FabSwingers.com forum: your whole life in a phone

By *ichaelangela OP Couple
over a year ago

notts

Banking, bus pass, rail pass, payment methods etc, etc,

is this a good or bad thing?? what if the phone stops working, how do you cope if banks etc are closed, or you want to get on the bus home and you have no cash?? what if you lose it or break it??

is it sensible to put your whole life into one device??

intrigued

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By *xperimentalistMan
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

This is exactly why I don't.

No banking, no payment, no train pass etc on here - like the physicality of cash and less risk.

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

If your phone breaks then there’s this new invention called the t’internet that allows you to do everything you can on your phone on a laptop or ipad. It’s amazing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I need to back mine up. Good reminder.

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By *ntrigued32Couple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Banking, bus pass, rail pass, payment methods etc, etc,

is this a good or bad thing?? what if the phone stops working, how do you cope if banks etc are closed, or you want to get on the bus home and you have no cash?? what if you lose it or break it??

is it sensible to put your whole life into one device??

intrigued"

I have more than one device so I think I will be ok

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By *ichaelangela OP Couple
over a year ago

notts

"If your phone breaks then there’s this new invention called the t’internet that allows you to do everything you can on your phone on a laptop or ipad. It’s amazing

but you're out, maybe middle of nowhere and your phone is broke, what now??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im just stickin with phone banking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don’t store my life on my phone

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Before phones if you lost your wallet or handbag out in the middle of nowhere you were up the creek without a paddle too.

Nothings changed really, just the way we do it

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By *ntrigued32Couple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Before phones if you lost your wallet or handbag out in the middle of nowhere you were up the creek without a paddle too.

Nothings changed really, just the way we do it"

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl

I do tinternet banking on mine, but alas have been locked out for hacking my own account????

my phone is a douche.....

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By *heffmMan
over a year ago

sheffield

buy some of those pen and paper thingys

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By *latinumkittenWoman
over a year ago

from Home Counties to Middle Earth

Nothing is on my phone, it's in the cloud. Break/lose phone = log in using new/borrowed phone, no drama

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"buy some of those pen and paper thingys "

Alexa?

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots

Call me old fashioned, probably because I am, but I use my phone as a phone and after discovering fab it now doubles as a camera...nothing else.

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

I had this recently when I smashed the screen on my phone...all my contacts were stored on my phone, I didn't know the login details for many things (including online banking), I hadn't backed my whatsapp up for months. I was completely stuck, couldn't get in touch with anyone, including my parents who spend the summer overseas.

It took three weeks for my phone to be repaired, and the first thing I did when I got it back was back everything up and record login and contact details elsewhere.

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

My phone is currently broken. I'm really lost without it. It has my bank cards on, my calendar, banking apps, photos, contacts. Sooner its fixed the better, but I didn't realise how reliant I was on it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Banking, bus pass, rail pass, payment methods etc, etc,

is this a good or bad thing?? what if the phone stops working, how do you cope if banks etc are closed, or you want to get on the bus home and you have no cash?? what if you lose it or break it??

is it sensible to put your whole life into one device??

intrigued"
no isn't, change it now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have everything on my phone, but it’s all backed up to iTunes on my laptop.

So if I were to lose my phone, it be stolen or it break, I may be inconvenienced for the day but it’s all backed up, and when I buy a new one I can back it up to be exactly where it was before it broke, got stolen or lost.

Although all my banking is online and I use a virtual “wallet”, I always have all my cards with me anyway, unless it’s a night out!

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"I do tinternet banking on mine, but alas have been locked out for hacking my own account????

my phone is a douche....."

I use ma p.c. for all things internet related. I tried to log into ma bank account to transfer some money, but couldn't get on as I had forgotten ma memorable information

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl

"I do tinternet banking on mine, but alas have been locked out for hacking my own account????

my phone is a douche.....

I use ma p.c. for all things internet related. I tried to log into ma bank account to transfer some money, but couldn't get on as I had forgotten ma memorable information

That's an age thing ......haaaaaaa.....

u put put...

