CELL PHONES...Are They Really That Necessary???

[Belvedere408]

Nothing wrong with having a cell phone, it's up to you to moderate how much and what you use if for.

 

[Geoff 2]

In Oz, it is illegal to use a cell ph while driving. There are cameras at some intersections that can pick this up. Big brother is watching....

 

[451Mopar]

I'm a boomer and almost never have my cell phone with me.
Partly because I worked in a SCIF for 30 years.

 

[gooser]

they took my land line out 2 years ago i got this fip phone i think i used it 20 times i do not take this phone with me anywhere

 

[Richard Cranium]

In Oz, it is illegal to use a cell ph while driving.

Even if you're off to see the Wizard?

 

[Hey-O]

It makes doing business much easier. I've bought a house using my cell phone, at a restaurant. They started it, I didn't. I'm just trying to keep up. If you own a landline, they laugh at you. I converted my landline to a cell.

 

[cr8crshr]

I may be the only person on the planet that doesn't own a cell phone.

Oh, I'm sure there are quite a few more like you!!! cr8crshr/Bill

 

[451Mopar]

Got first cell phone (calls only, not a smart phone) in the 1990. No monthly fees, I think it was like 20 cents per minute rate, and I could go months without any cell phone bill, and when I did get a bill it was usually less than $5 for the month.
Got rid of digital TV many years ago too. Had a Channel Master OTA receiver / recorder to get local channels before most of them started streaming on the internet for free.
I'm still looking at ways to reduce internet costs? Tryed tethering my smart phone WiFi for home internet / streaming, but signal and speed were not very good, so I still have the two bills for internet and cell service.

 

[Cranky]

It makes doing business much easier. I've bought a house using my cell phone, at a restaurant. They started it, I didn't. I'm just trying to keep up. If you own a landline, they laugh at you. I converted my landline to a cell.

I still have a land line....I give out my LL number to just about all doctors and other professionals for a reason....I GET VERY FEW SPAM CALLS ON MY CELL PHONE!!! Yeah, it's costs me more but my wife gets numerous spam calls on her cell all the time and I get very few calls on mine. I hate it when my cell phone rings and it's a junk call but it doesn't happen very often.

 

[Detective D]

I may be the only person on the planet that doesn't own a cell phone.

Nope, count me in. And I am 20 years the younger than the average b-body forumite. I had one issued to me by my work for a while, used it to make phone calls exclusively, to coworkers. That has been gone for a while now and I do not miss it!

 

[Detective D]

It makes doing business much easier. I've bought a house using my cell phone, at a restaurant. They started it, I didn't. I'm just trying to keep up. If you own a landline, they laugh at you. I converted my landline to a cell.

I own a landline, much to my providers dismay, as they have to maintain the line then. Laws about landline phones are OLD, and hold the providers accountable, mostly to do with emergency services liability etc. You can report the provider to the Feds if you really want to. If it goes down, they send someone within a few hours to troubleshoot it. meanwhile, they offer my internet also. If that goes down, the laws are lax and they will ignore it for days at a time.... unless I call right away and tell them I am tracking the downtime because legally I do not have to pay for the missing service.

Last I checked, when cell coverage goes out the consumer is supposed to deal with it, maybe the provider will throw you a bone. might be able to call up and complain and not pay for the downtime, i am not sure. But I know they are under no obligation to fix it like a land line other than people will find a new provider(free market at work)

Landlines work during a power outage also, and you don't have to charge them lol. Hardlines are not obsolete, they are just more expensive and regulated for accountability for the providers. Maintinaing miles of line is more expensive than a single tower.

 

[Cranky]

Nope, count me in. And I am 20 years the younger than the average b-body forumite. I had one issued to me by my work for a while, used it to make phone calls exclusively, to coworkers. That has been gone for a while now and I do not miss it!

Had to look up forumite LOL

 

[Unkle Krusty]

I do not have a land line. I do not have a decent camera.
Just last week I was in Nanuk Manitoba, at a lodge. A large male Polar Bear came up to the window.
My cell phone took some nice pics.
If I have wifi while away from home, I can monitor the security camera using my cell phone.

I mostly send messages, only to a few folks.

 

[guy gadbois]

I may be the only person on the planet that doesn't own a cell phone.

Im the other one!

 

[RR Fan Dan]

The technology and convenience is very useful. The problem is not the technology but how the technology is being used. From spying on us to people being inconsiderate while using them. If the governments and corporations didn't use the technology to invade our privacy, and people used a little more common courtesy than cell phones, and other electronic devices, really wouldn’t be a problem. The problem is we crossed that rubicon and there is no going back.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

I still have a land line....I give out my LL number to just about all doctors and other professionals for a reason....I GET VERY FEW SPAM CALLS ON MY CELL PHONE!!! Yeah, it's costs me more but my wife gets numerous spam calls on her cell all the time and I get very few calls on mine. I hate it when my cell phone rings and it's a junk call but it doesn't happen very often.

They have call blockers for spam. I don’t get any spam calls.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

I still have a land line....I give out my LL number to just about all doctors and other professionals for a reason....I GET VERY FEW SPAM CALLS ON MY CELL PHONE!!! Yeah, it's costs me more but my wife gets numerous spam calls on her cell all the time and I get very few calls on mine. I hate it when my cell phone rings and it's a junk call but it doesn't happen very often.

I rarely get spam calls on my mobile phone, when I do I block the number for future attempts, also unless I am expecting a call which is rare my ringer is off.
I kept a traditional landline for awhile longer than most purely for 911, but when I had to call 911 (a pregnant lady street vendor showed up asking for help because creepy guys were harassing her, interesting story there) it was a hassle and cops didn’t show for hours, and other attempts for something else just rang, so clearly 911 was no reason to maintain that line.

 

[Davefinan]

The world is in a constant state of change. Some eras have had faster change than others. With artificial intelligence here now……buckle up !

 

[hanks73340]

I'm still waiting for the day when all of the satellites up there are put out of commission when a massive Solar Pulse Wave hits them from the sun, which is possible. Then what? Plan B? What would that be? I know I will survive. Can you imagine the world without INFLUENCERS!(being sarcastic here) I love asking the younger generations about what would they do should something like this should ever happen. They don't know.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I love asking the younger generations about what would they do should something like this should ever happen. They don't know.

Well, far too many wouldn't be able to order and pay for stuff without their cell phone. They also wouldn’t know how to communicate with others without the ability to text. In addition, they wouldn’t know how to get anywhere without directions from their phone, even if they’ve driven the same route dozens of times.