Most of the texts and voicemails I send contain the same four words: ‘train cancelled, home late’. Sometimes I add a fifth that can’t be printed in a family magazine. These are not the kind of messages I would like to be remembered by.
That doesn’t make me unusual - most messages sent by most people are similarly unexciting (apologies if you relate the frustration of train delays as sonnets). But those sent during a memorable event, or by loved ones no longer with us, have more meaning. Video chats also capture precious moments. I know several grandparents whose first sighting of their grandchildren, born on foreign shores, was on Skype.
Downloading and keeping these is much harder than it should be. Manufacturers seemed to have overlooked the basic human need to…
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