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Paq · 08-26-2004, 08:10 PM

Ok, a bit more detail
1. I didn't say i didn't 'need' the phone as it was my only line of communication in nyc until i got a wireless internet carrier. I used the phone daily for about 6 MINUTES each day on average so i could meet someone, find out where i was going, and put in reservations
However, i have never HAD a cell phone until that month in manhattan. I have never needed one when at home or near home bc i don't have to talk to that many people who cannot simply email me or see me in person. They are a total convenience that i do just fine w/out. I don't like for people to be able to get in touch with me that often.

2. My overage/roaming charges were .50/minute according to the contract...which i did not know about bc it is my parent's phone. Likei said, i dont' have one/don't ever need one at this stage in life...

3. i normally do hate cell phones bc of the way they make people forget about certain actions....like looking before turning the car, or running red lights or having obscenely loud conversations in bookstores or talkign on them while making a date sit there patiently or any number of just rude behaviors...I am not even considering these points in this little rant.

I would say i 'needed' one as the only other option would be to carry hundreds of quarters and call long distance when i founda pay phone. i could do it, i guess, but it would be hard to do in a city full of cell phone users...( i really didn't notice many pay phones other than two or three in the month i was there..)

as for my actual use, 174 minutes...my bill was almost $250...usage was over the course of 45 days including the calls to nyc to set up the apartment...needless to say, i would have had another option had i known the charges that would apply over the 50 cents per minute thing

That's the other thing...it's the total private world everyone lives in now...It's like, you're walking across campus,a time when you normally meet strangers, talk about classes, scream about professors, etc bc you have a 10 minute walk with someoen else and there's nothing better ot do on the way to class...not anymore, "Oops, hold on, i've gotta call so and so" fifty times...cmon, just enjoy the day and walk and talk in person...its' so much more fun and you meet new people taht you can call when you're alone....

I'm thinking about writing a paper on how cell phones are causing society to emulate the "computer geek" type person that's always in the dark with a computer and no human to human contact.....

08-26-2004, 08:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
Paq Junkie Location: South Carolina	Ok, a bit more detail 1. I didn't say i didn't 'need' the phone as it was my only line of communication in nyc until i got a wireless internet carrier. I used the phone daily for about 6 MINUTES each day on average so i could meet someone, find out where i was going, and put in reservations However, i have never HAD a cell phone until that month in manhattan. I have never needed one when at home or near home bc i don't have to talk to that many people who cannot simply email me or see me in person. They are a total convenience that i do just fine w/out. I don't like for people to be able to get in touch with me that often. 2. My overage/roaming charges were .50/minute according to the contract...which i did not know about bc it is my parent's phone. Likei said, i dont' have one/don't ever need one at this stage in life... 3. i normally do hate cell phones bc of the way they make people forget about certain actions....like looking before turning the car, or running red lights or having obscenely loud conversations in bookstores or talkign on them while making a date sit there patiently or any number of just rude behaviors...I am not even considering these points in this little rant. I would say i 'needed' one as the only other option would be to carry hundreds of quarters and call long distance when i founda pay phone. i could do it, i guess, but it would be hard to do in a city full of cell phone users...( i really didn't notice many pay phones other than two or three in the month i was there..) as for my actual use, 174 minutes...my bill was almost $250...usage was over the course of 45 days including the calls to nyc to set up the apartment...needless to say, i would have had another option had i known the charges that would apply over the 50 cents per minute thing That's the other thing...it's the total private world everyone lives in now...It's like, you're walking across campus,a time when you normally meet strangers, talk about classes, scream about professors, etc bc you have a 10 minute walk with someoen else and there's nothing better ot do on the way to class...not anymore, "Oops, hold on, i've gotta call so and so" fifty times...cmon, just enjoy the day and walk and talk in person...its' so much more fun and you meet new people taht you can call when you're alone.... I'm thinking about writing a paper on how cell phones are causing society to emulate the "computer geek" type person that's always in the dark with a computer and no human to human contact..... __________________ Live. Chris Last edited by Paq; 08-26-2004 at 08:18 PM..