I’m a tried and true Apple customer, but the iPhone 5 $584.99 at Amazon is the first Apple product I’ve owned that does not excite me to use. Even with the longer, prettier screen every day feels completely perfunctory. This just cannot stand!

When my iPhone 4 became a casualty of an unfortunate mishap during Hurricane Sandy last October, the idea of purchasing a new phone specifically a fresh iPhone 5 should have excited me. But it didn’t. It was the most difficult $200 bucks I ever had to put down for a device I wanted but did not necessarily want.

While my iPhone 5 and I’ve gotten along relatively well, our relationship has become strained. My iPhone is at 5′s peak value, as it S rumors circulate. I am thinking about selling even though I am still at the front end of a two-year contract with my provider. If I do sell, my replacement likely won’t be a “phone” in the typical sense.

 To put it more simply, I barely ever speak on the telephone. On the other hand, I consistently exceed my 5GB strategy given my compulsive e-mailing, tweeting, Flipboarding, and use of other data-intensive programs, regardless of what I try to do to control it.

So what’s my alternative? I’m seriously considering experimenting with an iPad mini $271.38 at Amazon as my primary device. Several of my tech friends and colleagues have pointed out that it’s the best size. It is streamlined enough and readily accessible as easily as a phone, while it will not fit without giving the impression that I’m really happy to see you, dare I promise. I’ve held an iPad mini, comfortably imagining Apple Store as my main communication device and actually gone to the it.

You might believe since I am ditching a phone plan in favor of a Google Voice number and data, I’ll be getting the cellular version of the iPad Mini. You could be appropriate, but if I do I am at least going to test out living with a Wi-Fi link that is only. I spend most of my time in my connected flat, but connectivity has become omnipresent elsewhere, particularly in cities like New York, whether it’s in a small Starbucks or the neighborhood of Chelsea, which has become blanketed with free Wi-Fi courtesy of Google. A “phone call” is a Google Voice, Skype, or FaceTime session away.

We cling to certain technologies that more rational choices are emerging. Wire cutters, for instance, are showing cable subscriptions to be redundant, and I feel this in the next couple of years, the idea of a cell phone plan will likewise seem unnecessary.

I’d be interested to know who has successfully operated without a smartphone by rather relying on another kind of device that is connected, be it a tablet pc, iPod touch, or some fancy tin cans fashioned with cord.

iPhones hold great worth.

If you find yourself among people who are interested in a WhatsApp PC free download for Windows, do not worry as the process is extremely simple and all you have to do is follow 10 simple steps correctly.

Once the app is installed on your computer, you must know that it functions as easy as a mobile app, having the same features. The good thing is that using a computer appears to be easier than a small mobile device.

So, here is everything you have to do in order to be able to communicate with your friends and family who have already installed this app:

Step 1: In order to be able to download an instant messaging app you must first make your computer function as an Android and for that you need an Android emulator. Therefore, download BlueStacks  a windows application that can be downloaded free of charge and that will enable you to easily download and use the instant messaging service.

Step 2: Once the Android emulator has been downloaded, you must install the software, and you can do that by clicking the install BlueStack button.

Step 3: As soon as Bluestacks has been installed, the next step is to search for WhatsApp and download it.

Step 4: Now the instant texting app has been downloaded, and in order to install it you should double click on the downloaded file.

Step 5: When the messaging app finished installing, you are supposed to open BlueStacks icon in your Desktop in order to open it.

Step 6: While you are in BlueStacks, all you have to do is go to My Apps, and just click on WhatsApp.

Step 7: Now, that you are almost done with installing the texting app you should accept the terms and conditions, and you are close to being ready to use WhatsApp on PC.

Step 8: This step is all about typing your phone number, but not without being aware of the fact that in case you are already using this messaging service on your Smartphone, you need a different phone number, as it can be used only once.

Step 9: Once you typed the phone number you must get a verification code and you are almost done.

Step 10: When you received the code through a text message you must type it in the verification field and you are definitely finished! WhatsApp for PC is now installed and you can begin using it, but not before importing your contacts, an action that must be done manually, unlike it is made on a mobile device.

And this is all you have to do. As stated above, the process is simple. After these 10 steps were completed you can create a profile, update your status and begin chatting with your friends, sending them images and even videos.