I think it could be a generational thing. My nephew who's 26, runs a pool company. He said he barely makes any phone calls and most of his appointments and int

I think it could be a generational thing. My nephew who's 26, runs a pool company. He said he barely makes any phone calls and most of his appointments and interactions with clients and friends are all mainly done through texting. The only social media he uses is Instagram. My daughter is 15. She still uses the phone extensively for conferencing her friends when playing online games. She's uses the iphone Facetime extensively as well if she's not playing online games. Most of her friends do little texting and actually do call each other much more frequently and for much longer periods of time. Not unusual for her to be on the phone with one of her online buddies living in Florida for a few hours. Their conversations frequently revolve around videos they share or shows they're watching. They all have Apple devices and I've been surprised at the multiple different ways they're utilizing the phone feature on their devices in ways I never imagined. Now me? I'm in my early 40's, my parents are their 70's and they're using the texting feature a lot more nowadays. My Mom and Dad both still prefer to use the phone, but my Dad's hearing is starting to become an issue, so texting allows him to have really good conversations without fear of losing out on anything. Myself, I still use the phone quite a bit, texting seems to to be tapering off in favor of email and phone calls with my friends and freelance clients which I never thought would happen. I really thought the same thing, that the phone part of your device was quickly becoming obsolete. I've been surprised with my daughter's generation who are finding new ways to utilize the feature and combine with the other things her and friends love most - online gaming, sharing videos, sharing and discussing their favorite topics of conversation.