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Do you need a mobile device. Vic Ward (651)283-5410 vwward@gmail.com MyPersonalPhone.Wordpress.com. Do you need a cellphone. Do you need a smartphone. Do you need a tablet. Passport . A means to an end. Mobile devices are computers. Information country. Information Country.
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Do you need a mobile device Vic Ward (651)283-5410 vwward@gmail.com MyPersonalPhone.Wordpress.com
Costs • How much does it cost? • What type of mobile device • Cellphone • Smartphone • Pay as you go • Contract
Deciding to buy a phone? • Landline • Cellphone • Smartphone • Tablet
Cellphone for 2 years • ATT $ 600 • Boost $1200 • Commonsense+ $ 300 • Virgin Mobile$1320 • Kjeet$ 480 • T- Mobile $ 200 • Popular Plus $ 480 Phone extra + usage fees Source: PC Magazine
Cheapest smartphone– Virgin Mobile • $699 over 2 years • Included phone • Unlimited text internet access • 300 minutes per month voice • Sprint network
Do some research What are your information needs? • Without a home or office computer – Consumer’s Reports, talk to friends, library, read books, Facebook, send pictures • With a home or office computer – Consumer’s Reports, find vendor web sites, Facebook, CNET reviews, library, work away from home or office, manage your expenses
They are computers • How many hours did it take to learn how to drive a car • How long did it take to learn word processing • Mobile devices instruction books are over 100 pages long
Do you need a cellphone It will serve those of us that: • Are away from a land line frequently • Who have flexible schedules • Who want to check on loved ones when we think of it • Travel • Are just a little bit courious
Need a smartphone It will serve those of us that: • Take the time to play in information country • Know how information can make our lives healthier and safer • Understand our information needs • Monitor change • Are quite courious
Don’t need a cellphone or smartphone It will not serve those of us that: • Can’t afford one • Don’t have the time or interest to follow your curiosity • Don’t need information away from home • Stay at home the majority of the time • Can’t use the small screen and keyboard
Take Aways • Find and carry a charged cell phone for emergencies – 911 is free • Examine brain plasticity material, whether you get a mobile phone, or not • Consider sharing a phone for trips or vacations • Read about the wellness and mobile devices, it could save your life
MyPersonalPhone Classes and Coaching • Cell phones • Smart phones • iPads Vic Ward 651)283-5410 vwward@gmail.com MyPersonalPhone.wordpress.com