Warren Buffett bought a smart phone. In spite of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s parent company, owning 129,357,106 shares of Apple, he continued to use a flip phone, even becoming adept at texting on it.
Habits are hard to break but those who have smart phones are aware of their many advantages. I have a bag phone in my collection with the distant memories of calling cell towers in other locations announcing my presence so it could receive calls.
Today, the world is largely connected with cell coverage, even to the point of satellite communications sans cell towers at sea, and geographical locations far removed from urban areas.
Imagine a telemarketer call while scaling Mount Everest. The conversation might go like this; Telemarketer: “Are you aware the manufacturer’s warranty on your 2017 F-150 is about to expire?” Climber: “Sorry sir, can’t talk now, short on oxygen at 29,029 feet.” I bet that’s an excuse they’ve never heard.
There are some smart phone deals out there although I prefer to do business locally with Pioneer. One company even offers $20 unlimited use per month, guaranteed for life. With life expectancy ever increasing, that is a promise they may regret.
Cell companies share networks to provide service. Altice uses AT&T and Sprint to deliver. The big four wireless carriers are competing actively to recruit and retain customers. Now that fifth-generation (5G) service is growing, competition will become greater.
Before I finished this article, I got two offers to reinstate a vehicle warranty. Alexa was listening.
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