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In reply to the discussion: Tell me why I need a smart phone [View all]alarimer
(16,245 posts)I can check Twitter, email, play games or read while I'm waiting for something.
It takes pictures when I want to capture the moment.
I have Spotify for music and an app for podcasts, so I have something to listen to rather than stupid terrestrial radio with commercials.
And the GPS has helped immensely. Although there is a caveat with using cell-phone based GPS: if you don't have at least 3G coverage, your maps will be inaccurate. It may not get a fix on your position at all. So I've learned to have a backup plan.
But where coverage is good, Google Maps helps me find routes around traffic jams and helps find food, lodging or whatever else you might need in an unfamiliar place.
I honestly have no idea how I survived before without it.
I do think there are places where the phone should be off completely: theaters (movie and otherwise), concerts, when you are dining out with someone special.