THANK YOU!!! I thought I was the only guy left without one.

I have no life, no one calls me at home, so why have one? :roll:

Well, you all know that I don't have a cell phone. though I lost the battle with my wife not getting one earlier this year. She now owns one, but I still dont' own one and have no plans to ever get one.

-S

I have one, its a private one i originally bought for contacting parents back in the day, because it was rare to find a working payphone in town.

Now, its good (even essential) for each of my 4 occupations, and i use the same-carrier deals to call mates interstate every now and again.

I do however use a wired earpiece where possible, and dont keep the bloody thing on my person where possible - a bag, or on my desk is the norm.

I have a cell, I love it. Very convienent device. I have the cell in place of the landline. If someone needs to get in touch with me, they can do it no matter where I am. Brilliant! Likewise, I can conact people no matter where I am. No searching for a phone booth or wasting hours because plans change and I cannot let the other party know. If I am making a long drive, I can catch up with friends, do some business, and in general, get some things done. And if I don't want to be bothered, I know how to turn it off or leave it at home.

Very surprising to read so much angst over a modern appliance or tool. This thread sounds like the discussions 100 years ago when them new-fangled horseless carriages began showing up :p

Ditto. I use my cell all the time. It can ring. It can vibrate. It can do both at the same time. It can forward my calls to voice mail if I don't want to talk to anyone. It can also fail to do this, leaving my answering service unbothered.

THe only use I could think of is for employees looking for me to fix something, and as the only positive is to call a toe truck if my car broke down. So for the most part, it's just a big negative and massive leash. To each his own I guess. I know I'm in the minority here.

-S