Do you know anyone who doesn't have a mobile phone?

SPM1959 · 09-12-2014 07:15PM #1

Can honestly say I don't know one person who doesn't have one now.

StormWarrior · 09-12-2014 07:16PM

I don't. I got picketpocketed on the tube in London a few weeks ago and haven't got a new one yet.

Mr_Muffin · 09-12-2014 07:16PM

Yeah my grandfather doesn't have one.

The Backwards Man · 09-12-2014 07:17PM

Quite a lot actually. You mustn't know very many people OP

ahnowbrowncow · 09-12-2014 07:23PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Quite a lot actually. You mustn't know very many people OP

Probably doesn't know many under elderly folk, everyone I know who is under 50 has one.

Sheep Lover · 09-12-2014 07:25PM

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

Probably doesn't know many under elderly folk, everyone I know who is under 50 has one.

My two year old cousin doesn't have one?, or his four year old brother actually.

lakesider · 09-12-2014 07:28PM

im 55 and dont have one neither does a friend of mines of the same age..to be honest a mobile is a handy item when used as a phone , its when it becomes a sort of life support machine for people who cant interact socially it becomes a problem in my book..

893bet · 09-12-2014 07:29PM

Sheep Lover wrote: »

My two year old cousin doesn't have one?, or his four year old brother actually.

Santa is coming soon though.

cml387 · 09-12-2014 07:29PM

Astonishing though it may seem, it is perfectly possible to live a healthy and productive life without a mobile phone.

And no one cares what your dinner looks like, where you are, what you think about...well anything. So you don't need a smartphone either.

The_Valeyard · 09-12-2014 07:32PM

People without the phones are probably happier than the rest of us caught in the rat race of life, running from A to B, always 'on call'

A Primal Nut · 09-12-2014 07:34PM

lakesider wrote: »

im 55 and dont have one neither does a friend of mines of the same age..to be honest a mobile is a handy item when used as a phone , its when it becomes a sort of life support machine for people who cant interact socially it becomes a problem in my book..

Some people are introverted and prefer to avoid social situations...it's not a bad thing.

SPM1959 · 09-12-2014 07:46PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

People without the phones are probably happier than the rest of us caught in the rat race of life, running from A to B, always 'on call'

Really? I feel quite isolated without being able to easily contact other people.

Dunny · 09-12-2014 07:50PM

Even my dog has one. Granted its a toy.

09-12-2014 09:35PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

People without the phones are probably happier than the rest of us caught in the rat race of life, running from A to B, always 'on call'

I get uneasy if my phone is out of arms reach.

Birneybau · 09-12-2014 09:36PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

People without the phones are probably happier than the rest of us caught in the rat race of life, running from A to B, always 'on call'

You described my life in a nutshell there*

*Yeah, right

OneArt · 09-12-2014 09:39PM

If it weren't for work, I probably wouldn't even bother with a phone. Whenever it rings it always takes me a minute or two to consider answering it.

They frighten me.

DivingDuck · 09-12-2014 09:40PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

People without the phones are probably happier than the rest of us caught in the rat race of life, running from A to B, always 'on call'

I love the feeling of always being on call if anyone needs me, but then again, I don't give my phone number out to people I wouldn't like to be calling me.

Buona Fortuna · 09-12-2014 10:11PM

DivingDuck wrote: »

I love the feeling of always being on call if anyone needs me, but then again, I don't give my phone number out to people I wouldn't like to be calling me.

In the late 80s, I had a job visiting various branches around London. There were no mobiles - well there were but they were like two concrete blocks and about as heavy. No one knew where you were. If you were feeling concientious you'd phone in from one of the branches for any messages. No e-mails.

The good old days

shuffle65 · 09-12-2014 10:16PM

I can't think of anyone, (except very young children) who doesn't have one. Even my 91 year old mother had one, up until very recently... It's kind of a scary thought really

duckcfc · 09-12-2014 10:18PM

I went through a path last year without one, didn't effect my life negatively in any way.

stimpson · 09-12-2014 11:02PM

I asked my nextdoor neighbour for her mobile during the week. She doesn't have one. I was a bit gobsmacked. I thought she didn't understand the question.

Cantremember · 09-12-2014 11:05PM

Looking at RTE 1 now I can see a few who should never have one.

lakesider · 10-12-2014 11:44AM

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Some people are introverted and prefer to avoid social situations...it's not a bad thing.

If they are socially introverted then a mobile isnt the help they need, thats only causing them to bury their head further down..

biko · 10-12-2014 11:49AM

Forgetting the phone at home is a weirdly liberating feeling. You're unreachable and also can't play with phone or listen to music so it forces you to pay more attention to other things around you.

Miaireland · 10-12-2014 11:53AM

I know of one person who does not have a mobile phone, house phone or internet. She feels that people could listen in on her phonecalls so she does not have one.

Graces7 · 10-12-2014 11:55AM

My family ordered me to get one after the gales last year. All my communications including phone calls are via the modem so when it went down I had no means of contacting anyone as the lane was blocked by a fallen tree... it was three days before family overseas raised the alarm as I knew they would. I was fine but had there been a real need? Very isolated and happy with that

There is no mobile signal in the house so it means walking some way.

I got the cheapest and simplest; tesco E9.99 nearly a year ago and am still on the first E5. It was useful when the fuel pump went on the car...Oh and I can in need call Canada for a cent a minute on it. I dont know the number and no one else does either. So I got to 70 years without one

Graces7 · 10-12-2014 11:56AM

Miaireland wrote: »

I know of one person who does not have a mobile phone, house phone or internet. She feels that people could listen in on her phonecalls so she does not have one.

How dreadful, but what would she be saying that she did not want anyone to hear?

Graces7 · 10-12-2014 11:58AM

OneArt wrote: »

If it weren't for work, I probably wouldn't even bother with a phone. Whenever it rings it always takes me a minute or two to consider answering it.

They frighten me.

Mine never rings and nor does my internet phone as I only plug it in when I need to call out. Happier doing that for the peace.

Graces7 · 10-12-2014 12:01PM

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Some people are introverted and prefer to avoid social situations...it's not a bad thing.

Not necessarily introverted. I certainly am not but prefer to choose when and how I am contacted. My illness means I am abed and resting much

And email is grand and I can access it when and how I choose.

Badly Drunk Boy · 10-12-2014 01:31PM

My father, who's in his early 70s, doesn't have mobile. I didn't get one until my 33rd birthday when it was foisted upon my by my family who felt it necessary to be able to contact me, even though I have a landline and a work number. That was 8 years ago.

Even though I'm into technology, I never liked phones. I mainly use my phone as an alarm clock and for telling the time (since watches are banned in work because of safety). I send the odd text too but usually by webtext.

miezekatze · 10-12-2014 02:41PM

My dad (late 50s) doesn't have one and doesn't want one. Apart from that I can't think of anyone though.

I don't actually use my phone that much and it annoys me when I'm with people who are constantly looking at their phones when I'm trying to have a conversation with them or whatever. Some people really rely on it a bit too much. When I go on holidays, I usually leave it in the safe for most of the time and only look at it the odd time, it's nice to be unreachable sometimes.

Do you know anyone who doesn't have a mobile phone?

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