| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/4/2007 12:04:29 PM | | cell phones are ok i guess...but they oughta be banned from use while driving...i almost got t-boned one day by some dumb f%*# that was using his and never saw his light turn red | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/4/2007 12:58:57 PM | I think cell phones are like drinking. They can be hazardous in large quantities, but can be helpful (like wine for your heart) in small quantities. I recently got a cell phone, and it spends most of it's time turned off. I don't use it much. I've never been all 'technologically-ish.'
I do believe that people need to be respectful though. Yelling at someone on a cell in the middle of a restaraunt can be quite disconserting to the other people there. And, driving while on the phone really is dangerous. No matter how good a driver you are it's foolish to intentionally distract yourself from large metal blobs going 60 mph around you, especially knowing some of them are doing the same.
I think there should be cell-free zones (like no smoking zones.) And possibly nationwide bans on driving while on cell phones. But as a whole I think they are a good thing to have around. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/5/2007 1:25:22 AM | Hmmmm, sorry, I wouldn't join you. My cell phone is my main phone, as I seem to be on the move alot & do house/childern/dog/cat sitting ect.....so want to be able to be contacted if necessary. There's been many times I'm so grateful for my phone ( locked my keys in car a few times...no bcaa...oops), parents needed me for emergency, also, i was needed in emergency for a few things to do with family/friends. So for me, it's been very helpful.
If I 'have' to talk on it while I'm driving, I use the speaker phone or a hands free cord and have voice activation so I don't have to worry about dialing & looking at phone. IF my attention is really needed on the phone, I will pull over.
I know the dangers, and am careful, hopefully, others will be too, but, think cell phone use 'won't be banned' but, will be banned or illegal for using while driving, unless using a bluetooth or something.
Also, speaking of doing things other than driving when driving, did you know that eating while your driving is equivalent to drinking & driving? oh brother!!
so guess i'm in your bad books now eh Augie?   ??? | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/5/2007 7:04:33 PM | ME!!! ME!!!! I'D JOIN YOU!!!
I hate cell phones, have one just for emergencies, but never use it. I absolutely refuse to be a slave to the telephone. Even my home phone. I sometimes let my answering machine get all the calls for an entire day or two, just because I'm sick of it. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/6/2007 6:34:25 AM | | Two for the ban,around 22 against it so far...and SexyN,I won't hold it against you to own a cell or I would be against millions! I am just wanting the readers to realize how much of a slave that they have become to this little contraption. I didn't even realize the impact it had on me until I got rid of mine! I actually went thru "cell withdrawals" if there is such a thing. Not having a cell has brought the world a little closer,but you have to remember,when you bring your friends closer by a cell,others (negative things) will follow. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/6/2007 7:52:21 PM | Since my cell phone is my primary phone and I don't have a landline phone, I can't say I want cell phones banned.
Cell phones are also needed for business people and workers on-the-go.
I do agree that people should try to restrict their usage while driving | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/6/2007 9:00:16 PM | No cell phone here.
Nope. No way.
If other people want to have them, fine with me... that's their business.
I've lived 54 years just fine and dandy without being in instant touch with everyone.
I've had 25 very special-needs foster children and knew how to handle emergencies.
I myself was in a bad car accident, people stopped to help... and yes it was out on a country road. I couldn't have dialed a phone anyway.
I'm now living completely independent and alone... and in a wheelchair.
STILL don't feel any need or desire to be in instant touch with everyone!!!
I'm wheeling around having fun and enjoying my retirement! | |
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Joined: 11/15/2006
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 12:54:43 AM | I have only had a cell phone for about 10 years, replaced my land line with it. Much better.
Give me five reasons to have a cell and I will give you ten ways to handle it better
1) Things like call waiting, voicemail, caller id are included in a price lower than a land line
2) No telemarketers can call
3) GPS can track me if I get lost
4) Obviously, I can get emergency calls wherever I am - no waiting until I call in for voicemail
5) Phone also has camera, calendar, alarm clock, games, mp3s, etc. which make it very versatile
Really, there is absolutely no excuse to have a land line anymore. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 1:19:26 AM | | When I was single, I never had the chance to buy my own cell phone because there's no urgency to do that. But since my eight year-old son starts school, I decided to have one and I am thankful to have brought it wherever I go because it always gives me the opportunity to know the latest about him (that he was ill and should be sent home, that he defended his friend and got suspended for his loyalty, and that I have to bring another pair of shoes because of safety issue). My cp is a big help for me for my being an alarm clock, a tool for giving a ring and sending text messages to my 36-year-old girlfriend in the Philippines, an avenue for relaxation if I get bored, my updated watch, and if my son is in school or sleeping over to his dad on a weekend, I see all his pictures in stored on my phone to diminish how I miss him just like now as I post here. And by the way, I'm not its slave, I let my answering machine picks messages if I am really busy. | |
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Joined: 7/31/2006
Msg: 37 | |
| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 4:56:08 AM | Sorry, I would not join your crusade.
My cell is not the most important thing in my life. I do not look at it every few seconds, I do not irritate everyone with annoying ringtones or talk on the bus loudly about my personal life, but I do need it to keep in touch with my family and friends.
