Mobile Phones

[Scylax]

Everywhere I go I see folks talking into mobile phones, even whilst driving. Who are they talking to? I only ask because I have such a phone, bought 5 years ago for £9, and have never had occasion to use it, nor have I received a call.

[hc4361]

Do you have a job, friends, family?

[Kevink]

Why on earth did you buy it?

[tonyav]

Not sent any texts or received any texts even ?.

[craft1948]

Have you registered it on a network yet?

[ummmm]

Lol....

My latest calls are all to see where I am as I was meeting people. Except one from my son who wanted to know what time I would be home.

I'm not a big fan of mobiles and only take it with me if I will be out for some time.

[grasscarp]

I tend to text more than talk Scylax. Do you not have family or friends that you sometimes need to call or that call you? Also I find that people like the dentist and doctor now send mobile phone reminders about appointments etc.

[Bazile]

They are talking to their stockbroker , fitness coach , style guru , public relation consultant ....

[tonyav]

My dentist does grasscarp and an email and a letter !.

[Butterbun]

Sorry for laughing Scylax. Reason is my OH is the same, rarely gets a call or a text. Wonders why he's bothering to keep it.

[chrissa1]

I think that's one of the saddest things I've read in a long time.

[Butterbun]

Give your number to friends and family, see hat happens.

[Scylax]

Why did I buy it, Kevink? I'm the guy who took all his clothes off and jumped into a thornbush; it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Any calls I get are on a landline- about once or twice a month, and they,re usually rubbish.
Texts? I've never needed them; can't imagine to whom I'd send them, hence my original question.

[hc4361]

You're just a lonely boy, lonely and blue.....

[Tuvok]

I can go one better than you - I don't have a mobile phone.

[flicrat]

How else does one keep in touch with changing arrangements when out of the house - or learn of the children's/ grandchildren's /cousins'/family's triumphs and disasters so one can rejoice and sympathise or be there to pick up the pieces? Texts tell me the 13 year old has missed the bus, before I am panicking! I know someone who keeps his mobile "for emergencies" - so it is only on when he thinks he miight be open to an emergency. It was no use me having an emergency and wanting help.

[thumper93]

lots of loud mouth guys on their mobe usually in trains are speaking to no one that's why they shout so loudly on it, it's all "look at me im important"

[Tuvok]

Or you turn a corner and are nearly walked into by someone reading their phone, to which I mutter "get your nose out of your phone" as they pass me!

[Mass_Hysteria]

Does anybody know your number Scylax? Do you know anybody's number?

I don't use mine very regularly but it is useful if i'm not home and need to give a number to contact me.

[Answerprancer]

Is there anything in 'modern life' that you have found useful Scylax?
The answer to your original question lies in the answer to this afaics.
Let me help ...you have used a computer/the internet to put out this question (and 134 others). It's a means to an end.
It's a telephone that is mobile. That in itself is a useful attribute. Let's say for example you are fell-walking in the Lake District and you slip and pull something and there is no-one around as far as the eye can see. So you pull out your new-fangled stupid pointless nine-quid mobile and give mountain rescue a tinkle... hey presto, help is on the way!