Comments on: I Once Made Calls With Gusto, Now I Unhappily Make Them With The Gusto II http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Sat, 25 May 2013 02:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bibliostitute http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31393 bibliostitute Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:58:29 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31393 @stuffisthings THIS, a thousand times this! I own my smartphone outright (though it is not an iPhone, because import taxes to the country I live in make it roughly double in cost); it works on more than one continent; I get to choose who services me and pay very little money for it! @stuffisthings THIS, a thousand times this! I own my smartphone outright (though it is not an iPhone, because import taxes to the country I live in make it roughly double in cost); it works on more than one continent; I get to choose who services me and pay very little money for it!

]]> By: Derek Christian@facebook http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31215 Derek Christian@facebook Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:39:23 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31215 I also enjoy the dumb phone and I am sad it is getting harder and harder to get. I was an early adopter of the Blackberry and it was very bad for me to be connected that much. I made the purposeful decision that I needed a cell phone but I did not want access to my email or the internet at all times. It is sad that option is being taken away by so many companies. I also enjoy the dumb phone and I am sad it is getting harder and harder to get. I was an early adopter of the Blackberry and it was very bad for me to be connected that much. I made the purposeful decision that I needed a cell phone but I did not want access to my email or the internet at all times. It is sad that option is being taken away by so many companies.

]]> By: Peter Broughton@facebook http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31198 Peter Broughton@facebook Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:13:11 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31198 I'm 33 and have an iPhone 4. I'm really into tech though so I do love my Smartphone. However, as a guy, I wish they'd invent a smartphone which flips to protect the screen. I always liked flip phones because you can put them straight in your pocket. No case or screen protector required. I can't believe how much you have to pay in the states. I pay £35 (about $52.50) per month. For this I got a free iPhone, 2000 minutes, 3000 texts and unlimited data. I can even stream live NFL games to my phone. Also, I have a parental horror story. I was trying to teach my 60+ year old Mother how to use a laptop. I told her to move the cursor to click on something. She asked what the cursor was. I said the arrow on the screen. 3 minutes later after the cursor flying all over the screen, she asked me "How do I catch it?" I’m 33 and have an iPhone 4. I’m really into tech though so I do love my Smartphone. However, as a guy, I wish they’d invent a smartphone which flips to protect the screen. I always liked flip phones because you can put them straight in your pocket. No case or screen protector required.

I can’t believe how much you have to pay in the states. I pay £35 (about $52.50) per month. For this I got a free iPhone, 2000 minutes, 3000 texts and unlimited data. I can even stream live NFL games to my phone.

Also, I have a parental horror story. I was trying to teach my 60+ year old Mother how to use a laptop. I told her to move the cursor to click on something. She asked what the cursor was. I said the arrow on the screen. 3 minutes later after the cursor flying all over the screen, she asked me “How do I catch it?”

]]> By: James Lagnese@twitter http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31185 James Lagnese@twitter Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:18:34 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31185 Doesn't Verizon have the Casio Ravine 2? That's a better phone than the Gusto 2. Doesn’t Verizon have the Casio Ravine 2? That’s a better phone than the Gusto 2.

]]> By: hopelessshade http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31165 hopelessshade Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:58:45 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31165 @hopelessshade Guys I now possess an iphone, which is hilarious to me because that was exactly what I didn't want--it's a status symbol that screams "steal me!" However, A: my need for google maps necessitated a smartphone, boo, and B: the iphone was the least 'huge handheld computer' of all of them! But now I will be able to support Unfuck Your Habitat and probably buy that needlepoint cover that made the rounds a couple of years ago, so, everything works out. @hopelessshade Guys I now possess an iphone, which is hilarious to me because that was exactly what I didn’t want–it’s a status symbol that screams “steal me!” However, A: my need for google maps necessitated a smartphone, boo, and B: the iphone was the least ‘huge handheld computer’ of all of them! But now I will be able to support Unfuck Your Habitat and probably buy that needlepoint cover that made the rounds a couple of years ago, so, everything works out.

]]> By: Amber Stewart@facebook http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31148 Amber Stewart@facebook Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:44:02 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31148 @TARDIStime AHHHHH MY MOM CALLS IT “FACEBOOKS” or "SPACEBOOK" She’s also graduated to texting me to tell me she doesn’t know how to text (?!?!?!?!) ALSO also your avatar + name = RAD @TARDIStime AHHHHH MY MOM CALLS IT “FACEBOOKS” or “SPACEBOOK”
She’s also graduated to texting me to tell me she doesn’t know how to text (?!?!?!?!)
ALSO also your avatar + name = RAD

]]> By: fb100004218006679 http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31131 fb100004218006679 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:39:53 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31131 I have only two questions. Why are you stuck in a contract for a flip phone? you know AT&T has go phones I am sure Verizon has something like that. You could of used that 30$ upgrade fee and bought the phone and no contract. And when you find one you like. Try Amazon I am sure you can find some. then you can change when ever your heart desires. Also those old Verizon phone dont have a sim card?that stores your contacts? I have only two questions. Why are you stuck in a contract for a flip phone? you know AT&T has go phones I am sure Verizon has something like that. You could of used that 30$ upgrade fee and bought the phone and no contract. And when you find one you like. Try Amazon I am sure you can find some. then you can change when ever your heart desires. Also those old Verizon phone dont have a sim card?that stores your contacts?

]]> By: Beth Anne Royer@facebook http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31067 Beth Anne Royer@facebook Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:15:31 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31067 this article interests me. I am 34, yet all the older people I work with have new iphones. I resist, I resist, as my phone bill is presently about $40 a month and I don't need all those bells and whistles. my phone does send a text message with a little letter icon flying toward a mailbox, and I love it. this article interests me. I am 34, yet all the older people I work with have new iphones. I resist, I resist, as my phone bill is presently about $40 a month and I don’t need all those bells and whistles. my phone does send a text message with a little letter icon flying toward a mailbox, and I love it.

]]> By: TARDIStime http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-31013 TARDIStime Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:18:11 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-31013 @Amber Stewart@facebook My mum has had an iPhone for like 6 months and still hasn't got an iTunes account. She goes on Facebook by using the browser (which she refers to as "the Google" because she googles Facebook to get the sign-in page) - when she said that I had a lot of this in my head: "!!!!!!!!!" @Amber Stewart@facebook My mum has had an iPhone for like 6 months and still hasn’t got an iTunes account.
She goes on Facebook by using the browser (which she refers to as “the Google” because she googles Facebook to get the sign-in page) – when she said that I had a lot of this in my head: “!!!!!!!!!”

]]> By: Amber Stewart@facebook http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/i-once-made-calls-with-gusto-now-i-unhappily-make-them-with-the-gusto-ii/#comment-30990 Amber Stewart@facebook Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:21:45 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=21773#comment-30990 I just bought my mom her first smartphone for Christmas, and all I have been doing is giving tech support over the phone since then. "What are apps" is a question I answer at least three times a week. I just bought my mom her first smartphone for Christmas, and all I have been doing is giving tech support over the phone since then. “What are apps” is a question I answer at least three times a week.

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