Kanda
Diving wanker
No booty call then *dissapointed*
The mobile phone
- Thread starter soulman
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No booty call then *dissapointed*
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
i got my first one in late '99
Chester Copperpot
Triple stones
I have become totally reliant on my mobile phone. I don't really bother using my land line anymore as I get so many free minutes there seems no point. If I don't want to be contacted I can turn it off. It's also very useful as a mobile diary/calendar so I never forget to transfer my rent etc.
I really couldn't live without IYKWIM.
I really couldn't live without IYKWIM.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I have mine becuase I spend a lot of time away from home due to work, and can use it not only to keep in touch with aqua, but to check email/download work files and so on.
Looby
Well-Known Member
This.
I had loads of billing problems with Orange last year and as a result have got such a good deal with them it's not worth using my landline.
1400 minutes, 600 texts, 10% off line rental, unlimited landline minutes, a magic number, free insurance and I got £100 credit and a new phone (3 months after the last one).
I love my mobile and get really excited for upgrade time.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
Mobile phones are great. I don't see what your problem is. If you don't want to be contactable then you can just turn it off or put it on silent and ignore it, that's what I do.
What I do have a problem is is people saying things like 'why didn't you answer when I was ringing you? what do you mean your phone was in a different room, the whole point is that you keep it with you all the time, that's why it's called a 'mobile' phone ffs!'. Sad cunts.
And it annoys me equally as much that my girlyfriend refuses to turn hers off when we go to bed unless I take it off her and turn it off myself. And she wonders why I get really fucking pissed off at being woken up when she gets a text message from a drunk friend at 1am.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
People used to use telephones in telephone boxes and pubs. Unfortunately, they are now a very rare sight or don't work which is the reason I bought a mobile phone in the first place
Nonsense - With a mobile, you are contactable whenever you want.
There is such a thing as a silent mode & an off button.
thats it - I love my phone but it's there for MY convenience not anyone elses and as someone else already said it doubles up as a music player, address book, organiser for notes / tasks / reminders / alarm clock - tons of useful shit in 1 small device - wouldn't be without it but if I don't want to be contactable I wont be.
dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
I have two for Portugal, one for UK, and one for US. I have them so that I can contact people, and be contacted. I have some very poorly relatives so phones make me accessible for them when they just need to talk, when they need help etc.
I have one for business so that people can contact me to arrange/cancel sessions.
I cannot imagine wanting to be out of contact for extended periods.
I have one for business so that people can contact me to arrange/cancel sessions.
I cannot imagine wanting to be out of contact for extended periods.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I have a crappy ancient mobile that I switch on sometimes. It only gets used if I need to call home to let Mrs SFM know I'm alive or for very short calls. I'm definitely in the "not wanting to be available 24/7" camp. E.g. If I arrange to go out with a particular group of friends I think it's a bit rude to interrupt the evening taking calls of no real importance from a 3rd party.
I've got a mate who will drop everything to take a call - however trivial - this is especially annoying if we're rehearsing music since it forces everyone else to stop as well. I wish he'd just switch the fucking thing off for 5 mins!
I've got a mate who will drop everything to take a call - however trivial - this is especially annoying if we're rehearsing music since it forces everyone else to stop as well. I wish he'd just switch the fucking thing off for 5 mins!
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
dodgepot said:
Indeed. Thanks to my mobile I was able to be first at my brother's bedside when he was dying; that wouldn't have been possible if I hadn't had one, since nobody knew where I was or indeed knew that he was suddenly going to start bleeding to death. In fact I doubt I would have made it there at all, and my life would be considerably worse right now.
Also I like being able to take and send photos, send text messages when I can't be arsed to have a whole conversation, set reminders for things, and receive random calls from my boyfriend telling me he loves me (like the one I got just now)
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
should we all chip in and get Soulman a phone?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
and receive random calls from my boyfriend telling me he loves me (like the one I got just now)
aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
i can remember those ancient times
we used phone boxes - we called around to friend's houses without warning, just to see if they were in - we rang people at home (if they had landlines - not everyone did - hence calling around) if people were late, we either waited, or left - people left notices on their doors (at college) "I've gone to xxxx"
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
remember having to get thru the 'Dad firewall' when phoning a girl/guy at home
'And why are you calling my daughter?'
'And why are you calling my daughter?'
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
remember having to get thru the 'Dad firewall' when phoning a girl/guy at home
'And why are you calling my daughter?'
my dad had an excellent firewall
the phone would ring - he would pick it up, but not speak (fiendish tactic!) the caller would then nervously say "hello? is marty there" he'd say "no" even if i was there, and just hang up - no messages - no bother
internetstalker
Get naked!
Thats why we can turn the ring tones off. Or not answer the phone!
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Sometimes I don't even answer my home phone. And sometimes I sit in the front room but don't turn the telly on. It's amazing, the control a person has over modern objects
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
my dad had an excellent firewall
the phone would ring - he would pick it up, but not speak (fiendish tactic!) the caller would then nervously say "hello? is marty there" he'd say "no" even if i was there, and just hang up - no messages - no bother
is your Dad Soulman
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
is your Dad Soulman
will have to check (is soulman 68?) he has softened in his phone tactics though - even bought a mobile phone (well mum bought it for him) he uses it mainly to ring mum to get her to pick him up from the pub, often i get calls by mistake - all i hear is racing commentary - he messes around on the phone and doesn't realise he's called me - so my answerphone will have the commentary of 3.30 at Ascot
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
everything that happens now
just via other methods
see Lord Camomile's post
now then, you still haven't told us what your beef is with mobiles
Yes I have. If you want to call it a beef, it's that the whole concept of the mobile phone is invasive. The idea that you can be contacted by someone at any time, wherever you are. It takes away from basic face-to-face human contact.
Mobile phones are great. I don't see what your problem is. If you don't want to be contactable then you can just turn it off or put it on silent and ignore it, that's what I do.
What I do have a problem is is people saying things like 'why didn't you answer when I was ringing you? what do you mean your phone was in a different room, the whole point is that you keep it with you all the time, that's why it's called a 'mobile' phone ffs!'. Sad cunts.
And it annoys me equally as much that my girlyfriend refuses to turn hers off when we go to bed unless I take it off her and turn it off myself. And she wonders why I get really fucking pissed off at being woken up when she gets a text message from a drunk friend at 1am.
This is what I'm talking about. With them comes the expectation that you should be contactable at all times and carry it with you at all times, and answer it at all times. If you can't be contacted, then why not?
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Because if you didn't have a mobile phone you'd just talk to them across a table
You use the phone when you can't speak face to face!And if you mean that it stops people from meeting up, as they can just talk over the phone, I would argue that it also enables communication a great deal too.
As for invasive - as has been coverd somewere on this thread, I forget where: turn it off!!
