Do you..do you not have a cell phone... what kind and why or why not?

yes I have a phone its a motorola. I have AT&T as my service pervidor and its a go phone. I hate it I hope to be getting a new phone with verizon and be on a plan and not prepaid.

i have had a cell for many many years.. i have a plan that fits my needs and i have all the bells and whistles for it as well.. but that is my prefrence.. its not for everyone but for me it is... everyones need for cell phones is different and to get the right plans contracts features for that person and only that person.. thats why they have so many... my phone is a real lifeline... some ppl i dont want to have my landline and others its strictly business it all depends on who i want to give my mobile number out too... i do upgrade every year as its the only way to keep uptodate with the every growing technology...

Hi Raia, I can write something concrete on this topic-- We had a landline phone at our earlier Trichy house and still have onehere in Mumbai. When my son was doing his summer Interns in the first year of his Management program, we always wanted to talk to him [he was away in Mumbai and we were in Tamil Nadu,] and felt the acute need for a cellphone. He had to give his missed calls from his friends' and , so at the next opportune moment he got himself a phone with basis features.. This went on for two years and after one year of getting good placement , he changed his cell phone because he wanted one with better features.He believes in good value for money and not the showy one. The model he was particularly looking for was not available and so he just changed it. Some months down the line, he spotted the one to his liking. Now what did he do/ He gave his recently changed cell phone to his father and it is with us now. My husband never believes in any status symbol whatsoever, and though I am vain when it concerns good elegant sarees, I stop at this and any other gadget is procured only on a need basis. We do not believe in raising overheads and so this present cell phone which is with us can only receive calls.It has its uses in this Mumbai , a huge place and helps access in times of need.. We have not had the need , so far to make calls from this.This is with us because this would help our son get his phone to his liking and keep him happy. He would feel guilty otherwise for having indulged in an unnecessary whim buying another one when one was already avialable. I still do not know how to use these phones . When the need arises I am sure I would do it. Generally I am scared OF these gadgets throwing tantrums. I whole heartedly agree with your David's view about things going wrong and I baulk at the bother of repairing these. Essentials like a fridge, mixer grinder,are something that I can't do without. Strangely, computer has come under this category for the past two years. Cellphone is indeed a boon when you consider the safety and convenience it provides.

There are times I wish I had a cellphone, but more often than not, I'm glad I don't own one. Although they are a good thing to have, if one gets in trouble on the road or in general runs into some form of emergency when not at home or close to a phone, I tend to find cellphones more of an annoyance. Than again it could be the people that talk on their cellphone while driving and don't pay attention to what they are doing, that I am annoyed with. *Shrugs* In any case, I may give in and get myself one, one of these days, just so I can have something to do business on, instead of tying up my home phone all the time. But it's just one of them things I just don't know if I will ever do. My husband has a Motorola cellphone through Bluegrass Cellular and he seems happy with it, just a simple one, none of that fancy stuff, since he just got it for emergency use and to call family long distance since he has free long distance with the plan he has.

Yes, I have a cell phone, as does my husband, and my children. My phone is the only one that does not have a camera. I don't need a camera on my phone. Mine is also the oldest of the four. My oldest son's phone got washed. (I didn't check the pockets of his jeans when I was starting laundry) so we turned it in to the insuracne we carry on the kid's phones and for 50$ they sent him a new one. My youngest's phone got dropped in the snow, and it quit ringing, so once again it was turned into the insurance and he got a new one. My husband on the other hand, did not replace his old phone when US Cellular took over our phone service, so he just recently got a new one because his other was not charging. I'm still using the one I got for free when US Cellular took over from Cellularone and I have another 9 months before I qualify for another new one for free. I have had cellular phones for about 6 years now, and it's more of a safety issue, because we, just like you live in a rural area and if we have problems on the road, we can phone for help. My children however, did not get cell phones until they started driving. (Oldest is almost 19 and in college now, but started driving on his farm permit almost 5 years ago now, at 14. Same thing with the youngest son, when he turned 14 and got his farm permit, he got his phone. ) I feel so much better knowing that should there be a problem they can get ahold of me from whereever they are. I am divorced from their father and we live about 40 miles apart, and the boys have been driving to his house every other weekend for about 3 years, when the oldest was 16 and legal to drive at all hours. Now the youngest is 16 and he drives himself to his father's house by himself. I don't understand the parents who are buying their 10 and 11 year old children cell phones. That makes no sense to me. But more kids than not have them anymore. Our phones are mainly for functionality. The kids really wanted the camera phones so that is what they chose. I'll stick with my camera separate from my phone, like you. Besides, that cord to transfer pictures from a phone to a computer cost nearly as much as the phones themselves anyway. My digital camera came with a cord!!

we have 3 cells 1 for me 1 for hubby and 1 for our oldest they all have cameras instant messenger video camera radio so much stuff i cant mention mine is a slider the other 2 are flips i am always on mine the other 2 not so much we have t-mobile and each phone has 5 people to make and recieve all the anytime calls they want we just upgraded and got the hotspot @ home that has unlimited calling while at home then we also have 2000 anytime minutes and free 7p till 7a so we never go over on our minutes!!!!

i'0VE A CELL PHONE....I'M IN WELLCHAIR I NEED THAT BUT I USDE THAT ONLY FOR TELEFON.NO PHOTO, NO MUSIC.ARE A SIMPLE PHONO...ARE NOT MODERN....3 YEARS.I NOT CHAMGE IF ARE ON...........NOT LOVE A GAME AND SMS ONLY CALL........... BYE MYRYAM

I had a cell phone but cancelled the contact (cost $200.00) as it was too expensive for my occasional needs. However I keep the actual phone always charged as one can still call 911 in an emergency not everyone knows that this feature is available at no charge. I didn't until recently.

