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Title: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Institutional Control on April 01, 2013, 10:28:52 AM

Sitting at the doctors office watching an old couple try and figure out her smart phone. It's quite entertaining.

It's hard to navigate the touchscreen when holding the phone as far away from your eyes as your arms will allow.

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Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Institutional Control on April 01, 2013, 10:34:54 AM
There is an unsecured wireless printer in this office. I wonder if I sent a crazy pic to the printer if they'd know who sent it.

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Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 01, 2013, 11:30:16 AM
Please keep updating this thread whenever you see fit.   :fistpump:
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: GoodForAnother on April 01, 2013, 11:54:42 AM
I got both of my parents iPhones last year and they've turned into massive data hogs.  Also takes them roughly 20 minutes to type out a short iMessage on the touchscreen.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2013, 12:01:11 PM
I worked for a company that gave a few employees iPhones shortly after they came out. A group of us were at dinner and decided to go to a movie. Everyone was trying to remember exactly where the theater was, and I remind a guy who was about thirty years old that he had an iPhone.

He's like, "oh yeah! what area code are we in again?"

he was going to call information.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: TheHamburglar on April 01, 2013, 12:01:44 PM
Mrs.hamburgs grandma has a newer, generic smartphone. She wrote down a bunch of phone numbers on a peice of paper and scotch taped it to the back of the phone. 
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Skipper44 on April 01, 2013, 12:13:14 PM
Mrs.hamburgs grandma has a newer, generic smartphone. She wrote down a bunch of phone numbers on a peice of paper and scotch taped it to the back of the phone.
This makes me smile
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Stupid Fitz on April 01, 2013, 12:40:41 PM
Mrs SF and Mrs SF mom thought it would be a great idea to get grandma an iPhone.  It is a fracking disaster.  Every time I see them, I have to fix something.  Mrs SF's parents can't even work their own and I spend hours fixing their stuff as well. The worst part is that can do the bare minimum myself.  I can just keep it from fracking up and keep it doing the things I want, but I am some techie savant to them. I think you should have to be 45 and under to have a smart phone or you should have to pay for some service that you can call and they fix everything for you. 
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Pittcat on April 01, 2013, 12:56:45 PM
Mrs SF and Mrs SF mom thought it would be a great idea to get grandma an iPhone.  It is a fracking disaster.  Every time I see them, I have to fix something.  Mrs SF's parents can't even work their own and I spend hours fixing their stuff as well. The worst part is that can do the bare minimum myself.  I can just keep it from fracking up and keep it doing the things I want, but I am some techie savant to them. I think you should have to be 45 and under to have a smart phone or you should have to pay for some service that you can call and they fix everything for you.

This. 

Was extremely happy when my mom went back to a regular flip phone.  Dad still uses a RAZR.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: SwiftCat on April 01, 2013, 01:41:13 PM
I know a 75 year old guy who uses his Android like a pro. Sends out group texts, replies in a timely manner, looks up weather. All indications that he knows  exactly what he's doing. It's pretty great.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 01, 2013, 04:16:10 PM
Snydz 'cruits with his or whatever.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: puniraptor on April 01, 2013, 04:28:18 PM
My mom texted me a bunch of picture so I could email them back to her because she couldn't figure out how to email them from her phone.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Shacks on April 01, 2013, 04:57:24 PM
My grandma thinks lol means "lots of love" so her texts always end with "lol grandma"

Makes it difficult to take some texts seriously
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: puniraptor on April 01, 2013, 04:58:46 PM
My grandma thinks lol means "lots of love" so her texts always end with "lol grandma"

Makes it difficult to take some texts seriously

this is adorable. very common misconception amongst the old.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Shacks on April 01, 2013, 05:05:30 PM
My grandma thinks lol means "lots of love" so her texts always end with "lol grandma"

Makes it difficult to take some texts seriously

this is adorable. very common misconception amongst the old.

"grandpas heart attack was pretty minor.  he should be back home in a couple hours and back to work in a week or so.  lol grandma."

At least she replies pretty quick and doesn't need help working her phone.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: AbeFroman on April 01, 2013, 05:15:40 PM
My mom texted me a bunch of picture so I could email them back to her because she couldn't figure out how to email them from her phone.

I've had to do this for Momma Abe
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: michigancat on April 01, 2013, 06:17:52 PM
My grandma thinks lol means "lots of love" so her texts always end with "lol grandma"

Makes it difficult to take some texts seriously

this is adorable. very common misconception amongst the old.

