How do you use your cell phone?

[strollin]

Do you actually use your cell phone to make/receive calls? I have 4 adult kids (19, 21, 24, 26) and they all tell me they use their phones almost exclusively to text and rarely make calls. Personally, I have no use for texting and think it's the most archaic form of communication available today except for snail mail.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

80% phone, 10% text, 10% web (that's new and I'm learning....may go up/down)

 

[Skulblaka]

80% phone, 10% text, 10% web (that's new and I'm learning....may go up/down)

I have no one to text or call, I use it for reference considering it's an iPhone with many great apps. (I'm a teen and I never use my phone except for reference, talk about irony.)

 

[WindowsStar]

Now-a-days: 60% Text and 40% phone calls.....wow how did that happen???

 

[Imperfect1]

Don't text much, so I'd say 90% talk and 9% photos back and forth.

 

[madtownidiot]

As seldom as possible. I don't like talking on the phone

 

[spinifex]

Don't use my phone much as when i work out in the desert, there are no cell phone towers.
When i am in range, it's 90% text, 10% calls. Using prepaid, which makes calls expensive.

 

[Lemur]

About 50/50. Especially handy for meetings, where a ringing phone can get you strung up.

 

[vierasniper]

i dont even have a cell, call me mesozoic if you will haha

 

[bigmck]

I have had a cell phone for about six years. I resisted until my lady said she would pay the bill if I carried the phone. == I only use it for talking. A few times I have taken a picture just fooling around. Pictures are the reason I bought a digital camera, why use a phone. As you might guess, I am on the downhill side of life.

 

[madtownidiot]

I have no problem turning off my phone. Just because it's possible for people to call anywhere, any time, doesn't mean they should try.

 

[polarbear]

Have a work cell only. Glad when the work day is done. Use as phone 8hrs a day only. GL

 

[Trucidation]

I use mine mostly for receiving/sending texts and the odd call, as well as an alarm clock. I don't travel that much and my life isn't that hectic that I need electronic assistance. I understand some people just can't live without their Blueberrys or PDAs but I'm a free man who can forget about work once I clock out. Besides, I'm usually within arm's reach of some sort of computer anyway; far more computing power and features, plus a display I don't have to squint at.

I leave the usage of smartphones to my colleagues, who seem to bemoan the fact that they're constantly locked in a one-upmanship battle against each other and obsolescence. Some of them change models nearly annually. I find it ridiculous.

I don't switch off my phone but I have no problem leaving it nearly perpetually in silent mode and ignoring calls from numbers I don't recognize - it vibrates, so I can discretely glance at the caller ID and decide whether to bother answering or not. Like you guys, I don't let it run my life. It's a communications device/clock combo; end of story.

 

[Tews]

I don't own a cell phone ... and I like it that way

 

[Phone Man]

I use mine mostly for calls. Since my watch broke I also use it for the time and date. Also makes a nice alarm clock.

Jim

 

[Orbital Shark]

I normally hold it in my hand, dial the number (select contact) I require and press the send/connect button. From then on it's just a case of using the speaker and microphone until the call is ended either from their end or pressing the end/disconnect button

 

[z3r010]

I don't own a cell phone ... and I like it that way

 

[Zepher]

I actually text more than talk now. I use texting for quick simple back and forth communication.
Also, I'd rather send a text than leave a voicemail.
Oh, and I use Google Voice for my voicemail so if someone leaves a voicemail, GV will email and text me the transcript which is pretty cool.

 

[Imperfect1]

I use mine mostly for calls. Since my watch broke I also use it for the time and date. Also makes a nice alarm clock.

Jim

Time and Date! Jeez, I forgot about that! Yes, whenever I'm not wearing a watch (which is most of the time) my cell phone becomes my watch. And as an alarm clock, yeah! When I have to get up really early, yep, it's my best alarm clock too!

 

[Imperfect1]

PS Oh yeah, I almost forgot my FAVORITE feature --- my cell phone has a 'tip calculator' which I LOVE. Not being much of a mathematician, it is so great to be able to punch in a couple of numbers and instantly know how much the tip will be, or even, if you're splitting the cost with others, how much your share will be. . .