I do not like cell phones

Go figure right?

I just got a basic flip phone
dont care to get an iphone, smart phone

if it was my choice I would beat this thing with a hammer then toss it into the lake.

but when I say these kinda things everyone is like, your being stupid or silly..

I am serious

 

I've been using smartphones for about 5 years or so. I like them because I've never had a computer and it allows me to do computer stuff without actually getting one. I initially got one for music because I dropped my ipod in a toilet, but I quickly embraced all of the other neat stuff they can do.

 

I never thought I would ever use a smart phone until I got my wife's first one as a hand-me-down. Now I get withdrawal symptoms when I leave my phone at home. Also, I can hardly get my turn on the computer at home. I'm almost always surfing the Web on my phone.

 

good place for it...

 

I have been like this for a long time. I keep a good distance from my phone most of the time, sometimes I do binge.

I used to hate cellphones so much I'd lose one or just leave it behind somewhere like several times a year. I think part of it was the fact of having to have conversations with people on the thing and people thinking, oh since you have a cellphone you should always be available.

 

OK Walter

 

Whatever means (technology) to meet the needs will vary from person to person

 

I haven't owned a cell phone in over 5 years man. Never saw the point of them, except to make emergency calls, or get ahold of family. I still don't know how to text or at least text well

 

use a messenger pigeon instead...

 

I hate cell phones myself, and I didn't even own one until quite recently. I hate the thought of being always available, and I hate the mindless culture that revolves around cell phones and texting. However, I really like my android phone because I can browse the internet when I am away from home.

 

It is your choice.

On the subject--I was quite late on the Smartphone bandwagon, and only got one because it wasn't any more expensive than my flip phone. That being said, I try and follow simple rules that I feel like a lot of people don't:

1. If I am spending time with a friend or family member, I don't accept phone calls, I don't check my phone constantly, I don't text other people.

2. I don't use the phone at mealtimes.

Seriously. I was sitting in the lobby at work the other day and 10 employees were all sitting there on their cell phones, not looking or talking to each other. While this can be nice for introverts like myself (who don't always feel up to forced socialization and love the quiet), it can also be destructive to forming genuine relationships.

 

my Ipod went through a complete cycle in the washer and still works perfect..

 

What's silly is people saying they dislike or even hate them but still have one.

 

Ooooh so edgy

 

I'm not huge on mobiles either.

I mean, I kinda like them, but I also sometimes really like to be free of having one so I can just be me without the concern of constant contact and being always "connected" to everybody else. Sometimes it's just nice to be by yourself for once, or connected only to the people immediately around you.

 

ive done that with cell phone

one went through the wash and died (probably because it was on)

the second one went through washer and dryer ..it survived (probably because it was turned off) ..i still keep as a spare in case i do it again to my newest one

 

Exactly. I think it's a little different if say, you're in the company of your family and things are casual and you see them all the time and no one is paying attention to anyone, anyway. But to me texting and phone conversations are basically private and it kills me when people have extended phone conversations or texting when they're in the company of other people and trying to actually communicate or enjoy each other.

I understand if there's some sort of emergency but otherwise, save that conversation for later. Be here now, man!

 

Yeah it happened to one of my dad's old phones - an old Nokia. Survived a complete wash and it was on too

 

yeah, i have a flip phone too. not that i'm necessarily against smartphones, i just never bothered. i do dislike the whole giant touchscreen that i'm sure i would break immediately though.

it would be nice to be able to access the internet from my phone, but i'm usually not that far from a computer anyway.

communication?

yeah, but then it also seems silly when people say they hate them and have never had one. how do they really even know?