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Originally Posted by dogsbody70 (Post 833995)

H aha why does that make you cooler than everyone else?

whats so cool about it?

Yes, I was kidding, hence the smiley >> :cool:

But yeah, since I know people who would pretty much kill to own an iPhone, the fact that I have one that I don't use makes me cool, in an ironic kind of way :)

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Originally Posted by dogsbody70

When I visit the grand children-- they are spending too much time on their latest gadget to even lift their head and say HI.

Exactly. That's the sadness of it all. People are becoming too attached to all sorts of gadgets.

Cooly: I was kidding yet again, you're very important to all of us here as well hun :)

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Originally Posted by dogsbody70 (Post 833999)

Okay-- guess I am in the dark ages when we didn't have the luxury of phone contact at all. anything urgent was sent by telegram. Usually telling a mother that her son had been killed in the war.

I just get so amused by seeing so many youngsters pressing their text facilities rather than actually talk to one another face to face.

Most of our public phone boxes are closed-- yet we used to rely on them such a lot.

times sure are changing.

When I visit the grand children-- they are spending too much time on their latest gadget to even lift their head and say HI.

Well, let's just agree to disagree on the relative luxuries phones splay on us. But it's not an overstatement to say phones are still being used for their initial intended purpose: communication. The difference is in the modes communication takes place in.

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Originally Posted by Suki (Post 834002)

Cooly: I was kidding yet again, you're very important to all of us here as well hun :)

I was playing along, dear Suki. Formalities aren't you! Lol. xD

so why do you need a phone?

My main use of my cell phone is work related... I get a lot of calls from work, and make a lot of calls to work, lol... This phone is also my main internet access, as my laptop is broken and I don't currently have the money to get it fixed or replaced at the moment... I do a little texting... Not as much as I used to a couple years ago...

well if you did not have a phone you would be able to fix your computer

Potentially, yes... I probably would be able to, but that would leave me with no reliable way to get in contact with work (or them in contact with me), as our landline phone goes out more than it works in our area... It's amazing we can hold cell signal as it is... So, as much of a bother as my cell bill is, it is a small price to pay to ensure that I receive the phone calls I need for my job.

One thing I am waiting for is January, so I can dump this retarded 'smart' phone and get something not so pricey... Looking to save about $30 on the monthly bill, lol...

I use my phone to keep in contact with my friends, family, work, driver's ed teacher etc. It's pretty necessary. I don't really use it for FB or anything, but it will occasionally happen that I log on from it - if I'm essentially bored. lol

I Go To The Libry To Use The Computers Cuz Im So Kewl Like That Lolz And I Broke My Phone On Me Cuz Yah

Whats up all haveing fun?

I use my phone:

to watch tv (to practice Japanese)
as a train pass
for email
as an mp3 player
to read the news
to check lesson reservations
to check my work schedule
as a camera
as a video camera
to call people
to video call people
as an alarm clock
for birthday reminders
to play games

my phone bill is very high...