The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we will ask you a question or provide a topic, and you will talk about it.
The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday at noon.
Today’s question:
QUESTION: Be honest, could you live without your cell phone, or do you rely on it too much?
Talk about it….
I was happy with my old 3G phone for calls and texts. Then they said they were terminating 3G and forced me to take a (free) smartphone. I use it just like a 3G phone – no e-mails, no internet connection. I never set it up for those things and that’s the way it suits me. I’m not one of these phone zombies who walks out into traffic without looking because what’s on their phone is more important.
So, yes, I can live without my cell-phone without difficulties. Besides, my gym still has a pay-phone, so I’ll be fine!
Yes, could live without it. I have one but maybe use it 4 times a year.
Oh yes …as long as everybody else did so others don’t depend on my replies, input, etc.
If pay phones were still available, I wouldn’t
even own a cell phone, and I’m not impressed
with them. I prefer a landline. Landlines are
easier and more comfortable to hold up to
my ear, and they have a better connection and
sound quality. I also prefer a desk top computer
with a decent size monitor and keyboard. The
tiny keyboards on cell phones in all likelihood will
result in tendonitis, and/or arthritis in the hands,
fingers, and wrist. The repetitive motion of the
thumbs can cause inflammation, resulting in painful
tendons affecting the joint that connects the
thumb to the wrist. Too much texting may also
be a contributing factor to carpal tunnel syndrome.
I tell people I don’t live on my cell phone as many people do. But then I’ve had a cell phone or smart phone since 1993. It was only $20 for 60 minutes back then. I have three cellular accounts two active and one iPhone that is only on when developing iOS apps. My old landline # is on an older Android phone and that costs $3 a month for 30 minutes. Works fine except for this wacky election season when the dimwits think they can text you as much as they want for campaign donations, etc. Next election season I hope the cellular companies get a law passed that these campaigns need to get permission to send text messages to you.
I use it all the time, I never get on a PC anymore as the cell phone is more convenient. Getting away from a PC was best thing to ever happen and feel sorry for all the smucks that are trapped behind a PC at work or home cause they can’t use a cell phone for 100% of their needs.
I would find it a little difficult to write code on a phone (or an article or story for that matter).
Not me, I used to just let the runts under me do that when I was working.
Yes
not that I am retired I am working toward that goal
Yes. I haven’t owned a cell phone in years, and I don’t miss it. No unwanted calls, texts, etc. And I don’t hear from my employer after hours. Ha!
Oh heaven forbid! What would people look at when they are crossing the street”
What would they do when they are alone and feel awkward?
We are now an awkward wallflower society. Just look around you everyday.
A personal cell, probably. Work cell, absolutely not.
I use my iPhone mostly for music/listening to radio programs (weird to call them radio shows, listening on a phone). I’d say I could live without it, and I do not rely on it hardly at all. There are definitely aspects I would “miss” like that odd time I need to make a call if in my car.
Twould be happy to go back to the anonymity…no cellphones, cameras, dna-ing. Twas better then. Much better.
How did planet earth ever manage to survive for 5 billion minus 30 years without cell phones???
Could I? Possible, but it would be a huge inconvenience. My wife and I communicate constantly with our adult children and each other. We travel frequently and it’s great when we’re out of the country and can keep in touch with our family. We’ve been spending about a month each year in Europe and almost the same in Hawaii lately and it’s great to be able to communicate. It’s also a nice backup to the rental car GPS in Europe and Hawaii. We sometimes use the phone GPS in walking mode to navigate around European cities. We got our first cell phone when they were the size of a home cordless phone and the minutes were very limited and costly.
I could live without my cell phone, because due to my age, did so for most of my life. However, I certainly don’t want to now. Here’s a few reasons, a few years ago when I had my old Toyota Camry, I was driving back to Concord from Macy’s in Palo Alto, and the car dies right on the San Mateo Bridge. It was raining hard outside, having a cell phone, meant I didn’t have to go out in the rain and find a phone to call for help. Last Saturday I was meeting my girl friend in Santa Rosa for lunch, even though I anticpated traffic, there were more traffic than I thought, I could text her and let her know I would be a little late, she lives in Windsor so didn’t have to sit and wait for me at the parking lot. So, a lot of things I do on the cell phone is not that important (like reading Claycord in my lunch hour) whenever there is a car problem etc. I’m very happy to have a cell phone.