Could you survive/go on without a cell phone.....
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My dear Unforgiven,
I put the the question to you as `being without a computer`.
regards,
scratch
just the teenagers among us can't live without a cell phone:smile: i only use mine 2 or 3 times a month
I use a cell phone roughly 7 minutes a month. My cell phone provider has asked that I go in and sign up for a special plan they have for sad sacks like me, that would put my bill at $17 a month due to my extremely low rate of use. The only reason I have the thing is because schools expect instant contact now. If you kid gets sick or hurt, they no longer know how to deal with it themselves, and rely on instantly being able to get you on the line to tell them what to do.
Scant usage is good and the best when it comes to your children.
scratch
...`they no longer know how to deal with it themselves`
I find that scandalous and extremely irresponsible....
I use it all the time, have my home phone forwarded and so on. My wife and I even use it in large stores once we split up and go to different parts of the store. My kids know they can call me anytime they need to call me. The same deal goes for when they were in school. If they felt they needed to call me anytime anywhere, they could call me.
I taught them both that texting and unimportant calls were unacceptable during school or work and so they only use it when they really need to. Afterward, they could knock themselves out. There is nothing more important to me than my wife and kids so I demand instant access should they really need me for something any time of the day or night.
I taught them both that texting and unimportant calls were unacceptable during school or work and so they only use it when they really need to. Afterward, they could knock themselves out. There is nothing more important to me than my wife and kids so I demand instant access should they really need me for something any time of the day or night.
I haven't bought one yet, and I won't be planning on doing so until some control is put over these greedy companies and their charges brought down to earth.
Sure some may think they're a lot cheaper then they used to be, and sure.... they're having good competition between each other and makes it seem like they're trying to give you the cheapest plan over the next guy...... but until they make local calls free and long distance calls are similar in charging as LAN phones..... in fact, make their billing identical to LANs.... you're being scammed from day one.
All these charges per minute for this and that..... calling a cab, calling a friend, calling someone a few blocks down the street.... you get charged per minute for most plans. Sure there are plans where you may get unlimited local calls..... but you gotta pay extra for that package. Frig, you get charged for a simple text message, now both on send and incoming.
Don't forget about many additional charges they all put on those bills...... some old charges for getting additional money for development of new towers and increased reception areas back in the early 90's. Guess what? All the towers have been built.... and apparently it was recently shown that many cell companies have left this charge on in many locations, even though this approved charge had expired.
I can not find the original report I read a few months back, but perhaps this would shed some light on the additional reasons why I'm not stupid enough to buy into these scum bag cell companies:
http://www.thepacket.ca/index.cfm?sid=152575&sc=373
Sure some may think they're a lot cheaper then they used to be, and sure.... they're having good competition between each other and makes it seem like they're trying to give you the cheapest plan over the next guy...... but until they make local calls free and long distance calls are similar in charging as LAN phones..... in fact, make their billing identical to LANs.... you're being scammed from day one.
All these charges per minute for this and that..... calling a cab, calling a friend, calling someone a few blocks down the street.... you get charged per minute for most plans. Sure there are plans where you may get unlimited local calls..... but you gotta pay extra for that package. Frig, you get charged for a simple text message, now both on send and incoming.
Don't forget about many additional charges they all put on those bills...... some old charges for getting additional money for development of new towers and increased reception areas back in the early 90's. Guess what? All the towers have been built.... and apparently it was recently shown that many cell companies have left this charge on in many locations, even though this approved charge had expired.
I can not find the original report I read a few months back, but perhaps this would shed some light on the additional reasons why I'm not stupid enough to buy into these scum bag cell companies:
http://www.thepacket.ca/index.cfm?sid=152575&sc=373
I do not own a cellphone, so it looks like my survival rate will be quite good for this.;-)
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The ones who really choke me up are the gadget guys who complain about their lacks of privacy....
We have never owned a cellphone. My wife occasionally has to make use of a strictly work-phone unit, but it is part of the security system at her job, so only is she is opening or closing the store does she need to use it to maintain constant communication while locking up and activating the alarms etc. The phone is not to EVER be used except in that particular situation OR in actual criminal emergencies as it only dials certain numbers anyways
So yeah, if cellphones disappeared tomorrow it wouldn't change our personal lives at all..The current ONLY phone in our house has got to be 30 years old at least, an early touchtone Bell phone, bone coloured, with the bells and all, it freaks people out when it rings, and will break your foot should you drop it
So yeah, if cellphones disappeared tomorrow it wouldn't change our personal lives at all..The current ONLY phone in our house has got to be 30 years old at least, an early touchtone Bell phone, bone coloured, with the bells and all, it freaks people out when it rings, and will break your foot should you drop it
We have never owned a cellphone. My wife occasionally has to make use of a strictly work-phone unit, but it is part of the security system at her job, so only is she is opening or closing the store does she need to use it to maintain constant communication while locking up and activating the alarms etc. The phone is not to EVER be used except in that particular situation OR in actual criminal emergencies as it only dials certain numbers anyways
So yeah, if cellphones disappeared tomorrow it wouldn't change our personal lives at all..The current ONLY phone in our house has got to be 30 years old at least, an early touchtone Bell phone, bone coloured, with the bells and all, it freaks people out when it rings, and will break your foot should you drop it
Maybe I can top that.
I have a mustard coloured wall phone in the kitchen with a rotary dial. I have been using it for eight years now. No problems. Its age ...early 60s?
regs,
scratch
I have never owned a cell phone, either.. and can say with confidence that i never will own one. Most of my experience with cell phones are with people being rude and using it libraries, next to you on trains or buses, restaurants always talking too loud and invading the tranquility of other's space, or worse doing incredibly stupid things while driving their cars.. always talking about nothing important. Many seem to have a pathological need for company in our society, and inability to cope with being alone with your own thoughts, that incessant chatter seems to mollify, however superficially. That's fine.. i'm just tired of people barging into my own space with it. My hopes are that they will come up with a commercial signal suppressor, that will keep people from using it in public places where it bothers others with inane babble.
Had a cell at one time but eventually with the plethora of free downloads that I was told were upgrades, hardened me against the once handy device and it found itself thrown against a brick wall because its original intent had been surpassed by other's needs to be faster, smarter and to have more features.
My FRS serves my purposes as does my ancient wall phone.
regs,
scratch