Who Do You Call?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:36 am
Ghost-Busters! When do you call? Anytime I want!
There is probably no technological advance in the last 10 years that has impacted our lifestyle more than the cell phone.
We must have been a very repressed society before then because these days it seems that everyone is talking to everyone and every conversation is just one that can not wait until we are home.
Seems like every other driver is talking to someone, and in stores, in lines at the bank, at sporting events...everyone is talking to someone about something important.
My question is this. Who do YOU call using your cell phone? Do you just stay in touch with friends? Do you call family at your lunch break? Long distance? Just what is it that you use your cell phone for the most?
For us, living in a large metropolitan area, it is a wonderful tool to have in case of emergency. That is STILL the primary reason we have them. And, with our sons in California and us in Arizona, we both live in the same region so we can call them as though we were calling someone across the street...and we do. Just to ask about something small or simple.
But the second biggest use is for long distance calls back to Illinois. We touch base with family members once or twice a week. With the pricing package we have, and about 700 minutes of LD a month, it is a nice alternative to long distance through the land lines.
Finally, for work. I am on call 24/7/365. And I do get called 24/7/365 wherever I am. In Phoenix. In San Diego. In Illinois. As my boss says, it doesn't matter any more, if someone needs to call, I can always be reached!
So what is your primary use for the cell phone, and can you imagine life without it? Also...those of you without cell phones, do you have cordless phones nonetheless at your home?
Gotta quit now. Calling Illinois for my weekly chat with my dad!
There is probably no technological advance in the last 10 years that has impacted our lifestyle more than the cell phone.
We must have been a very repressed society before then because these days it seems that everyone is talking to everyone and every conversation is just one that can not wait until we are home.
Seems like every other driver is talking to someone, and in stores, in lines at the bank, at sporting events...everyone is talking to someone about something important.
My question is this. Who do YOU call using your cell phone? Do you just stay in touch with friends? Do you call family at your lunch break? Long distance? Just what is it that you use your cell phone for the most?
For us, living in a large metropolitan area, it is a wonderful tool to have in case of emergency. That is STILL the primary reason we have them. And, with our sons in California and us in Arizona, we both live in the same region so we can call them as though we were calling someone across the street...and we do. Just to ask about something small or simple.
But the second biggest use is for long distance calls back to Illinois. We touch base with family members once or twice a week. With the pricing package we have, and about 700 minutes of LD a month, it is a nice alternative to long distance through the land lines.
Finally, for work. I am on call 24/7/365. And I do get called 24/7/365 wherever I am. In Phoenix. In San Diego. In Illinois. As my boss says, it doesn't matter any more, if someone needs to call, I can always be reached!
So what is your primary use for the cell phone, and can you imagine life without it? Also...those of you without cell phones, do you have cordless phones nonetheless at your home?
Gotta quit now. Calling Illinois for my weekly chat with my dad!
At the same time this couple (who's car sounded!) were "enjoying" the moment at my expense and just cracking up from what I noticed of them in their first floor room! 
