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| | From:  BadBobTx (Original Message) | Sent: 7/8/2008 7:39 PM |
Here is a link to a video that features Dennis Neil who is a commentator on CNBC now but at the time of the making of the video he was the managing editor of Forbes magazine. He only lasted 40 hrs without his Blackberry and cell phone before he literary broke down and cried. How long do you think you would last? Myself, I have gone for quite a while without TV or my computer, maybe as long as 3 months, but not my cell phone. Are we addicted?  Bob
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got rid of my cell phone 2 years ago because i got tired of being gouged by verizon. life has become more peaceful since. unfortunately, i need my computer to survive. i make my living on ebay. and the computer is also essential for communication with peeps like the ones in here. i lived in the forests of western washington for 13 years. i could gleefully go back to that if those jobs still existed. the big problem i have with this stuff is with the monetizing creeps that sell it. if they offered a cell phone for 20 bucks a month with unlimited world wide calling i would go back. and make no mistake, this could be done profitably. unfortunately, monetize the mark has replaced serve the customer. |
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[[if they offered a cell phone for 20 bucks a
month with unlimited world wide calling i would go back.]]
Some people have a cell phone INSTEAD of a landline simply because if you
don't use it excessively and you use a budget pay-as-you-go plan, it's much,
much cheaper. I bought my cell phone for $20 and spend only $5 a month on
it, because I only use it to arrange rides, check in with my kids, etc. I
rarely have conversatons that last longer than 60 seconds. Unlike my
landline (which I need because I currently have DSL) I didn't have to put
down deposits, etc. If you use a cable plan for your Internet, you may not
actually need a landline at all.
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Hitchhiked around Europe for a year without a single electronic device. However, now I often fall asleep to the TV, and have two computers doing stuff both at home and at work. I can not imagine wasting too much time driving without talking on the cell phone. Addition, sure but it is a good addiction for the most part. |
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