Someone who travels reasonable amount of times a year, it's a very handy option.Also it's here way cheaper than landlines. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 5:39:59 AM | I agree with that. Sensible use is just fine. Very often I'm either at work, at a football match, or just heading somewhere and it's the only way I can keep in touch.
People who talk loudly on the bus or train, or don't have the manners to switch it off in church are the real problem, not the phones themselves. It happened when I was in church this morning that somebody's phone rang VERY loudly. Now, the priest is an elderly, patient, tolerant soul, but how he can resist the temptation to walk off the altar and come down and smash the phone into little pieces is beyond me.  If it were left to me, this particular sinner would have to buy a new phone. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 12:51:37 PM | I do have a cell phone although i find them to be more of a nuisance than anything. It seems like everywhere I go, somebody is on the damn phone. They are not quiet about it either and feel the need to talk so loud that everybody can hear everything they are saying.
Want to know what I hate even more than the traditional cell phone? I hate these Nextel people who constantly two way in public like they are on a damn CB radio. Nobody wants to hear that. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 12:55:29 PM |
Someone who travels reasonable amount of times a year, it's a very handy option.Also it's here way cheaper than landlines.
Are they really cheaper? My house phone costs 200.00 a year and has free nationwide long distance. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 2:43:18 PM | I absolutely love my cell phone. I don't use it to talk on it that much, but I can keep in contact with my whole family thru text messaging, just to say hi or something simple like that. I won't give it up. That's just my 2 cents, lol | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/8/2007 3:08:05 PM | I,ve had a mobile phone since they first came on the market and it was like a small suitcase with old wire type handset attatched.
Since then i have never been without a mobile phone and have not had a land line for the past 5 years+..
Why pay 2 bills ? a phone is for people to contact you or you to contact them and if your out at work most of the time or socialising shopping ect i have no personal need for a land line and as i have my mobile on me or near me its always there in case of emergency.
A mobile is a need to alot of people today and for me would be hard to live without,
Next thing i,ll be hearing is get rid of computers pc,s ect. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/11/2007 2:01:25 AM | | Hate 'em. I have one, but rarely use it. Usually forget to charge it. I can't stand having to listen to everyone's conversations. Yeah, I know, don't listen, but people have to talk to so loud when they're on them. Annoying. And people that use them in public restrooms....trashy, ladies, really trashy. Call them back when you're finished. And the robot heads look ridiculous. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/11/2007 2:07:18 AM | UR4ME said
1) Things like call waiting, voicemail, caller id are included in a price lower than a land line
Just curious, anyone can answer, what's considered a lower price? I pay $30/m for all the above on my home phone. (plus tax, of course) | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/11/2007 11:42:40 AM | | Cell phones are great. I need it for work and it has been so helpful since I got it.I also used it a few times to call the police when some deer were hit. Thank God for the phone. The cop showed up quickly to end his misery..Sorry, can't join this band wagon. | |
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Joined: 4/10/2006
Msg: 46 | |
| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/11/2007 4:10:00 PM | I certainly wouldn't either. I've had one since 2005 (two years in about 5 weeks) and I'm quite happy with it. I don't need a landline, I can communicate when I need to, and unlike a landline phone, I can hang up before i answer :P
And it's a great daytimer (the benefits of owning a low-end smartphone). | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/11/2007 4:33:08 PM | | Although sometimes they annoy me, they really are a good thing to have... Think of being lost, or stuck in traffic while someone waits for you(stuck, not actually driving)... It just makes it easier to contact people... And whether you like it or not, sometime, when you least expect it, you will need someone. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/11/2007 5:54:15 PM | .
Banned? Not by me (anymore). I just ordered a new “smart phone” that includes a 2 GB MP3 player and a bunch of other toys I probably don’t really need. Got a fancy Bluetooth headset for use around the apartment, too.
Actually, the cell phone is the only phone I have, so no, I don’t think I would want to ban it just now. However, I don’t carry it around often, so that takes care of that problem.
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 7/20/2007 10:50:24 PM | I completely agree with 'rudeness' of the use of Cell phones. It drives me nuts trying to visit with a person in my family, and they're always either text messaging or on the cell. I understand about business & such.
I originally got my cell bcuz everyone was complaining they cld'nt get in touch with me, I was never home...lol. So (i know i'm going to hear an uproar), while driving, I was able to touch base with the 'immediates' make appts, and such. That was b4 I learnt how bad they are when I'm driving...... had ppl get upset at me too. So I use voice activation, use speaker /hands free ect. and only do it if I really need to.
There's no cost effectiveness for me to have a land line AND a cell.
I certainly DO see the point of how most (at least I know I am) so attached to my communication devices.........hahaha..... computer, msn ......phones.....
think i need to go camping where my cell doesn't get reception & just play cards & do nothing much.......ya know???  | |
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| what do you think about cell phones
Posted: 7/21/2007 4:17:20 PM | A lot of people use cell phones so they must like them. I've never used one myself, and have never used a cordless phone either.
I prefer using a land line with a cord. The primary reason is I don't care for having the EMF's by my head, as they cause brain cancer among other things. The disappearance of honeybees has been traced to EMF's from Gwen cell towers.
Every time I drive somewhere I see people swerving across the road like drunk drivers and every one of them is talking on a cell phone. People have the right to use them if they wish but they don't have the right to endanger the lives of others, so they should certainly be banned from use while people are driving. | |
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