We have four: one for my husband, one for me, one for our daughter at college and one for my parents. My daughter is the major minutes consumer. The rest of us only use them for emergencies and while traveling.
I refuse to have a cell phone.....some years ago, one of my best friends was killed in a horrible head on wreck because of some stupid woman talking on a cell phone.....it was out in the country, she ran a stop sign and hit his van head on....he was thrown out of the van, died on impact, and his wife, left a quadriplegic for 5 or so years....she just died this past year.......as a result, I refuse to have one.......my husband has one for work, and the kid has one for college and when he was working.....I, myself, refuse to ever have one, and will stick to my wonderful land line phone. Besides, I treasure/value my privacy......if there's an emergency, people know they can reach me by e-mail or regular phone....otherwise, it's probably not important. I'm sure I will get laughed at for my feelings, but oh well.
I have one and so does the hubby for emergencies only and we have a house phone. I told my kids no cell phones til they were dating or were able to drive for emergencies only but.... my oldest son is 16 and has no intrest in driving he is more into JR ROTC and he got one from his sister! she gave it to him because she bought a new one with babysitting money and the one she gave him had never been used it was a christmas present from a friend. My husband and I also have our old cell phones and our first cell but we never use those anymore lol. soooo i guess that would make 7 in the house but only 2 are in actual use lol since I will not buy minutes on the kids phones til our agreement ages are met.
I have my old Nokia and the new photo, internet etc; but we dont even know how to find out how to get into received , dialed, and missed calls on the new kind. Very complicated.
Recently my uncle died, & my family was unable to get in touch with his sister to let her know about the emergency because she does not have a cell phone & did not return home for the entire day. It's for this reason that I don't understand why people refuse to have cell phones, even for emergencies! You just never know...
Personally, a few years back I was on a solo road trip very far from home, & my cell phone got rained on & broke. I had a hell of a time getting a replacement from the local Cingular store. I was totally freaked out at the prospect of being alone, far from home, on the road, with no way to get in touch with ANYONE!!
Anyway, I have one cell phone, but 2 lines. I got a local line a few years ago, but my "main" line is an out of state number I have had for around 8 years. I think I am going to cancel my other line when the contract runs out in June!
I have one, hubby has one and my son has one. But we hardly ever use them. They're for emergencies.
I keep the phone off when I'm driving. If I need to talk with someone, I wait until I can pull into a parking lot somewhere.
If I could, I wouldn't even use it for emergencies, but there are fewer and fewer pay phones anywhere today. Makes it hard to connect if you're traveling. Of course, we used to use CB radios for emergencies, and sometimes I'm tempted to go back to that.
I hate cell phones. I think they should be turned off when you're in public, in the car, in the grocery store, the doctor's office, etc. No one is so important that they have to have 24/7 availability.
Four in my house. Hubby, me and oldest daughter on a family plan. Youngest daughter has a pay as you go phone. She earns the money from babysitting to buy her minutes.
Me and hubby share one, he takes it to work and I'm home with the land line. If I go out I take it and he's home. Or we're together with it.... LOL.... I don't see a need for us each to have one - unless we decide to get rid of the landline at some point.
I can't think of anyone I know that doesn't have at least one cell phone. In my house, my dad, his partner and I all have 2 each(for a total of 6 phones to try and keep seperate). We all have personal cell phones and separate work phones.
My husband and I each have one. We also have a landline. In an average month, I probably spend less than 10 minutes on my cell phone. I usually only use it when I'm out somewhere.
I disagree with Marilyn about nobody being important enough that they need to be reached 24/7. My husband is a volunteer firefighter and an EMT (along with his regular job). I would say that being able to reach him at any time is pretty important! The pagers they issue only work in town, and since we live 20 miles from the nearest place to buy groceries...
My husband and I each have one and so does our son. Our cell phones have been used to call 911 after car accidents, calls to AAA for towing, calls to each other when cars have broken down in the middle of the night and calls among family during times of medical crisis. I work where I can not take phone calls and it is almost impossible to be reached at work, even in an emergency. Having my phone on vibrate in my purse is my lifeline to my family and the outside world.
We have 2 and no landlines, 1 phone for my dh and 1 for me. Now when our son is older i supose we will get him a cell phone because its cheaper to add him to the plan then it would be to get a landline. But i havent given that much thought lol
I threw away 4 of them when I moved to Canada. I see absolutely no reason why anyone would really want to have one. My wife has one that works, but it's rarely used except night and weekends. We have two landlines, one from Bell Canada and my Vonage phone which still has an Arizona area code.
I've never had a cell phone in the past and never plan on getting one. I have a land line at home. If you want to get ahold of me...call me there. If I'm not in, I have an old fashioned answering machine for you to leave me a message. I like the fact I pay $1 a month for my home phone compared to a good $50 or more for a cell.
Two in use currently in my family. but a year or so ago, i had 2 different phones at one time, different carriers. Not really sure i needed them as much as i thought i did. Much simpler now.
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I have a couple Nokias.
Wanna buy a Blackberry?
Besides, I treasure/value my privacy......if there's an emergency, people know they can reach me by e-mail or regular phone....otherwise, it's probably not important. I'm sure I will get laughed at for my feelings, but oh well.
I've been without, and really liked it (like Nora, I like my privacy), but consulting requires accessibility.
Personally, a few years back I was on a solo road trip very far from home, & my cell phone got rained on & broke. I had a hell of a time getting a replacement from the local Cingular store. I was totally freaked out at the prospect of being alone, far from home, on the road, with no way to get in touch with ANYONE!!
Anyway, I have one cell phone, but 2 lines. I got a local line a few years ago, but my "main" line is an out of state number I have had for around 8 years. I think I am going to cancel my other line when the contract runs out in June!
Our son has our 2 old ones (2 from me and 2 for my husband) they can't call out unless it's 911 and they are just for games and toys for him.
One that works, and my old two in a drawer somewhere. LOL
I keep the phone off when I'm driving. If I need to talk with someone, I wait until I can pull into a parking lot somewhere.
If I could, I wouldn't even use it for emergencies, but there are fewer and fewer pay phones anywhere today. Makes it hard to connect if you're traveling. Of course, we used to use CB radios for emergencies, and sometimes I'm tempted to go back to that.
I hate cell phones. I think they should be turned off when you're in public, in the car, in the grocery store, the doctor's office, etc. No one is so important that they have to have 24/7 availability.
I disagree with Marilyn about nobody being important enough that they need to be reached 24/7. My husband is a volunteer firefighter and an EMT (along with his regular job). I would say that being able to reach him at any time is pretty important! The pagers they issue only work in town, and since we live 20 miles from the nearest place to buy groceries...