I've finally succumed!

[RedRide]

I got my first computer over 30 years ago so, I have no adversion to technology.

However, I never got a cell phone due to the fact that I have little use for one and I relish the time when people can't contact me.

In this day and age however a cell phone is becoming almost a necessity.

So, today I signed up for service.
I just got A Nokia 6085 which is plenty good enough for my purposes. :smile:

Anyone else holding out or was I the last one one earth?

[Altitude]

(crickets)

[SilverBack]

So no more Morse Code then? lol

[DandiDani]

i think id be lost without my cell phone, but then again i do not have a home phone.

[marcus]

no more abacus gadget??

[AlexNet0]

I would have never gotten one, but Im never in the same place for long, so family, my girlfriend and my boss need someway to get ahold of me.

[eTiMaGo]

I always enjoy climbing a hill, lighting a fire, and sending smoke signals to my friends and relatives... :biggrin:

[supmet]

I always enjoy climbing a hill, lighting a fire, and sending smoke signals to my friends and relatives... :biggrin:

Ya that wouldn't make you too popular in southern california right now.

[eTiMaGo]

yeah dumb teenagers always sending too many messages at once, that's what happens...

[RedRide]

I got a plan that disables texting and only costs $9.50 a month.
as I haven't been a teenager for many decades. :wink:

I got it just for emergencys and ocasional use only and there will probably be some months that I rarely use it at all.

This is all without any long term contract and I can modify the plan at any time to include web browsing and/or texting, etc.

Anyway, I can't wait to get my new toy. :biggrin:

[gokartride]

I held out for a long time, too...now it is my only phone. Even though I deal with gadgets every day in my job, I tend to steer away from them in my personal life as much as possible.

[Bob Dog]

I don't have one but I don't want to mke it easy for people to get in touch with me, beside I'm tight with money and they are an additional expense

[kimona]

Anyone else holding out or was I the last one on earth?

Still on hold here.

[cdavidhess]

I had planned to be the last one on earth myself, however I succumbed in January. I got a Samsung phone with a prepaid plan from Verizon, of which I have used about $75 worth to this point.

[Gideon]

I have yet to get personal cell service myself actually.

Working for wireless telecommunications companies for the last 6 years make it unnecessary though. (And as I result I've had more cellphones than most people will have in their lifetime. :laugh: )

[TLyttle]

I think the justification is the answer to why I don't have a cellphone! I have my privacy, and the boss, the family, and the (non-existent) girlfriend are those I can call or can call me when I am home. Perfectly happy, thank you...

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

yeah dumb teenagers always sending too many messages at once, that's what happens...

HAHAHAH! Thomas, you should be a comedian!

[FSANE]

my father still refuses to have a cell phone.

[RedRide]

my father still refuses to have a cell phone.

Perhaps you can explain to your father how a cell phone can be invaluable in an emergeny like if you car breaks down,etc.
Also, having a camera with you at most times can be fun and useful.

No contract plans can be had for low as $10.00 a month, with "Consumer Cellular" which utilizes the AT&T network.

[TLyttle]

Sure invaluable as long as you are in coverage. Up here, 5 miles out of town and you may as well use that cellphone to prop up a book...

[FSANE]

Perhaps you can explain to your father how a cell phone can be invaluable in an emergeny like if you car breaks down,etc.
Also, having a camera with you at most times can be fun and useful.

No contract plans can be had for low as $10.00 a month, with "Consumer Cellular" which utilizes the AT&T network.

i tried. i got my mom under my family plan. but he still refuses it.