Could you survive a day with your mobile left at home??

Randomness · 09-12-2008 09:33PM #1

Just out of curiosity really.
I forgot mine one day and it was a weird day!

Firstly I never knew what time it was (don't wear a watch).
People I met during the day didn't know why I hadn't replied to their messages (I'm normally a good replier).
I couldn't arrange for a lift home (didn't have access to webtexts that day).

But in a strange way it was actually kind nice to be free and not able to be contacted.
I enjoyed reading the messages and listening to the voicemails when I got home though.

EDIT: I wanted to put in a poll but my computer stalled, agh well.

Kiera · 09-12-2008 09:36PM

I left mine in work a few weeks ago and it was like losing a limb. I kept hearing imaginary messages and calls.

And yes i got a few pissed off texts/calls for not replying

Stheno · 09-12-2008 09:38PM

My personal phone yes, I tend to ignore it anyway, most people ring me on my work phone.

I broke my work phone and didn't have it for two days, twas seriously weird.

09-12-2008 09:38PM

I'd miss all the dirty texts from yore ma:D

IvySlayer · 09-12-2008 09:44PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

I'd miss all the dirty texts from yore ma:D

There's always one

I would not survive without my phone, it's like the internet, it's part of me now.

SoWatchaWant · 09-12-2008 09:46PM

My pocket would feel empty, but that's about it.

paconnors · 09-12-2008 09:48PM

nope cause then I wouldn't be able to reply to this in work

Terry · 09-12-2008 09:52PM

Went without one for six months about a year or so ago.

It was irritating for the first few days and the thing I missed most was the mp3 player, but after about a week it was really liberating.

Nobody calling me and asking me to do annoying things or wanting to have a chat or any of that crap. It was great.

The only reason I gave in and got another one was because one friend gave me a sim card and another gave me a phone and both pestered me until I gave in and accepted them.

Flukey · 09-12-2008 09:53PM

I didn't turn mine on until I was on the way home from work today. I put it off at night, and most days, even weekends, it doesn't get put on until around lunchtime. I do use it as my alarm though, but don't turn it on when it goes off. It means my battery tends to last well, about one charge a week. The phone itself is 5 years old, a Nokia 3510i, and still going strong. Some people may be attached to their phone like a limb, yet they amputate that limb and replace it with a new one as much as several times a year. Crazy.

Aurora Borealis · 09-12-2008 09:56PM

Used to feel like I'd lost a limb if I forgot it but now I mostly have my phone on silent as they just tend to annoy me. Maybe that's an age thing...

Creamy Goodness · 09-12-2008 09:59PM

yes and no reallly.

yes - i rarely use my phone for phone features, no one calls me and i call no one.

no - i couldn't commute without my music and internet.

connundrum · 09-12-2008 10:03PM

Wish to hell I could turn off my work phone or leave it at home

I probably wouldn't miss having my personal phone. I usually catch up on correspondence in the crapper so that would be a boring 10 minutes or so.

445279.ie · 09-12-2008 10:03PM

Left it at home once and was so disappointed when I got home and had no missed calls or texts

Dyr · 09-12-2008 10:11PM

I regularly leave mine turned off, just so people know not to expect me to answer straight off, I got sick of the amount of times i'd be on a bus or in the pub and some fecker would ring me going " I did ABC to me computer and now its doing XYZ what should I do?"

they're a curse half the time.

PurpleBerry · 09-12-2008 10:11PM

Of course. I live at home.

Creamy Goodness · 09-12-2008 10:18PM

Bambi wrote: »

I regularly leave mine turned off, just so people know not to expect me to answer straight off, I got sick of the amount of times i'd be on a bus or in the pub and some fecker would ring me going " I did ABC to me computer and now its doing XYZ what should I do?"

they're a curse half the time.

yup that's the ****ing worst thing about working with computers and having a phone.

i'm a ****ing software engineer and no i don't know why your printer suddenly decided to **** a ****ing brick and quite frankly i couldn't give a **** no matter how much money you're not willing to give me.

emeraldstar · 09-12-2008 10:19PM

DCC160 wrote: »

Left it at home once and was so disappointed when I got home and had no missed calls or texts

Aw, depressing

I could survive yes, I'd just feel very very lost.

