Cell Phones...

I truly, genuinely despise cell phones. I have one only because I periodically need it for work, but I leave behind whenever possible. I won't take it with me on vacations or if I go out to eat with my wife or if I am doing anything recreational. It's nothing more than a tether to work and the most insidious invention of my lifetime (so far).
 
gball said:
I truly, genuinely despise cell phones. I have one only because I periodically need it for work, but I leave behind whenever possible. I won't take it with me on vacations or if I go out to eat with my wife or if I am doing anything recreational. It's nothing more than a tether to work and the most insidious invention of my lifetime (so far).
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I don't particularly despise cell or smart phones because they are pretty handy for all sorts of stuff but I'm not glued to my phone like most people are these days. Most people are always having their phones in their hands texting or going on FacelessBook or doing something just to pass the time. People don't pay attention to what's around them since they are glued to their phones constantly which I find disturbing...hence the name "Smartphone Zombies".


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Tony M. said:
I misplaced my flip phone the other day.
I haven't looked for it yet.
Life is good.
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I got a replacement work cell phone about 6 months ago and it came with a new number. Within 30 minutes of registering the iphone I was getting text messages from debt collection agencies. Over the course of the first week there voice mails for student load collections, Costco credit card missed payments, VISA payments, etc. I NEVER answer the phone. I only use it for reading company email and meeting notices.

I now know the deadbeat couples names, what they’ve defaulted on, their pets names since I’ve gotten 2 texts with “fluffy’s over due for her next shot”. Even know the guys birthday as friends sent him text’s for HBD. Heck, I got VM’s from his aunt in Las Vegas.

It’s like my own mini-soap opera on the phone.
 
I have and use 3 ----constantly--- 2 for work 1 for personal--- the upside they are FOOL of useless and usefull information-- they make it possible for me to work----OUTSIDE --- in a car -- at the beach--- at the mall--- at the bar---- at home --- at 10:00 at night--- on Sunday--- tethered 24/7..........but Im not stuck in an office cubicle.....

I HATE OFFICE CUBICLES --- and would have certainly gone postal killing many --- if forced --- to stay put in an office cubicle 8 hours a day ........

SO ----- I LOVE cell phones----- they also have a cool button----its called OFF----- oops my battery went dead......sorry :)
 
I must say I get the same problem of bill collectors calling my smart phone. If it comes up "PRIVATE NUMBER" then I don't answer it because I know who it is.;)

I do like the features of a smart phone like apps for notebook, calculator, calender, clock, camera and many other useful applications you can download for free. My phone is Android based and has worked well for me but as I said before I'm not a slave to it.


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Last Sunday, I got really pissed off with my iPhone 8 (the first iPhone I've ever owned), so I put it up for sale on the work social, and it was sold Monday morning. The iPhone has no music 3.5mm jack,so I can't plug my expensive headphones in; I hate the way the alarm works; I hate the screen layout and not being able to have the widgets I like (as you do on Android) and endless emails from iApple just pissed me off, never mind their extra charges for cloud storage, etc...

I haven't had a phone since then, and I'm finding that a bit of a pain in the arse...
 
So much has gone digital now-- from weather reports to banking--- coupons to blood pressure monitoring---I have multiple phones-- tablets- laptops etc---

I both despise them as a tether/tracking device --- but I love them as a usable time saving tool--- because TBTH if it wasnt for that technology I'd be commuting (which I HATE and thankfully , I dont do-- my commute is 8 feet from the kitchen to the office) I'd be sitting trapped in a cubicle all day making sales calls and dealing with "office politics" ------HELL shear and utter torture---TOO A.D.D. for it...
yes I am blessed -- I can truly work from any where -- anytime--- and I often do-----do reports at 4 a.m.-- send a proposal from a beach bar---- field a client question while chasing a grand child----or sitting in the waiting room at the doctors office prepping for another cancer removal procedure--- Ive even closed a sale while shopping at walmart, having Fathers Day Dinner, or waiting on drinks during a MOTM---- done all those---- and I LOVE--LOVE --LOVE it---
I thoroughly ENJOY the 10 hours or so a week I AM NOT stuck in traffic---- and so do the other drivers or dumb SCHMUCKS I would have murdered by now in a fit of road rage because --- the general populace-- is DUMB AS A ROCK and CAN NOT DRIVE!------yep give me more cell phones!!!!!

Love em!
 
Pretty much cell or smart phones are a way of life for many people these days. I always see people on the bus everyday glued to their phones with the ear pieces attached. It's like they're expecting a call from some prominent foreign diplomat or something. Maybe the next new trend will be NOT having a phone on you at all...is it possible in this day & age?


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I saw a guy with his eyes fixed on his cell phone walk right in front of a bus. I could only recommend a closed casket. I have a company owned iPhone the was put in my desk drawer on day one. It rings right after my desk phone stops. I'm here for too much time and anyone can speak to me face to face. I was given a cell phone for my birthday with 2,000 minutes. I use it for every and not a phone.
 
Cell phones... hmmm. Love hate relationship here. I love that I have a phone available to me in an emergency. I hate every other week when I'm on call and the phone rings. I have an app that identifies the caller's name, not just the number. So it's nice that the phone is smart enough to tell me who's calling before I answer the phone. The phone makes me money, but I fell like I'm a slave to a digital entity. I also have my toys in the phone to connect via bluetooth to the computers in my car. Instant car trouble code diagnostics. I'm not glued to my phone like some cell zombies I see. I look at my phone as a tool, so if it ain't making me money, I don't let it engulf my time. Now full size computers are a different story. Give me a real keyboard and a full size monitor... or 5 and this is where I spend most of my waking hours. To get back on topic, cell phones? I love them and hate them.
 
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