"grandpas heart attack was pretty minor.  he should be back home in a couple hours and back to work in a week or so.  lol grandma."

At least she replies pretty quick and doesn't need help working her phone.

ha ha
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: john "teach me how to" dougie on April 01, 2013, 06:34:13 PM
This is what most old people want:

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.pcmag.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F294006-just5-j509-unlocked.jpg%3Fthumb%3Dy&hash=a169dbc04bf852f92e90044465de67b6ed0e34ba)
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Emo EMAW on April 02, 2013, 08:33:07 AM
My mom says Suri is her best friend.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: felix rex on April 02, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
I know a 75 year old guy who uses his Android like a pro. Sends out group texts, replies in a timely manner, looks up weather. All indications that he knows  exactly what he's doing. It's pretty great.

FR_dad has a HILARIOUS amount of weather apps.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 29, 2013, 11:21:27 PM
I know a 75 year old guy who uses his Android like a pro. Sends out group texts, replies in a timely manner, looks up weather. All indications that he knows  exactly what he's doing. It's pretty great.

FR_dad has a HILARIOUS amount of weather apps.


get him to post here
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: _33 on April 29, 2013, 11:25:05 PM
My grandma thinks lol means "lots of love" so her texts always end with "lol grandma"

Makes it difficult to take some texts seriously

this is adorable. very common misconception amongst the old.

"grandpas heart attack was pretty minor.  he should be back home in a couple hours and back to work in a week or so.  lol grandma."

At least she replies pretty quick and doesn't need help working her phone.

This is great.   :D
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: eastcat on April 29, 2013, 11:36:22 PM
There is an unsecured wireless printer in this office. I wonder if I sent a crazy pic to the printer if they'd know who sent it.

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My RA frshman year would randomly print porn to the community printer at the front desk of Marlatt. Was major lol for the dorms.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: bones129 on April 29, 2013, 11:43:29 PM
There is an unsecured wireless printer in this office. I wonder if I sent a crazy pic to the printer if they'd know who sent it.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
My RA frshman year would randomly print porn to the community printer at the front desk of Marlatt. Was major lol for the dorms.

 :lol:
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Saulbadguy on April 30, 2013, 06:13:44 AM
Mom can't quite grasp the art of tapping. Fingernails gets in the way. Or she presses down on the app "and they al start shaking!!"
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Super PurpleCat on April 30, 2013, 07:54:02 AM
At the local McDonalds there's always a table with all the 70-year old men drinking coffee, reading the paper and constantly adjusting the smartphones on their giant belt holsters.  I've yet to see one of them take one out of the holster and actually use it while they're all talking and reading the paper.

Can't wait to get old.   :billdance:
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 30, 2013, 08:27:42 AM
There is an unsecured wireless printer in this office. I wonder if I sent a crazy pic to the printer if they'd know who sent it.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
My RA frshman year would randomly print porn to the community printer at the front desk of Marlatt. Was major lol for the dorms.

Might have to make a dorm story offshoot thread.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: The1BigWillie on April 30, 2013, 10:59:18 AM
My dad used his iphone to take a couple pictures of Google Maps and the directions on his laptop. Emailed the pictures to himself from the iphone and then created an email on his laptop with the pictures and typed out directions and then sent them to a bunch of family members from out of state so they could find the spot they were all meeting here in town. 

I told him that's EXACTLY how you're supposed to do it and congratulated him on his crafty usage of technology.

Title: Re: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: raquetcat on April 30, 2013, 11:36:47 AM
My dad used his iphone to take a couple pictures of Google Maps and the directions on his laptop. Emailed the pictures to himself from the iphone and then created an email on his laptop with the pictures and typed out directions and then sent them to a bunch of family members from out of state so they could find the spot they were all meeting here in town. 

I told him that's EXACTLY how you're supposed to do it and congratulated him on his crafty usage of technology.

That's great
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Emo EMAW on April 30, 2013, 01:44:51 PM
My dad used his iphone to take a couple pictures of Google Maps and the directions on his laptop. Emailed the pictures to himself from the iphone and then created an email on his laptop with the pictures and typed out directions and then sent them to a bunch of family members from out of state so they could find the spot they were all meeting here in town. 

I told him that's EXACTLY how you're supposed to do it and congratulated him on his crafty usage of technology.

Hahaha so awesome.
Title: Re: Old people with smart phones.
Post by: Mr Bread on April 30, 2013, 06:18:59 PM
It's one of the best anecdotes I've heard in some time.