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Living without a mobile phone

jessicadazzler97 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:09:13 GMT

Into my fourth month of living without a mobile phone. Could you? Would you? Do you? Let me know down below!

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icyfroth — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:34:00 GMT

We did while we were on holidays overseas. They nearly wouldn't rent us a car because we didn't have one.

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nicnacs_4u — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:52:06 GMT

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joa_ell — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:03:03 GMT

Into my fourth month of living without a mobile phone. Could you? Would you? Do you? Let me know down below!

I would compare that to electricity, sure we can "live" without it, but why? Question, could you do without any phone of any kind?, moble or home? Or internet?

Theres a movie you should watch, you can probibly find it on youtube. Called, "after armigeddon" where a family loses all modern conviences due to an outbreak of desease and takes to the road in a world with no rules and everyone out for themselves.

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motherbear2003 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:23:30 GMT

I have one however it's very rarely used. Most of the time it just gets recharged as it is for emergencies only and my immediate family are the only ones who have the number 😄

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jessicadazzler97 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:11:07 GMT

@joa_ell wrote:
Into my fourth month of living without a mobile phone. Could you? Would you? Do you? Let me know down below!

I would compare that to electricity, sure we can "live" without it, but why? Question, could you do without any phone of any kind?, moble or home? Or internet?

Theres a movie you should watch, you can probibly find it on youtube. Called, "after armigeddon" where a family loses all modern conviences due to an outbreak of desease and takes to the road in a world with no rules and everyone out for themselves.

I think for practical reasons it's a good idea to have some type of phone, whether it's home or mobile. Tbh I'm a bit of a minimalist, so I like trying to simplify my life and do without things I can do without! A few months ago I realised I didn't need a mobile phone anymore and I'm loving it; I'm not against mobiles, I don't mind if anyone else has one, it just struck me that I could do without. I will probably get a phone again sometime, just not in the foreseeable future.

As for luxuries such as electricity and Internet, that is most certainly what they are - luxuries, not necessities. I'm working on giving up my iPad and I try not to use the home computer too much. Eventually, when I move out of home I'd like to not have a computer at all. What works for some doesn't work for others, though. It all depends on your lifestyle.

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bushies.girl — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:19:18 GMT

I dont own one and dont wish to, I would never use it

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:26:59 GMT

I gave up on mine when I prepaid for a year and 300 minutes........after 12 months, I still had 278 minutes remaining. That was in 2009. I recently obtained another, one that I can call out on and receive calls, nothing else......it won't take pictures, there are no apps, and no texting. I got it because the war department felt more secure when we went on vacation.

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Anonymous — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:32:55 GMT

Into my fourth month of living without a mobile phone. Could you? Would you? Do you? Let me know down below!

dont think there are many ppl who use

a smart phone to use it only as a telephone.

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tasfleur — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:16:43 GMT

I do own one but it's the most basic one you could ever have. Doesn't use the internet at all, is basically just a pre-paid telephone that can receive and make calls.

Only Mr. Tasfleur has the number, and it's only switched on if I'm going away from home so that he can keep in touch, or I'm travelling at night for a long period of time between towns.

Wouldn't make more than 10 calls in a year, if that ...

I haven't got an iPad, don't want one, but do have a laptop I carry all the time, as well as my big PC at home.

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j*oono — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:37:02 GMT

I have an iPhone 6 plus and I love it. I can always get in touch with people when I'm out. Call home while I'm shopping to ask if we need more orange juice.

Take a snap of interesting things for the photo challenge.

When it's clouding over and looking like rain I can check the weather radar to see if I can run down to the post office before the next downpour.

I can have a quick look at what is on TV. If I'm out driving and not sure of directions to where I want to go then I can use the GPS with voice directions to tell me how to get there.

When I'm sitting for hours at the hospital in the waiting room waiting for someone or waiting anywhere with nothing to do but read gossip magazines I can play games to pass the time instead or text family to let them know what is going on.

Plus more! I love my mobile phone.

