<VV> FW: Membership Directory

[Joel Rushworth]

Smartphones can be had cheaply, and aren't necessarily has hard to use as
one might imagine.

The Lumia 520 can be had for $60 on Amazon, with NO Contract.
http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Lumia-520-GoPhone-AT/dp/B00E45043A/ref=sr_1_1?ie
=UTF8&qid=1396904598&sr=8-1&keywords=lumia+520
(Shop around, that's a fairly normal price for that device, I only put this
link up as an example.)

Put a cheap "pay as you go" SIM in it, so you'll only pay for calls if/when
you make them, which is nice insurance for long drives in your Corvair.

Not to mention the fact that it has OFF LINE TURN BY TURN Navigation.  That
means that you can have the maps pre-loaded onto the phone so that they work
regardless of whether you have a connection.  The "Turn by Turn" means that
it will give you audible directions of where you are going just like a stand
alone GPS unit.

Regards,
Joel

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bill Hubbell
Sent: April 6, 2014 4:43 PM
To: Jay Maechtlen
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org; Harry Jensen Executive Secretary
Subject: Re: <VV> Membership Directory

Ok, so there are a bunch of guys who don't have smart phones or tablets.  I
get it, but guess what - you are in the minority, as recent studies show
that approximately 56 percent of the adult US population and as much as 61
percent of all people who own a cellphone now own smartphones. Further,
among those in the 30 to 49 age category making $75,000 or more, 87 percent
have a smartphone. 

I realize that most of us in the Corvair Hobby are older than that age
group, but if we really want to attract younger members to this hobby we
should understand how they communicate and strive to bring our organization
up to modern standards. 

Heck, even Smitty has a tablet.

http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/emissions.html

Bill

On Apr 6, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Jay Maechtlen <jaysplace at laserpubs.com> wrote:

> On 4/6/2014 6:35 AM, Bill Hubbell wrote:
> Harry,
> 
> Glovebox? Laptop?  Aren't those relics of the previous century?
> 
> Everybody uses smart phones or tablets and GPS units now and they fit 
> just
fine in our pockets.
> 
> It's past time CORSA joined the 21st century and had a CORSA ap.
> 
> Bill Hubbell

"everybody"?
I don't have a bloody smartphone.
Or a tablet. I'd probably have to root my wife's Nook to put a 3rd party app
on it, and that's not going to happen any time soon.
And we have GPS units, but they won't have the CORSA directory in them.

Yes, an app could be nice.
But if you have a tablet, you can probably use the CORSA website.


--
Jay Maechtlen


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