No we don't have a cell phone. We can't afford one right now with all of the debt we are in. We used to have one and it was just a simple trackfone. It only costs around $15 to $20 but you have to buy your own minutes every month or so and we got to the point where we couldn't even afford that anymore. One day we will get another one but it won't be a fancy one. We are not into fancy things, for one we can't afford them and 2 we just don't see the purpose of them. I agree with what your husband says about the more features it has the more can go wrong. That tends to be right about a lot of things. My mom and dad have a trackfone and they are even having trouble keeping up with paying for the minutes. We don't go anywhere that much anyway so we really don't need one. But we will get another someday, it is just at the very bottom of out list of things that we need. Right now our debt is our main agenda. We want to get out of debt before we buy anything new. :)

I have an LG with verizon, it has a ton of bells and whistles that we never use, we can't afford them and they aren't worth it...you can bet Ansel Adams would not use a cell phone to take a picture. I use them to connect with people - mainly family..my son lives a 1000 miles away, the rest of my family about 350 miles away, my husband and I have terrible schedules, sometimes we do not see each other for days at a time, though we live in the same house, so the cell phone is the way we connect, even if only for 2 minutes at a time.

Yes, I do have a Cell phone. Its Nokia N70 Music edition. Earlier I used Sony Ericsson T100, Samsung N500, Nokia 6610 and Nokia 6070 prior to switching to this new gadget (Nokia N70). I also believe in the fact of keeping Cell Phones for the purpose and not as a piece of sattus symbol. I got N70 for chiefly four purposes: 1. A Cell Phone 2. A Camera (2 MegaPixel) 3. A music player 4. Using internet through GPRS And I think that even if I had to pay a bit more for this phone, I think my money is worth it as I am using it to the fullest!

I have the most basic cell phone there is; no camera, none of that other fancy stuff I don't even understand! I need to get a new one, though, mine is getting kind of old so I might get a camera phone. Nothing expensive, just the cheapest, most easy to use camera phone I can find...lol! Annie

I do have a cellphone.It does have a camera on it,but i haven't had one for years so i needed one when i'm on the road.I mean you never know what happens to your car. So i'm glad i have one.Though it was expensive. But i don't buy cellphones all the time like my brother.I will keep this one for years.

Our VOIP phones have wonderful features and allow unlimited free calling more places than we'll ever need to call, but we don't have a land line phone, so we have one TracFone for use when the power is out at home and to carry on the road for safety on trips. My PDA has a camera good enough for notetaking and casual shots and as I carry it everywhere, a camera in the phone would be overkill. So as much as I like high tech toys, my cell phone does not have to be one of them. I totally love gidgets and gizmos but for the purpose of getting effective use out of them not to show off. If I want to show off I can paint or draw a picture, which not everyone can do. Anyone can buy (or lease) a snazzy phone. Dunno what is to brag about that! Yes, I drool over the latest Treo but not enough to give up my highly customized Zire72 and I sure don't want to lug both of them around! Oh, and I loathe and detest hearing people yap on their cellphones in public places, as none of them seem to be able to use discretion or make any effort to modulate their voices. If it is rude to scream into a stranger's ear without a cell phone why is it OK to do it with one?

I got myself a cellphone only very recently its a basic Nokia phone.Now cell phones is craze in India.I dont think anything else caught os much like cell phones.Even the labourers who earn just Rs75 a day all own cell phones and find they seem to be always using it.Yes it seems to be status symbol.I agree it is very convenient I wonder how many use all its functions.

Personally I don't need "status symbols". My cellphones have been very basic. I just need it for texting, calling, alam clock to wake up, and the calculator. I'm not joining the my-phone-is-better-than-yours contest that everyone seems to be preoccupied with.

Hello dear Perspectives. Now I know what is your perspective about using a cell phone. I think that mine is the same as yours. I have a very ordinary Nokia cell phone, which is very good to use, very practical, but not very functional, not a status symbol. I use it for convenience and safety like you mentioned here. I think that my cell phone is better to be simple and I do not need a digital cameral with it. I have a digital camera for taking photos. I do not like to chase fashion so long as my cell phone is good to use. So it is the same with my wife's cell phone. Anyway I think that we are using the cell phone for the same purpose. Thanks so much for the discussion, my dear Perspective friend.

I do have a cell phone, which has some functioins that I like a lot. Surely I use it to call for the main purpose,but I do use it to listen to some music during the way to work and also would listen to some radio when available. I could also use it to view the internet to look at some news when I am in the place where couldn't log in the internet. Andy

I have a cell phone. It's nothing to fancy. It's not a cam phone or anything super high tech. You can make and receive calls on it, send and receive text messages and perhaps play a game or two on it, though I rarely do with mine. My cell phone is a prepaid model. The primary reason I have it is for emergencies and things of that nature.

I got a Sony Ericsson K610i. Its very handy and just fits in my pocket. I've had it for almost a year now! And yes I agree that cellphones are not status symbols but are instruments to make our lives more convenient. Specially here in the Philippines where text messages are really helpful.