Phuket Opinion: Why I’m keeping my dumbphone

[lomatopo]

If you don't need a smartphone don't buy one.

Dumb phones still outnumber smartphones 2:1.

Worldwide Smartphone Subscriptions To Reach 5.6 Billion By 2019 With Networks To Cover 90 Percent Of World’s Population

With the popularity of smartphones increasing among consumers, a new report released on Monday expects worldwide mobile-phone subscriptions to reach 9.3 billion by 2019, with smartphones accounting for 5.6 billion, or more than 60 percent, of those subscriptions.

According to the latest Mobility Report, released by Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), a Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of communications technology and services, both WCDMA and HSPA networks are estimated to cover 90 percent of the world’s population over the next six years. In addition, nearly 65 percent of the world’s population is expected to be covered by 4G LTE (long-term evolution) networks.

http://www.ibtimes.com/worldwide-smartphone-subscriptions-reach-56-billion-2019-networks-cover-90-percent-worlds-population

[jvs]

I have an old phone also,it is very hard to forget it somewhere!Nobody wants it!,on a number of occasions i have left it somewhere and always people chase me and give me back my phone.

Maybe i only know honest people? lol.