Mobile Phones

You either love them or hate them.
Me! I hate them. When I was working I had to have a Pager and then a mobile phone which had to be on 24/7.
I promised myself that when I retired the first thing to go would be the mobile and it did.

You walk down the street and see youngster Texting their friend who, 9 out of 10 times, is walking with them.

When people are talking on the phone everyone from London to Timbuktu can hear the coversation.
I can understand having a mobile in the car in case of an emergency but to me they are the one of the most anti-social things to be invented.

Martin Cooper you have alot to answer for.

What are your views of the mobile phone.

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I don't have a fancy mobile, just a small one that fits in my pocket which I take only if someone needs to get hold of me - if a friend calls I will usually say I'll call you when I get back home

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I have a mobile phone which I use mostly as an emergency or when I am meeting up with someone who is travelling.

I always take it with me when I go out on my own just in case I should need it (orders from my family).

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I think if I were a teenager I would love them-remember standing outside phone boxes in the cold and rain?

But I`m not so I just carry one in case,I don`t know it`s number and have no idea how to text because I have no need to.

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Essential 21st century kit. Has to be 3G, internet enabled with unlimited access. Must have an app for the job in question. Of course it has to be an iphone.

I have my iphone and one for work.

Ringtone? Just an ordinary ring ring for me.

Texting - not a great fan really. I have heard that a few generations from now, humans will have evolved two big thumbs.

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I have a mobile, had one since they first came out! However, I hate them on buses and trains. I read about a man on a long distance train (Scotland to London I think) who yacked for nearly all of the journey and someone took ill and the attendant asked the man to borrow his mobile and the man, with a big red face, had to come clean and say it had no money in it and he was "pretending" to talk to an imaginery friend!

I keep mine for going out with Loki when I go long walks in the country, in case I need to call my friend if Loki takes one of her fits, also in case I get attacked!

They are a necessary evil at times!

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I have a mobile but don't use it very much, Its more for emergency use really.

It's good for keeping in touch with OH when I am off caravanning to check everything is OK at home.

I don't text, but could if I wanted too.

I find it annoying when people come into the centre and keep you waiting mid-serving or giving advice while they chat on the phone, especially when there are other people needing your attention.

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I have a mobile . . . . it's never switched on . . . . I only carry it when travelling up north in case of an emergency in the middle of nowhere.

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Same as some others-I have a mobile phone but only for 'emergencies' as it were. Got one after I got stuck on the motorway for 2 hours on my way to my Brothers and couldn't let them know where I was.

I always take it with me when out walking with Hatti, especially when I'm on my own. Must say I feel safer having the mobile with me, just in case I need to contact anyone. Can text if I need to, but not very quick at it!!!

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I have a very simple one that is just a phone! Doesn't take photos, text, connect to the net or any other fancy apps. It's for my convenience only, I keep it turned off as I only use it when my land line is down due to a power failure, or to make a necessary call if I'm on the computer (dial-up); and do carry it with me when I'm out in case of an emergency. Guess I'm a bit of a Luddite!