Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 18, 2015
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Transcript:
Goat: What do you have there, Rat? Rat: Brand new smartphone. It's incredible. These things can do anything now. Goat; Like what? Rat: I can monitor my health, my physical activity, my heart rate. I can ask it questions. It can pay for things wirelessly. It can take dictation. Oh, and it sends me updates on local weather, so I always have the latest information instantaneously. Goat: Cool, well, show me something. Rat: Okay, here. Watch it download the latest weather info. Goat: it's gonna rain. Rat: Hang on. Still Downloading.
I hook my smartphone up to my wifi and it downloads effectively as fast as my computer. I have a trac phone that I buy yearly minutes with. For some things, it’s actually more convenient to use the phone now, rather than my computer. I can even take calls over my wifi, and send texts, so I’m not even using minutes! Can’t do that with an old phone. One of the most cost saving purchases I’ve made, since I need a mobile phone anyway. 8 bucks a month for a phone isn’t bad.