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Get the plan where you have to pay for the minutes too. $15 a month + minutes. (It's not really $10 a month. They forget to mention taxes and fees.) That way, you're like me -- wasting $15 a month, until you need it, and then a mere quarter a minute when you do need it. Much cheaper than $100 a month for not needing it. What's the worst thing that can happen? You spend another $10-$20 when you visit your brother? The only reason I can think of for needing the phone more then, is if you get lost and you call him for directions.
Then again, do men ever ask for directions?
Funny thing. We bought our cell phone because our landline went out and we had to call the phone company! It took months to get Verizon to fix our landline!
Then again, do men ever ask for directions?
Funny thing. We bought our cell phone because our landline went out and we had to call the phone company! It took months to get Verizon to fix our landline!
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Well...
When you are applying for jobs, the company expects you to pick up the phone when they call.
be it when you are at work (i.e I currently work in a temp job), at the store, or just out for a walk.
or if you have the kind of job where they call you when you are needed (very popular in kindergartens here, and also used a bit in the healthcare sector)
and, at least here, a cell phone ends up cheaper than a landline anyway
When you are applying for jobs, the company expects you to pick up the phone when they call.
be it when you are at work (i.e I currently work in a temp job), at the store, or just out for a walk.
or if you have the kind of job where they call you when you are needed (very popular in kindergartens here, and also used a bit in the healthcare sector)
and, at least here, a cell phone ends up cheaper than a landline anyway
That unspoken expectation of instant communication is the thing that chaps my hide the most about cell phones. Common decency to not call at all hours of the night has gone by the wayside, and if somebody calls or sends a text, at whatever ridiculous time it is, you are expected to answer immediately. Weekends, vacations, late at night...if you get a call, you had BETTER answer it or else.
No thanks.
T
I don't get the attraction at all:
1. I use my phone when I need it, and I only want to answer it if it is someone I know or need. Why do cell phone users seem to be on them 24-7? What is so important that you just have to take that phone call right then and there? Have you ever had a phone call that if you had missed it your life would have changed forever? You couldn't call back in a little while?
2. Why do you need to answer the phone to tell someone you're walking down the street/your checking out at the cashier in a store/your waiting for the doctor. Does that person care so deeply they just have to know at that moment?
3. Many people tell me, "But the call could be important." So important you can't wait to go home? Exactly how important can it possibly be? When hubby was sick, I opted not to take my landline phone to my bedroom if "the call" came in the middle of the night. I didn't want to be woken up to be told he was dead. He'd be just as dead the next morning when I was braced to click that message on my machine. If they had to perform an emergency operation, (and they did), they already knew what I wanted, and could judge from that. Not like I was going to say, "No, he has to keep that big machine attached to him." "Of course he shouldn't be put on dialysis. Why would I want that just because his kidneys failed? "Of course he shouldn't get that surgery you've been planning for a month to save his life." I've had the phone calls that were that important. They know when I'll be home, (because they knew how long it would take me to get home after leaving him for the day), and tell me the problem. OR they waited for me to see him that day, so I could sign the papers.
4. Other emergencies: What if the car dies in the middle of rush hour during a blizzard? Experience. Every single person passing by me asked if I wanted them to call the cops. Cops came in five minutes, (Probably because they got a dozen phone calls. lol) What if you need a ride? Well, you're either home where you can use your landline, or you're at a store, office, or hospital where you can use theirs, or your at a friend's house, so you can use theirs.
I don't get cellphones. Many people on here are complaining that they can't see what they're writing on their cellphones. There already was an answer to that. It's called a keyboard! Why squint, when you can be writing on a large screen? Or why write everywhere every time?
And I'm scared to call someone on their cellphone, because usually they're driving their car. WHY ARE YOU ON A CELLPHONE WHEN YOU SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD?
So anyone want to try and make sense of the cellphone to me. It feels like we've gone from owning a phone to being owned by a phone. And frankly, I really don't care that you're so bored waiting for a cashier, because I'm not that bored that I want to hear about it!
