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Originally Posted by VintagePC
I don't see the logic behind it though. Lessee... someone posts one of these with a link. I see it on my computer. I'm sure as hell not gonna get out my phone and read it on a dinky 3" screen when I'm at my desktop.
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That is one big reason I do not own a smartphone now, and do not intend to get one any time soon. I am home most of the time anyway (I don't drive and I live in a very small town, where just about everything I need is within walking distance of my apartment), so any time I see a QR code with a link underneath it, I can click on the latter and see what's behind the code -- on a screen big enough for me to read the information comfortably (I just bought a 20" flat-panel monitor for my computer).
The only real purpose I can see for smartphones, IMHO, is for people in business who absolutely need to keep in touch with the office literally 24/7. For the rest of us, smartphones have too many frills and are very expensive -- especially nowadays, when it is absolutely necessary in most cases to purchase a separate data plan along with a 2-year minimum service plan, even if the smartphone you buy only costs you $1 (this is no joke -- I've seen ads in my Sunday newspaper for $1 smartphones). But beware -- as I said, the phone may only cost you $1 or less (I've seen them advertised for as low as 97 cents [!]), but you will pay through the nose for a 2-year contract plus even more for a data pack.
JNWI (just not worth it), IMHO, unless, as I said, you are in business and need to have 24/7 contact with your home office. For myself, a simple cell phone is plenty good enough. (I have an account with Safelink.) I don't use mine that often anyhow, only for emergencies, and I hardly ever text anyone. The last time I texted anybody was when I had to retrieve a password, to gain access to an online account. I had the password sent to my cell, but again, that was the
only time I have ever used text messaging. Otherwise, I have no use whatsoever for it, as my friends and I keep in touch via e-mail.