My way or the highway.........

There are some good reasons to have one. Without getting into details, when I leave the house it is necessary for me to be able to contact my wife and more importantly for her to be able to contact me or any of our children. So, you have to remember that for some it's not just a matter of having a new toy.

derekimo said:

Layback Bear said:

Wolfgang their are two of us in the world.
No mobile phone.
I don't ever remember leaving the house with the urge to call someone.

whs said:

Layback Bear said:

Wolfgang their are two of us in the world.
No mobile phone.
I don't ever remember leaving the house with the urge to call someone.

Exactly, I don't even have the urge to call anyone from the house. If it was not for her mother who needs to call 3 times each day (even when we are in Europe), I probably would not even have a phone. But I guess women need that thing.

There's nothing wrong with having a mobile phone, even better if it's a smart phone, basically a mobile computer.

Good for emergencies, but you don't need to be using it 24/7 either.

Derek, if you find me a contract for less than $20 a month that works in the US and Europe, I might consider it. Right now I spend $30/month on the residential line. And that for 12 months in the year because of my security system although I am only a few months in the country. And since we make no calls outside the area code, there are no additional charges. It is sad that one needs a phone line to secure a house.

I wonder how people raised their families years ago without calling each other all the time. My parents must of been miracle parents.
I'm not knocking anybody that want a cell phone and use it as they see fit. It's your choice. Their is a difference between need and want.
I have seen a couple in a store that couldn't buy food without talking to each other on the phone. They are in the same store at the same time.
The only thing that disturbs sex now days is a tornado or the cell phone rings. Then everything stops. Well all I have to worry about is tornado's.

Layback Bear said:

I wonder how people raised their families years ago without calling each other all the time. My parents must of been miracle parents.

Yeah, when I was assigned all over the world when I was still working, I called my parents once every 2 or 3 months. In those days 1 minute from e.g. the US to Europe cost about $4. And in some countries you had to order the call in the morning with the operator and they would get you the connection 8 hours later - but you never knew when it was coming. So you had to stay close to the phone all day - really convenient.

I don't have a Facebook account but I can see the benefits for those that do.

Hmm, what would these benefits be ?? Letting everybody know when you went to the mall, head a coffee, went to the loo, etc. must not be very revealing.

Excuse me while I skip to my loo.
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Ok, back now. That was disturbing about Yahoo requiring a cell phone number for a new account. Thank God I already have one. I have a cell phone but it stays turned off unless I'm going to use it, which is rare; it's primarily for emergencies.

Wolfgang, you might want to look into a prepaid or pay-as-you-go non-data cell phone plan. As long as you don't use the phone much, you can easily keep the bill down to well under the equivalent of $20/month. I have an old Virgin Mobile plan grandfathered in that costs me roughly $7.30/month and I don't use all the "minutes" I get.