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We ****canned our home phone line and we have an school flip phone for that...saved 50 bucks a month losing the home land line....
I have a smart phone for work.... ... have email, the whole nine on it... and I got to say... it's nice to have all of the bennies of a smart phone at hand... but... much like the settlers who came here first... we can manage to figure life out without having an app to tell us where the nearest Starbucks is.......
I can't do it. I have lost power too many times in hurricanes and nor-easters. I don't want my phone dependent upon internet service or electrical. Maybe one day when they figure out a better way, but for now, my old landline is the most dependable thing in the house.
Okay, but seriously, we are just talking about a cell phone here. Unlimited talk/text/data plans start around $40/mo. If the OP is a car salesman then he probably needs a cell phone anyway just for work alone, so what's the big deal?
See I think even that is absurd. Anyone that needs unlimited data clearly needs to stay at home - unless they need it for their job.
I can't do it. I have lost power too many times in hurricanes and nor-easters. I don't want my phone dependent upon internet service or electrical. Maybe one day when they figure out a better way, but for now, my old landline is the most dependable thing in the house.
More dependable then the cell...
Did you know that they both ride on the same infrastructure....... LOL....any major break in the ***** and we're all hosed.....
So, I've been thinking about this (for a few minutes - not like hours or anything) - and I think that all this media and texting and everything has changed us in such a way that it's kind of hard to change back. Back when I was in college, nobody had cell phones. And sometimes it was really hard to get a hold of people or to make plans. Sometimes you would end up trying to meet up with someone and miss them all night. Sometimes you wouldn't be able to talk to someone for days. And you just dealt with it - but it could be frustrating. Now - when you think of someone - you can text them or call them - and if they are free, they can text you or talk to you no matter where they are. If they don't want to be bothered, they simply ignore the text or the call. But since everyone is so readily available, I think it's hard to then date someone who isn't readily available. Honestly, if I could only talk to someone when they were at home, I'd probably feel like I wasn't that important to them. And it's simply because of what I'm used to. I'm used to my boyfriend (now my husband) wanting to text with me or talk to me whenever he had a chance to do so. I'm used to this - and it would be hard to go from this kind of relationship to being with someone the I could only talk to once in awhile.
So, I've been thinking about this (for a few minutes - not like hours or anything) - and I think that all this media and texting and everything has changed us in such a way that it's kind of hard to change back. Back when I was in college, nobody had cell phones. And sometimes it was really hard to get a hold of people or to make plans. Sometimes you would end up trying to meet up with someone and miss them all night. Sometimes you wouldn't be able to talk to someone for days. And you just dealt with it - but it could be frustrating. Now - when you think of someone - you can text them or call them - and if they are free, they can text you or talk to you no matter where they are. If they don't want to be bothered, they simply ignore the text or the call. But since everyone is so readily available, I think it's hard to then date someone who isn't readily available. Honestly, if I could only talk to someone when they were at home, I'd probably feel like I wasn't that important to them. And it's simply because of what I'm used to. I'm used to my boyfriend (now my husband) wanting to text with me or talk to me whenever he had a chance to do so. I'm used to this - and it would be hard to go from this kind of relationship to being with someone the I could only talk to once in awhile.
I guess it's just different strokes. That would actually be preferable for me. I am so busy I'd rather wait to talk until the end of my day anyway.
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