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Posted by missdaisy on 08-Feb-2012 00:55 Report
Save your Sanity
and do yourself and everyone else in the older generation a favour.

DROWN A MOBILE PHONE TODAY!!!!!
 
Replied by tiny-stitches on 08-Feb-2012 02:13 (Ref 2331812) Report

Having issues there Daisy?
Replied by lioness7845 on 08-Feb-2012 07:01 (Ref 2331813) Report
 My Son bought me one and I gave it back, family seems to think this mature brain could work one out...lol
Replied by take-your-fancy on 08-Feb-2012 08:48 (Ref 2331820) Report

I have mastered the most basic uses of my phone so I'm sure you could do it too Miss D & Lioness !!

Where the mobile phone should be tossed aside IMO is when you have 2 people texting each other - when they are sitting beside each other ! Or when the flippant, careless driver is intently reading or sending messages whilst driving.

The art of conversation is dying when we have kids fervently texting their friends during meal-times, family outings etc etc.....
Hopefully in years to come people will still know how to write  " I'm great. How are you ? " and not just " I'm gr8. How R U? " 

Replied by quickbuys on 08-Feb-2012 09:53 (Ref 2331825) Report
haha, missdaisy, i know how you feel !!!

lwmtbe tipfu, now work that one out, lol
hagdp
Replied by richbartim on 08-Feb-2012 10:30 (Ref 2331834) Report
ermmm...lwmtbe tipfu, now work that one out, lol
hagdp..no.. can't work out that one except for the "fu" lol
my fave is ROTFLMAFOWTIME.
too many are using the phones every where you go.
it is there life line. mine is only used if someone wants to contact me but saying that I don't give out my number, when asked I say sorry I don't have one. or I tell them the truth..It is hardy ever switched on, it is foe emergencies only.
I hate it when I'm talking to someone and they are texting?
Replied by quickbuys on 08-Feb-2012 10:40 (Ref 2331838) Report
hi rich,
i am sure you're wrong re fu !!! lol
i can work out only the start of you'rs

using my mobile is a necessary evil
Replied by missdaisy on 08-Feb-2012 10:46 (Ref 2331839) Report
nah, don't have issues. It was more in response to Lioness rofl.

I have mine of course, who doesn't? But it's for MY benefit, no one else's. I could not stand to be contactable 24 hours day.  Good grief, are we not entitled to some peace and time of our own?  Mine is only ever switched on if I need to use it.  I am only ever contactable on it by mutual arrangement, and that is only with my husband or children. 

No bells or whistles, well it does, but I don't ever use it enough to remember how.  All I ever wanted was just a phone.  Good heavens, those things cost MONEY to run!!!
Replied by magnolia134 on 08-Feb-2012 10:59 (Ref 2331840) Report
I have a mobile phone - probably by most people's standards, a real dinosaur. It doesn't take photos or receive email or connect me to the internet or play music or anything like that, it is just a phone. I rarely give out my mobile number - just family and a few close friends have it - and I never give it out to businesses or tradespeople. I usually pretend I don't have one if asked. The only time I consciously use it is when I go away on holidays - cheaper than using a landline phone (within Australia).
Replied by spade on 08-Feb-2012 11:33 (Ref 2331844) Report

I am not unaware of nor confused about what modern cellphones are capable of, I just don't need or want most of the features, I have found it impossible to maintain possession of a cellphone with only basic functions.

I first had a mobile phone in the early 90's, it was fitted in the car and thats where most of them were at that time, the truly portable ones were housed in something resembling a small suitcase. Telstra were the only carrier and all phone numbers were on the 007 network. You could make and receive calls and that was all.

Eventually they scrapped that network and told me I had to upgrade to the new CDMA network. My existing phone was not compatible with the new network and I had to pay to upgrade to a new phone and I received no compensation, but with the new network I had access to new features that I didn't want.

