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RockerGuy said:
What would happen if u have a flat or out of gas?


This generation do not interact face to face. Have NO social skills because everything is a text msg or a Facebook.

Have no clue how to start a conversion


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Says the old guy (joking I have no idea how old you are). But I don't know what you mean. Are you saying the youth now a days can't have a face to face conversation? I beg to differ.

I bet when the telephone came out the elders said the same thing. But hey when I'm old and grey there will be a next invention that i would probably disapprove and blame society. Ever watch "surrogates"?
 
If I didn't have a company phone, I wouldn't own a cell phone.
 
Scudzo_2 said:
If I didn't have a company phone, I wouldn't own a cell phone.
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That's a bit of a paradox in a sense, how would you know if you already have one?
 
I spend at least 8 hours without it everyday.

I sleep during those hours.

ahah
seriously though the convenience is fun.

but as the arcade fire's song said "we used to wait"
 
So true Seabreez, I try to turn off data so I don't get anything but text and calls. It's nice not being attached to your phone and being able to concentrate on something with no interuptions.
 
"If I didn't have a company phone, I wouldn't own a cell phone"

nfq said:
That's a bit of a paradox in a sense, how would you know if you already have one?
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No additional monthly bill?

My employer gives me a cell phone. If I did not get a phone from said employer, I wouldn't waste my own cash on one. I did give the Missus a cell phone, as if she breaks down in the car she can call for help. Me, I'd be changing the tire/under the hood/walking to the gas station/finding pay phone as required.
 
I don't think I would be friends with someone who didnt own a cell phone.

god damn luddites.
 
rafiki911 said:
So true Seabreez, I try to turn off data so I don't get anything but text and calls. It's nice not being attached to your phone and being able to concentrate on something with no interuptions.
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So I just walked in the door from my trip motorcycle trip to Windsor and my wife asks: did your phone die? Why didn't you return my texts? 48 hours of radio silence was nice. I get what my older son meant when he said "dad, i just don't want to be bothered, so I shut it off". Damned if you do damned if you dont.
 
I have a "pay per use" that i carry in case i get a flat.I think it was SamC that showed me how to make a text message last year.But i've forgotten now.:( My cell bill is about $200/yr maybe.
 
Being the geek that I am, I always have the last gen phone completely moded, which for me is more of a toy. Being able to be online 24/7 for me is a must. I also think it's somewhat stupid to go on a ride without your phone. They come in handy in the case of an emergency.

Still, I love the feeling of not having my phone on me when I'm on vacation.
 
I used to be on it every day and now I'm the worst at replying back to texts. My wakeup call was when I lost my phone and felt so naked without it - I found it a little pathetic. I've disabled my fb, don't have skype, no twitter, etc. I've become a bit of a hermit as of late. I think the tipping point for me was having to spend about an hour and a half answering accumulated texts at the end of each day & there were so many other things that I'd rather be doing in that time.

Whenever I'm out with a big group and a bunch of them are on their phones, we do this thing where everyone puts their phone face down in the middle of the table - first one to reach for their phone has to pay the bill. I've suggested it to other people with good success any time this topic comes up.
 
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I only have a pay as you go for emergency when out for a ride, for me the funniest thing I've seen was when I took my daughter to the orthdontist, there was around 20 people sitting in the waiting room, men, women , kids and every single one of them was staring down at there phones with nobody saying a word to each other.
I was looking around shaking my head in disbelief. It was kind of sureal, I felt like I was in a candid camera segment.
 
I returned my company-provided cell phone to my employer in February 2011. Since then, no more cell phone for me... 1 year and 9 months of freedom.

What emergencies are you talking about? Running out of gas? Com'n people !!!

You know what is the strangest thing? I am a nerd, and IT and technology are my life.
 
Connie14 said:
I only have a pay as you go for emergency when out for a ride, for me the funniest thing I've seen was when I took my daughter to the orthdontist, there was around 20 people sitting in the waiting room, men, women , kids and every single one of them was staring down at there phones with nobody saying a word to each other.
I was looking around shaking my head in disbelief. It was kind of sureal, I felt like I was in a candid camera segment.
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I believe in the future we will interact by a body-double. Watched the movie surrogates?

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I neither have nor want a cell phone. I may get one to be me "home phone" when I get my own place, but until then, I'll use the good old land line.
 
knowledge said:
Whenever I'm out with a big group and a bunch of them are on their phones, we do this thing where everyone puts their phone face down in the middle of the table - first one to reach for their phone has to pay the bill. I've suggested it to other people with good success any time this topic comes up.
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definitely gonna try next time!!!
 
MarcosSantiago said:
What emergencies are you talking about? Running out of gas? Com'n people !!!
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any emergencies that are worth of a 911 call... lol! come on you cant deny the usefulness of a cell phone. i use my iphone as a gps from time to time since i dont have a tomtom or garmin. it's just that nowadays ppl are too attached to their cells for lots of unnecessary functions/programs.
 
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