Anyone out there without a mobile phone?

bitemybanger · 29-10-2011 02:13PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Given the amount of halluciogenic substances in his system perhaps it wasnt an entirely unfounded belief ?

Only because I know him I completely agree otherwise you would think he was crackers!
Say no to drugs kids:D

DEFTLEFTHAND · 29-10-2011 02:13PM

What if they are actually harmful to one's health? Much like the harmful effects of smoking weren't fully understood and denied for decades.

zenno · 29-10-2011 02:14PM

Yakult wrote: »

The future was now, but it passed. So now its the present, but in another second it will be the future.

I see, it all makes sense now.

JustAddWater · 29-10-2011 02:15PM

I have a big long ball of twine going over to my mates gaff with 2 yoghurt cartons. Paid for itself many times over

Free calls FTW

ICANN · 29-10-2011 02:22PM

I couldn't live without one tbh- I'd have no friends and no job if In didn't have one!!

I was 11 and in 6th class when everyone got mobile phones for Christmas and with their Confirmation money. I had to wait until I was going into 3rd year before I got one oh the humanity... that was before camera phones and internet on them too though.

InkSlinger67 · 29-10-2011 02:31PM

It seems a little funny to me that over the span of about 15 years the popularity of mobiles has done a complete 180 degree turn i.e. back then regular folk looked down a little on people who had them - I think the term was "yuppie" when mobile owners were spoken about.

I'm not saying the majority who have them now are looking down on those who don't. But those who don't have them are seen as out of touch in some way or another. There's no doubt that the materialistic among us do see them as something to be praised in an incorrect way.....isn't this the reason why Steve Jobs is considered a "genius" by some.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-10-2011 03:11PM

mikemac wrote: »

Yes, there were these little flashing things you put on your phone and they were supposed to deal with the radiation

That scaremongering story with the same way as bird flu and swine flu

But someone was making money out of it

Actually they are guaranteed to increase radiation because the phone normally uses as little power as possible to increase battery life. When you apply a shield to a phone it ramps up the power to get through to the base station.

wil · 29-10-2011 03:11PM

Mobile phones are so passé.

Telepathy is where it's at. :cool:
Mind you the precognitive thinking is a bit tricky. I usually turn it off.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-10-2011 03:19PM

worldwide almost all adults who live within range of a telephone mast now have a mobile phone.

http://www.wirelessintelligence.com/analysis/2011/09/global-mobile-connections-to-surpass-6-billion-by-year-end/

Total global mobile connections are set to surpass 6 billion by year-end, according to the latest Wireless Intelligence forecasts, a landmark which would mean the industry has added the last 1 billion connections in just 16 months. Wireless Intelligence estimates that the 6 billion milestone will be reached in late November and that total global connections will end the year at 6.07 billion.

The latest census estimates predict that the world’s population will also reach a major milestone soon, surpassing 7 billion people worldwide in October 2011. This implies a global mobile penetration rate of 86 percent

http://gigaom.com/2011/09/08/6b-mobile-connections-by-the-end-of-2011-wow/

Here are some interesting tidbits from the report.

* The Asia-Pacific region will rise to account for 50 percent of all connections by year-end.
* Two-thirds of the Asia-Pacific total relates to China and India. Both countries are projected to have over billion connections each next year.
* Six of the world’s top ten largest mobile markets will be in Asia-Pacific.
* By the end of this year, Africa will overtake the Americas as the second-largest regional market with 648 million connections or 11 percent of the total.
* Eastern Europe will become bigger than Western Europe in terms of connections.
*GSM is expected to account for 73 percent of global connections in the fourth quarter, followed by WCDMA/HSPA (16 percent) and CDMA (9 percent)

Temptamperu · 29-10-2011 03:41PM

I have one but its just an alarm.

shannie · 29-10-2011 03:49PM

I think everyone kind of needs a mobile phone these days, if not by means of communication, then by means of safety.

The House Of Wolves · 29-10-2011 03:56PM

As a teenage girl, everyone uses their phones during class for facebook and the like. Why bother your head? It's still going to be there when you get home. I have one of those Tocco phones everyone had a few years ago, I constantly get comments like "oh, remember when that phone was popular, why don't you get a new one?"
It serves me just fine, I have much better things to be spending my money on rather than some yoke with 'direct access to facebook and twitter' that eats up your credit.
I use it for texting (hardly ever. I have sent 5 texts since I cleared my sent box 2 weeks ago and two of those were to check my balance .___.) I've recieved 6.
5 of those from my parents.

