Not with DH... he's decently tech savvy. My father? Yes haha. He loves computers and phones but struggles to figure them out sometimes. (I had to show him how to use a scroll bar). He has been a blue collar worker all his life so needs assistance when it comes to figuring out such things. I don't mind though. He's my dad and I love him. If it was DH I would be annoyed. I guess that's what happens when you build up resentment (shrug). 

My DH85, a very capable, successful manager his whole life, is completely tech ignorant.  DS has him set up with a cellphone but all he can barely do is make and answer calls.  He's sliding into dementia so this won't be getting better.  I try not to be annoyed with repeatedly helping him answer it.   On and on....

He is an Electrical Engineer. As are both of his boys.

He hates smart phones.  So, he bought a flip phone and was all happy with going back to it.

DW, mom, dad, and I did a road trip for my eldests cousin's daughter's wedding a half a dozen years ago. On taht road trip dad was basking in the warm glow of his flip phone ownership.  DW and mom were in the back talking while dad and I were in the front talking.  Their choice, we did not banish them to the back. Just to get that out of the way.

Dad made some comment about his flip phone. DW responded with a short comment about embracing progress and how a smart phone does everything his flip phone would do just quicker  and with far more camability.  My dad got a wierd look on his face, shook his head and dropped his chin to his chest and grumbled to my dw 'Thanks for crushing my flip phone bliss.'  He immediately went back to his smart phone and has not gone back.  He will occassionally comment about how he does not miss the numberic key pad texting on his flip phone though he does follow any positive he experiences via his smart phone with 'These things are too big. My flip phone is much easier to carry, fits in my pocket.......'

My mom gives dad crap asking him where his flip phone is when dad grumbles about smart phones.  He mumbles and drops in a 'Damnit (DIL).'  My wife and my parents are exceptionally close.  

And, I too am not all into the latest and greatest smart phone. I usually keep on for abotu 5yrs until it has been dropped enough that it starts having problems or can no longer be updated with the latest operating system.  Then I begrudgingly buy a new one.

With unlocked phones, they can be moved between carriers.  As for carriers, we have had dozens of different carriers all over the world. Generally, there isn't much to differentiate the carriers and they all pretty much offer the same phones.  If coverage in your area is skitchy, call and report it to your carrier.  They can adjust cell antenna gain, etc.. to address many coverage issues.  Sprint was the best at addressing coverage gaps in my in my experience, but they no longer exist. I believe they were absorbed by T-Mobile.

He complains about his phone often and then says how mine is better, but we have exactly the same phone. I tell him it isn't the phone it is the user. He is 30, but just isn't tech savy. Typically he will complain about something and try to fix the issue for example our surround sound wasn't working and DH says it is "broken." I am like there is no way it is broken it isn't even a year old, let me see. Under 5 minutes I have it working again. The difference is if I don't know what the issue is, I google it and see what is suggested while DH will just frustratedly keep trying to make it work the same method over and over again.

Time to get him one of those Jitterbug old people phones! LOL

This would be me. I have a deep loathing of phones and how they interfere in my life and have no desire to get to know more than the absolute basics to get mine to function; OTOH, I am a highly computer literate whizzkid on my PC. I just happen to be more written word oriented than spoken word. That's my excuse and I'ùm sticking to it!

I hate software.  I repel technology.  My kids know if they really need me, call or text Dad. DH replaced my flip phone several years back and I was useless.  I'm better now.  I've had it for years, and now I can use it to text, I can surf the net on it, and I love having a camera.  But setting ring tones, or specific do not disturbs etc, forget it.  No idea how, and I really don't care to learn. And heaven forbid you update my software.  If he sees my phone lying around and notices it's in need of an update DH now asks before he goes ahead and pushes that update button.  If an update changes the way something looks on my phone I'm going to hate it until I'm very used to it, so he knows not to spring that on me.

And I know that this borders on arguements of religion and politics....but I cannot grasp the android system.  I've found that the IPhone is at least intuitive.  My MIL and FIL both have them and the three of us can use them fairly well.  But when FIL had an android it was hopeless.  It was used for phone calls only, none of us could figure out how to make it do anything.  I was so relieved when he moved to an IPhone.  MIL understands it pretty well, and if there's ever an issue at least we're all on the same system.

PEBPAC - Problem Exists Between Phone And Chair.

Very similar to the PEBKAC problem for computer problems. K = Keyboard

and for those of us with a fluffy BMI issue (me included). PEBFAC ... F = Fork.