Are you enslaved by your cellphone?

[mapuc]

In a Danish talk show I heard earlier today that many people are enslaved by their mobile phone

Many people especially young people do not get the sleep they need

In addition, many are stressed by their cell phone when it rings or they receive a message / mail.
They feel the urge to reply here up now


Here's my life regarding my cell phone.

When I go to sleep I put it in silence mode

When I'm out for a few hours I let my cell phone stay at home.

When in shower or whatever I do in my department and my cell phone ring I do my thing first then-If I remember it- I take a look to see who it was.

Markus

[Sailor Steve]

Somehow I kind of doubt it. I take my phone with me everywhere, just in case a friend wants to get hold of me. How often does it actually happen? Well, I'm on a "Pay As You Go" plan, which for most people would be a bad thing. It works for me because I never use it. I pay $15 per month for 200 minutes. They roll over. I currently have 1155 minutes waiting for me to find a reason to use them. My total call time so far for the month of June is 1:10. One minute and ten seconds in the past eighteen days.

No, I don't think I'm a slave to my phone.

The computer, on the other hand...

[Tchocky]

Ah but Steve, when your phone is also your computer it gets messy.

Sure I'm typing this from my desktop but a good 70% of my news/chats/whatever comes through the cellphone.

I have mine with me most of the time, except in work when it's off for hours on end. I get the odd strange voicemail from someone who's not used to calling a dead phone

[Sailor Steve]

I intentionally have a phone that doesn't do internet. When I go outside I don't want to be in touch with the rest of the world - just the part I can see and enjoy now.

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I intentionally have a phone that doesn't do internet. When I go outside I don't want to be in touch with the rest of the world - just the part I can see and enjoy now.

I've got an old reliable like that in a drawer somewhere, it's coming with me to the Far East in the fall for a couple weeks of disconnect. Just me 'n' my camera

Also hardly something anyone would want to steal.

[Platapus]

I have a Jitterbug that stays in my car all the time. It waits for me, I don't wait for it.

The Frau has one of them "smert fones". Well it was smart enough to delete all of her contacts and the wonderful cloud was unable to restore them. Hence she does not have my cell number on her cell phone.

I must remedy that..... one of these days.

[Father Goose]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I currently have 1155 minutes waiting for me to find a reason to use them. My total call time so far for the month of June is 1:10. One minute and ten seconds in the past eighteen days.

Dr. Steve, why don't you post your phone number here? I'm sure some Ubirats in need of counseling can help you with that surplus of minutes?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Father Goose

Dr. Steve, why don't you post your phone number here? I'm sure some Ubirats in need of counseling can help you with that surplus of minutes?

First you'll have to explain to me why I would ever want to do something like that. The last time we tried that they decided they were more in need of giving advice than getting it. They were probably right, but now I don' gots no job no mo'.

[nikimcbee]

Are you enslaved by your cellphone?

no.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Cant you just swap the sim card?

Already tried. The SIM in the new phone is the wrong size.

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

no.

The fact that you don't have a capital "N" suggests that this message was, indeed, typed from a cell phone...

Is that correct Sir?

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

May cell phone is an electronic leash. I'm always to have and respond to any calls. In short, I'm never off from work. Yes, a call or incoming email message is unsettling. I have the urge to answer immediately. I have too. The cell is the scourge to my sanity and peace of mind. It is expected that I'm available 24/7. It has ruined many a planned outing. Personally, I hate the damn things. When I retire I will not carry a cell phone. If I'm not reachable there is a reason for it.

What kind of job do you have?

[fireftr18]

Are you enslaved by your cellphone?
For me, I think that's an understatement.

For my sports medicine job, it's my primary phone. I don't have an office of my own, so it takes the place of a computer, especially when on the field. The camera feature is extremely useful also. During bad weather, I also use it to follow the weather radar. Thankfully, I at least get some of the cost reimbursed.

It's my primary contact number for my part time job as a fire instructor. Useful for quick access to information.

When working small events at Kentucky Speedway, it comes in handy to make calls, browse the internet, etc. during down time. Major events, I don't have time.

On top of all that, I use it for regular social calls also. I give that number to people instead of my home number.

I will add that at night, It goes on the charger and not in the bedroom unless I have reason to expect a call.

When I was working as a firefighter, it was a convenience and on rare occasion, I used it while on scene for fire dept business.

[Armistead]

I remember when they first came out I got a big bag phone. Using them back then was fairly expensive, easy to go over your minutes. My problem was girls then. I recall being in shock at $2-300 cell bills. I bet many of us have 40K plus in cell phone use over the last 20 years.

How did we ever survive without them....

[BrucePartington]

Much like Steve, I hardly make any calls, and those are short.
But the internet is my window to the universe, to the point it replaces tv altogether.
However I always have it with me. That is the purpose of it being mobile, I think.
I only replace them when they become unusable, and always go for the simplest models, for lots of reasons, mainly for longer battery life and reliability. I find smart phones to be somewhat more prone to failure, from both hardware and software problems.

I think younger people become more easily enslaved by phones because of their natural need to socialize intensively, while us older folks prefer some golden peace and quiet.

But I've known grown ups who became totally enslaved by the "gotta have the latest model that just came out" syndrome, buying a new phone almost every other month, without being sure they can pay their apt rent at the end of the month. Sad.

[Spiced_Rum]

I am not a slave to my phone. I use it at work [because they provided it, and I just pay for personal calls] but having a cell phone means getting calls from people at any time of day, on any day, just because they can call you. I do not often respond when at home because I am not paid outside of work hours.

My old phone is gathering dust in a draw where I left it four years ago.

I miss the days of having a pager. If it went off it was an emergency and meant something.

A cell phone is a useful tool for travel, especially with rail/airport delays, and I have it when driving. And no need to carry around coins for a payphone. (Where does Superman get changed now?)

However, if I go to a bar with friends then I want to have a drink and talk to them face to face, not sit there talking on the phone or texting other people.

[mapuc]

My friends I do not talk about situation where you need your cellphone in your jobs a.s.o

The program talked about ordinary people that doesn't need to answer the phone in the middle of the night were they supposed to be asleep.

Markus