Things were fine for a few years then they informed me that they were scrapping that network and I would have to get connected to the new Next G network, same deal as before, no compensation, buy a new phone, more new features that I didn't want. So over the years through no fault of my own I have had to scrap and replace several phones at my own cost for new ones with features I don't want

I guess texting is ok although I prefer to speak to a human being. I have gone with the cheapest possible option, I pay $10.00 a month and never make voice calls on it unless it is an emergency, I only receive calls. If I need to make a non-urgent call I make it at home on the fixed phone
Replied by tmbjewels on 08-Feb-2012 12:30 (Ref 2331850) Report
Lol.. I can go one better than all of you.. I don't use a mobile ( Although I do have one for emergencies when travelling) and I dont use the landline phone . It is there only for my comp....You see, I am profoundly deaf and a phone is impossible for me and at times when I WAS using it, down right embarrasing.. There are only so many times you can ask a person on the other end to speak clearly.. I am always amazed at the looks on peoples faces when I tell them I don't use a phone but I am quite happy with that...They look at me as though I am an alien or something...I am a dying breed I think....
Replied by missdaisy on 08-Feb-2012 12:37 (Ref 2331851) Report
wow spade.  I had similar experiences.  My boss back in about 1988 had a mobile but yes, it was a fixture in his car.  His friend however, used to bring his in every time he left his car, and it was HUGE rofl.  It took him all his time to lug this great lump of wood up to our office. My boss used to laugh at him. 

Yes, I had a basic one for many years but eventually it did die and I had to buy another. It was impossible to buy a basic phone. Had to pay for a few bells and whistles that I didn't want and can never remember how to use. Much prefer to use landline.  cheaper too.
Replied by spade on 08-Feb-2012 12:44 (Ref 2331852) Report

'Asking people to speak clearly'

I have noticed in recent times that I am constantly asking young people, usually girls serving in fast food places to speak slower and clearer. It could be a problem with my hearing but I am not convinced of that. I can hear their voices at a normal level but can't understand what they are saying.

I have come to the view that all young girls are either trained or genetically modified to adopt a certain speech pattern when dealing with customers, it consists of adopting an artificially higher pitched delivery at a monotonous rapid-fire rate, this seems to be a sort of shop speak. They seem genuinely puzzled when they are asked to repeat themselves in a more calm and slower manner

The same phenomena can also often be encountered when dealing with businesses on the phone
Replied by Admin on 08-Feb-2012 14:04 (Ref 2331860) Report
This is such a divisive topic so we'll stay on the neutral side but will add that most new smartphones come with predictive text and voice recognition speeding the proccess without sacrificing language. ;-)
Replied by ejholden on 08-Feb-2012 14:38 (Ref 2331869) Report
most new smartphones come with predictive text and voice recognition speeding the proccess without sacrificing language. ;-)

Unfortunately, spelling is usually sacrificed at the altar of technology  ...... :-)
Replied by brerrabbit on 08-Feb-2012 16:47 (Ref 2331884) Report
Who wants a new smartphone?  I like my old ancient "dumb" phone.  Can't take photos, no internet, etc.  It's ONLY there for emergencies or when I'm on holidays.  I think two people might have my number.  I have no problems in getting my $30 credit to last 6 months.  I have a camera, it takes better pictures than most mobiles and isn't much bigger.  My phone can spell correctly but that's because the operator knows how to spell!  I can even spell process correctly.  

tmbjewels, I'm sorry you have hearing problems but there are times when I'd quite often be glad if nobody ever rang me on the phone!

spade, I thought it was teenage boys who mumble, not the girls.  I do hate it when you ring a business and they rattle off their spiel so fast that you have no idea whether you've called the right number.
Replied by spade on 08-Feb-2012 17:01 (Ref 2331888) Report

They don't mumble, they go into automoton speak, everything is reeled off like they are reading it off a board conveniently placed just inches above my head, the voice increases in volume, the words issue forth in a monotonous stream seemingly unbroken by the need to breathe, there is no welcoming warmth to indicate they are pleased you have decided to risk food poisoning by choosing to consume their product instead of their equally nutritionally void competitors offerings
Replied by jesse-grub on 08-Feb-2012 18:26 (Ref 2331891) Report
I am another one who uses their mobile in emergencies only.  Cannot remember the last time some one rang me on it  .People know when and where to contact me.  It gets used more as a watch / clock as I don't wear a watch.  Also I have a hearing loss and find he hard talking on them in public places as it can be so noisy.  I hate listening to others one sided conversations and certainly don't need people listening to mine.

The hardest part of getting this phone was convincing the sales assistant that I only wanted one that made and received phone calls.  He could not understand that I did not need camera, MP3, or that I did not need all these apps to put on these smartphone things.

