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Yep. The iPhone was only released in 2007, in reality the first mass-market touch "smartphone". Now only 11 years later a friend was almost denied entry to the
by grecy 8y ago
Yep. The iPhone was only released in 2007, in reality the first mass-market touch "smartphone".
Now only 11 years later a friend was almost denied entry to the US because the border officials refused to believe she didn't have a smartphone she could use to show them her bank account. She asked to use wifi and use her laptop, but no, they demanded she use her (non-existent) smartphone.
In only 11 years the product has gone from not existing to being essentially mandatory.
- village-idiot 8y agoTry telling someone you didn't bring your phone. Most people actually tend to get a bit anxious at the idea.
- grecy 8y agoOh, I don't have one. People confront me often - "what will you do in an emergency?!"
- village-idiot 8y agoI always laugh at this idea. I’ve never actually met someone who used their phone in an emergency, only in an “emergency”.