C'jais Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by leXX It has nothing to do with pop society. I have my phone because it is a handy thing to have, not to look 'cool'. I hardly ever bring it out in public and I certainly don't pose with it. I answer all my texts at home when I have time. I'm sure if someone gave you a mobile for christmas, you wouldn't refuse it. If I ever get a mobile, it shall be as big as a brick, eighties yuppie style, and the only ringtones on it shall be eighties music... I. Shall. Be. A. Misfit. Besides, it's the phone bills that's gonna burn a hole in my pocket - ever since I made that slip up at work, my wallet's been very slim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 i blame having 1 on my ex-gf ... i used my mums lots to text her ... and then mum helped me pay for my own ..... and it went from there many a year back now tho andy ... y not? y cant under 16's socialise .... its not just for organising parties ... its for communication overall quite simply with PC's and Mobiles .... people talk to each other even more ... that cant be bad thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by leXX @clem - I'm quite happy to pay £10 a month to know that my children can contact me in an emergency, economic choice or not. @andy - you think you have to drive or go to parties to get into hassle these days, I don't think so. thats great lexx ... wish my mum wouldve (beside the fact mobiles didnt really exist when started secondary) i will however ask u this? y dont u want them to use em for chat? y not get em a PAYG and let em use their money as they wish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY_jmr1 Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 yes, I have one. no I cannot stand ringtones, I want to see if I can find the nessasery speed needed to put a cell phone thrugh a wall when I hear one in public. I use it mainly for emergencys(hav'nt needed it yet) and work... plus, its got breakout, which has saved my butt a few times, lemme tell you:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 ringtones have their uses they allow u to tell if its ur fone ringing i agree however its gone OTT (what doesnt) personally i just have mine on silent vibrate all the time .... then i know if it rings and no1 else does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by Clem thats great lexx ... wish my mum wouldve (beside the fact mobiles didnt really exist when started secondary) i will however ask u this? y dont u want them to use em for chat? y not get em a PAYG and let em use their money as they wish because, they will not have 'their own money' at the age of 11 unless they do underaged work such as work for Rhett. They will have pocketmoney of course, but I don't think that is going to cover the cost of using a mobile do you? When they get jobs they are free to do as they wish with regards to their phones but until then I will be in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 lol depends how much pocket money they get .... i remember i used to get £1.50 a week im a deprived child u know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Truthful Liar Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 I'm starting to end up using approx 10 US $ a day calling on my mobile now. Expensive buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I don't have one yet but when I get one I will use for better things than to just look cool. I will use it in case I ever need to contact my parents. I would also use to coordinate with my friends if ever we are planning to do something and we are on the move. Last but not least I would use to call my Girlfriend who lives in Wisconsin. We talk a lot and I have past expiernces with phone bills. It is a lot cheaper than using homephones. You also can get free night and weekend minutes. I would use it for stuff like that. I would never get a phone and pay money if I was just going to have it for looks. To me it would be a tool to use that would make things easier for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 yeah i got one but i always forget to charge the battery so it's nearly always switched off. it's got the indiana jones theme as it's ring tone cause i thought i would never get sick of hearing that tune, but i was wrong, everytime it rings i want to throw it out the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockV1.89 Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I have a pretty nice Samsung phone, got it about a month ago. I like it, it lets me keep in touch with friends whenever I need to, or its good for emergencys. Sure, I can live without it, and I've never used the messaging thing yet. But it doesnt hurt. Besides, it gives me free long distance, so if I have to call my friends out in the western NY colleges, I use the cell. And technically, it's "cellular" phone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklighter Posted November 20, 2002 Author Share Posted November 20, 2002 I have a Nokia 6210. Nice phone, a pretty big brick of a mobile phone but it gets the job done:Dlol To be honest I never used to use my phone that much. I'm on Vodafone 'Pay As You Go', and it used to take me about a month to use up my £15 so I could top up lol. Now I use it for text messaging a lot. It's expensive. Very expensive:(lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 My fiancee and I both are on the same cell phone plan and before we lived together this thing SAVED US SO MUCH MONEY. Its great when you get free mobile to mobile. Plus both of us are on the go so much it is very convienant to be able to get a hold of eachother especially with the baby on the way. Another reason I feel comfortable having it is because I work the Graveyard shift. I have to drive late at night - and I don't want to be stranded somewhere and have to walk alone in the dark to get to some sort of phone! It is also nice to have if your like me and never home. I think it is annoying when people abuse the phones though. It doesn't seem to make much sense to me when people have them go off at work or when your in line for the grocery store and people are having full blown conversations. But if its to say hey honey pick up some milk! Then I'm all for the quick use of the cell. I think the min age should be .... JR High maybe High School age. I would want my son to have one - and HUGELY make sure he is not abusing it or using it for personal calls. I would want it to have for emergencys. When he starts driving or to be able to call me in case he needed me to pick him up. You can have the cell phone be set up so it can only call one of the phones in the plan. I wouldn't want him just calling his friends during school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mex Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I dont use phones hardly E.V.E.R only takes 5 mins to walk, why not do that! [leXX adopt me! You seem like a cool mom! j/k] *Dreams about leXX adopting me* Not really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 5 mins to walk where? or are u trying to imply u can walk to newhere in the world in 5 mins quite an impressive claim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mex Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I was saying it takes 5 mins to get to the people I could phone on a mobile phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 ah ok i getcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerfYoda Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I just sold my cell phone today on eBay. I used it for long distance calls.. much cheaper than the service, but alas it's not cheap enough, so bye bye phone! I mainly found cell phones a huge annoyance though. People could get in touch with me whenever they wanted! Yuck! Don't get me started on the ridiculous ring tones polluting my ears now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOneCanoli Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 Yes, I have one. I've had one for two years. My parents got it for me when I got my permit in case I ever needed help. It's come in handy more than once, and I'm glad I have it. But I do find it extremely annoying when I see 10 year olds talking on them, being very loud and important-sounding on them. Or when it rings in the movies, or when one rings at a resaurant. For God's sake, turn them off, or put them on the rumble feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dath Maximus Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I got one, its a flip one too! i am the ultimate techno geek where i live, i got a palm pilot, cell phone, i drive a mustang to school, and i have a kick @$$ pc. my friends call me spoiled, but i have a friend who is more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandoFett1842 Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 DARN IT DARN IT DARN IT!!! MY MOM WONT LET ME GET ONE!!! THIS SUX!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZePhyR Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I've got a cell phone, and I love it. Free long distance, free mobile-2-mobile: its all good. It's actually cheaper than a house phone for what everyone in my family uses their phones for. In fact, we don't even have a house phone, we just all carry our cells with us. They're handy for letting the parents know where you are and talking to your friends if you're out and about. I especially like text messaging. I pay the extra $8 a month becuz I use it so much. This girl Charlene and I send at least 10 back and forth every day. I like the vibrate feature too, and how you can hit a button and say the name of somebody and itll call them. It's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady In Red Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 I dont like mobile phones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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