I agree that having a cellphone as a senior is a good thing. Now that my sister lives alone and in a rural area, she carries her phone with her all the time. Before she was widowed, she hated the phone and refused to carry it.
I never carried mine out walking, in the summer, until I sprang my ankle. A young lady came along and called Mr. B. I had my concession speech ready when he arrived. I have carried it since. The young lady, showed me her watch, a cell phone and it also kept info on her walk. I forgot about looking into getting one. It would sure be nicer than carrying a phone. Anyone have any recommendation of the best one to get?
I have a cell phone, but only family and a few friends have the number. AT&T has sold the number to some political survey folks, and of course the politicians have it. If anyone calls that is not in my contacts list, I ignore it then block that number. I almost never get spam texts and I never download apps. It is a safety thing, though. My wife can reach me should she need to do so, and I could call 911 if I have any issues, medical or otherwise.
Back then, I would NEVER have thought of hanging up on anyone. Mostly people you knew called on the phone. Then politeness was destroyed by telemarketers, before caller id. Societies can be destroyed by technology, even one so small as that.
I only give out my landline # even if they ask for a cell. I probably miss a lot of robo texts cuz my landline is not smart and is hooked to an answering machine.
Because I used to do contracts for a living, I read the app agreements. The only app I have is the Walmart app, and that's because it's pretty much the only place to shop where I live...so I'm in there all the time and use their app frequently. For other apps, when I read the "rights" to my data that I agree to give the app, I decline to install it...every single time. It stinks because I'm carrying around this miniature computer/communications device, and for me it's little more than a corded phone minus the wire.