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:43:00 GMT

@*julia*2010 wrote:
Into my fourth month of living without a mobile phone. Could you? Would you? Do you? Let me know down below!

dont think there are many ppl who use
a smart phone to use it only as a telephone.

That's true julia. My phone was a very basic one though, it couldn't check emails or go on the internet - it couldn't even send picture messages! The quote was about smartphones cause that was one of the only phone quotes I could find 😛

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:45:09 GMT

@tasfleur wrote:
I do own one but it's the most basic one you could ever have. Doesn't use the internet at all, is basically just a pre-paid telephone that can receive and make calls.

Only Mr. Tasfleur has the number, and it's only switched on if I'm going away from home so that he can keep in touch, or I'm travelling at night for a long period of time between towns.

Wouldn't make more than 10 calls in a year, if that ...

I haven't got an iPad, don't want one, but do have a laptop I carry all the time, as well as my big PC at home.

That's really interesting Tas, thanks for sharing 🙂 Isn't it satisfying when you know that your phone has a very practical use? Yeah, I've gone off my iPad - I used to love it, but now it's such a burden. What's your motivation for having two computers? Is one for work and one for home? Just curious 😛

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:47:38 GMT

@j*oono wrote:
I have an iPhone 6 plus and I love it. I can always get in touch with people when I'm out. Call home while I'm shopping to ask if we need more orange juice.
Take a snap of interesting things for the photo challenge.
When it's clouding over and looking like rain I can check the weather radar to see if I can run down to the post office before the next downpour.
I can have a quick look at what is on TV. If I'm out driving and not sure of directions to where I want to go then I can use the GPS with voice directions to tell me how to get there.
When I'm sitting for hours at the hospital in the waiting room waiting for someone or waiting anywhere with nothing to do but read gossip magazines I can play games to pass the time instead or text family to let them know what is going on.

Plus more! I love my mobile phone.

That's great! As I said in a reply to someone else, I'm not against mobiles, it's really a matter of personal choice. If I get a mobile again then I definitely want a 'technological' one, not a basic one as I had before, because they're heaps more fun! 🙂

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tasfleur — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 03:21:33 GMT

Yes Jessica, the laptop is work specific, and the PC is for anything and everything, plus I have a home based laptop for doing designing and various courses.

Mr. Tas is always offering me an iPad, but I keep declining so he gets me lots of specialised software instead, bless him ...

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 03:48:18 GMT

@tasfleur wrote:
Yes Jessica, the laptop is work specific, and the PC is for anything and everything, plus I have a home based laptop for doing designing and various courses.

Mr. Tas is always offering me an iPad, but I keep declining so he gets me lots of specialised software instead, bless him ...

That's really cool 🙂 Do you feel like it would benefit you to have just one computer for home use (either the home laptop or the PC)?

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tasfleur — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 03:54:02 GMT

No Jessica, I've divided the computers into specialised usage, although I could do everything on the PC of course.

The mobility of the main laptop is invaluable to me and can be dragged around so easily for the various purposes and work I do.

I do like the way the smart phones work, but for me, I just don't need or want one (yet), maybe one day.

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 03:58:27 GMT

That's actually a really good idea. At least you know what programs are on each computer etc and what each one is for. And yeah, same here, I want a smartphone too but not before I need one!

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ecar3483 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 05:34:12 GMT

I'm yet to find a "smart" phone that I honestly think is smart. Most of them are tiny, and seem to be made to throw away after two years when the "new" model comes out.

When I got my first phone, "everyone else" had a Nokia, I got a Phillips.

I might not have been with the trend, but the keys were big enough for my fingers, and I could read the text on the screen without my glasses.

For me, smart isn't always smart. Tiny keys and tiny screens don't work for me.

I have a mobile phone, I never use it. A twenty buck yearly recharge is a fair price, for me, for the peace of mind that if I really do need it, it's there. But otherwise, it's like that box of candles in the cupboard, there just in case the power goes out.

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j*oono — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 05:43:26 GMT

You had better charge it up now and then ecar. Otherwise it will be of no use to you when the power goes out.