HELP! My friend hates cellphones!

I don't have a problem with cellphones..I have a problem with people in company and in restaurants who can't leave the thing alone or turn it off while they're eating or supposed to be spending time with You! Do we really NEED to be connected that much all the time? Back to You and your Issue..Your Friend makes me wonder..why does he need a cellphone if He doesn't want to use it?

Yeah i also have a friend that does not like texting that much as well talking on the phone.She thinks that it is a waste of time and that people in todays society spend far to much time texting and talking on the phone and don't do that much stuff that is productive.I sort of agree with her and this that this generation of kids that grew up with the cell phone are lazy and don't interact as much as kids did in previous generations.

Hmm, that's interesting. I'm not sure what to do to. I'm not much into texting too because I prefer e-mails and/or Facebook. I seldom load my phone but when I do, I try to keep in touch with friends. For your friend, it seem like he really hates it. If you still want to send him text messages, maybe you can ask him if it's all right for you to send him messages. You do know he hates texting but maybe it's all right for him to receive even if he doesn't reply. If he really does not want just even to receive messages, I'd suggest you can respect his wishes and find alternative ways of communication like the landline or internet. I hope this helps a bit. Have a nice day!

well i hate using my phone just for texting. it really is bothersome for me. better to call them than having these kind of conversions: you: hi! me: hello! you how you doing? me: fine how about you? you: fine also! what you doing right now? after a while ill just hang myself.

cellphone is a useful tool for me ,so i can't understand him. ehh,i think i would be crazy if my life without a cellphone.

I would not bother. If he does not like phones and texting, just text him when you want to make plans, and talk in person. You don't want to keep communicating in a way that he doesn't like, anyway. Hang out with him in person, go out for coffee, and forget about the phone. Good luck!

It's really up to your friend, you wont be able to change his mind about cell phones. I love cell phones to be honest, I don't have a home phone and don't see the need for one since I work a lot, and really don't feel the need for it. Cell phones keep me in touch with everyone I need to be, my landlord, clients at work, my boss, etc. It's been a real lifesaver for me, and I wouldn't have it any other way. If he doesn't want to text, then don't text him anymore. If he comes around, then he'll text you. Otherwise, don't force him to text you back, he'll shy away from it even more.

my roommate - who doesn't see real well - can't figure out how to make a space on her phone, so she only does one word texts

Hi jimeny.. I dont hate cellphones but i hate texting, i do understand that it is cheaper to text than to call but i would rather talk than text.Texting to me is so bothersome that like your friend i,m guilty of using one phrase most of the time.

Hi, jimeny. If your friend hates cell phones and texting then, I would not bother with calling him from my cell phone. I would not text him either. Why? Okay, say for instance, you have to pay every time that you text someone. Well, this is your money that is paying for sending or receiving any text messages from anyone. I myself, don't hate cell phones, I just only use them when I have to. I am not a cell phone "lover", nor am I a cell phone "hater".

It is so obvious, he doesn't like you to bother him with this text message, probably it might cost him significant amount of money, so, don't do it, and leave him alone.

everyone has his own way to live on . i don't think its wrong for one don't like to speak on the cellphones. that the way he like or hate. maybe i am wrong ,so i just speak our my opinnion.

Maybe your friend just doesn't like to be interrupted at whatever he's doing. It doesn't matter whether it's a call or texting, whether it's a cell phone or a landline, it's decided that someone should communicate with you, at a time you decide. I won't say that it's rude, because telephones have always been in our lives, but we don't have the right to expect that everybody is going to be glad to drop what they're doing, to talk to us. Too many people use the phone just to chat, ignoring the fact that other people don't care to chat. Keep your texting to what's really important, and you may get better responses from your friend.

I think that your friends hate a text chating.maybe there some reasons,such as he/she don't want to receive text messages in some places or some time.so i think that you should consider firstly,where she/he is ,or what she/he is doing before you send some messages.your friend want to recieve the messages in the proper time or place. you can talk with her/him face to face if necessary

If he hates texting, This means Every text is annoying to him. So in other words you are annoying him.If he doesn't do the phone thing. send emails . If he isn't into the computer thing ., Write him a letter. I hate phones. My cellphone is turned off and downstairs while I am upstairs. All my friends and even my boss knows the Only way to reach me is by email. if someone texted me I wouldn't respond because I wouldn't read them , period . So feel lucky he sends a one word reply. Me. It would be a two word reply, if you know what I mean.

I hate text messages because you can't hear each others tone of voice and things get taken out of context so easily and causes so much drama. I never use the text messaging on my cell phone. I had it blocked with my cell phone provider so that no one can text me and I can't text either. I know so many people that have broken up or have had so much drama in their lives because of someone taking things out of context in a text message. For example, my own daughter, we live together and I see and hear things. Her and her boyfriend, ex now I think, use text messages more than phone calls. She asked him one evening if he was coming over because she was missing him and feeling a little neglected since they hadn't seen each other for about 5 days. Well, he took it all negatively and thought she was nagging him and complaining about not seeing her for 5 days. That's all he concentrated on from her text messsage, not the I'm missing you but the feeling a little neglected part and it caused all kinds of drama. She didn't mean for that to happen, if she was talking on the phone he would have heard her tone of voice and he wouldn't have taken it negative but in the positive way she meant it. So I do love my cell phone, for talking on the phone, but not for texting. I will never have my texting activated again. Cheers and have a good day my friend, Chris

I guess there's not much you can do. If he doesn't like it, I just wouldn't text him anymore unless it's something you are wanting a response to. Maybe he'll come around. My dad used to hate texting and now he does it fairly regularly. For some people, they would just rather talk to you than read a text.