tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post3703101121038292960..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Kicking and screamingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22908757882347827652016-12-12T02:24:31.676-08:002016-12-12T02:24:31.676-08:00My 'reply' button has gone dead, so here a...My 'reply' button has gone dead, so here are some responses:<br /><br />Frances: Which network was the phone locked into, and how many years ago was this? I think you will find that all networks are now making it very difficult for you to get out of their clutches.<br /><br />Weave: I have always had a good memory for numbers, but many people I know cannot remember theirs either. Right now, I cannot remember H.I.'s new number, but it is on my phone!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41091685794127479222016-12-12T00:58:55.003-08:002016-12-12T00:58:55.003-08:00That sounds like our approach here Tom. I don'...That sounds like our approach here Tom. I don't know my mobile number so can only use it for outgoing calls when necessary. The farmer doesn't know his number but I have made sure that the few other farmers etc. who need to contact him know it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31357186251810316202016-12-12T00:29:58.647-08:002016-12-12T00:29:58.647-08:00I had a phone unlocked some years ago and it took ...I had a phone unlocked some years ago and it took about 3 minutes. ( in Luton indoor market!)Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-47642344064471140742016-12-11T10:01:50.500-08:002016-12-11T10:01:50.500-08:00You don't need new technology to do that.You don't need new technology to do that.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43372817151154951142016-12-11T10:01:21.559-08:002016-12-11T10:01:21.559-08:00Everytime I get a Mac expert round to sort out a p...Everytime I get a Mac expert round to sort out a problem, they try and do it as quickly as possible - partly to impress, and partly so I keep having to get them round. I am needing them less and less.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16895267093744233502016-12-11T10:00:01.559-08:002016-12-11T10:00:01.559-08:00You can learn as you go - you must - so long as th...You can learn as you go - you must - so long as the bloody thing is switched on.<br /><br />Don't ask me why the SIM was still in the phone. I know she wanted me to get it in the post asap, so it was a simple oversight. It was a nice thing to do to give it to us.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54035322040466075022016-12-11T09:58:12.760-08:002016-12-11T09:58:12.760-08:00I don't think anyone has to rely on them, let ...I don't think anyone has to rely on them, let alone have a deep love affair with them - anymore that I rely on my tools to work.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5986498605827970562016-12-11T08:23:52.775-08:002016-12-11T08:23:52.775-08:00All the new technology is a vast, worldwide conspi...All the new technology is a vast, worldwide conspiracy to kill off the majority of us oldsters through frustration and stress.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-14117503317505648232016-12-11T07:27:09.726-08:002016-12-11T07:27:09.726-08:00I learned every phone the hard way, or handed it t...I learned every phone the hard way, or handed it to a grandchild to change some setting. And for years the phone lived in my car, on the theory that was the only place I needed it.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22381671759910669722016-12-11T06:13:11.815-08:002016-12-11T06:13:11.815-08:00It is best to learn as you go, on your own. H.I. i...It is best to learn as you go, on your own. H.I. is right there. However if someone does not have the overwhelming desire to have a phone then I dont think they should bother with one. You have got to really want it to use it. Finally, why didn't Jack@take her Sim out before sending you the phone?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69745832453251763832016-12-11T05:40:09.144-08:002016-12-11T05:40:09.144-08:00I admit to a certain resistance to relying on my s...I admit to a certain resistance to relying on my still-new iPhone, but admit that it has made more possible for me than before.<br />There are so many pursuits that interest me more than making a deeper relationship with the phone, that i am taking this process slowly, maybe surely. It was helpful to have the phone with me when I was traveling, but I still embrace lots of my Luddite ways.<br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83141851771722493532016-12-11T05:23:35.037-08:002016-12-11T05:23:35.037-08:00I think that is what scares her. She doesn't w...I think that is what scares her. She doesn't want to carry it about.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27865164003800034362016-12-11T05:13:07.244-08:002016-12-11T05:13:07.244-08:00H.I.'s difficulty adapting to the not so new t...H.I.'s difficulty adapting to the not so new technology is exactly why I try to keep up with everything as it happens. I have to admit to being completely defeated by Snapchat, but other than that I think I can hold my own with my children. My 90-year old father and I text regularly. If she follows your advice to carry her phone and keep it on, she will soon find it indispensable, for better or worse.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.com