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"My phone is currently broken. I'm really lost without it. It has my bank cards on, my calendar, banking apps, photos, contacts. Sooner its fixed the better, but I didn't realise how reliant I was on it"

I rarely use ma phone for anything other than texting/talking, occasionally coming on here if I'm at a loose end or waiting for an appointment. I bought it cos it has a good camera, I then transfer pics to a storage device via ma p.c.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"I do tinternet banking on mine, but alas have been locked out for hacking my own account????

my phone is a douche.....

I use ma p.c. for all things internet related. I tried to log into ma bank account to transfer some money, but couldn't get on as I had forgotten ma memorable information

That's an age thing ......haaaaaaa.....

u put put..."

It's the same with passwords, you have to have so many characters, some capitals, numbers, I've just written all mine down now

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

I have several back ups, from cash at work, to two devices that require my thumb to access online banking. I'm agreed with previous poster, before all of this online/phone we'd be talking about losing wallets or purses.

So if I was to lose my phone i'd be ok, as I live on my own I'm used to making sure I have a back up plan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This is exactly why I don't.

No banking, no payment, no train pass etc on here - like the physicality of cash and less risk. "

Same here. I'm old style.

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By *omeotherknobheadMan
over a year ago

morecambe

i'm a bit old school so i don't own a mobile phone or do anything of any importance on line at all.

i think on the whole we've been duped into the importance of all owning a phone and the importance of being present on line, weather that be having a social media account or running our finances or other aspects on line and we've been sold this mostly on 'convenience'

i've found it works the other way round, no phone ring dinging in my pocket,no notifications to check, no messages from, well, anyone! no e mail to sort through, no banking apps to mess about with, no messaging apps pinging away with peoples latest inane bullshit and no constant worry about keeping my whole life in one basket that could be a massive pain in the arse if i lost it

why i'd ever want that back in my life i'll never know.

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By *elshsunsWoman
over a year ago

Flintshire

My life is not on my phone

in fact my sons are always mocking my lack of tech savvy but I manage just fine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Before phones if you lost your wallet or handbag out in the middle of nowhere you were up the creek without a paddle too.

Nothings changed really, just the way we do it"

Exactly

I'm lost without my phone to be honest- but I think most people are.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont personally, dont bank or anything on it. If i need the bank i go to the bank, dont do social media ect

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I dont personally, dont bank or anything on it. If i need the bank i go to the bank, dont do social media ect"
this is social media

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My phone not so much. It’s backed up on a cloud somewhere.

But if I ever lost my wallet I’d be gutted. I’ve got real photos in there that can never be replaced.

Can you get old photos copied?

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"My phone not so much. It’s backed up on a cloud somewhere.

But if I ever lost my wallet I’d be gutted. I’ve got real photos in there that can never be replaced.

Can you get old photos copied?"

take a picture & store it on your phone..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't put my whole life into my phone. I'm still old fashioned. Use mobile for music, alarm, facebook, games and fab

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My phone not so much. It’s backed up on a cloud somewhere.

But if I ever lost my wallet I’d be gutted. I’ve got real photos in there that can never be replaced.

Can you get old photos copied?

take a picture & store it on your phone.."

Genius. I feel stupid for not thinking of that

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By *unsexual MemelordWoman
over a year ago

Midlothian

"My phone not so much. It’s backed up on a cloud somewhere.

But if I ever lost my wallet I’d be gutted. I’ve got real photos in there that can never be replaced.

Can you get old photos copied?

take a picture & store it on your phone..

Genius. I feel stupid for not thinking of that"

Scanning them onto a computer is better for image quality, you can back up the files safely, and upload them to a prints site to order extra copies from if you like.

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"My phone not so much. It’s backed up on a cloud somewhere.

But if I ever lost my wallet I’d be gutted. I’ve got real photos in there that can never be replaced.

Can you get old photos copied?

take a picture & store it on your phone..

Genius. I feel stupid for not thinking of that"

Always happy to help...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My phone not so much. It’s backed up on a cloud somewhere.

But if I ever lost my wallet I’d be gutted. I’ve got real photos in there that can never be replaced.

Can you get old photos copied?

take a picture & store it on your phone..

Genius. I feel stupid for not thinking of that

Scanning them onto a computer is better for image quality, you can back up the files safely, and upload them to a prints site to order extra copies from if you like.

Thank you muchly. I’ll give that a go

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