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RandyT:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 11, 2011, 09:13:56 am ---What I am against is the attitude that I am obligated to have one.  I am against the exact attitude you're presenting.  You want it, you have it, go have fun.  It doesn't bother me.  Shoving the thing on people who don't want it and telling them they are irresponsible is the problem.  Not once, in this entire thread, did I say anyone who likes their phone should get rid of it.

The whole "you might need to save someone's life" idea is a crock of crap.  How exactly is having that phone supposed to help when most people would drive right past a car flipped in a ditch to begin with?  Few people here are willing to be an hour late for work in order to help someone in trouble.  That was true before cell phones and it's true now.

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Heh.  If you have never, ever, used someone else's cell phone, or expect them to use it for you when you get into a jam, then by all means, rock on with your disconnected self.  Otherwise, you are just looking for someone else to pick up your slack, and that would not be very nice of you.  If you don't physically have the means to get one, that's a different situation, but otherwise there's not much else to say about the angle from which you are coming.  Of course, you will be fine without one, because few would deny you if you needed to borrow one.  But you can't expect there not to be at least a little resentment when you do.

Hoopz:
It's no different than any of the following when they came out:

indoor toilets
radio
television
home telephone
color television
remote control television
video games
personal computer
cordless telephone
CD player
satellite television
DVDs
HD television

remote keyless car entry fobs
microwave ovens
cordless power tools

None of them are a necessity to exist but some of them add more value to your daily life (some more than others).  Anyone can look at all the crap in their life and I'd bet than 80-90% of it isn't necessary.

I think some/most of my list can add value whether it's entertainment or safety or whatever.  I've had a cell phone for almost 15 years.  For a few years, I had one for work and one personal cell.  I recently ditched my personal and only use my work phone.  I'll argue that it is much more than a phone though.  Besides a communication device with email and texting, it's also a PC that I can do quite a few things on like web browsing, updating Google Docs, completing forms in pdf format etc.  It's not always the easiest way to do it but it's not hard either.

We got rid of the land line about 10 years ago or so.  I'm not sure that I'll ever have one again.  With kids in the house, it's something that I think about because of 911/babysitter situations.  Regardless, when I did have a land line and what I still do with my cell phone is if I don't either recognize the number or I don't want to talk, I don't pick up.  Period.  It doesn't matter who it is or when it is.  Just because I have a phone (cell or land), I have never felt obligated to answer.  It's my time that I'm on, not theirs.  I also don't call people back if they don't leave a message.  Just because I have called ID and see that someone calls doesn't mean I'm going to do anything.  If you want to talk me, leave a message.

newkillergenius:
Chad- don't ---smurfing--- give in.   The way I see it, no news is good news.

I could live with only an NES & TV, produce, water, beer and my car.   :lol

Now would I prefer to?

Mikezilla:

--- Quote from: Vigo on April 11, 2011, 12:38:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: Samstag on April 11, 2011, 10:55:47 am ---
--- Quote from: NightGod on April 11, 2011, 09:57:15 am ---My simple answer to avoiding the "OMG WHY AREN'T YOU TEXTING/CALLING ME BACK IN 30 SECONDS" is that I condition friends to expect occasional long delays from the start. Sometimes I reply in seconds, sometimes I reply a day or three later. Once people are used to it from you, you avoid all the annoyance.

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This has worked well for me too.  I turn my phone off or turn the ringer/vibration off when I'm busy or don't want to be bothered sometimes, so when I choose to ignore a call people who know me can choose to believe that I just wasn't aware of it.


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Does not work for me, and it is frustrating. I've had a cell phone for 7 years, and to this day my friends cannot understand why I don't pick up or reply to a text at any given moment. I think it is something that began in my generation, as people 3-5 years older than me usually don't seem to have this problem.

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Its even worse when they know you have an iphone. "Dude, you have an iphone, I know you check that thing constantly, why didnt you text/call me back?" Are you serious? Just cause I have an iphone doesnt mean Im on the damn thing all the time. Sheesh.  ::)

I also notice a lot of you have a "car in the ditch" problem. Thats gotta suck.

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Mikezilla on April 12, 2011, 11:34:38 am ---Its even worse when they know you have an iphone. "Dude, you have an iphone, I know you check that thing constantly, why didnt you text/call me back?" Are you serious? Just cause I have an iphone doesnt mean Im on the damn thing all the time. Sheesh.  ::)

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Imagine if you had a phone that confirmed delivery of messages ...   ;)

As I read this thread, I am reminded of the various "How do I get my Wife/GF/SO to let me build a cab?" threads where the younger guys rag on the older guys about how they have to stand up and keep the wife in line.

It seems to be the younger guys taking crap for not responding to a stupid text message.

 ::)

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