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[Varche]

According to the Mail, you check your phones on average every 12 minutes, 6 in 10 couldn't live without them and the average person spends a day a week online.

there is a cartoon. man lost in desert crawling on hands and knees saying " my Iphone,  my Iphone"

I recently met up in the Midlands with a group of folk who had all travelled (one from Exeter) and even then they were checking their phones rather than optimising the group time together.

How on earth did we manage before phones?!

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

I probably am. But its so easy to jump on eBay and see how things are doing. Or go "i recognise that actor, what have they been in... Ooen the Google box"

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Had two little kids aged about 3 and 5 run out in front of  the car recently. The mother didn't even notice because she was looking at her phone.

I trust TB has plans for such people in his cull.

[deviator]

Had two little kids aged about 3 and 5 run out in front of  the car recently. The mother didn't even notice because she was looking at her phone.

I trust TB has plans for such people in his cull.

No cull needed, it's natural selection. It's a shame we need health and safety to protect the stupid.

[tunnie]

Given my job is building mobile phone apps, if I don't have a phone on me I'm not doing my job. 

[Mister Rog]

Given my job is building mobile phone apps, if I don't have a phone on me I'm not doing my job. 

Ah, so it's YOUR fault !   

[zirk]

[Doctor Gollum]

Only one generation? That's optimistic 

[Varche]

 

people don't know anything anymore. Why should they? The smart phone has all the answers you might need. I really do suspect that more people will get dementia
when they are older due to "not having to use their brain".

[deviator]

when they are older due to "not having a brain".

Better.

[Keith ABS]

 Don't do internetary on phone. just texts and calls

Keith ABS

[Bigron]

people don't know anything anymore. Why should they? The smart phone has all the answers you might need. I really do suspect that more people will get dementia
when they are older due to "not having to use their brain".

Yes, it was bad enough when the use of calculators in schools meant not having to do sums in your head...the rot began there. 

Ron.

[Omegatoy]

  lol still using my nokia 6310? owned it since 2001,makes phone calls sends texts,battery lasts 2 weeks,been drowned while on me quad underwater,been dropped into the mud when quad was stuck,been thrown across the dashboard of numerous trucks when the office kept ringing,been all over the world and works everywhere,cant be traced except to within 200mters, love it, smartphones are simply not smart rather things
 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I often get in my car and notice my phone is lying on the back seat and has been there several days. Might be the odd missed call or text awaiting reply, but I would never lose sleep over that.
Apparently it is capable of connecting to the interweb, but I have never attempted to find out. 
I have considered acquiring an iPhone, but only if it costs no more than £50.

[Varche]

I often get in my car and notice my phone is lying on the back seat and has been there several days. Might be the odd missed call or text awaiting reply, but I would never lose sleep over that.
Apparently it is capable of connecting to the interweb, but I have never attempted to find out. 
I have considered acquiring an iPhone, but only if it costs no more than £50.

That would be an iphone 4s like mine. Refreshing change from spanish predictive text on my previous 20 euros new phone. Handy for use in wifi zones.

[Rods2]

At a personal level use it mainly for making and receiving calls, texts and when I'm out and about emails and the Internet.

At home I always use my computers as they have much bigger screens which is much easier with my poor eyesight and proper keyboards, although I have a proper Bluetooth keyboard on my ipad which also acts as a stand in landscape and portrait modes. I really dislike smart phone touch keyboards even though I've got reasonably proficient in using the iphone one.

At a professional level I use it and an ipad for testing website layouts.

[BazaJT]

It's not long ago I bought one-at least I think it's a smart phone -it's a Samsung Galaxy Y,bought it 2nd hand for £20.Only reason for buying another phone was old one was beginning to fail.Only use mine to make/receive calls or send/receive texts,no interest in it after those have been fulfilled.

[raywilb]

my son moved from York to Hampshire last year & last Friday he came up to see us & also have a night out with some pals. on the Saturday afternoon he sat on a sofa next to me & for over an hour he never spoke just sat clicking away on his mobile. infuriating. i find it ignorant.

[Viral_Jim]

Mine is probably in use for around 80% of my waking hours mon-fri.

It acts as my satnav and it will probably take me 3-4different ways to work over a 2 week period and saves me hours of traffic. TA on the radio is no substitute for this. While it's doing that it also doubles as my DAB radio (via the internet).

At work, I manage a team of 6 (8 by Monday) who are often in 4-5 different places at the same time. I also need to be able to talk to a number of other people so I probably make/receive 2hrs of calls a day, plus texts and reading email when in not at my desk.

At home I usually use it to browse the forums I'm a member of and read the news. It also casts my music to my Sonos.

Addicted? No, no more than I'm addicted to my car, or washing machine, or push fit plumbing, or my dishwasher. They're all tools which make my life easier. I will use them as long as they continue to do that.