1. I use my phone when I need it, and I only want to answer it if it is someone I know or need. Why do cell phone users seem to be on them 24-7? What is so important that you just have to take that phone call right then and there? Have you ever had a phone call that if you had missed it your life would have changed forever? You couldn't call back in a little while?
2. Why do you need to answer the phone to tell someone you're walking down the street/your checking out at the cashier in a store/your waiting for the doctor. Does that person care so deeply they just have to know at that moment?
3. Many people tell me, "But the call could be important." So important you can't wait to go home? Exactly how important can it possibly be? When hubby was sick, I opted not to take my landline phone to my bedroom if "the call" came in the middle of the night. I didn't want to be woken up to be told he was dead. He'd be just as dead the next morning when I was braced to click that message on my machine. If they had to perform an emergency operation, (and they did), they already knew what I wanted, and could judge from that. Not like I was going to say, "No, he has to keep that big machine attached to him." "Of course he shouldn't be put on dialysis. Why would I want that just because his kidneys failed? "Of course he shouldn't get that surgery you've been planning for a month to save his life." I've had the phone calls that were that important. They know when I'll be home, (because they knew how long it would take me to get home after leaving him for the day), and tell me the problem. OR they waited for me to see him that day, so I could sign the papers.
4. Other emergencies: What if the car dies in the middle of rush hour during a blizzard? Experience. Every single person passing by me asked if I wanted them to call the cops. Cops came in five minutes, (Probably because they got a dozen phone calls. lol) What if you need a ride? Well, you're either home where you can use your landline, or you're at a store, office, or hospital where you can use theirs, or your at a friend's house, so you can use theirs.
I don't get cellphones. Many people on here are complaining that they can't see what they're writing on their cellphones. There already was an answer to that. It's called a keyboard! Why squint, when you can be writing on a large screen? Or why write everywhere every time?
And I'm scared to call someone on their cellphone, because usually they're driving their car. WHY ARE YOU ON A CELLPHONE WHEN YOU SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD?
So anyone want to try and make sense of the cellphone to me. It feels like we've gone from owning a phone to being owned by a phone. And frankly, I really don't care that you're so bored waiting for a cashier, because I'm not that bored that I want to hear about it!
I once had to call my parents because my brother cut himself with a knife and had to go to the hospital. If they didn't answer till they were done with grocery shopping that would've have ended up so well
WOW, that is RIDICULOUSLY expensive, if you want a basic phone that can only make calls here, you can get one for £10. Add £5 or £10 credit in pay as you go and you're done at £15 or £20.
Or you can get a contract where you pay monthly. I pay £9.50 a month for unlimited texts and 2,000 minutes calling, and 500 mb of data.
Or you can get a contract where you pay monthly. I pay £9.50 a month for unlimited texts and 2,000 minutes calling, and 500 mb of data.
Im not AS nuts about my phone as others but i surely have quite a bunch of fun with it. For me theres some thnings like emergencies that i dont care when or what, if something happens I wanna be informable. also If I have an emergency i wanna be able to get the hep i need or whatever.
Also its fun to take pictures with it without carrying an extra camera for that. or being able to just send a message to someone if your coming late or whatever.
If you cant access a computer and need to send an email, you can usually do that with the newer phones. etc
theres a lot..also playing games on the go.
People always call me crazy tho because i still carry around my mp3 player XD
I can live without it. Sometimes I forget it lol Its just an extra medium that can be practical
Also its fun to take pictures with it without carrying an extra camera for that. or being able to just send a message to someone if your coming late or whatever.
If you cant access a computer and need to send an email, you can usually do that with the newer phones. etc
theres a lot..also playing games on the go.
People always call me crazy tho because i still carry around my mp3 player XD
I can live without it. Sometimes I forget it lol Its just an extra medium that can be practical
C
I hardly talk on my cell, but it comes in handy if I'm in a store and somethings on sale that my neighbor or friends LOVE, I'll call and ask if they want me to pick it up for them. And for emergencies I like carrying it because I've used it a few times to call AAA. But mostly I use it for everything I'd use my computer for. I HAVE used it for Messenger to call my brother because we can actually SEE each others face when we talk on there.
