Comments on: no more cell phone

By: DavidH

DavidH — Sun, 06 Feb 2005 01:50:30 +0000

Dan — in comment 5 — I believe the phrase you meant to use was “Hear, hear” like “Listen, listen” rather than “Here, here” like pointing something out to someone, I guess.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 06:46:24 +0000

Whaleman: That’s something I failed to mention – having cell phones go off in meetings, movies and in supposedly quiet places (like the library or church). I always kept my cell phone on vibrate to avoid that problem, but I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve wished people would turn off their ringer.

By: whaleman

whaleman — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 02:16:45 +0000

Well I am sorry to admit that I have a cell phone. Just today I had the unpleasant experience of a phone going off when it shouldn’t have. I was in a building that usually does not get cell reception at all and what do you know it goes off in the middle of something somewhat important. I dont like cell phones and I agree that life will be simpler without it. AMEN!

By: dan

dan — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 23:03:18 +0000

Cameron: I can understand your need for a cell phone since you travel so much. As for the economic progression, we’re all so busy hurrying around to get things done faster that I don’t think we realize what we’re giving up in the process.

Renee: I agree – the internet isn’t on my list of things to get rid of. Thankfully TV doesn’t grab my interest all that much.

Thanks for the Thoreau quote. It certainly makes you think about what we need versus what we have.

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:51:33 +0000

Oh, one more thing. A quote:
“Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” – Henry David Thoreau

And the thing is, imagine what was a “luxury” in Thoreau’s time. Not half the junk we have now. What we “need” is really, really minimal.

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:33:10 +0000

Good for you! Mine’s usually off these days unless I need to make a call.

If there’s one vice I’d really like to get unaddicted to, it’s the television.

I’d never scrap the internet.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:52:27 +0000

I’ve had a cell phone now for probably 5-6 yrs — quite a while. As I’m rarely home, it is the main point of contact for me. I’m fairly scrupulous about who gets my number, and I won’t answer if I don’t wish to. It works out, but as Dan mentions, sometimes I always feel on call, though even without the cell phone, I still check email all day.

I can see the niceties of not having one, but I think the pros outweigh the cons. Yes, people survived without them, but it’s just as easy to argue that cell phones and email are part of the massive economic progression — getting more work done is less time.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:38:40 +0000

Jason: Sorry, but sometimes the truth hurts.

Levi: Internet access was never an issue for me, so that didn’t come into play when I cancelled. Things may have turned out differently if that was in the equation.

Mel: ~~Here here~~ Hear hear! If someone needs help, they can come by the house like they had to before there were telephones

Gloria: Good for you. I’m beginning to think Thoreau was on to something in simplifying (not to that extreme, but along the same lines). Anyone who has a cell phone and doesn’t know how to turn off the ringer should be summarily whacked.

By: Gloria

Gloria — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:16:00 +0000

I have resisted friends and families’ urge for me to get a cell phone. I have never owned one and I don’t feel like I need one. Everyone tries to convince the need for one by arguing “what if there is an emergency?” Well, there has always been emergencies, and there has always been a way to get help, besides enough people out there have one, a phone is always a short distance away, cell or landline. It’s not that I don’t see the advantages of having one, is that I also see the disadvantages of having one from observing others who are seemingly tied down to it. I laugh everytime my boss curses at the cell phone when ever it rings and yet he doesn’t seem to be able turn it off. What grief to feel so bonded by technology. In fact, I’m decidedly low tech when it comes to my personal life. I figure the less I have the more I get to enjoy life.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:58:28 +0000

I’m sick of phones. I’ve been tempted to cancel the cell and the land line. People only call when they want something, and that has become real tiring. The only calls that I do look foreward to are:
-Library informing me that the books I requested are now available (love these calls).
-Furniture company asking when to deliver the beautiful new piece. Ahhh, new furniture.
-Hubby calling just because.
-Family calling to gossip.

Although it’s impossible to avoid all types of phone communication, I have recently implemented the ~keep the cell off~ method. I don’t really care now who calls the cell and everyone who does call will receive a message telling them to leave me the bloomin’ alone. I now only use it for emergencies and I love the freedom. Now if only I could convince Levi that the land line is just as evil…