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I DO NOT HAVE A CELL PHONE. I suspect I'm likely the only one on this site who refuses to have one.

We use Skype for a phone, cheap and free to call world-wide, you only pay (which we do) to have a permanent number as your own. Cost is something like $12 or max $15 every three months.

Years ago I had a cell phone but really didn't like it. I've always seriously been a "leave a message" if I'm not there kind of person. I felt like I was on a short short leash and anyone could demand to know where I was or why I didn't answer. Nope, just wasn't for me.

These days sometimes I envy all the tools at your fingertips while away from home, but I do not envy the obsession of "needing" it and "checking it" constantly. Add surveillance and tracking issues and I'm am gloriously happy NOT to have one.

toronto_Georgia 8 Oct 12
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I have a cell phone too, but I've never felt the addiction a lot of people fear. Most of the time it just sits on idle, but I do have associates and family I need to keep in contact with.

That said, it's really great to read the news while I'm waiting for hours at a rally, doctor appointment, or whatever, so that's really nice, and I also love listening to educational audiobooks in the car on my daily drives. I educate myself while driving to enrich my mind.

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Good for you!

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Yes, Skype is great. It seems to be free of the landmines that are present in social media.
Since Slug chat is down, anyone that wants to chat with me can find me at "uglybadger" at Skype.
Anyone else on Skype?

Social media needs a mechanism where you can assign a number for the "importance" of a message and the "urgency" of a message. You should be able to sort incoming messages by these criteria.

I'd just as soon not get the messages in the first place. I still have zero desire for a cell phone.

I thought IDW was down for a bit this morning.

I also talk fairly often to people through the call option on Facebook's messenger. I'd just as soon not give my general contact information in a public forum.

On Facebook I am located at Georgia Dittman of Deansboro, NY. If anyone wanted to contact me there, please use messenger and provide the "name" your are known by on here as well as your real name.

@toronto_Georgia

Yes, I saw an interruption with Slug as well.

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I have no cell phone now. It was convenient then, my mom could call and find me anywhere lol

I had a pre-paid verizon flip cover phone (my mom said it looked like the communicator from Star Trek lol ) & that I had acquired on September 10, 2001 and activated on the morning of the 11th. Pure coincidence. I had won 400 or 500 $ at Bingo on Saturday, so I splurged. Hard to forget that stuff. Had it for years.

My kids have phones now, just simple Straight talk, but has recording cameras; for when they are off the farm, in town, they always call, just in case I forgot something last minute kind of thing.

I do have a tablet, and that is basically a phone as well, but I don't use it that way. Was good for loading coupons at the grocery stores but now they want YOU to upgrade YOUR phones for their new system, and I am like WHHHAAATTT?? Seems to be a blatant form of oppressing the poor around here ~ to me.

Upgrading phones has more to do with increasing the surveillance they can exercise. F' them if they can't take a joke 🙂

Apparently those on Social Security are eligible for free cell phones, also applies as a "necessity" for those on welfare. Now why would those be freely supplied? Control and surveillance.

@toronto_Georgia You are right. It is the surveillance. I found out those 'poor' people phones DO work, quite well. I think they are poor in the I pity them definition.

Then the control me to upgrade to help them in that same blanket surveillance. LOL F' em LOL

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