We were around before cell phones were a big thing.
I didn't like them. They were an electronic leash. They still are.
It used to be if you had something to do you had to leave the house, and the telephone, behind. No one could bother you unless they knew where you were and went there to find you.
Now they just dial your cell number and you are instantly at their fingertips.
It started out you could only make phone calls with them. Then it was calls and texts. Now they are little computers where you can watch t.v. or do practically anything with them.
It started out as a convenience. Now people, kids especially, view cellphones as a necessity and not as a convenience.
I still don't like them. But the maps and navigation are pretty handy when you are in a new city, to be honest.
I didn't like them. They were an electronic leash. They still are.
It used to be if you had something to do you had to leave the house, and the telephone, behind. No one could bother you unless they knew where you were and went there to find you.
Now they just dial your cell number and you are instantly at their fingertips.
It started out you could only make phone calls with them. Then it was calls and texts. Now they are little computers where you can watch t.v. or do practically anything with them.
It started out as a convenience. Now people, kids especially, view cellphones as a necessity and not as a convenience.
I still don't like them. But the maps and navigation are pretty handy when you are in a new city, to be honest.
T
Our neighbors are weed addicts and murders lol I'm not letting them set hands on any of my siblings. Did you hear about the kids that were murdered from Coronado? Yeah three of the murderers who also posses illegal drugs by the way and like peeing in front of cars lived in my apartment. There is no way on Earth I ever ask anything from them
Texting is doing like we are doing now.. Communicating by written words.. They use the phones to text communicate because it is way cheaper to text then to make an real speaking phone call... That's why they can afford to spend all their day on their phones clicking away.. Because it does not cost anywhere near as much..
Oh ok, for the year it's not bad, but depends how much messages, call minutes and data you get per month tho. My brother is on a contract deal where he pays £5 a month and gets like 2,000 minutes per month, about 2,000 free texts per month and 250mb data per month. So for the whole year that's £60 for the year.
I'm on £9.50 a month though, I get more minutes for calls per month, unlimited texts all through the year and 500mb data every month. So that's like £115 per year, but with a different network to my brother too.
Just depends how much calling time you need, how much texts and how much data you need. If you don't use it much, and don't use internet on your phone anywhere unless you have wifi. Then like my brother's deal with £60 per year is the best deal. But different networks work better in different areas too. You just gotta pick what suits you best.
I'm on £9.50 a month though, I get more minutes for calls per month, unlimited texts all through the year and 500mb data every month. So that's like £115 per year, but with a different network to my brother too.
Just depends how much calling time you need, how much texts and how much data you need. If you don't use it much, and don't use internet on your phone anywhere unless you have wifi. Then like my brother's deal with £60 per year is the best deal. But different networks work better in different areas too. You just gotta pick what suits you best.
J
I don't get the attraction at all:
1. I use my phone when I need it, and I only want to answer it if it is someone I know or need. Why do cell phone users seem to be on them 24-7? What is so important that you just have to take that phone call right then and there? Have you ever had a phone call that if you had missed it your life would have changed forever? You couldn't call back in a little while?
2. Why do you need to answer the phone to tell someone you're walking down the street/your checking out at the cashier in a store/your waiting for the doctor. Does that person care so deeply they just have to know at that moment?
3. Many people tell me, "But the call could be important." So important you can't wait to go home? Exactly how important can it possibly be? When hubby was sick, I opted not to take my landline phone to my bedroom if "the call" came in the middle of the night. I didn't want to be woken up to be told he was dead. He'd be just as dead the next morning when I was braced to click that message on my machine. If they had to perform an emergency operation, (and they did), they already knew what I wanted, and could judge from that. Not like I was going to say, "No, he has to keep that big machine attached to him." "Of course he shouldn't be put on dialysis. Why would I want that just because his kidneys failed? "Of course he shouldn't get that surgery you've been planning for a month to save his life." I've had the phone calls that were that important. They know when I'll be home, (because they knew how long it would take me to get home after leaving him for the day), and tell me the problem. OR they waited for me to see him that day, so I could sign the papers.
