Personally, I have a smartphone and have no intention of giving it up.  It&#x27;s just too useful, between taking photos, using GPS, playing games if I&#x27;m stuck somewhere and am bored, using RealCalc (RPN calculator app), plus of course voicemail, texting, etc.  I rarely use it for email though; I wait until I get home for that.  Email is, by definition, not that urgent IMO.<p>I really don&#x27;t understand why a bunch of people here feel like they need to get rid of their phone, or put it in airplane mode, or get a dumbphone, or whatever.  I guess you all have a whole lot more friends and family than I do.  If I don&#x27;t want to be bothered by people, it&#x27;s simple, I just go about my business and no one calls or texts me most of the time.  And if someone does at a bad time (and half the time it&#x27;s a wrong number or something anyway), I just ignore it.<p>Of course, as a few people mentioned, I don&#x27;t have Facebook installed on my phone either.  What a waste of time (and battery power).<p>As for hanging out, that&#x27;s easy: if you&#x27;re having a conversation, don&#x27;t get your phone out and mess with it.  Is that really so hard?  I keep mine handy on my belt holster, and if I&#x27;m talking to someone, it stays there, unless I have a really good reason to whip it out, such as wanting to show them something on it.  I&#x27;m not the most socially-adept guy around, but even I know better than to get my phone out when I&#x27;m talking to someone and use it (like for texting) to the exclusion of that person&#x27;s attention.