Can you live without a cell phone?

[Williams.235]

I have a few friends who live without one and I can't understand how they do it. What do you all think?

 

[brewnog]

I carry one. But I think I'd probably remain alive if I stopped carrying one, for whatever reason.

 

[lisab]

I have a teenage daughter - don't know how we would ever talk to each other if we didn't have cell phones .

 

[Evo]

I have a cellphone because it's free, but before that I went years without one. They are nice to carry with you in case of an emergency. Aside from that I rarely use mine.

I have friends that don't have one, these are the same people that don't have tv's either, come to think of it.

 

[rootX]

I have a cell phone but I never touch it. My parents gave it to me.

I always have my laptop with me :) and I cannot live without it!

 

[CRGreathouse]

I have a cell phone to the exclusion of a land line. I don't use it that much, though.

 

[tmc]

No cellphone. My pockets are full enough as it is.

I use payphones when I really need to reach someone.

 

[Borek]

I have one and I enjoy it - in many situations it makes live much easier. But if I forget to take it with me when leaving home, that's not a big deal, I can live without it.

 

[BobG]

I have a cell phone. If I didn't have my own, my job would give me one since I'm on call for emergencies once in a while. Without at least a pager, I'd have to stay home by the phone when I'm on call. Considering I've actually been called in 3 times in 6 years, staying home awaiting an emergency would suck.

 

[George Jones]

I don't have a cellphone, my wife doesn't have a cellphone, and our daughter has yet to pester us for one.

 

[Kurdt]

I have one but I've never used it since I got it. So now it resides in its box in my drawer.

 

[berkeman]

I didn't used to carry a cell phone, but as I got more involved in ERT/EMT activities (emergency response teams & medical), it became clear to me that it was a very necessary tool. If I weren't involved in those types of activities, I'm not sure I would carry one...

 

[Monique]

I have one, I take pride in that it is already 5 years old (some people get a new one every 6 mo.). The keys have worn away, so I probably need to replace it some day. Who wouldn't want to be able to get in touch with someone when you need to?

 

[humanino]

My mother "offered" one to me so she can call me. But nobody will force a TV in my home. Otherwise, I'm out

 

[Ms Music]

I carry a cell phone, but could easily do without. My daughter, on the other hand, would DIE if she lost hers.

 

[rootX]

My mother "offered" one to me so she can call me.

wow, my mom also did the same thing - but I hardly ever take it with me .

 

[humanino]

wow, my mom also did the same thing - but I hardly ever take it with me .

And then you see parents claiming their kinds can't get off their phones... The question is thus "with whom are they talking !?"

 

[Janus]

Have one, but seldom use it, and never to "just talk".

 

[Monique]

When I'm in the lab in the weekends I always carry my cellphone on me, I don't feel safe without it since most of the building (especially the campus) is deserted. It is also very handy to let your significant other know you will be home soon and that dinner can be served It's for these kind of messages that it is useful. Oh, and it is also a perfect alarm clock

 

[wolram]

I have had 2 and lost both of them, i never used them any way and since they were pay as you go i have not even bothered looking for them, they are probably with my boots some where.

 

[turbo]

I have a prepaid cell for emergencies (like a broken water-pump 20-30 miles back in the woods at a remote pond), but never use it. After the idler pulley on my power-steering belt seized up 20 miles back in the woods on a discontinued logging road, my wife insisted that I get one.

 

[moe darklight]

I'm 20 and yet to own one (well I had one for a month while I was living in NY, but more as a means of not having to get into a phone plan [I used Virgin]). I do just fine. All of my friends and their grandmother have one so if I need one I just use theirs.

I'm going to get one this year though once I start school. Now facebook. Naw, I couldn't live without facebook.

 

[Moonbear]

I have one, but could live without it. Mostly, I use it to get reminders of meetings. I also use it as an alarm clock, which is what makes it useful for meeting reminders...if I forget an early meeting and don't set the alarm early enough, I get the SMS reminder in just enough time to throw clothes on and get to work. I use it as an alarm clock because I can change the ringtones and set multiple alarms, so I don't get used to it and sleep through it like I do most alarm clocks.

On the rare occasion I want to make a personal call while at work, it's handy, also handy when I'm at the farm and not near a phone.

But if I didn't have the phone, I'd find ways to handle all of the above without it. Most of the time, I don't even carry it with me, it just sits in my purse in my office.

 

[Williams.235]

I am counting the days until my contract runs out. The early-termination fee for my carrier is something like $175, which is insane.

Good by contract and hello pre-paid!

 

[Evo]

I am counting the days until my contract runs out. The early-termination fee for my carrier is something like $175, which is insane.

Good by contract and hello pre-paid!

Contract rates are much cheaper than pre-paid, unless you never use it. But the pre-paid minutes expire if you don't use them and you risk needing to make a call only to find that the phone is dead because your minutes expired.

 

[turbo]

Contract rates are much cheaper than pre-paid, unless you never use it. But the pre-paid minutes expire if you don't use them and you risk needing to make a call only to find that the phone is dead because your minutes expired.

If you buy into a plan with lots of minutes with TracFone, you will get a premium phone, double minutes, and your initial minutes are good for the life of the phone when you keep buying minutes before your year is up and keep the phone active. Some pre-paid plans are quite attractive.

