I've found the land line phone the most reliable, especially in power
outages. Don't mean to be disagreeable but I hate cell phones in
general. Texting just makes them that much worse. I don't know your
age so this might not be an appropriate question, but what did you do
before cell phones?
A wife of a friend of mine calls and ichats all the time. It's
annoying as hell. Some people just feel the need? Even when they have
nothing to say? I frequently leave my cell phone at home. I just have
it for emergencies when traveling. And leaving it home gives me a
great excuse.
Jeff M
On Jul 12, 2009, at 4:02 AM, Tony B wrote:
The shared nature of the cell phone system makes texting much more
reliable than voice. The first thing to go down during any emergency
is cell phones. The voice part, anyway.
I use it all the time to email the wife. I don't have a cell phone
myself, but she generally doesn't have a laptop at work, nor can she
answer calls all day. But for quick notes like the grocery list, or
just a weather report "Storms heading your way XOXO" texting is great.
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Jeff Miles<[email protected]>
wrote:
I agree with all. Have you ever texted? I tried once and
realized how
stupid the concept was. Why not just call, and if they weren't
available,
leave a voice message? Text messaging is stupid. I'd never pay for
it as a
parent. I don't use it as an adult. So my feeling is, unless you're
camping
or elsewhere needing emergency contact, cell phones are a pain in
the butt,
especially when given to children. For those who want to keep track
of their
kids, I like the chip implant idea best.
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