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Could you manage without a cell phone?
danny_galaga:
I would like people to be able to manage without a mobile phone for a couple of hours at a time. The length of a movie...
NiN^_^NiN:
Funny enough i've bricked my android phone and have been without it for over a month now.
I don't miss it but i do like having internet and games available to me when possible
My simcard is currently in my galaxy tab and i check that ever few days to see if i got a phone call or txt but i dont use it otherwise but then again im quite busy atm so i dont even have a chance to use the tab at home anyway but its easy to live without a mobile phone its just handy to have but i was never a must have it with me to communicate all the time type of person
Gray_Area:
I would have to get a landline.
As well, I like taking pictures of things wherever I am, I like to have a good quality camera (not to mention 30fps HD video baby!) mixed with portability, and sometimes it's very helpful to have communications and even net access (for the odd thing I might want or need to look up when not at the 'terminal'; I don't do networking sites). Oh, plus I have TIGERARCADE on my phone. Now I just have to find the rom versions for the games I really want to play.....
Not to mention, it's been some fun figuring out how to manually upgrade my Android 2.1 to 2.2, root the phone, find the apps (like for texting) that do *exactly* what I want them to and not what I don't, block ads that come through when the 'market' is active on my phone, customizing the interface as much as possible, etc......
It helps that I have a built-in feature that keeps me from answering calls if I don't want to. Sometimes I just turn the volume right off.
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CheffoJeffo:
I've had a cellphone for over 20 years now (my provider noted the anniversary and accelerated my upgrade).
Do I need it ? No.
Do I answer every call and spend every minute emailing or texting ? No.
Back when I got my first phone (Motorola flip), the entire purpose was for me to have a single primary number/voice mail for me to manage my calls.
I had the ability to take and make calls whenever *I* wanted.
Same principal applies now, just with the addition of email and messaging -- it is a way for me to manage my communications in a single unit.
Too many people today don't seem to want to manage themselves.
jamesjones626:
when i was 18 i got my first cell phone, back when 250 minutes a month was about 40 bucks. I had it for the length of the contract because the idea of having a cell phone was better than having one. When i turned 25 i got one for emergencies because i have children now and i do a bit of traveling, nothing long distance just from town to town around my area. I still don't like to have one but when I don't have it on me i don't feel right.
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