Turd Ferguson · 09-12-2008 10:21PM

Not really. I rarely reply to messages or take calls. I like being incommunicado, it makes it a little more special when people do get a hold of me.
I would miss the dozens of stupid and nonsensical texts I send my mates every day though.

Demeyes · 09-12-2008 10:24PM

I went without a phone for a few days over the summer. I found it handy enough but every now and then there's a day when it's really handy to have one. Trying to organise stuff is a nihtmare without it.

Terry · 09-12-2008 10:31PM

Randomness wrote: »

Just out of curiosity really.
I forgot mine one day and it was a weird day!

Firstly I never knew what time it was (don't wear a watch).
People I met during the day didn't know why I hadn't replied to their messages (I'm normally a good replier).
I couldn't arrange for a lift home (didn't have access to webtexts that day).

But in a strange way it was actually kind nice to be free and not able to be contacted.
I enjoyed reading the messages and listening to the voicemails when I got home though.

EDIT: I wanted to put in a poll but my computer stalled, agh well.

Post the poll options and I'll add a poll.

You have 5 minutes from the time this post is submitted or else you'll have to wait for me to get back from the pub.

KateF · 09-12-2008 10:35PM

Depends on the day. But yeah, generally I can.

Sharpshooter · 09-12-2008 11:01PM

Forgot it today actually . l don't mind being without it , apart from if anything were to happen to a family member and l couldn't be contacted.

humbert · 09-12-2008 11:05PM

Don't use my phone very much. Most people I know are contactable on the interweb so it's just if something unexpected were to come up.

Podge2k7 · 09-12-2008 11:08PM

I remember not having it for a weekend and by god it was weird!

lovemypinkhat · 09-12-2008 11:14PM

I probably wouldn't mind really but I would really miss it if I needed to ring someone for a spin or something.

Randomness · 09-12-2008 11:14PM

Terry wrote: »

Post the poll options and I'll add a poll.

You have 5 minutes from the time this post is submitted or else you'll have to wait for me to get back from the pub.

Haha whoops, hope your enjoying the pub.

Hmm let me see

1) No - we are like one person
2) No - it would be annoying
3) Yes - annoying yoke that it is
4) Yes - I'd get by
5) Don't know / Other

giggsy664 · 09-12-2008 11:18PM

Its alwyas the one daynyou actually need your phone, you leave it at home.

Like, I school, a student was out but the teacher needed money for the school trip, and I had the students number, but I, suppose you could say decided, to leave my phone at home. Going to school I joked "this is the one day I'll need my phone"

Minto · 09-12-2008 11:24PM

Nah, I couldn't survive without my phone. I have everything on my phone; iPod, games, movies, facebook, internet, oh and the actual texting and calling. Everything. Last time I let my battery run dead, I felt naked until I got home and charged it.

Captain Darling · 09-12-2008 11:26PM

I'd gladly leave mine at home/chuck it in the bin. I'd have no **** from work ringing me then.....

Pighead · 09-12-2008 11:29PM

Pigheads forefathers who lived in caves 200,000 years ago went to bed at night in grave danger of being eaten by wild bears and rabid beasts. Disease was rife and lifespan was short.

Language was scarce so they couldn't even tell their women to shut up and give them some peace. Food was available if you could kill it using your primitive tools.

Although extremely difficult, Pighead owes it to his forefathers to survive without his mobile if only to match those great neanderthals legendary feats.

Diamond007 · 09-12-2008 11:45PM

Definitely could not survive!

Could you survive a day with your mobile left at home??

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