGirl

Not that many people know this about me and hubs but we don’t use cell phones. We live out in the country and we have a rather simple life and have been using landline phones for as long as we can remember. We use internet through our phone line (DSL) and have been doing that since our phone company switched names so many times. But, lately we have come to the realization that we are slowly becoming dinosaurs. All those things we have used for years are finally starting to break down or become obsolete. Our landline phone was out for over a week and when the tech guy from the phone company finally came by, he told us that one of our phone lines was shot and there was no sense in adding another to replace it since they were moving away from landline phones.

And, because we don’t want to be sitting here one day when our phones stop working altogether, we have decided to bite the bullet and purchase a cell phone.  Now, I have only used a cell phone a couple of times and that was many years ago. So, I am brand new at this stuff and most of it I don’t even understand. But, I have been doing some investigating on cell phones and found out some interesting things about them.

For example I did not know that you can use a cell phone without the internet. I thought by using a cell phone you HAD to also have internet but that’s not true. Of course if you want your cell phone software to stay up to date it would help to have internet in order to do that and it would make your cell phone more secure. Now that I can understand. All these devices need to be updated with there software each time it needs it. I do have a computer and I know that at least, lol.

Also, you can play games and listen to music on your phone and you can do both of those things without having internet. And although I like the idea of not having to use the internet on my cell phone, it might come in handy down the road if we ever decided to take a trip and we needed a current map to look at. And I also like the idea that while at home I can use my Wi-Fi and not have to use a paid cell phone carrier.

During my investigating of cell phones I also bookmarked some links to videos that show me how to setup my phone before I use it. That will come in handy when my phone gets here. I ordered a phone off Amazon and it’s supposed to be here sometime today (hopefully) and I also purchased a 365 day card for service through TracFone. The phone itself isn’t from TracFone. It’s a Samsung Galaxy phone and it’s unlocked and comes with 2 sim cards so I can use 2 different cell phone carriers if I wanted to.

See, I have done a little homework on this stuff, lol. But I am still a little bit wary about using a cell phone. Mainly because I have been using my old landline for a really long time. But I guess it’s time for an upgrade and maybe I will start to like using these cell phones one day. Maybe. Who knows. Anything is possible, right?

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and hugs,