4. Other emergencies: What if the car dies in the middle of rush hour during a blizzard? Experience. Every single person passing by me asked if I wanted them to call the cops. Cops came in five minutes, (Probably because they got a dozen phone calls. lol) What if you need a ride? Well, you're either home where you can use your landline, or you're at a store, office, or hospital where you can use theirs, or your at a friend's house, so you can use theirs.
I don't get cellphones. Many people on here are complaining that they can't see what they're writing on their cellphones. There already was an answer to that. It's called a keyboard! Why squint, when you can be writing on a large screen? Or why write everywhere every time?
And I'm scared to call someone on their cellphone, because usually they're driving their car. WHY ARE YOU ON A CELLPHONE WHEN YOU SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD?
So anyone want to try and make sense of the cellphone to me. It feels like we've gone from owning a phone to being owned by a phone. And frankly, I really don't care that you're so bored waiting for a cashier, because I'm not that bored that I want to hear about it!
1. I use my phone when I need it, and I only want to answer it if it is someone I know or need. Why do cell phone users seem to be on them 24-7? What is so important that you just have to take that phone call right then and there? Have you ever had a phone call that if you had missed it your life would have changed forever? You couldn't call back in a little while?
2. Why do you need to answer the phone to tell someone you're walking down the street/your checking out at the cashier in a store/your waiting for the doctor. Does that person care so deeply they just have to know at that moment?
3. Many people tell me, "But the call could be important." So important you can't wait to go home? Exactly how important can it possibly be? When hubby was sick, I opted not to take my landline phone to my bedroom if "the call" came in the middle of the night. I didn't want to be woken up to be told he was dead. He'd be just as dead the next morning when I was braced to click that message on my machine. If they had to perform an emergency operation, (and they did), they already knew what I wanted, and could judge from that. Not like I was going to say, "No, he has to keep that big machine attached to him." "Of course he shouldn't be put on dialysis. Why would I want that just because his kidneys failed? "Of course he shouldn't get that surgery you've been planning for a month to save his life." I've had the phone calls that were that important. They know when I'll be home, (because they knew how long it would take me to get home after leaving him for the day), and tell me the problem. OR they waited for me to see him that day, so I could sign the papers.
4. Other emergencies: What if the car dies in the middle of rush hour during a blizzard? Experience. Every single person passing by me asked if I wanted them to call the cops. Cops came in five minutes, (Probably because they got a dozen phone calls. lol) What if you need a ride? Well, you're either home where you can use your landline, or you're at a store, office, or hospital where you can use theirs, or your at a friend's house, so you can use theirs.
I don't get cellphones. Many people on here are complaining that they can't see what they're writing on their cellphones. There already was an answer to that. It's called a keyboard! Why squint, when you can be writing on a large screen? Or why write everywhere every time?
And I'm scared to call someone on their cellphone, because usually they're driving their car. WHY ARE YOU ON A CELLPHONE WHEN YOU SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD?
So anyone want to try and make sense of the cellphone to me. It feels like we've gone from owning a phone to being owned by a phone. And frankly, I really don't care that you're so bored waiting for a cashier, because I'm not that bored that I want to hear about it!
if i didnt have it i wouldnt be on the internet
i work far to much to sit down in a chair and go on a computer (used to just get sucked in and stay up too late)
also im home far to little to pay for home internet
i get maybe 1 phone call a week from someone who may need me
make maybe 1 or 2 a week outgoing to check up on family
other than that my phone is for audio bible
and youtube street preaching and for an alarm clock
if i got rid of it today
id be used to not having it in a week or so
and if im driving i wont answer
that being said i do agree
its weird for someone to EXPECT a quick reply
if i sent you a text or a call and you replied 2 days later
i wouldnt need an explination
(guilty of the new language thing... i work with metal and have rhino skin on my hands.... touch screens are my enemy)
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