Can you live without your cell phone?
By Jessamy
@Jessamy (36)
United States
October 13, 2008 10:55am CST
Now-a-days it seems like everybody doesn't matter your age has a cell phone. I remember when they first came out with cell phones and they were as big as a house phone. That was quite some time ago. And what did people do before cell phones. They made new laws about not talking on your cell phone unless your using a headset and not texting while you drive. I think that if your in the car, why can't your call wait till you get home or where ever your going. It seems that people can't get rid of them or even put them down for a second and try and live life without a cell phone. My husband is the same way, and it takes a lot of effort for him to put it down and not use it for like 5 minutes, and when we met it was me who couldn't put it down. It's amazing how attached people get to it, and how much some people pay for phones. I for one could live without it and since I have had kids its not that important to me anymore cause I just don't have time for it. What are your thoughts about cell phones?
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50 responses
@kellys3ps (3723)
• United States
13 Oct 08
I could so live without my cell phone -sometimes it comes in handy, but other times I wish I didn't have one.
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@ThirdMillion (604)
• United States
13 Oct 08
Well, Of course I could live without my cell phone, but I certainly wouldn't want to. I use my cell phone for everything. I make calls, I text, I use the built in GPS, I send and receive email, I surf the web, I keep track of important dates and appointments, etc, etc. My cell phone is a necessity and I treat it like my personal assistant. Could I live without it? Yes. Would I want to? No.
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@armada8213 (99)
• China
14 Oct 08
Your cell phone is very necessery in you life,I think it not your assistant,but it's your master.
@YOULANLIU (311)
• China
14 Oct 08
Oh,now I can not even imagine the life without the cell phone,we should use it everyday to communicate with others.China has the largerest number of cell phone user in the world,so now in China's society,you will find that it is hard to move a step if you did't have one cell phone.Of course there is problem,people are so depend on the cell phone that they storage lots of personal information in their cell phone,once the phone is lost,they should face the threat of the leak of these informations.
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@marshiemallows (1010)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
i can live without my phone. i don't use it that much anyway. i'm quite lazy so i find i tiresome to keep on texting. i think it's a waste of money too to text about stuff which are not important.
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@Thorn679 (111)
• United States
13 Oct 08
I can live with out a cellphone cause no one hardly ever calls me and when they do call me its to ask for that days homework lol. I just need text cause thats what everyone is using now a days, Its uncommon for me to be on the phone having a conversation for more than 10 minutes.
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@mgeise (51)
• United States
14 Oct 08
That's the evolution that is happening. I'm assuming you're a kid because of the homework part of your post, and kids are texting more than ever. It's more convenient than calling, and you can text no matter where you are or what you're doing. I spend more time on the phone than you do, but it is usually only when talking to somebody is urgent.
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@oliepeer (2)
• Morocco
14 Oct 08
I have two mobile phones and i use them seldom, I much of the time rely on my Internet to get in touch with my business or with my friends..whenever i get a call on these two numbers i know it's for sure some troubles that needs to be taken care of.
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@Cajunhellcat (2073)
• United States
15 Oct 08
Sure can half the time I don't even know where my phone is at
@Jessamy (36)
• United States
15 Oct 08
Your like me, sometimes I am downstairs and will leave my phone upstairs and not even realize it's not with me till I go back upstairs, and vice versa. It just seems like everybody nowadays is so dependent on it that they don't realize what people did before they made cell phones. I use mine for emergencies for the car, and to talk long distance, but thats it! I have a house phone for all my other calls. Its kinda inconvenient sometimes especially when you dont' want to talk to anybody and your phone keeps ringing off the hook! Thanks for you comment, glad some more people could live without it!
@brightpearl (14)
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14 Oct 08
aha, it is quite easy for me~~~i offen use other functions, such as clock, dictionary, calendar....., seldom call out or pick up, but something necessary or urgent.
@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
19 Oct 08
No,I won't for it is my one and common communication with my family back there and with all of my friends and yes we also have that kind of Law here in Kuwait that it is not allowed to used a phone while driving for that most of us here and even i use a Bluetooth for a better connection.....rather than headset.
@DINA1005 (55)
• Malaysia
13 Oct 08
I think i can live without my cell phone .That's not a problems to me at all. I knew cell phones also important for communication especially for businessman. but i do believe cell phone also more using for play some games .No doubt cell phone is important to our daily but not everything. am i right?
@Jessamy (36)
• United States
13 Oct 08
Yeah your right! It just seems that people got by not using them for so long, even businessmen and now it's like a part of everybodys life! It's kinda of funny but for people to have them is a good thing especially if something happens while driving. That is the main reason I have mine because I have 3 kids and wouldn't want to be stranded somewhere! Thanks for you insight!
@31momthatworks (6)
• United States
13 Oct 08
I have a cell phone and I have an eleven years old who thinks that he NEEDS a cell phone too. I use mine alot, more than I should or would even like too. I find it easier to text or talk while driving to make better use of my time. I hate to only be doing one thing at a time so this works for me. I like to think that in an emergency my cell phone would come in handy too.
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@mgeise (51)
• United States
14 Oct 08
It's definitely a necessary convenience, if that makes sense. I don't absolutely need it, but it is so worth the money paid that I wouldn't go without it. It is so much easier to reach someone by cell phone than by landline or by the internet.
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@tessmom (16)
• Nigeria
14 Oct 08
hi mobile phones came into my country nigeria in the year 2000,but before then we have been communicating with land or what you can call. now we live in the crase of gsm where we can communicate to friends and loved one. for hours non stop . we can even browse the internet on our phones and down load. any. in my country people get too attached to they cell phones. and they can have acell phone that has different styles
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• United States
14 Oct 08
I can't live without my cell phones, 1 is my personal phone & the other is for my craft business.
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@mishastar (734)
• United States
14 Oct 08
I don't think I could live without my cell phone. I live at school and my parents and siblings call me nearly everyday to talk. I don't have a land-line phone because I don't need one. So it would be very hard to not use it for one day.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
14 Oct 08
sure could. wuldn't even have one if my son hadn't given it to me as a christmas gift a few years back.
@candysky (855)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 08
well, for me, i can't live without my cell phone.... 
because me and my dear maintain a long distance relationship, so for us, the cell phone very important... we will chat everyday through phone... my parents not allow cause they saying that the radioactive of the phone very strong.... so it not good for health... but we still using the cell phone and chat everyday....
because me and my dear maintain a long distance relationship, so for us, the cell phone very important... we will chat everyday through phone... my parents not allow cause they saying that the radioactive of the phone very strong.... so it not good for health... but we still using the cell phone and chat everyday....
@dare2fail (495)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
i proably cant now.
hello jessamy. i have tried not to rely on m y mobile phone before but nowadays it has become a necessity for me.
maybe when oi don't need to get to work and when i live again with my family, and have my own, then maybe i could lessen the use.
i need it pretty much. enjoy your day with the kids, and yes, happy lotting!
@yoyodaisy (29)
• China
16 Oct 08
Maybe I can live a happier life without my cell phone, but I don't want to verify it. To be honest, cell phone brings much convenience to my daily life, time has been saved. Without cell phone, it will be difficult for other people to find us, also we cannot call others, short messages couldn't be sent.
Oh, since I have been used to the life with a cell phone, I can't image a life without it.
