Mobile phones

charry

charry

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What would we do without them ?

do you take your phone everywhere with you ?

would you be lost without it ?

everywhere you look now , parks ,shopping, pavements ,people crossing roads, etc etc…even folk driving ……A kid or adult has a phone stuck to their ear !
 

I have one only because my late husband bought my first for me back when we were still dating. I was in mid 40s and never had interest in getting one before.
I mean, I carry it with me, enjoy texting and all. But It is no more than a convenience. I like having it available when away from home. I still have my land line and use that for most calls
 
charry said:
What would we do without them ?

do you take your phone everywhere with you ?

would you be lost without it ?

everywhere you look now , parks ,shopping, pavements ,people crossing roads, etc etc…even folk driving ……A kid or adult has a phone stuck to their ear !
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Three questions. My answers: Everything, no, no.
I don't need it, in fact I bought my first cell phone long after most people did it. I leave it at home most of the time, I'd not be lost without it.

Edit: Changed 'nothing' to 'everything', since I would do everything without it. I rarely use my phone, only my wife knows my number.
 

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I don't have a computer or TV; I use my phone instead. I'm on it about 12 hours a day.

I take my phone everywhere. It's handy if I want to consult a map or find an address, or look up a product review or other info when shopping. When I talk to my local language partner, we look up Spanish words and so on.

I make very few phone calls though. Just things like making doctor appointments.

I wouldn't really be lost without it, but my life would be different. And it's pretty necessary in today's world. Banks want to send a verification text every time you sign in. The laundry room doesn't take coins; I pay with my phone. Etc.
 
oldaunt said:
I have one to carry when I leave home. Never use it, but its there for an emergency. I just don"t feel a raging need to be constantly "connected"
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Same here. We have a Tracfone, and it sits on the desk, turned off, 99% of the time. We take it with us when we leave the house, in case we have car trouble, or one of the kids needs to contact us. We probably have enough minutes built up to talk for days.
 
I was one of those who said we didn't have IPhones in the '60s, and we got along fine without them. TILL I got one. Okay name Tsar Nicholas II's kids-Anastasia, Tatiana, Maria, Olga. You have almost all the information in the world a couple of clicks away. GPS, videos, calendars, the list of useful assets goes on. The more you use it the more it becomes part of your life. I don't view it some evil device intent on enslaving me.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I was one of those who said we didn't have IPhones in the '60s, and we got along fine without them. TILL I got one. Okay name Tsar Nicholas II's kids-Anastasia, Tatiana, Maria, Olga. You have almost all the information in the world a couple of clicks away. GPS, videos, calendars, the list of useful assets goes on. The more you use it the more it becomes part of your life. I don't view it some evil device intent on enslaving me.
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I have a laptop that serves the same purpose...and a whole lot more as well. I just don't need to carry it around with me.
 
I always take mine with me on walks in case I break a leg or something. And if I drive somewhere I use it to tell me where to turn etc. What I don't do that I read that I should do, is have it with me in the bedroom in case I have a medical emergency or if I wake up trapped in by a fire etc. I suppose I'll move its charger to the bedroom eventually.
 
charry said:
What would we do without them ?

do you take your phone everywhere with you ?

would you be lost without it ?

everywhere you look now , parks ,shopping, pavements ,people crossing roads, etc etc…even folk driving ……A kid or adult has a phone stuck to their ear !
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Used to depend on Thomas Guide maps, but now Google maps and navigation is indispensable. Locating businesses and searching for products and services with the phone is indispensable.

I never leave home without my phone, if you have a car breakdown or medical emergancy you're not going to find a phone booth! And, thank god! The phone booth's were filthy!
 
Nathan said:
Used to depend on Thomas Guide maps, but now Google maps and navigation is indispensable. Locating businesses and searching for products and services with the phone is indispensable.

I never leave home without my phone, if you have a car breakdown or medical emergancy you're not going to find a phone booth! And, thank god! The phone booth's were filthy!
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Talking of phone booths Nathan……..(going off topic )…….we have 2 old fashioned red booths , in our local park, filled with books , for people to take and replace lol…good idea ah….
 
I wouldn’t actually be lost without mine as I barely use it, but I do like to know it’s in my bag or pocket ‘just in case’ :)
 
I every so often have a mobile phone free zone day. I will on occasion decide not to take my phone out with me. It can be quite nostalgic, as I then think back to the days when by far most people didn’t have a mobile phone. In some ways, leaving my phone at home on occasion can be a bit liberating.

Interestingly, a couple of years ago when I was considering buying a new mobile phone, I went into three different stores to see what’s on offer. I was shown the various features of various phone’s. Not one of those sales assistants pointed out to me that I could also make phones calls with it.
 
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