10-11-2013, 08:37 PM
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Re: The Curse of the Mobile Phone
I'm the only one left in the family who hasn't got one and never getting one, I haven't learned how to text either, I've got along fine all these years without a mobile and I'm not changing at this stage of the game. no credit in it or it's not charged, that's all I hear from the family everyday.I see in the films now when someone is in trouble and they need to call the emergency services, you hear "Gawd, I can't get a signal out here", then the zombie grabs him and eats him, that's not much use in an emergency is it. Very useful for some people nowadays but not for me thanks.
10-11-2013, 09:00 PM
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Re: The Curse of the Mobile Phone
Mine is probably a little younger than Megs.
We got it when our grandson was born. It came in very handy when we took him out as a baby. So many problems that arose..especially when his 'mickey button' came out - our daughter stayed on the line giving help, while hubby put it back. A terrifying ordeal.
So, yes, we wouldn't have been without it over the years but it certainly isn't 'all singing, all dancing' and doesn't get used much now.
10-11-2013, 09:01 PM
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I bought a lovely slim one for over £100 a few years ago but never put any credit on it and now I can't find it
. Can't be arsed with it really but sometimes I run up the mountain and there ain't no-one up there for miles around so thought it could well come in handy. Not bothered really though. When my sisters visit me they invariably receive a few calls. Just so annoying. As if life can't go on without them for goodness sake.
10-11-2013, 10:32 PM
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Re: The Curse of the Mobile Phone
I have a Motorola flip-phone from around 2008 that I use for about 1-2 phone calls a week and 1-2 texts a YEAR.I detest the thing but since my 2nd heart attack in 2010 the wife insisted I have one with me at all times and as such, I now do. About half the time the battery is flat though so it wouldn't be of much use should I need it
10-11-2013, 10:47 PM
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It drives me up the wall when I come across fellow seniors who have a mobile phone but never turn it on as it is just for 'emergencies' because it is so expensive.When you ask them how much their home phone bill is you can bet it is $35 a month or more. Then you explain to them that for less money they could get rid of their home phone (or get the free inContact service) and have unlimited mobile phone calls and the internet, all the services and convenience that the mobile services provide. Some are now changing over.
A number express the fear than in an emergency they think the fixed line is more reliable but then realise that their phone actually needs mains power to operate (not always true) but anyway fixed lines no longer use dedicated exchange equipment and are subject to similar over loading as the mobile network.
If it weren't for my ADSL Internet I would have ditched the fixed line years ago (roll on the NBN). All my calls are made from my mobile. None of my kids have a fixed line and rely entirely on their mobile phone and, like most seniors, rely on the mobile network for their internet connection too.
I would have thought the situation in the UK, where even local calls are timed, was even more conducive to having a mobile phone only. Have any of you ditched your fixed line entirely?
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