I'm so popular!

stovelid · 29-10-2011 04:32PM

Mobile phones are great. I've no shame in admitting I heavily use mine: net access, maps, texting and games.

saa · 29-10-2011 05:00PM

Dotrel wrote: »

Have one but pretty much never use it. I top it up by €20 every six months (which I understand is the min you need to keep it alive). Never make calls or texts with it. Just have it for receiving calls.

Hmm I thought it was €5 every six months min opposed to €20, I may be wrong. I do sometimes wish I didn't have a phone, email or social networks I would be a lot happier, all I'd want is a laptop, internet and mobile internet device.

ejmaztec · 29-10-2011 05:27PM

JustAddWater wrote: »

I have a big long ball of twine going over to my mates gaff with 2 yoghurt cartons. Paid for itself many times over

It'll start getting complicated if you ever get another friend.:(

Killer Pigeon · 29-10-2011 05:39PM

I use smoke signals when I run out of credit.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 29-10-2011 05:41PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

I use smoke signals when I run out of credit.

I thought carrier pigeons would be more your style.

Inbox · 29-10-2011 05:49PM

The first one I had was when my mate went to the Americas for the summer,so I minded it for him.

One day i was having a nap in my bedroom so I left it on the window sill and after a while it vibrated and I thought the biggest Wasp in the world had flown in my window. Jeez the panic I had.

ROFLcopter · 29-10-2011 05:54PM

Anyone remember having pagers, a couple of my friends had them during the early 90's, then I got this and I was super cool......funny, I can't imagine not having a phone with internet access now.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 29-10-2011 05:58PM

ROFLcopter wrote: »

Anyone remember having pagers, a couple of my friends had them during the early 90's, then I got this and I was super cool......funny, I can't imagine not having a phone with internet access now.

What did a pager actually do? Could you respond to the person paging you in any way.

ROFLcopter · 29-10-2011 06:01PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

What did a pager actually do? Could you respond to the person paging you in any way.

I never had one but my mates did, I think they sent a small message and you responded with a basic Y/N answer

x_Ellie_x · 29-10-2011 07:55PM

I'm without a mobile at the moment unfortunately. Earlier this week, the speaker on my phone has packed in. Voices sound warped so I can't make or receive calls anymore, I can use the phone for is just to receive and send texts. It's a huge problem at the moment because I'm looking for a job so I could be missing calls for interviews and the like. And I can't afford the money for a new phone just yet.

Chuck Stone · 29-10-2011 08:03PM

I use shouting to communicate with people far away.

whydoibother? · 29-10-2011 08:04PM

I think you need to have a mobile in a world where everyone expects you to be quickly contactable. I think others would actually find it frustrating/angering if you didn't. I think it will even reach the point where you are expected to have an iphone/some other sort of internet-enabled thing. More and more, I send an email and get an instant response. I think we will reach a point where it is socially unacceptable not to respond to email very quickly.

JohnMearsheimer · 29-10-2011 08:11PM

I've had one for about 10 years now but I went without one for 4 months this year when I was living in the Rocky mountains. No phone reception where I was living. It was great going without a phone for so long. I didn't carry a wallet or keys around with me either. Very liberating!

Mensch Maschine · 29-10-2011 08:19PM

I've no phone for about 4 months now. I love it.

Before I went about 6 months with one.

mattjack · 29-10-2011 08:23PM

I keep mine in Wexford,just outside Courtown...three bedrooms, near the beach,she's spent the summer there with the ki........was the question mobile home or phone..?

accensi0n · 29-10-2011 08:30PM

I don't even have the internet.

opinion guy · 29-10-2011 08:34PM

What's a mobile phone ?

- Sent from my abacus

Dudess · 29-10-2011 08:36PM

I don't get not having a phone - if you don't like being disturbed, put it on silent and ring/text back when you're in the mood to. I know we managed without them before but that was 10+ years ago - why be inconvenienced/inconvenience others trying to contact you?

Anyone out there without a mobile phone?

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