the worst ones are "we are a bill collector and you owe us a lot of money now please give us your social security number so we can confirm your identity"
They showed some guy shaving in the end but I'm not sure it was the same guy who introduced the razor, if it was, he was infinitely more attractive before he took the razor to his beard
People have given my husband and me shit because we don't have cell phones. Apparently, as parents, we are obligated to have them because we have a kid now and what if something terrible happens?
Our response is, "call the landline if bad thing happens at work, or call the workplace if something bad happens at home. If parents were obligated to have cell phones when they have babies, we'd get government issued ones at the birth of each child."
I think it's safe to say that most of us here never really had cell phones growing up and it wasn't really a problem? I'm not sure what people think has changed about the world in the last 10 years or so that chaos will descend upon anyone who doesn't have constant contact with everyone else.
It's more like 15-20 at this point. Like, I remember when I got my cellphone in 2000, and the dude was incredulous that I didn't know how many minutes I wanted since I'd never owned one previously. And this was in a Best Buy, not a carrier-specific store.
People have given my husband and me shit because we don't have cell phones. Apparently, as parents, we are obligated to have them because we have a kid now and what if something terrible happens?
Our response is, "call the landline if bad thing happens at work, or call the workplace if something bad happens at home. If parents were obligated to have cell phones when they have babies, we'd get government issued ones at the birth of each child."
I think it's safe to say that most of us here never really had cell phones growing up and it wasn't really a problem? I'm not sure what people think has changed about the world in the last 10 years or so that chaos will descend upon anyone who doesn't have constant contact with everyone else.
It's more like 15-20 at this point. Like, I remember when I got my cellphone in 2000, and the dude was incredulous that I didn't know how many minutes I wanted since I'd never owned one previously. And this was in a Best Buy, not a carrier-specific store.
It may vary from region to region but when I was in high school (2002-06), cell phones were still more of a one-per family novelty.
i do not hate talking on the phone if i want to have a conversation
it's nice
i facetime with my besties cuz they live in the other part of brooklyn and it's an easier way to hang out
i hate when like.. like there was this one guy who would call about things instead of texting but... we were not besties and it's like, now you're imposing a conversation on me that i don't want to have you could have just texted and now you're talking about things and i do not want to talk to you
which is why i am iffy on calling people who are not close friends without a good reason i guess
my parents text me more than i text them though, i call them
mommas boy u see...
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I get calls telling me that like, Oakland gas and electric thinks they can save me energy costs on my home
The main problems with these calls are me not owning a home, that not being a real company (it's Pacific gas and electric), and me not living in California. Good try though guys!
[...] achieving a singular purpose against statistically long odds.
If someone calls me out of the blue instead of texting, I immediately think something bad happened
But texting does follow the natural progression of cell phones making communication easier and more convenient
Cell phones were a huge deal because it meant you did not necessarily have to be at home to have a real-time conversation with someone who was not in the same vicinity. Texting is also a huge deal because you do not have to be readily available for someone to talk to you, and you can reply and back and forth at your convenience. If anything the blowback is that it's a little too convenient, and people get used to having those conversations even in potentially unsafe situations, ie while driving.
I could never understand people who hate telephones.
With me, it's mainly because I lost some of my hearing in my early twenties. I used to spend so much time talking on the phone when I was a teenager, but now it is so much harder to follow a conversation without seeing someone's face. And you can only ask someone to repeat themselves so many times before they get huffy. It's just a hassle.
[...] achieving a singular purpose against statistically long odds.
I have a little pay-as-you-go flip phone and that's pretty much all I need. Most days I don't even need that.
I've gotten endless amounts of shit for having absolutely no interest in a smartphone since it is apparently the only kind of phone worth having, even though I point out that I have everything a smartphone does, but elsewhere. You know, outdated, worthless technology like a computer and a Kindle.
I just apparently cannot impress upon people around me well enough the reality that I have very little use for one. "You can get a cheap one that only costs X a month, you can afford it" Yeah, or I can just spend $20 every three months, have a phone for emergencies or little things and keep that extra money for other stuff that I can afford and actually have use for.
I hate cell phones pretty fiercely. I hate that owning one is an open invitation to people to hassle me whenever they want
see this
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this is the thing I've never been able to understand
the only things I see as people hassling me on my phone is spam calls, and I get 1 of those every couple of weeks and hang up and block the number. My friends asking what I'm up to or my wife calling to chat during my lunch hour or my parents wanting to ask me a question or catch up is the opposite of hassling for me.
The real estate biz must have been a lot more fun before cell phones. Now I just see realtors answering phones constantly at my job. Bothered over every little thing.
and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
but they're listening to every word I say
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The only thing I find frustrating about mobile phones are people who say, "I don't like being contactable all the time on a phone" which would be fine, if they then didn't have a mobile phone.
I find it frustrating when they don't check their phone, but are happy to message you, and then demand you to respond immediately.
the worst ones are "we are a bill collector and you owe us a lot of money now please give us your social security number so we can confirm your identity"
My brother when he got his new number for months got harassed by bill callers to the point he knew what numbers they used and what times they called
Over this woman named Ethel apparently she racked up quite the medical bills and skipped out or something
It's the problem I gave about owning a phone as I cannot justify paying $45 a month for something I would barely use.
I had a pay as you go phone that was 15 a month but I racked up quite the credit after a time as I had no one to text or to call so I did basically waste money I could ill afford at the time.
