Life without a cell phone
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Life without a cell phone
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#2?
His troubles could be solved by not sharing his private number to people he does not want him calling. Like his professional contacts. Just switch numbers and don't share the new one.
He mentions he can focus on a conversation rather than play on his cell - but owns an iPad. Not sure what his issue really is.
Life without a cell phone is awesom until you need it. Like when you have an emergency and need to call for help. Mobile phones have saved countless of lives. Be it to call for help for yourself or for someone else in need - without leaving them alone to find a goddam phone.
Next up: Life without arms.
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#3Couldn't you solve this problem by simply turning off your cellphone? Or using Do Not Disturb or Airplane mode?
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#4Couldn't you solve this problem by simply turning off your cellphone? Or using Do Not Disturb or Airplane mode?
Of course, the whole post is pointless and borderline luddite. I don't get calls every ten minutes, and don't play Ruzzle at dinner. Getting rid of his cell phone sounds like a substitute for not having any common sense or self control.
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#5Couldn't you solve this problem by simply turning off your cellphone? Or using Do Not Disturb or Airplane mode?
I tried :-)
But then people started saying that I was either not reachable or I ignored them.
I didn't get rid of my cell phone on purpose, just used the fact that it broke to not get another one, and it just works great for me.
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#6? His troubles could be solved by not sharing his private number to people he does not want him calling. Like his professional contacts. Just switch numbers and don't share the new one. He mentions he can focus on a conversation rather than play on his cell - but owns an iPad. Not sure what his issue really is. Life without a cell phone is awesom until you need it. Like when you have an emergency and need to call for…
You're probably right.
I looked into having a private number, but from other people's experience your number always gets shared. You might give it to 1 person for some reason and you end up with everyone knowing your number.
Also, if someone asks for your number how can you say you don't want to give it to him?
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#7Couldn't you solve this problem by simply turning off your cellphone? Or using Do Not Disturb or Airplane mode?
Of course, the whole post is pointless and borderline luddite. I don't get calls every ten minutes, and don't play Ruzzle at dinner. Getting rid of his cell phone sounds like a substitute for not having any common sense or self control.
Yeah, that's just my personal experience.
Being a web developer, I used to get a lot of calls from clients, so much that it got to be hard to work for me.
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#8"So, I told everybody that I didn’t have a cell phone anymore, and to send me an email instead."
Being able to send an email from a phone is common now, so I imagine this might be a possible 'free ride'.
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#9I'm a 31 y/o Software Engineer, and I have not had a cell phone since ~2004.
It's improved my work/life balance immensely, as my work can't call/email me whenever they like.
The only time it's annoying is (as the article says) when you're trying to meet up with friends and are not immediately and conveniently contactable.
Being that most people spend ~$60/mo on a plan, I've saved right on $6000 - which certainly helped finance my 2 year drive from Alaska to Argentina, and other periods of not working full time to do as I please.
It's crazy when I'm out with friends and they all turn into zombies looking through their smartphones, for up to 10 minutes at a time.
I don't ever want to have a cell phone again.
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#10Couldn't you solve this problem by simply turning off your cellphone? Or using Do Not Disturb or Airplane mode?
I tried :-) But then people started saying that I was either not reachable or I ignored them. I didn't get rid of my cell phone on purpose, just used the fact that it broke to not get another one, and it just works great for me.
Hmm. I would think there's a way of setting reasonable expectations for return calls. I would think a client that requires a same-day response ought to be paying a lot of money for that privilege.
Returning family calls, on the other hand...