Cellphone - something that one can't live without?

Hi there Selece! I use my mobile phone mainly for communication, for personal and business purposes. My relatives are living somewhere far away from me and my family so we really need it for communication.

I get a real kick out of some of tbese kids walking around chatting on their cell phone unconscious of that is going on around them. They will be in with a small group of friends and chatting on their phones! I am an adult and don't see the need for a cell phone that much! Do you think young people lack the social skills adults have becuase of the internet and cell phones?

yes i have a cell phone from two years and already i am addicted to it maybe you must write articles about how to be not addicted to cell phones. if you do tell me first.

I dont think I could be without my cell phone it allows me to be in contact with other people and let other people contact me. I rely on my cellphone to help me run my business.

CELL PHONE - BASIC NEED I can't travel without a cell phone bcoz i can't live without MUSIC !!!

I couldn't agree more with the advancement and sophistication of technology nowadays. And I believe it's the creativeness and innovativeness of the inventors in thinking ahead in capturing the users on ideas of great features besides just using the hand phone for conversations only. I love what the hand phones could do and will be a bit handicap without mine but I try not to be too dependent on it. I will always prefer to text first before calling a person, to check whether it's convenient to call and talk. Texting saves a lot of cost and time besides with other features put boredom away and a smile to cheer up the day. But I just hate some people who speak so loud when using a hand phone, wanting the whole world to know their conversation in a way...lol and this influence negatively on the benefits of this technology.

Well yes ...a cellphone today has become a basic necessity..cellphone alone determines that mobile communication is a big success...plus...they are integrating so many things like music player...camera...radio...internet...etc...allat nominal prices....so its sumthing which every man should hav.... but all good things come at a price...theother day i was thinking ....there are so many networks...and so many radio waves pass thru our bodies....which ofcourse wud hav adverse effects....the worst thing is...studies related to these wud come up with an answer 15-20 yrs from now...wen every person...i hope..n think...wud own a cellphone..... life will never be the same as our grandparents live...without all these harmful rays....and pollution from cars....( i dunno whr pollution from cars came from !!!!!)\ Have a nice day !

ok i really wanna my cellphone just for clock! i sometiems call a lot but sometims i think cellphone make no sense to me,,but notied,,i believe it is true that cellphone play a important role at this world,,just think about that:when you go to a place far away from your local place,,how do you contact your family or friends?

There was a time in my life that I really felt like I was incomplete when my mobile phone isn't with me. I had to bring it everytime and everywhere because this was only the communication me and my boyfriend used to have. It even came to a point that I should bring it even when I'm in the washroom attending to my personal hygiene. I have to admit that it really gave me problems because our bill reached more than eight thousand pesos or approximately 186 US dollars since it was a postpaid line. But all of this is different now. My boyfriend then is actually the man I married and our marriage is running for five years now. I could live without a mobile phone now and somehow, I felt that the chains on my neck and our budget had been quite loosened. I guess having a cellular phone is just a waste of money. Sometimes I even would think that in matters of the heart, letters are more romantic because in today's high tech world, text messaging is being used to court a woman or no courtship at all. Although in offices, it's definitely hard to cope up with the specifications of one's job without the help of a mobile phone.

Hello selece. I just got a new cell phone 2 days ago and went back today to purchase a car charger, carrying case, and an M2 data storage chip. And I must say, the A T & T location where I went was packed both days. I commented to the A T & T representative about how busy the place seemed and she acknowledged that business has been really good. She said, "People want their phones and will spend money to have them." It seemed quite interesting to me that with all the economic struggles so many people are having right now, people will not do without their cell phones. I guess we can deduce that we all need and want that human contact, and the more we have, the more we want. I'd like to think I could live without it, I just don't want to. Take care, selece. PearlGrace

Yes, very true. I had an incident where I was supposed to meet up with a friend in a mall but when I arrived there my cell phone ran out of battery. I wasn't able to contact my friend and we ended up not seeing each other. I just went home and charged my phone and found out that my friend also went home already.

YES,more and more people can't live without cellphone.These IT products bring the convenient and interesting to us,i think their value is positive.

It has always been my opinion that when you have several features in one module there is that much more opportunity for things to go wrong. And, when just one thing goes wrong you are out several while one is fixed. It tends to get frustrating and not alittle irritating. And expensive to boot.

This gadget gives us more convenience and all, we can do everything just a snap of a finger ^_^

I agree with you that they are amazing devices. They make life so much easier and efficient. But I lived most of my life without one (before they were invented and some time afterward). I survived. Before I got one myself, there were times when I really could have used one! As I said, though, I lived for, let's see... about 48 years without a cell phone, and I'm still here! So, in answer to your post question, yes, you CAN live without one; they just make life so much easier when you have one.

Actually, in the Philippines, it has become a huge necessity for us. I used to only need it because my parents lived abroad and we needed some way for them to contact us at any time. But now that I have a cell phone, it really does become an addiction. I can't go out of the house without a cell phone and if I do, I'd probably drive myself crazy. I use my cell phone, almost 24/7 and it is the first thing I touch and check when I wake up in the morning. About the 100-300 texts a day is still a small number. I get about 500 texts and above a day and even up to a thousand when there is class. Since I'm a really lazy "texter" I only text back about half or even less than half of those texts I receive. In the morning when I check my phone, it already reaches up to 60+ and that's just the morning. I use my phone when I take pictures, I listen to music when I have time, I play when I want to. I really like having a cell phone. I agree, it's really a good invention of communication, but having self control is also very important. We also have to be cautious because even texting is not always safe. In the end, it's still a good source of communication no matter the disadvantages (like bills, security, radiation or health threats) it may also bring.