Why did you get a cellphone?

[Ben Kenobi]

A friend came up to me the other day and asked me why I don't currently have a cellphone. Seems just about everyone has one. I used to have one awhile ago, it wasn't very good. It had terrible reception, and kept dropping me when I was on the phone to anyone. Didn't really seem to matter when and where. I got it as a Christmas present one year, something that was supposed to be useful to me at university. Never really had much luck with it at all.

So I got the brilliant idea, to ask Poly the same question.

What made you finally decide to get a cellphone?

What model did you choose and why?

[Ninot]

I decided to get a cell phone when I realized that I was spending much more time downtown on campus then I was at home. I was against the idea for quite a while, but when I realized that absolutely no-one could get in touch with me unless I got one, it became necessary.

I went with a carrier that a few friends were using, and my model of phone was chosen based on the capabilities and price of the phone, going for the most bang for the buck, I guess.

[Aeson]

A certain girl... some free phone with verizon agreement... no more girl no more cell phone.

Cell phone
Girlfriend
Ex-girlfriend
Cell phone for girlfriend
Cell phone for ex-girlfriend ^infinity+1

[Wiglaf]

Ben Kenobi is the poster who has me on his ignore list because God told him to do it. Is it any wonder he doesn't know why people use cell phones?

Time for the asylum

[Wiglaf]

Well, I'll bite.

I got a cellphone because the store was fresh out of watches and damn if I didn't need to know the time.

[snoopy369]

Okay, i'm confused. Didn't you leave forever yesterday?

Oh, and I have a cell phone to communicate with my girlfriend

[Ben Kenobi]

I think I had an older Nokia model. The best feature for me was that it would light up when it rang so that I could take my calls.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Okay, i'm confused. Didn't you leave forever yesterday?

He did? Link?

[Pekka]

I can't do my work without one. I need to be reachable 24/7. I also like it for my social relationships, plus I need to make calls as well. One good addition is to have the ability to call for help. Of course I've only had to do that once, because this house had the fire alarm ringing and no one was around.

I also don't have a landline. Few people in here have them these days so it's a question of "why do you have a phone" really. But I have to admit that when I go somewhere, I always think if I have my phone with me not only because someone might call me or I might need to make a call, but also because I think if I get into a car crash or see one, I can then make a call.

That's just the calling part, I like the fact that I can start recording video at any moment, if I see like a naked busty chick in the store, a funny looking dog or that car crash. I also have my calendar in it, so it alerts me of stuff. I can use it as a notepad, if I need to make quick notes and I'm out, that's what I use. Then of course I can check my e-mails with it, or connect to the internet for some browsing. I used to use WLAN only because it doesnt' cost anything, but these days I have the deal where I can have unlimited data transfer so I just use the service of the provider instead.

Plus, I have 4 gigs worth of storage in it, so I have tons of music in it so I can listen to music as well, which I often do, or radio or whatever.

It's not so much a cell phone anymore than it is a mobile device.

[Pekka]

Oh and it has a clock, plus an alarm clock. I would survive if it was taken from me but... I'd rather have it.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by Wiglaf
Ben Kenobi is the poster who has me on his ignore list because God told him to do it. Is it any wonder he doesn't know why people use cell phones?

Time for the asylum

I think ur comment should include the question is he the only one that has u on ignore.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Ninot


He did? Link?

You really don't follow much around here do you

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=170894

[Ninot]

It was thanksgiving, I was taking it easy

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Back to the topic
i just added a line to my plan for my kiddo and i got a red razor, i got it cause i know they donate some funds of the purchase to aids relief. The phone does more then i know what to do with it, but i guess by the time i figure it out, it will be outdated, if its not already

[Tiamat]

Got one mainly so work could reach me if I needed to pick up patients etc... plus so the kids could reach me as well. Boy was that a mistake!! They call for everything and their grown!