Anyone here live entirely without a phone of any kind?
 

Well? :helpme

I'm very curious and tempted to drop phones altogether. My minutes are consistently between 7-50 each month. I have about 342,611 rollover minutes built up. I don't text. I don't have a data plan at all. I never set up the voicemail feature, so there's no voicemail.

I'm thinking I might literally not need a phone. :arcadefre

Is this unheard of?

I have a cheap cell phone that is muted. Every so often I check for missed calls. Never check voice mails.


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move to Prepaid... :pimp

I still find my cellphone pretty useful.
The calls is very cheap anyway :)

I hardly use an minutes at all. I could go without, so long as texting and data were still available to me.

I can do without hearing your voice.

I do not, nor ever have, or will, own a cel phone.

Do you live completely alone and have no reason to contact anyone? I couldn't imagine being without a smartphone nowadays, much less not even have any phone. Being a producer I need to be in contact with models, crew, clients, and all kinds of other people, not to mention needing to communicate for other business and personal reasons. Technology and cell plans are so cheap nowadays.

I think you can buy them right in the grocery stores now right? Minutes cards and everything. I think I've seen them at Safeway.

I agree, but I'm at my comp all day. Everyone I know has email. Plus there's messageboards and blogs and all kinds of shit online as well as the instant messenger of your flavor.... I'm trying to think of one thing I absolutely must have a phone for, other than emergencies.... and I can't think of a single thing.

I don't have a cellphone. Does that count? :)

Until I worked at my 2nd telco job, I never had a cell. I only had gotten one then because they made me....ss I was out in the territory. Otherwise would not have had one. When I left, was still under contract. Then GF wanted me to switch to AT&T, so I did. Even though I almost never used phone. Other than to get her calls.

Even before I finally had it cut off. I did more texting than anything, and even then it was RECEIVING them. I had destroyed phone one day, and simply had it cut off and not replaced.

Sure. There are some conveniences I miss. But overall, I do not like being that accessible.

Any important email is routed to my phone and usually answered there, 9 times out of 10.

If my phone rings, 9 times out of 10...I don't bother picking up.

How does that work for you? I think my biggest concern is if I'm (we're) out wherever and there's a problem, flat tire, broken leg, whatever.... trying to remember what it was like before cell phones..... I guess we just used to flag someone down manually. Hmmm... yeah, that kinda sucked.

yes :error

my plan is 350 minutes to mobile,normal phone and 350 minutes in my network, plus 350 sms,mms and 350 mb, all minutes are spent, and sms,mms too, only internet is stuck at 100mb, you just cant spent all on phone :)

You guys are crazy. How can you live without a phone?

You guys would probably never be able to fill out a form, or order anything online, without a phone!

cell phone or home phone? Cell phones aren't needed in my life, in fact every time I give people my cell phone number I groan, I really would rather wait to talk to people at home. I do love my smartphone otherwise, and wouldn't cancel my cell service since it's not killing me financially.

that's the goal.

How would you make and take booty calls?

I would go with T-mobile for prepaid, you buy the minutes and then when you run out, you can just call and reload fairly easily.

dang! i thot i was the only one :winkwink: serious, i dont need that shit - i am too cool for one ;) if i am not at home and someone calls he can call again later when i am home hehe ... cell phones are for spoiled kids who dunno how to climb a tree or swim or ride a bicycle or or or ... thats why teenagers are so dumb these days - they spend time on useless calls and texting instead of reading a good book or doing some exercises :2 cents:

I couldn't...

The effects of cellphones on teenagers are useless to me. But I was thinking more like, no phone at all. No home landline either. Would probably have to hook up Skype or something just to have a number for online forms and whatnot. Sort of like still having a phone, but not really.

I dont have a cell anymore... I have a house phone and a business (phonesex) line.

If I am away from my house and business its because I do not want to talk to anyone who might want to reach me.

My kids all have cells... I take them out for dinner or whatever they text the entire time. I could buy them takeout McDonalds and eat alone... Save money. They are teens 19, 17, almost 16. (Though I can drink wine and make them drive home).

Sabby:)

Man i dont know if that is smart or sad .... but hey whatever makes you happy

i think about it before but so many people call and i have family away so i cant stop using all types of phones

i rarely use my cell and have it mostly switched off on weekends. i have no landline either

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout Willis.... :thumbsup

almost need to keep one around, if even just a crappy prepaid, for emergencies I suppose.

yes you and Amputate your head can just post to each other all day on gfy

I guess it's a personal thing. I personally hate yakking on the phone. It's always meaningless chit-chat anyway. There is very little business I can't conduct through email or other means barring the obvious like, making a vet appt for the dogs or calling 911 or whatever.

I tend you use skype more than regular phones these days but still have regular and cell phonr in case needed

ok what about women or going out and reaching someone? you and MaDolt email them?

Or just borrow someones phone. Do you have any RL phone junkie friends?


Sabby:)

I'm married, and even if I wasn't I don't "go out" if you're inferring bars or clubs. That's for the 20-somethings.

I'd suggest prepaid as well.

Cheap 20 dollar t-mobile phone and a $100 card and the minutes won't expire for a whole year.

:thumbsup

oh perfect, yes in that case she should have taken away your cell phone long ago anyway :1orglaugh

Exactly. No one wants my decrepit 43 year old ass in the club. :1orglaugh

hehe I didn't even mean club or bar, just anywhere when you leave the house and need to be reached!

I often dont even answer the phone when Im home.

When we moved to saskatoon one of my sons had the phone rining off the hook from teenybopper girlies calling every 5 minutes.

He actually went to school and stood up in front of class to make an announcement for the girls to all stop calling him. (it was distrubting his homelife).. The teacher thought it was hilarious. This was grade 8.


Sabby:)

it helps not to have a girlfriend that is bombarding you with text messages :upsidedow

Alright, so that's a fair chunk of data so far.... obviously it's possible because it's been done in the past long before Internet or phones of any kind, some here are doing it already or very close to it, but how does this fit in with the new self-sustaining / green / off-the-grid trend that's been forming? If you go off grid, generate your own power, grow or partially grow your own food, etc.... do you stay connected to a phone network? I know I would want to stay connected to the Internet, even if satellite was the only option. Again, it seems like a prepaid kept in a kitchen drawer would suffice for the emergency requirement.

they were just so into him?

sign them up for icq immediately if not sooner

"hey are you ok? oooh man, you made me scary ... i called all your family, you have been two hours offline, man! you really ok? you sure?" :upsidedow

i heard this can be very time consuming too

I live with my brother he has a phone if I need to call some one I can. Its so liberating to be off the grid in that sense no nagging calls.
As for emergencies unless you go out to the bush then your ok, My buddy and me did a test to make a point about how many people have phones. He pretended to trip in public on a sidewalk and I yelled does anyone have a phone! 22 people within 60ft had phones. To there surprise we counted them and got up and walked away.
So I say to everyone unplug for a day (except the internet) and you will feel so good.