[Autevielle]

Do you need it? Are you obsessed? Lost without it? Obliged to keep it on 24/7? Do you know anyone who doesn't have one? Do you have more than one? Do you need help? Hit me with it people, after taking a look at what our Transatlantic neighbors got to say about it:

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There's something else I've noticed about people's dependence on cell phones. Bex Huff described it back in 2006 when he wrote that "cell phones are crutches that enable people to be disorganized. What's the point in planning anything? If something goes wrong, you can just call everybody on their cell phones and relay the new 'plan' ...."

But, I have to think, what are we missing? Spontaneous gatherings or discussions come to mind, or help if we were stranded on a highway. (Like Linsey Knerl at Wise Bread, I've considered getting a cheap prepaid phone for that reason.) Plus the coupons, directions, personal-finance apps, mobile banking, and all the other gizmos that make cell phones seem so necessary to so many people.

Are we losing a connection with the rest of the world, or are they the ones who are losing touch? The NYT story quotes the friend of a refusenik who suggests both possibilities: "I don�t have the time and energy to coordinate to the extent it takes with somebody who isn't mobile. It's just not something I'm used to."

source: http://articles.mone...px?post=1334341 (notice how it is a resource about spending, eh?)

Also check this out: http://www.bspcn.com...le-still-break/

[Shaos]

Recently we used to be free of any of these cell things. Do you remember? There was just one phone � at home. Maybe the second � at work. And it was quite enough! ? It was enough It was enough in that social background. Social life was more monotonous and safe. The routs were quite typical � home, work, school etc. And our parents were unworried about us. Life was more static and organized, more structured. Home � work, home � work, weekend� home � work�
I think the cell phone is extremely necessary now! There a lot of different plans and different directions to move. So, my first point is that we really need a cell phone because of the pace of life and our varying plans. The second is that we need it because of some kind of our privacy and confidence. For example I prefer to give my cell phone number and e-mail and to keep my home number and post address just to my nearest environment. I can see who calls me and I can ignore this call if I want. (1 missing word and 1 extra � in this sentence???)
On the other hand, the cell phone paranoia seems really funny to me When someone is sad just because he has left his cell phone at home is it a really problem?

[Lana]

I think the article makes the right point about people's �dependence� on cell phones. The modern rhythm of life requires owning a cell phone. But it should not turn into a �mania� of using a cell phone. Haven�t you noticed yet? Even three � five years ago a cell phone was just a tool for making calls. Just imagine how many things we could do using a cell phone! We can chat on the Internet by phone, pay our utilities bills, book tickets to a cinema and a theatre, find out where our relatives are etc. I don�t even know the full list of options my phone has. Here is what happened once: we were sitting in a cafe with friends and one friend of ours was chatting on the Internet while talking with us. I don�t think his behavior was normal, after all he was not alone and had real people to talk to instead of virtual persons. And what do you think about the habit of taking a cell phone everywhere you go? What necessity makes people bring a cell phone in the toilet (there is a co-worker of mine who do that).
We have become so used to a cell phone that we could hardly imagine any minute without it. A cell phone is a really great the twentieth century's invention. But don�t let your life depend on it. Do not forget that if you want to say something to a friend sitting in the next room there is no need to call him on a cell phone.

[onlooker]

Any discovery has positive and negative sides. There is no doubt that a cell phone facilitates the life in many ways, I need it 24/7. But extremes are always suspicious. The cell phone is only a tool !Fanatic attention to this tool is a problem of its owner.It`s only your choice to have or not to have such dependence on a cell phone. If you suddenly leave your cell phone at home, it makes you look for new options of behaviour, to be more punctual and disciplined. Of course, this is an awkward situation for you, but not critical. Such situations develop your creativity in a problem solving, strengthen your will to live and to win. And it protects you from waste of time for empty words. Did you notice that regular usage of the cell phone disturbs your inner silence? And it reduces your ability to mental concentration. Your mind is filled with foreign thoughts, they annoy
you all the time and in my opinion your dependence on a cell phone increases the feeling of the inner loneliness.

[Shaos]

I like to leave my cell phone home. (You like it or often happen to do it? - I like when it happens, I like this situation) Suddenly I feel a terrible push (?) � Oh, I left my phone!!!!! It seems like a panic. Then I understood there is no reason for such sharp reactions, to have a phone is just a stereotype. I really can spend a day free. And I feel free.
Once or twice a year we try to find a tranquil deserted place where we can be living in a long way from the civilization. No phones, no Internet, no people, nothing except us and nature around. And yes, it is also possible to live there .

What do you feel leaving your cell phones?

[Emerald]

And these blues were started way back then...in 1973 by the only one man!
http://edition.cnn.c...ntor/index.html

There is a curious interview telling about the first cell phone.