When I quit working in 2002 I gladly walked away from my cell phone never to look back or wish I had one just for emergencies. Every day I thank Dog that the land line is there and I don't need a phone that does a million things but nobody on the other end of a conversation can understand what I say.

You could set it down and someone could hear birds outside chirping.

These days with noise cancelling you can flush the toilet and they don't know you were talking from the can.

I was born in the early 90s, so at least I have some familiarity with what it is and how to use it, although I never have.

I love this video!

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because we never had to dodge the crazies making and talking in a car------going whatever speed they are driving and have more concern about the cell phone.

I yeah, early 1950's

that is just to funny----------good one

It was fun stretching it far from the base to a secret talking place. Then the cord would get all knotted up and I became the phone cord untwister. Those were the good old days.

all my food went on my keyboard. Too funny

While you can't uninstall the Swiftkey keyboard included in the Galaxy, the hole becomes moot if you quit using it. I personally use Touchpal, but I've used Swype in the past and it's really good too. Both can be pulled off the market at no cost, or you can pay a few bucks to get the better versions.

No texting, no web, no email, and especially no financial.

I use it to read the news and watch YOUTUBES while I'm waiting for people I've driven to the doctor's office! I don't do email on it, and I don't use any internet sites where I have to sign in.

For those who think the Census is not until 2020 think again. Census workers are out everyday somewhere doing counts for cities, etc.

Do they have complex servers on these Samsung's to keep the info private?

They issued me the phone. I am not enough of a tech guy to be able to answer your question.

"Part of the incredibly long delay to fix this problem is due to the way phone manufacturers work with cell phone carriers like AT&T (T, Tech30), Sprint (S), T-Mobile (TMUS) and Verizon (VZ, Tech30). Samsung could race to create a fix, but people must wait until carriers get around to distributing them.
This fractured system causes frequent complaints from users, who must patiently wait for all new software: everything from new features to patches for dangerous computer bugs."

Verizon ------$5.1 billion first quarter,
AT& T ------- $8.8 billion (2014)
T-Mobile-------$6.3 billion (2013)

Samsung----------$5.5B operating profit for Q1 2015

Now we get to wait for the to big to fail oligarchies to fix this privacy issue while the information about us is being sold for millions and all we get to do is file a paperwork to the credit bureaus, while our credit takes a dive and our privacy is robbed, and the proverbial sorry letter------------don't ya just love it-----------

"The problem involves the word prediction software used by Samsung devices. It's made by British tech firm SwiftKey, which Samsung installs in devices at the factory."

bastards

and sprint keeps offering me a free upgrade to the s5. i think i'll decline that offer.