| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/9/2008 8:51:58 PM | Not me. I can't live without mine.
But I agree... people can be slave to their cell phones. Not a good thing, and we all survived fine without them... before.. they came about. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/9/2008 9:20:41 PM | I agree that use of cell phones should be banned WHILE driving -- but then again so should eating, smoking, reading, grooming and all other things that distract drivers == as they are potentialy equally dangerous.
BTW -- did you know that applying make-up while driving is technically referred to as "farding" by traffic police? (that's right farding -- with a "D")
BTW -- did you also know that smoking while driving still causes a LARGER percent of accidents than cell phone use?
My first cell was pre-paid -- emergency only. T-Mobile has a plan that costs 10 cents a minute if you buy $100 replacement at a time. I also used it when I worked on call and needed to be located on the spot. You can buy smaller denominations, too -- as little as $10. The minutes don't expire for a year, and roll over if you update before they expire.
Now I have a PDA that I need for my job, that has the cell phone plan with it. The cell part costs $30 a month -- which is more than I need, but the whole bit is only $56 -- with taxes included.
I'd be lost without it, since it contains my address book, appointment calander, shopping list, notes, and etc. It also has WORD and EXCEL, for writing letters, keeping data bases up while I waste time in waiting rooms. I can back all that info up to my PC. I can also use the PDA as a modem for my lap top.
I have a land line, too -- Vonage. I pay my bill once a year -- $230. That's right --$230 a year for home phone with all calling features, and free US and some international calling. I called India last week -- 11 cents a minute!
On more reason for a cell -- besides the one's mentioned already:
Pay phones are pretty hard to find around my area. Many of them are extremely filthy and dangerous -- spread diseases and can have drug abusers needles in th change slots. Can be dangerous, too to be out in the area using them.
I don't even know what a pay phone call costs anymore. Anybody else know? | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/10/2008 6:16:48 AM | Did you know that you can call 911 on a pay phone without putting money in it? We learned this the hard way when I was in North Dakota last month......whoops. Good lesson for the kiddies though.
I've changed my mind since I posted in July 2007. I have since ditched my land line and only have my cell phone. I really need a phone for my weekend on-call job.
I absolutely HATE yakking on the phone. Take care of business and hang up. I rarely use even close to my allotted monthly minutes. But I'm glad I have my phone.
I also am very aware that I am not important enough to have my phone on my body at all times (except on the weekends I'm on call). It is NOT my security blanket!! | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/10/2008 6:47:18 AM | | I don't have a land line. My cell is necessary for work. It's actually is my life line. I am rarely home. I remember the days when I had to stop somewhere and use a pay phone to check my house phone. Glad those days are over. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/10/2008 8:21:03 AM | | Hell no! I wonder how I ever lived without it. A cell phone is a necessary tool for my job of heavy construction. if I have a break down when I'm 40 or 50 miles from the yard I can call for help. There was once before I got my phone that my bulldozer broke down early in the morning after the boss had dropped me off,and I sat there the entire day waiting for him to come back and check on me. It wasn't a particularly warm day either. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/10/2008 3:15:54 PM | | I would. I got rid of mine and I am glad. The only reason I had one is in case I broke down on the road as I travel a lot. Now, I don't care because everybody else has a cell phone and I can just ask them to call 911. A Trac Phone also works for this. Half the time I had "no service" anyway. Not missing no bars, dropped calls, high bills. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/11/2008 12:46:23 AM |
First of all, I owned a cell phone for almost 6 years,so I am not a novice to using the cell phone. After getting rid of my cell in July '06, I can only say positive things about not owning one. It's amazing how we have become enslaved to the phone attached to us. I challenge anyone that owns one to go w\o for about 3months and see if you can do w/o it. By the way, I have an insulin dependent diabetic 9yr old and amazingly enough,It hasn't restricted me a bit to getting help when and where I need it. I just wanted to add that since I know that 99.9% of the responses in favor of the cell are because of medically needy children and someone needing their phone. A "cell phone" itself never saved anyone...now the hospital and getting them there might have,but it wouldn't take me over 10min to get a hold of an ambulance or find someone who could call one,or better yet "I" be trained enough to handle an emergency situation. I have decided to start this march in a very positive direction instead of just bashing the cell. Two reasons will start this rally,PEACE and QUIET!
I couldn't agree with you more. I too got rid of mine a few years ago. We've gone without them for many years before. I honestly don't see much need for them now. 95% of the people who have them don't need them. Why some people will give phones to their young child is beyond me too. Pre-teen and younger, you should know where they are anyway. Teens, if they have a job and are paying for it themselves, fine. Otherwise no need. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/11/2008 4:14:06 AM | Mine and all others would be gone as soon as possible.Overused and over rated.
That being said though......how many of you are ready to go back to actually having conversations and being the "time spent" with your kids?All that time spent messaging and sending pic's to friends will have to be replaced somehow.Not nearly as many of you are ready for that challenge as you might think. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/11/2008 4:25:22 AM | Count me out. I only have a cell, as I think paying for two phones (when one is on you all the time) is just....dumb.
That said, my phone's almost four years old. I don't need the latest gimmicks, all I want is a phone.
I agree with this 100%. I have only a mobile phone and don't use it that often, not a phone person...but you do need a phone from time to time. Mine's 3 year old. Is that old? When I get a new one it will only be out of necessity, but it will be a good one...one that travels... | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/11/2008 10:09:20 PM | | I have used my cell at least 3 times to call the police to put down deers that have been hit by cars. I use my cell to communicate with clients for work. I have made $$$$ due to my cell and last minute appointments. So, people who are so dead against cells.. well, fine. But when it comes to finances and having to help those in need, then come back to me with a positive remark. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/11/2008 11:05:51 PM | " A "cell phone" itself never saved anyone .... "
Are you serious !!! 10 minutes .... is life or death. I'm sorry, but if you are unwilling to have ......