 

[offtheleft]

I actually have two phones. I'm sure I'd live without either but in my opinion they are a necessary convince. My iPhones is a little over the top but, I also have a basic cellphone. My professor, school, friends, etc.. sends out text messages for class cancellations and emergency notifications (like weather, or that there is a nut case on campus in nothing but a robe and combat boots [serious]). I'm sure those who grew up with said technology grew more attached and more dependent over the years, where as those who didn't have it manage without with because that's what they were used to their whole lives.

 

[turbo]

When I went off to college, my parents' phone was a wall-mounted dinosaur with a magneto to ring the local switchboard. When I came home for Christmas break, they had a clunky dial phone with no battery-box. Yay!

 

[mcknia07]

I have one and I can't live without it. I'm too dependant on it, lol. My grandma says that in years to come, the young children being born, will be born with one attached to their head already.

 

[Cyrus]

Cell phones give you brain cancer, can you hear me now?...

 

[offtheleft]

Cell phones give you brain cancer, can you hear me now?...

Not if you substitute calling with text-messaging. You'll just get carpal tunnel instead :)

 

[Cyrus]

Not if you substitute calling with text-messaging. You'll just get carpal tunnel instead :)

I wonder if the cell phone is radiating energy while it's sitting there waiting for a call...

Texting is a good alternative. Although, you could get one of those nifty star-treky headsets that connects to your cell phone. But of course you do run the risk (99.99%) of looking like a douche bag while wearing it. When my friend and I are in public and we see someone wearing said headset we look at them and start laughing out loud at how stupid they look. Its the simple things in life... can you hear me now?

http://www.mobilewhack.com/motorola-h12-bluetooth-headset.jpg

Im from the future...do I look as cool as I feel?

 

[humanino]

I wonder if the cell phone is radiating energy while it's sitting there waiting for a call...

Well, it has a finite temperature, right ?

 

[lisab]

http://www.mobilewhack.com/motorola-h12-bluetooth-headset.jpg

Im from the future...do I look as cool as I feel?

Not nearly as cool as this guy...

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8/phonedorknt7.jpg

 

[humanino]

No, the coolest is
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[Cyrus]

not Nearly As Cool As This Guy...

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Ahahhaahha!

 

[humanino]

Technology improves every day
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[TheStatutoryApe]

I have one. I need a phone and I have never had my own landline. I use my phone for work. I am largely unsupervised and on location alone so I need to be able to contact my supervisor. I call and/or text my coworkers to receive and pass along information. I also use my phone for my internet connection and google maps on my phone to get directions for new job sites. It's really handy and one of only a few major expenses I have.

 

[mattmns]

I could definitely live without a cellphone, but they are very convenient.

 

[offtheleft]

I can't stand those bluetooth headsets.. As you stated, they look stupid. That, of course, is just my opinion. But, I often get just a little paranoid when I think they're talking to me as they pass.

 

[stickythighs]

I have a few friends who live without one and I can't understand how they do it. What do you all think?

Not only do I live without a cell phone, I also live without a roof over my head or a car.

 

[vanesch]

I have an old one (4 years old) which I use about once every 3 months. The money accumulates on it It gives me a feeling of security that if I have a problem, I can call someone. I also call regularly my cell phone... to know where I left it
Sometimes it can be useful. The most interesting use I ever had was when friends came to visit us, and they got lost in the town, so I tried to find them ('we're driving by a school' - 'on your left side ?' - 'yes' - 'pull over, I think I know where you are, I'll be there in 5 minutes...' - 'ok' ... - 'I'm now at the gate of that school, do you see me, I'm waving...' - 'nope' - 'ok, then that was not the right school, I'll try another one...' - 'oh, wait, is that you ?' ...)

Once a saleman asked me how often I use my cellphone per month. I replied, zero point thirty three. He looked strangely at me, then said, "never mind", and left me alone

 

[seycyrus]

A cell phone can be invaluable for the logistics of small groups. No longer do I have to make multiple contingency plans in case we get seperated. I use my cell phone about once a day on during the week, and 2-3 times on the weekend.

 

[Alfi]

Foe emergency use only and long distance calls... Because it's a pre-pay $12.50/ month

As long as you top up before the expiry, the minutes/dollar value accumulates.
I have $125 built up over about two years.

I need long distance friends. NOt emergencies.

 

[Monique]

My iPhones is a little over the top but, I also have a basic cellphone.

How do you like your iPhone?

 

[Air]

I carry one. But I think I'd probably remain alive if I stopped carrying one, for whatever reason.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Howers]

I had one as a kid, back in the early 90s when cell phones were becoming popular. Ever since about 2000 though, I've quit and never looked back. True, there are many cases where I wish I had one as it would make gathering with lost people easier. And its nice to have a private line. On the whole though, I don't think a cell is neccessary/

 

[JasonRox]

Well, I think texting revolutionized communication.

I know people say... But you're NOT actually talking to the person.

That's a lie. Since yesterday, I used text to meet up with friends in the bar to have a drink. Or before that to meet up with someone for lunch. The bars and downtown is very crowded so when you decide to have a drink together or get lunch at the last minute, it's very difficult to find each other. Texting it made it so much easier. Simply text when you get there and where they can find you. No need to make a call in a busy environment where you would hear nothing because of all the noise (bars or downtown).

 

[offtheleft]

How do you like your iPhone?

I LOVE it, actually. I never had a problem with it yet. I use it mainly for the internet and iPod but for those two things, its way worth the money. Phone wise, I always have service and have never had a dropped call(this is on at&t). My other cell-phone is on verizon's network(all my family and friends have verizon[reason I keep the other one around])

 

[Santa1]

I have a cellphone too, I think it is somewhere on the floor of my room.