Comments on: New Poll: Are Smartphones too Smart?

By: PhoenixP3K

PhoenixP3K — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:59:46 +0000

I have no use for a cellphone. I don’t receive or make that many calls. I txt, email and browse the web on my BlackBerry. I love the fact it’s a smartphone, because I can increase it’s potential through apps.

By: DownloadFreeOnlineGames

DownloadFreeOnlineGames — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:18:25 +0000

There is always something good in a disagreement, and I agree with her about not been able to be free and spontaneous or the life is controlled by a device. but really, there is also something good to have some kind of order and schedule. and the best part is that one controls the device not the reverse.

By: Change

Change — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:05:40 +0000

I think it’s a balance between adjusting yourself to the ever increasing speed of society without thinking too much about how you actually feel and following your intuition on finding happiness. I’ve met people like Payal and while I am the adjusting kind myself – I have found out through people like Payal that by following your intuition and surrender to a little randomness at times can be a lot of fun and give you a lot of happiness, more so than using technology such as stumbleupon. It can give much more satisfaction too.

I’d personally like to have a little of both in my life and prevent myself from falling in either category

By: Omar Upegui

Omar Upegui — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:41:50 +0000

I think Payal doesn’t represent the majority of cellphone users. I would say she belongs to a small minority of today’s society.

Today we live in a fast-paced world where the fastest wins. Be it journalism, manufacture, aviation, services and so forth. Getting from point A to point B is a lot faster if you have a smartphone with you.

Smartphones are more than phones, they are tiny computers with thousands of applications and more are on the way even as we speak. These tiny computers are also getting more and more powerful. Who knows what the iPhones of the world will be ten years from now.

Saying that you don’t need a smartphone is like saying you want to freeze progress and prefer living in caves using smoke signals as a means of communication.

Nope, I think Payal is dead wrong; but it’s her legitimate right to have a smartphone or not.

Just my two cents on the subject.

By: AndyDrum

AndyDrum — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:24:25 +0000

Sounds to me like Payal has a lot of time on her hands. I think for a lot of smart phone owners the convenience is just as important as the time they don’t have to spend wandering around. Plus, she doesn’t have to take her phone out of her pocket to find a place to eat, but she might want to when she’s lost and late to meet someone. Just because you have the ability doesn’t mean that you have to *always* use it.

I think Payal might also be resisting how society is moving, especially in the workforce. Everything needs to be fast and agile. I guess I would agree. I like the convenience, because it’s my choice. I don’t know how I would feel if my work handed out Blackberries.