EVERY RESOURCE POSSIBLE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS ... For the sake of your child ... than I prey for your child ...  | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/12/2008 8:17:33 AM | Cell phones certainly do have their advantages. I switched from land line to cell a while ago and still like the cell better. No solicitations (yes, I know...we can now put our name on a list to get rid of that annoyance, but still), and it's there in times of emergency, need, or impulse, whereas a land line is only at home. I no longer wear a watch, as my phone serves that purpose as well.
But I also have some pet peeves about cells...as a pedestrian I have been almost hit twice now crossing at an intersection when a driver wasn't paying attention and was chatting away on his/her phone; on the bus you can't get away from other peoples' phones ringing, and the loud conversation that follows - not sure why, but someone talking on a cell actually speaks a fair bit louder than if they were conversing with someone 'live', at least in public - and when I take the bus it's filled with teens getting out of college, so there's LOTS of phones and phone conversations; they are distracting when you're out with a friend and their phone keeps ringing, etc.
I do like my cell phone and all of the advantages that come with it, but if they were to ban cells, I could certainly live without it. Did so for 40-some years before that, so I think I could adjust to life without one again.  | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/12/2008 8:49:32 AM | Nope, I'll not join you. I only have a cell. In the area I live in every call from a landline would be long distance. Cell is the best way to go for me. I am no more a slave to it than I was a landline. I use it when I need it, I return calls when I'm ready, I don't run around all day with it attached to me, but I never leave home without it.
Agreed some people are addicted to them but I have no desire to "control" when or how they use them. If someone is jabbering away in public on one who cares, they could just as easily be yakking to the person next to them. Some people are rude, some are controling, but who has the right to say what is we should all do?
Why don't we ban size 16 and above blue jeans because someone thinks overweight people don't look good in them? Or ban all black autos because they get too hot in the sun? Ban people from having dogs because they might bark, lets just ban everything and we can all dress alike in little white robes everybody wake up at exactly the same time, clock in to the appointed jobs we are asigned to and control every breath allowed.
Nope, count me out! | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/12/2008 6:04:51 PM | I'd rather have my cell phone than a land-line. I can silence it, turn it off, or ignore any incoming calls I don't feel like answering relatively easily. It also acts as a portable phone book and keeps time. When I still lived with my parents their land-line drove me nuts with it's constant annoying ringing. I have far more peace and quiet with my cell.
sure I have called 911 sooner,but it never helped any better if I had waited. I know for a fact that my words will hold true,just watch as the future of this contraption unfolds.
There are emergencies where every second counts. For example, you don't want to be waiting 10 minutes for help if you have a stroke, heart attack, or anything else where time can make a big difference. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/12/2008 6:24:08 PM | I agree with MG - my cellphone isn't used very much, but I'm glad to have it when I do use it.
I don't have the latest MP3/camera/Internet-surfing model... nor does my plan include caller-ID or text-messaging. But when I find myself stuck on the road with a flat tire, it's QUITE a useful device.  It stays in my vehicle, though, I don't carry it with me at all times.
That said, though... I *have* had telemarketers call my cell number. | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/12/2008 6:24:49 PM | I'm torn.
I've never owned a cell phone, but I can definitely see the benefits of having one, especially in cases of an emergency. There are countless (dangerous) situations that I can think of where having access to a cell phone would probably be almost life saving.
Haha, actually, a few weeks ago I went to buy another cordless phone (yes, a HOME phone!), and the teller at the store looked at me like I was crazy and asked, "...um, cordless phone? Don't you mean cell phone?" Haha, is buying a home phone really that obscure nowadays? | |
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| If Cell Phones Could Be Banned,Who Would Join Me?
Posted: 10/12/2008 7:52:02 PM | Ahhh, another "I'm an addict and can't control my impulses so therefore EVERYONE else must lack self restraint" questions huh?
Well, how is it that you can be disciplined enough to care for a 9 yr old with medical problems.....and NOT have enough maturity (or restraint) to LIMIT the number of people that you give your cell phone number to; and to issue instructions that it is a number to be used for IMPORTANT matters ONLY.
I've had a cell phone since the first days when they had to be hardwired into the car, with a big black box under the seat and an antenna glued to a window.
Aside from the "old days" (10 or so years ago) when I used mine to access the internet with my laptop.....It is extremely rare that I use over 60 minutes a month. Also, before the advent of digital telephone service, LONG DISTANCE calls were extremely expensive. A cell phone could easily turn that $200 a month land line bill into a $5 a month "add on" for free unlimited long distance.
As for the peace and quite, apparently you were unaware that cell phones have an "on/off" button!
No longer are we left to wait for an important call to come in at home. Simply set the call forwarding at home, and go on about your business. When you receive the forwarded call...guess what....that's one more person who WAS able to reach you....WITHOUT knowing you cell phone number.
BTW...I LOVE the little "DND" (do not disturb) feature on my home phone too!!!! It allows the answering machine to take a message SILENTLY so unless I'm watching it blink...I don't even know my phone is ringing!
I think that your cause is doomed. Those who enjoy the convenience and excercise self control will find it annoying to be expected to sacrifice those things just because a handful of people don't know how to use technology....as opposed to IT using them. | |
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