I take my 3ds with me when I got out and to work since it works as a clock and a game machine when I need it.
I don't mind texting just the people sending light novels as a text do.
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Now that my iPhone does handoff to my mac I do send multi paragraphs, I don't really expect it back. But I figure, I can type quickly and detailed so why try and leave ambiguity when you don't need to.
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Probably the strangest (and saddest) phone thing I ever got was a voicemail from a lady who thought I was her estranged son, and she spent the whole message weeping about how she was sorry for everything and please please please would he and his sister come to the house for Sunday dinner.
The worst part was, I couldn't even call her to let her know it was a wrong number because she didn't leave a number and when I checked the call list it was blocked.
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[...] achieving a singular purpose against statistically long odds.
I had a few days in a row where a guy called me thinking it was his mom's number, so when I answered, he was basically like "Who are you and where's my mom?" so I had to explain that I was not his mother, nor involved with her and tell him that he got the wrong number because he switched two numbers. He apologized, I said it was fine, no worries.
It happened two more times after I finally talked to him (I initially ignored his calls because it was a number I didn't know) and the last time, I just answered and went "Hey man, I'm still not your mom."
We had a laugh about it and then I never heard from him again.
Probably the most interesting thing my phone has ever been used for.
yeah i got one string once from some folks who were real worried how their son was doing, slowly getting more and more worried over the months of them leaving me a voicemail trying to get an answer.
finally managed to catch it, and tell them no, sorry wrong number, but i wish i'd gotten to them sooner and saved them some stress perhaps.
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"Oh shit did I take out loans with PPI?"
once every couple of weeks for going on 3 years now.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
The amounts were so close that I had to click and look at my bill to compare them
You're not really making a convincing argument here
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They showed some guy shaving in the end but I'm not sure it was the same guy who introduced the razor, if it was, he was infinitely more attractive before he took the razor to his beard
hot damn!
wow!
that was quick!
totally legit everyone!
"wait...do I even know what PPI is? god damnit"
It may vary from region to region but when I was in high school (2002-06), cell phones were still more of a one-per family novelty.
it's nice
i facetime with my besties cuz they live in the other part of brooklyn and it's an easier way to hang out
i hate when like.. like there was this one guy who would call about things instead of texting but... we were not besties and it's like, now you're imposing a conversation on me that i don't want to have you could have just texted and now you're talking about things and i do not want to talk to you
which is why i am iffy on calling people who are not close friends without a good reason i guess
mommas boy u see...
The main problems with these calls are me not owning a home, that not being a real company (it's Pacific gas and electric), and me not living in California. Good try though guys!
Plus my voice pretty much always sounds like I've only just woken up, so talking over the phone just seems to accentuate that.
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But texting does follow the natural progression of cell phones making communication easier and more convenient
Cell phones were a huge deal because it meant you did not necessarily have to be at home to have a real-time conversation with someone who was not in the same vicinity. Texting is also a huge deal because you do not have to be readily available for someone to talk to you, and you can reply and back and forth at your convenience. If anything the blowback is that it's a little too convenient, and people get used to having those conversations even in potentially unsafe situations, ie while driving.
With me, it's mainly because I lost some of my hearing in my early twenties. I used to spend so much time talking on the phone when I was a teenager, but now it is so much harder to follow a conversation without seeing someone's face. And you can only ask someone to repeat themselves so many times before they get huffy. It's just a hassle.
I've gotten endless amounts of shit for having absolutely no interest in a smartphone since it is apparently the only kind of phone worth having, even though I point out that I have everything a smartphone does, but elsewhere. You know, outdated, worthless technology like a computer and a Kindle.
I just apparently cannot impress upon people around me well enough the reality that I have very little use for one. "You can get a cheap one that only costs X a month, you can afford it" Yeah, or I can just spend $20 every three months, have a phone for emergencies or little things and keep that extra money for other stuff that I can afford and actually have use for.
this is simultaneously exciting and terrifying!
let's see how it goes
the benefit............is friendship
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The real estate biz must have been a lot more fun before cell phones. Now I just see realtors answering phones constantly at my job. Bothered over every little thing.
but they're listening to every word I say
I find it frustrating when they don't check their phone, but are happy to message you, and then demand you to respond immediately.
Satans..... hints.....
I use my 3ds for 2 of the three so it's not a total loss
My brother when he got his new number for months got harassed by bill callers to the point he knew what numbers they used and what times they called
Over this woman named Ethel apparently she racked up quite the medical bills and skipped out or something
I had a pay as you go phone that was 15 a month but I racked up quite the credit after a time as I had no one to text or to call so I did basically waste money I could ill afford at the time.
I take my 3ds with me when I got out and to work since it works as a clock and a game machine when I need it.
I don't mind texting just the people sending light novels as a text do.
Satans..... hints.....
The worst part was, I couldn't even call her to let her know it was a wrong number because she didn't leave a number and when I checked the call list it was blocked.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Satans..... hints.....
It happened two more times after I finally talked to him (I initially ignored his calls because it was a number I didn't know) and the last time, I just answered and went "Hey man, I'm still not your mom."
We had a laugh about it and then I never heard from him again.
Probably the most interesting thing my phone has ever been used for.
finally managed to catch it, and tell them no, sorry wrong number, but i wish i'd gotten to them sooner and saved them some stress perhaps.