AS and Cellphones / Mobile Phones

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I have one also, but I never wanted in the first place, ..

My family gave it to my as a birthday present when I moved out, ..

And now, still sometimes I like to disconnect it ... to have some time only for me, ...

Isn't the answer obvious? Most Aspies don't care for verbal communication and don't have a mass circle of friends and acquaintances to chit chat with all day. And many Aspies do not have a spouse or lover so who are they suppose to be talking to on that cell phone? Plus many don't have a job to pay for that phone.

I have a Tracfone, but only carry it traveling, or use it like answering machine so doctors can leave messages about my latest test or rescheduling appointments. I also have it so family can get ahold of me at any time and also to have a way to contact my parents should there be a natural disaster. Forest fires in this area are a big threat.

I can't believe the people at work however that spend $50 - $150 a month for cell service. Also all the young coworkers text all day instead of doing their work. I don't know what they have to talk about so much. I know how to text but only one person I know also knows how to text. Haven't even gotten my parents up to speed with having voicemail let alone texting.

I have a mobile phone. I'd hate to be without one because I feel safer knowing that I can contact people if need be (my parents and brother, mainly, although I have been in situations where I've had to go somewhere to meet someone and I've not been sure of their exact wheresbouts. So communicating via phone was necessary).

However, I do not generally use my phone very often, and I pretty much always ignore calls I receive if they're not from my parents or my brother.

It's also helpful to have a clock with me at all times, because I don't wear a watch.

Well, I may be a bit of an oddity....

I have only a cellphone, no home phone...

However, I have the cheapest available plan because I use so few minutes, I don't use texting or any of the other "extras". I think I use maybe 50 plan minutes a month or so...most of my calls are incoming or off-peak so they don't actually count.

I have one but I don't use it very much. It mostly stays in my truck.
I don't talk on phones very much unless I need to.

I hate cellphones. Reasons:

1. I can barely walk and chew gum, I have absolutely no clue how people actually walk around talking on these things all day while they are doing other things. Driving I wouldn't even think about.

2. I hate phones period... they rate right up there with the "thighmaster" in my book. Annoying.

3. My ex had his continuely glued to his ear from morning til night and used it to keep in touch with his girlfriend.

That said...I did actually break down and get a tracphone this summer in case I was out and about and my son got sick at school or he was with his dad and needed to find me. I keep forgetting to turn the darn thing on ...and I've used it all of 1 time in 4 months. The only thing I like about it is the little games when I'm stuck waiting somewhere or playing around with the ringtones.

I do have a mobile phone but it is turned off most of the time.
I take it with me in case of an emergency, but honestly rarely use it.

I noticed several people mentioning Tracfones here. So just wanted to offer up a tip to join the Yahoo Group called Tracfone Users because you can get codes there for free minutes or just extend your time between renewal dates. In other words if you don't use the phone much you can utilize these codes to lengthen the amount of time between purchasing new airtime cards or rack up extra minutes for when you might suddenly need a lot of airtime (like when stranded at the airport!). The group is also good about answering technical questions and phone problems.

I question what on Earth is so important that 90% of people between the ages of say 12-40 walk and drive around all day with their ear glued to the phone. And when they aren't yacking, they are texting. What the #*^! are they talking about? No one's life is that interesting. Are they simply using the device as a tracking unit for their boyfriend/girlfriend to make sure they aren't cheating?

It really irritates me having to hear the most intimate details of a stranger's conversation in the doctor's waiting room, the hallway and lunchroom at work, the grocery store, the movies, restaurants, etc. I guess it would amaze these people that my generation in high school and college were not connected via cellphone 24/7 and we all survived just fine.

Is it any safer to use a bluetooth ear piece rather than holding the phone to your head?

OMG! My cel is my little buddy! Talk, however, forget it. Unless you can keep it to the facts. Text, on the other hand lets you inform someone of something and they answer at their leisure, and you read it at your leisure. It is also bonus when watching tv. You can wait until commercial breaks to respond. I like it because it eliminates the chit chat but delivers info. Games are also great to pass the time anywhere. And ring tones are so much fun because I get to listen to eighties music when someone calls, and since each relevant person has their own song, I get to ignore their call while tapping my toes to The Cure.

The internet is a great feature. I get weather and tides (beach season), slowly check email and get to Google every question that is posed so I have an immediate answer and can move on. I also have a GPS navigator so I can recover from getting lost for $9.99 per month. And it saves me from having to remember directions.

It is also handy to take pictures of shoes I want to buy but don’t need and picture text them to friends and family so they can encourage me to buy them because they are soooo cute and must adorn my feet (problem with cute shoes is you have to wear them out, and going out always seems like a good idea at the time, until you are out, and it is loud and you are bored with the conversation).

Back to texting, it is a great way to pass the time while bored but can’t talk out loud (work, school, church) with someone else who is bored (at work, school, church).

AND, great for picking up the gender you prefer. I go out alone, pretend I am waiting for a friend, do fake texting like the person cancelled, see a cute man, ask him if I can use his phone because I need to test mine because I am getting no answer from the friend who does not exist that I am waiting for, use his to call mine, now I have his number, he has mine. Bonus is I don’t have to call him, I can text him if I decide I want to see him again (warning girls…that cute bouncer you met the one night you were forced out with the girls will text you all hours of the night while you sleep…he is bored at work).

I just got my free upgrade phone yesterday and can now watch South Park on my phone while I drive. I haven’t figured out the MP3 thingie yet (why open a manual when you can teach yourself).

Oh, I was also able to capture the moment with my cel camera when the cops confiscated my PBA (get out of jail free) card for passing a car on the right doing 52 in a 35 after a bit of wine.

Yup, cel phones have many uses, none of which are talking…

Texting and picture taking don't cause brain cancer, do they? I was hoping to die an early death with cigarettes and booze...

I passionately hate cellphones.