Thread: How can anyone justify Smartphones?

Get one, and you'll never ask that question again.

It's one inflated expense in life that I'll never give up. In fact, awhile ago I did make a choice between satellite TV and my smartphone; I haven't had a satellite in over three years. It would be tough to go three days without my phone.

It doesn't take long to get used to being totally connected to everything. I have my email, my social networks, internet, SRP, news, RSS, EVERYTHING available instantly, any time I want it. The ability to be that connected all the time is probably more addictive than crack.
That's not taking into account the financial apps, the entertainment apps, the utility apps... My phone is a functional personal assistant. There are lots of things that I don't worry about, because my phone takes care of them for me.

Heck, my phone even got me to Mike Blue's without ending up in any snowbanks.



That said, some of the prices from wireless companies are ridiculous... This isn't about smartphones, but another example of wireless pricing that makes no sense: For $30/month I have unlimited data on my phone (truly unlimited, not unlimited with bandwidth restrictions). With a USB air card I only get 5 gigs for $50.
It baffles me that the same data over the same network is priced differently depending on the device that's receiving it.