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> Are you not also paying attention to the […] departure boards?

I’m not, not anymore.

> Why do you need your phone to tell you what's posted on numerous displays that you walk past?

Convenience.



So you disregard what's in front of your face, in preference to your device.

Other folks here were talking about how their devices did not update in a timely fashion. They had to force refresh several times to get a response. Meanwhile the gate screens have a single job and update within seconds.


Like following the GPS instructions onto a logging road, or into a lake.




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