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Apple Users

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1. It took me a while to get into texting. It's a learning curve. But I get what you're saying. I'm 75 and remember

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 05:08 PM

6 hrs ago

the 'good old days' on a dial phone and a loooong receiver cord

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Am totally discouraged. Got the thrill of my life when I received an I-phone 17 this [View all] allegorical oracle 6 hrs ago OP

It takes too long to dial 1-888-9879 Earthrise 6 hrs ago #15

Now I hate to push buttons and talk on the phone. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #23

Remember when the cord was always tangled up Bluestocking 6 hrs ago #17

99% of my phone communication is text or email BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago #2

Lucky to have a younger wife to help me. multigraincracker 2 hrs ago #29

Be patient. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #3

I confess I do the same. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #20

Try logging onto here with it IbogaProject 6 hrs ago #11

Not an Apple user, I have had a samsung smart phone for years. cksmithy 6 hrs ago #6

I remember my mother saying she and her 15 months younger sister liked... 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #30

Bless you... I agree. allegorical oracle 6 hrs ago #14

Rule #1 of texting: intheflow 6 hrs ago #8

Ah, your friend has to learn the #2 rule of texting. intheflow 5 hrs ago #19

LOL! Thanks...I needed that. allegorical oracle 5 hrs ago #22

Do what I did: have coworkers half your age who know what to do. mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago #9

Good advice....now if I can only find someone half my age... (yikes). allegorical oracle 3 hrs ago #24

What do you mostly use your phone for? mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago #27

Have friends who are "losing it" over their new washer/dryers because of all the allegorical oracle 3 hrs ago #25

Ageism! Old people have to have products dumbed down for them? Really? mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago #26

I found YouTube to be really helpful. CrispyQ 3 hrs ago #28

I got an Apple phone when our younger son started college in 2011. 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #31