Do you own a cell phone?

[KungFuJesus]

Do you own a cell phone?

[The Dude]

Who doesn't? They pretty much issue you one at birth these days, don't they? Pretty soon they'll just implant them.

[The Larry]

Who doesn't? They pretty much issue you one at birth these days, don't they? Pretty soon they'll just implant them.

Exactly. It seems everywhere you go now, everyone has a cell phone. How 'bout those people with the bluetooth thing? Hey, RC knows what he's talking about, for once in his life.

[Me1YouNothing]

Common answer: "I need it in case of an emergency". :roll:

And yeah... they issue them at birth now.

[westernestates]

I still don't own one and probably won't own one for years to come. I just don't feel that neccesity to be hounded every 5 minutes when I'm out with friends, shopping for food or getting the booka dunk on.

[Dr. Gonzo]

Yes, cellphones are pretty much a necessity these days. Plus, how else am I gonna get my swerve on? Thats just how I roll...

[BowlHaircut]

Westernestates... I admire that. I cannot even imagine life without a cell phone. Isn't that pathetic? For business, I have to have one, otherwise I'd be out of business. But even personally, because of cell phones, I can't just sit in gridlock traffic. I need a cell phone, an iPod, Laptop, or else I would feel naked and bored out of my freaking mind.

Swing low, sweet chariot... free me from my electronic chains.

:bowl:

[Just A Lil' Peek]

Yes, cellphones are pretty much a necessity these days. Plus, how else am I gonna get my swerve on? Thats just how I roll...

oh jesus. oh GOD. i agree, cell phones are great for calling escorts.

[G.D. It]

I have a Treo 650. The greatest invention since the BSP.

On a serious side...Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Yes, cellphones are pretty much a necessity these days. Plus, how else am I gonna get my swerve on? Thats just how I roll...

oh jesus. oh GOD. i agree, cell phones are great for calling escorts.

Booooyeahhhhh!!!!!!! :rock:

[Snowman]

I haven't taken the plunge.

It's my understanding it's cheaper to have a cell than having a landline in todays world but I've yet to test this theory out. I can certainly understand the business aspect of having cellphones but to me cellphones are like credit cards and I have easily lived without owning either of them.

[GeneralSantos]

I didn't have one for the longest time, but my wife got a good deal on adding me to her plan. We have since given up our land line because it was just too damn expensive. I think our bill started at $30 a month without making a single call. We don't make many calls, but the ones we do make are long distance to families, and with the cell phone, we get free long distance calls. In the long run, the cell phones are just cheaper. Now if we can just get companies to get better service like in Japan or Europe...

[PrairieGhost]

I don't own one it's just another way for people to bother you when you don't want to be bothered! [-X

[The Dude]

No one says that you have to answer the thing all the time.

I will tell you how weird the world has become, true story.

My brother in law is a big natural/ survivalist guy. When he was visiting us in Miami, he decided to go hiking in the Everglades...long story short, he gets lost. So when he's a few hours late coming back, we start to call his cell. Now, cell phone coverage there is pretty spotty at best, so we keep calling until we finally get him after 2 hours of calling. And he's lost in the glades. It's pitch black except for a headlamp he's wearing, he's surrounded by gators and he doesn't know how to tell us where he is. To make matters worse, even if we did know where he was, the Everglades Rangers don't have the resources to get someone when they are back country. He could have been bitten by a water moccasin or rattlesnake and died.

The really weird thing is that we were able to talk to him. But we couldn't help him.

He eventually walked out after several hours, severly dehydrated and scratched up, exhausted.

[Gave 'M a Swirly]

Yes, but I rarely use the sum-bitch. :-s

[BowlHaircut]

I have a Treo 650. The greatest invention since the BSP.

On a serious side...Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?I love my 650. Do you stream KBLO on it?

[TheWagesofSin]

I fought having a cell for the longest time, but gave in. Why pay more for a land line? Don't make no sense.

[Pile it High and Deep]

I recently purchased a cell phone for two reasons. First, I was going across the country for two months to complete a project for school and needed a reliable way to contact people for various reasons. Second, I was getting screwed with the land line. My two roommates and I were paying $30 a month for practically no service. Why should I pay that flat rate AND use a phone card to call people who don't happen to live on my block? I got a prepaid wireless plan (since I don't use the phone that much) and couldn't be happier. I pay less, I don't get called by telemarketers, it makes no difference whether I call across the street or across the country, and I can take it in the car for emergencies. To summarize: cell phone 1, land line 0

[TheWagesofSin]

I recently purchased a cell phone for two reasons. First, I was going across the country for two months to complete a project for school and needed a reliable way to contact people for various reasons. Second, I was getting screwed with the land line. My two roommates and I were paying $30 a month for practically no service. Why should I pay that flat rate AND use a phone card to call people who don't happen to live on my block? I got a prepaid wireless plan (since I don't use the phone that much) and couldn't be happier. I pay less, I don't get called by telemarketers, it makes no difference whether I call across the street or across the country, and I can take it in the car for emergencies. To summarize: cell phone 1, land line 0

Cool avatar. Ever notice how Subway sandwiches always get mixed up somehow in Dozier's twisted sexual world? Especially 6-inch tuna.
Uhh, off topic. Sorry. Getting bored with this one.

[Pile it High and Deep]

Haha, yeah I noticed. It's based on that bit Phil did like a year ago when Vernon had to take a second job at a sandwich shop because teachers are so badly underpaid.

[Chadthemonkey]

Some people do use their cells phones WAY too much, I might make/receieve one call per day...maybe. Personally I don't like talking on any kind of phone for too long.

[AB]

I have a Treo 650. The greatest invention since the BSP.

On a serious side...Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.

[The Dude]

I have a Treo 650. The greatest invention since the BSP.

On a serious side...Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.

Or me and my partner met a costumer at his house and he drives up while talking on the cell phone, gets out of his car, walks to the door, lets us in, and has us stanf there for five minutes while he finished his call...jackass!

[BowlHaircut]

Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.I had this happen to me one time where a guy was in the stall and he was on the phone. There were two guys waiting for their turn and here this guy is in there talking about this that and the other... taking his sweet time. I quietly walked up to the door and yelled, "The guy you're on the phone with is in the can. REPEAT. He is pinching one off while he talks to you. GET OFF THE PHONE!!!" The restroom erupted with laughter and applause. It was one of my finest moments. I rank it just between my marriage and the birth of my child.

[The Larry]

Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.I had this happen to me one time where a guy was in the stall and he was on the phone. There were two guys waiting for their turn and here this guy is in there talking about this that and the other... taking his sweet time. I quietly walked up to the door and yelled, "The guy you're on the phone with is in the can. REPEAT. He is pinching one off while he talks to you. GET OFF THE PHONE!!!" The restroom erupted with laughter and applause. It was one of my finest moments. I rank it just between my marriage and the birth of my child.

Bowl just gave me a seweet idea - I'll have to try it. It migyht be tougher than you think to find a dude crapping and talking on his phone in a public restroom.

[AB]

Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.I had this happen to me one time where a guy was in the stall and he was on the phone. There were two guys waiting for their turn and here this guy is in there talking about this that and the other... taking his sweet time. I quietly walked up to the door and yelled, "The guy you're on the phone with is in the can. REPEAT. He is pinching one off while he talks to you. GET OFF THE PHONE!!!" The restroom erupted with laughter and applause. It was one of my finest moments. I rank it just between my marriage and the birth of my child.

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[Boss]

Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.I had this happen to me one time where a guy was in the stall and he was on the phone. There were two guys waiting for their turn and here this guy is in there talking about this that and the other... taking his sweet time. I quietly walked up to the door and yelled, "The guy you're on the phone with is in the can. REPEAT. He is pinching one off while he talks to you. GET OFF THE PHONE!!!" The restroom erupted with laughter and applause. It was one of my finest moments. I rank it just between my marriage and the birth of my child.That's GD funny. The only thing better would have been if you fired one out and the person on the other end of the guys phone heard it.

[nate]

:bowl: , yet again, you are a freakin' genious!

[BowlHaircut]

Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.I had this happen to me one time where a guy was in the stall and he was on the phone. There were two guys waiting for their turn and here this guy is in there talking about this that and the other... taking his sweet time. I quietly walked up to the door and yelled, "The guy you're on the phone with is in the can. REPEAT. He is pinching one off while he talks to you. GET OFF THE PHONE!!!" The restroom erupted with laughter and applause. It was one of my finest moments. I rank it just between my marriage and the birth of my child.That's GD funny. The only thing better would have been if you fired one out and the person on the other end of the guys phone heard it.Wow. That would have been better... :lol:

If only one of the adjacent stalls had opened up.

[TheWagesofSin]

Don't you hate the idiots who walk around a store or stand in line and talk to some motard about stupid crap LOUD enough for everyone to hear?

Or um walk into a public restroom where there is one guy in a stall and he's talking to someone on the phone. Always wondered if the person the're talking to knows where they are. I'd freakin hang up on the dude.I had this happen to me one time where a guy was in the stall and he was on the phone. There were two guys waiting for their turn and here this guy is in there talking about this that and the other... taking his sweet time. I quietly walked up to the door and yelled, "The guy you're on the phone with is in the can. REPEAT. He is pinching one off while he talks to you. GET OFF THE PHONE!!!" The restroom erupted with laughter and applause. It was one of my finest moments. I rank it just between my marriage and the birth of my child.

As long as we're on the topic, it really FREAKS ME OUT when guys taking a dump in a public restroom start moaning with dump-pleasure, like they're getting their cookies. STOP IT!!!!!

[The Dude]

As long as we're on the topic, it really FREAKS ME OUT when guys taking a dump in a public restroom start moaning with dump-pleasure, like they're getting their cookies. STOP IT!!!!!

Sorry, but sometimes it just comes out!

/pun intended...so :P

[Dr. P]

Westernestates... I admire that. I cannot even imagine life without a cell phone. Isn't that pathetic? For business, I have to have one, otherwise I'd be out of business. But even personally, because of cell phones, I can't just sit in gridlock traffic. I need a cell phone, an iPod, Laptop, or else I would feel naked and bored out of my freaking mind.

Swing low, sweet chariot... free me from my electronic chains.

:bowl:

How did we ever run businesses without them? I sewar you can not build a house without cell phones in this day and age. And good move on the turd cutter using the phone. :thumbsup:

[Dr. Gonzo]

Westernestates... I admire that. I cannot even imagine life without a cell phone. Isn't that pathetic? For business, I have to have one, otherwise I'd be out of business. But even personally, because of cell phones, I can't just sit in gridlock traffic. I need a cell phone, an iPod, Laptop, or else I would feel naked and bored out of my freaking mind.

Swing low, sweet chariot... free me from my electronic chains.

:bowl:

How did we ever run businesses without them? I sewar you can not build a house without cell phones in this day and age. And good move on the turd cutter using the phone. :thumbsup:

True dat. But dosen't it seem like yesterday that pagers where the shit? Jesus Im getting old fast!

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Westernestates... I admire that. I cannot even imagine life without a cell phone. Isn't that pathetic? For business, I have to have one, otherwise I'd be out of business. But even personally, because of cell phones, I can't just sit in gridlock traffic. I need a cell phone, an iPod, Laptop, or else I would feel naked and bored out of my freaking mind.

Swing low, sweet chariot... free me from my electronic chains.

:bowl:

How did we ever run businesses without them? I sewar you can not build a house without cell phones in this day and age. And good move on the turd cutter using the phone. :thumbsup:

True dat. But dosen't it seem like yesterday that pagers where the shit? Jesus Im getting old fast!

Yeah, I freaking hated pagers, those were the most pointless piece of techno-bullshit ever invented.

Beep,beep...beep,beep...beep,beep

"Oh it's my work! I better call them back... Oh wait, I'm in the middle of nowhere and there's no phone around."

Beep,beep...beep,beep...beep,beep

"They keep paging me but I can't get to a phone.... AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!" *BANG* :sniper:

[Verno]

Most of the cool kids in my high school had pagers.... but none of them were activated. So basically, it was a $200 digital clock.

[BowlHaircut]

Most of the cool kids in my high school had pagers.... but none of them were activated. So basically, it was a $200 digital clock.I still use a text messaging pager. People look at me like I'm fresh out of the stone age, but it is the way I get dispatched.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Most of the cool kids in my high school had pagers.... but none of them were activated. So basically, it was a $200 digital clock.

hahahahahahahaha!!!! What a bunch of losers!!!!!!! :gloid: :gloid: :gloid:

[KungFuJesus]

http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/01/CELL.jpg

Anybody read this? I've had it almost a month and haven't started.

[Verno]

Anybody read this? I've had it almost a month and haven't started.

Read? When does it come to theaters?

[KungFuJesus]

Anybody read this? I've had it almost a month and haven't started.

Read? When does it come to theaters?

Probably not too far in the future!

[Just A Lil' Peek]

Anybody read this? I've had it almost a month and haven't started.

Read? When does it come to theaters?

theaters? when can i just know about it?

[Mini Dickman]

Yeah, but I'm not happy about it. I really hate my phone.

Here's a fucking clear as hell message to all the companies who make cellular phones: I want a PHONE, goddamnit. I don't want some worthless pussy gadget bullshit toy that does every little fucking function you can think of. I don't want a PDA, I don't want a browser, I don't want games, and I don't fucking want an FM Radio tuner or an MP3 player. I don't want any fucking ringtones or backgrounds.

Fuck your gadget consolidation bullshit. I want one of those old Motorola 3-Watt phones, only one that would work on GSM or TDMA networks, and that would support 1xRTT/EVDO and have a data output for use with my Laptop. Why can't you motherfuckers make that?

I've got the lowest end piece of shit, and yet I still have to have a color screen and ringtones. Grr. The 8 button fell off a few weeks ago, and I've been putting off replacing it. The 8 button never came off my old phones.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Yeah, but I'm not happy about it. I really hate my phone.

