How many do not own a cellphone

[lucv13]

Just curious to know how many people in 2010 don't own a cellphone. I for one do not, nor have I ever owned a cell.

[Al_The_Strange]

I do, but as a previously-used phone, its battery lasts for like one minute. It really stinks, so I hardly use it. Otherwise, I never really owned one.

I would like to get a new one though, maybe even a backberry.

[Groo The Perverted]

I don't. I used to, and had a regular Sprint phone. No special frills or anything.

Right now, I don't have a cell or a landline, just a Skype account.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by lucv13

Just curious to know how many people in 2010 don't own a cellphone. I for one do not, nor have I ever owned a cell.

I have the nokia equivelant of a blackberry, very usefull little thing.

[MaCruz]

I had an iPhone since January. I always had the cheap flip phones from ATT. Glad I merged to a smartphone.

[master_8ball]

No cell phone for me and I am 26, I say this as I would think people of an older generation would be less likely to have a cell phone compared to the kids today.

I have had a cell before for work purposes, but I hate the idea that people can get a hold of you whenever they want, and when you use a phone for work it really messes up your work life balance.

[fatediesel]

I can't imagine not having a cell phone. I am 27 and have had once since I was 16. I have a Blackberry now and am getting emails at all times from work so it's nice to take care of things as they come rather than getting bombarded with a bunch of emails, although I can understand that some people wouldn't like getting work emails on weekends and nights.

[SDon1969]

The wife has one, my kid does - I don't. Just never had the need, don't like yakking on the phone much, in general. I had one once, it kind of came with a car I bought. But it was a huge, ugly piece of junk and I got rid of it quickly.

[Mr. J]

I can't imagine running around without my iPhone!

[Blu-Benny]

i don't have one, if we didn't have a land line i'd have one but i've got a business @ home and my # is in the local yellow pages so we keep the land line.

i hate being able to be reached whenever someone wants me....so i don't use one.

[Dexter Morgan]

I've had one since around '99.

As a parent with a young child, I feel it is an absolute necessity to have one. If something happens at daycare or with a babysitter, I need to be 100% reachable.

Other than that, it is just really convenient to have one. If my car breaks down on the side of the road, I am able to call AAA to come tow it to a garage; rather than walking and trying to find the nearest pay phone and . If I'm at the store and forget something my wife wanted me to pick up, I can easily call or text and find out.

[,deeii]

Last cellphone I had was like 5-6 years ago.
But I got a new one recently (for ehm...1 month now I think?), mainly because of my girlfriend and some other friends.

I got the Samsung Omnia QWERTY B7610.

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[Steve]

For the last few years my wife and I have been cell phone only. We each have one and there's no regular line at our house.

[BStecke]

I can't really imagine not having one anymore. I've been a smartphone user for about five years (went from Blackberry to iPhone, now using the Nexus One), and the convenience factor is something I can't live without. Banking, shopping, email, pretty much everything can be done on my phone. Hell, I can even deposit a check with my phone.

[Dj Matt B]

Ive had one for years. Dont have a landline so I reply on my Blackberry Curve. I love it. I wanted an iphone but im with Verizon and I dont get along with AT&T; but I fell in love with my BB so Im cool.

[bandit29]

I've had one since 95 but I've never talked alot on it. I'm on the phone a lot at work so I don't like to spend my free time on the phone.

I don't have a land line at home anymore so I do need to keep my cel. With caller ID, I only answer calls from people that I know..the rest I hang up on or let voicemail get it.


I probably text more than I talk though.

[LynxFX]

Disconnected my landline in 1999 and haven't look back since. Financially, landlines just don't make sense for me. I do miss the sound clarity of the analog cellphone age.

[toef]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I can't imagine not having a cell phone. I am 27 and have had once since I was 16. I have a Blackberry now and am getting emails at all times from work so it's nice to take care of things as they come rather than getting bombarded with a bunch of emails, although I can understand that some people wouldn't like getting work emails on weekends and nights.

I'm pretty much in the same boat as you.

Got my first when I was 16, when I started working and driving. My mom actually made me get one, so she could get ahold of me when I was at work or driving around.

I've had one ever since, and can't imagine not having one.

The only way I can understand people not having cell phones, is if they are opposed to phones in general. I can't understand why someone would have a landline but not a cellphone. If it's one or the other, ditch the landline.

As for work related stuff... at some point I start ignoring it all. Work is work, my free time is my free time. There's generally nothing important enough that it can't wait, and I don't want to feel attached to my job 24/7.

I've thought about going back to school for a PhD, and if I became a professor, I don't think I'd mind firing emails back to students at all times of the day. But that's different. I had a professor who would respond instantly to any emails he got, up until about 1am, and I always thought that was cool.

[mikejet]

Cell phone yes.

Home phone no!

[Johnny Vinyl]

I've had a cellphone since the early 90's...and it was the size of a LARGE brick. Have had mostly Nokia phones through the years and only one flip-phone, which I hated. I just updated recently to an iPhone, but I made a mistake...I should have gotten a Blackberry. Oh well!

John

PS~ I haven't had a landline in close to 8 years.