I would love to drown a mobile - there are plenty of them out there that I want to snatch out of the hands of ignorant pedestrians and throw them in the Yarra River!!!
Replied by beallieblue on 08-Feb-2012 20:59 (Ref 2331905) Report
I only have a mobile phone for when away from home, as we get no coverage where I live.
But jolly handy when you break down in the car.
It only costs me $30 for 6 months , and if I don't use it , it carries over.
My lovely daughter gave me her old one, which is better than her new one.( not getting it back)
I don't know how to text.
If the phone rings it's only 1 of 2 people. Daughter or hubby.
Going away for a few days, with no computer and writting paper to write letters.
yes I am from the older generation.
beallie
Replied by missdaisy on 08-Feb-2012 21:06 (Ref 2331906) Report
Yeah, spade, I relate to all that, but not so much as possibly you as we don't live in the city.

brer rabbit, I hear ya. hahahahahahahah  had a great laugh at that. 

I am surprised to hear how many people are just like me, in that all I want is a PHONE!!  and use it only in an emergency or when on holidays. 

jesse-grub, I hear you too.  Thankfully, we don't come into contact with too much of all that these days.  Seems most people around here are fed up with it all too.  My step daughter is the world's worst.  Even in her midtwenties, I have to tell her to PLEASE PUT THAT THING AWAY WHILE I'M TALKING TO YOU, having dinner, etc etc or whatever. Granddaughters all have phones now and wonder why dad gets upset and takes the phone away when they go on access!  I wonder!

Yes, I have a lot of trouble with the mumbling.  I even find people on the telly hard to understand a lot of the time.  But young people!! on the phone!!  I say PLEASE SLOW DOWN.  PLEASE SPEAK MORE CLEARLY.  I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.  They get short tempered too.  I can just here them saying in their minds "silly old fool!"  pffffttt  Speak clearly!!  Again step daughter is the world's worst offender. 
Replied by kiwiroo1212 on 09-Feb-2012 09:12 (Ref 2331943) Report

I think i'm going against the grain here but i think mobile phones are a godsend.

If im working later or caught in traffic etc quick call home to tell my children im going to be a few minutes late so they dont worry.

If my eldest is out with friends we both have security in knowing he can contact me at any time if he needs me.

Peace of mind knowing the school can get me should they need to..The list goes on.

Manners with phones need to be taught though. My children would never dream of texting at the dinner table or continuing to text whilst someone is talking to them!Thats really rude imo.

Kiwi
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Replied by missdaisy on 09-Feb-2012 10:04 (Ref 2331967) Report
Oh kiwi, you're not going against the grain in my opinion. I think they're great too.  They have their place.  Otherwise we wouldn't all have them at all would we?  It's just the increasing technology that I don't like and the fact that you don't have a choice anymore.  I also object to the bad manners practised with them but all praise to you if you have taught your children good manners. I wish more people would!
Replied by spade on 09-Feb-2012 10:25 (Ref 2331970) Report

I think the general consensus is that cellphones are very useful if you have a use for them but unnecessary if you don't. Many also agree that they would prefer to have a choice of a simpler phone without the plethora of functions that they neither want or need
Replied by brerrabbit on 09-Feb-2012 15:11 (Ref 2332017) Report
It's possibly not the phones that need to be drowned but some of the people who use them!  I think it's incredibly rude to answer your phone while a shop assistant is serving you and then expect them to stand and wait while you talk, yet many do it.  If the shop assistant turned aside to chat to a friend I'm sure the customer wouldn't be happy about it.

I'm constantly amazed at the trivia that comes out of people's mouths when they're on their mobiles - and they're paying a lot of money for the calls.  "We're just coming up to the corner, now we're outside the bank building, now we've just passed MacDonald's."  Do they really think the listener wants (or needs) to know their every movement?  Are people THAT insecure that they think the world wants to know every time they scratch themselves?  Sigh.....

I find texting comes in handy on occasion.  I can't stand text language - I write it out in full.  When I travelled to Qld from Vic I sent my friend a text at every major town just to let her know where I was, and I sent a text every night before I camped, and when I set out the next morning.  If she didn't hear from me she knew where to send a search party.  She was in bed when I sent the text but she could read it the next day.  A missed phone call wouldn't give me that same security.  Texting saves money because you're not tempted to talk for a long time.  ;o)

Yes, they're a handy tool but they're like computers - a good servant but a bad master. 
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