Here's a fucking clear as hell message to all the companies who make cellular phones: I want a PHONE, goddamnit. I don't want some worthless pussy gadget bullshit toy that does every little fucking function you can think of. I don't want a PDA, I don't want a browser, I don't want games, and I don't fucking want an FM Radio tuner or an MP3 player. I don't want any fucking ringtones or backgrounds.

Fuck your gadget consolidation bullshit. I want one of those old Motorola 3-Watt phones, only one that would work on GSM or TDMA networks, and that would support 1xRTT/EVDO and have a data output for use with my Laptop. Why can't you motherfuckers make that?

I've got the lowest end piece of shit, and yet I still have to have a color screen and ringtones. Grr. The 8 button fell off a few weeks ago, and I've been putting off replacing it. The 8 button never came off my old phones.

Wow!!! We have something in common, now before you go shoot yourself in an attempt to save yourself from that horrible thought. I'd like to tell you that I feel the same way and have had virtually the same problems with my cell phone. I just wish it would all go away sometimes. :sniper:

[Mini Dickman]

Agreeing with :savvy: isn't so horrible, agreeing with :phfreak:, on the otherhand...

[beaver_clever]

I don't even own a car. :noglip:

[Mr. Irrelevant]

<RING>
<RING>
Hold on...

Yes...
Uh huh
Yeah...
Can you hear me?
Huh?
No....
Sure....
Are you there?
What?
Say that again?
Uh, okay....
You still there?
Right.....
Yeah, later.
<Click>

No, I don't own a cell phone either. <Click> :^o

[The Dude]

<RING>
<RING>
Hold on...

Yes...
Uh huh
Yeah...
Can you hear me?
Huh?
No....
Sure....
Are you there?
What?
Say that again?
Uh, okay....
You still there?
Right.....
Yeah, later.
<Click>

No, I don't own a cell phone either. <Click> :^o

I remember when you could talk on a phone and not lose the connection mid-thought.

[BowlHaircut]

<RING>
<RING>
Hold on...

Yes...
Uh huh
Yeah...
Can you hear me?
Huh?
No....
Sure....
Are you there?
What?
Say that again?
Uh, okay....
You still there?
Right.....
Yeah, later.
<Click>

No, I don't own a cell phone either. <Click> :^o

I remember when you could talk on a phone and not lose the connection mid-thought.I totally agree. I mean, I'll be right in the middle of a thought, proving a point, about to say something absolutely profound when all of a sudden

[123 Ass Kick Street]

Yes, but I don't use it very much.

[FatSlider]

Yeah, but I'm not happy about it. I really hate my phone.

Here's a fucking clear as hell message to all the companies who make cellular phones: I want a PHONE, goddamnit. I don't want some worthless pussy gadget bullshit toy that does every little fucking function you can think of. I don't want a PDA, I don't want a browser, I don't want games, and I don't fucking want an FM Radio tuner or an MP3 player. I don't want any fucking ringtones or backgrounds.

Fuck your gadget consolidation bullshit. I want one of those old Motorola 3-Watt phones, only one that would work on GSM or TDMA networks, and that would support 1xRTT/EVDO and have a data output for use with my Laptop. Why can't you motherfuckers make that?

I've got the lowest end piece of shit, and yet I still have to have a color screen and ringtones. Grr. The 8 button fell off a few weeks ago, and I've been putting off replacing it. The 8 button never came off my old phones.

I'm with you all the way on this one. I changed services a couple of months ago and was really put through the hoops having the text messaging and the Web browser disabled. I have two young kids and don't need them running up charges by chatting or ordering crap like "ringtones." The built-in ringtone is fine, thank you very much. I specifically told the salesman I didn't need a phone with a camera, and he smugly said, "well, most of them come with cameras these days." I bought what he said was their only model without a camera. Of course, he had to let me know how far behind the times I am. Screw 'im. I'm the customer.

The cell phone business is all about selling extras anyway. The text messaging and Web surfing are cash cows. My goal is to be a terrible customer and never go over my allotted minutes or spend a penny on an extra.

I get 5,000 night and weekend minutes with coast-to-coast coverage, so I've been encouraging my wife to call her siblings on both coasts on weekends and chat away. My dream is to have a bill someday with 4,999 weekend calls to New York and the West Coast. Already my long-distance charges on my landline have been halved.

[Female Listener]

I have one of those little TracFone t hings. I use it for about 10 minutes a month, usually to order take out when I'm out.

[Seaofdumb]

I have a cell phone, but no house phone. I don't see why I should have both, waste of money, and if Im gunna pick one, might as well take the portable one, they are about the same price- that is if you go for the BASIC basic model like I did, I have internet at home....don't need it on my phone too.