Joining the times

[sirrahbed]

I am super slow at it but love it for things like checking in with the kids on trips or when I want them to know I am thinking of them - I think it is non intrusive and getting texts now and then is so nice I think it costs me 10cents each - have prepay but sure is nice to leave quick short thoughts. The other day I was at a luncheon and pretty bored so sent a text to hubby I used to send him texts when he was still working too.

[Kirsten]

Well, I have to admit I'm mostly using my cell phone for text messages, and less for calls. I prefer phone calls from my good old phone at home, the sound is much better, and I'm more relaxed when I'm at home.

I think I'm usually a quick learner when it comes to new technologies, but I've been teased by a co-worker yesterday when I told her that I still have a vcr, and that I actually recorded a movie from tv... She said it's old-fashioned to have one, and that no one owns a vcr these days.

Kirsten

[sumbirdy]

She said it's old-fashioned to have one, and that no one owns a vcr these days.

Kirsten

I do...but it doesn't work. I have a bunch of tapes laying around that I would love to watch again. But...my vcr doesn't work. So I'm stuck with the dvd's. Which are okay I suppose.

[buckner]

and that no one owns a vcr these days.

That's all that Matthew and I buy. We'll rent the Red Box dvd's, but, we'll go to Goodwill and buy 10 tapes. We like the older movies we haven't seen in a while, and he LOVES having a VHS collection.

With the cell phone, my parents told me if I wanted to drive, I had to have a phone. So, when I turned 16, they started to look at their plan and changed it up a bit to add another line. I got the most basic phone, it was free, and so was my dad's - it was the same phone. Didn't have a camera, nothing fancy. It was all I needed it for. I never texted much, it costed 15 cents per text, sent or received. My mom finally got all texts blocked - people texting us costed us! Well, our company made us mad, she called going off on them, and they tried to help the situation and added free unlimited texts to our plan. Mistake, mistake. I use the crap out of texts now. When my first phone was acting up, 3 years after having it, I got another one.. and even my dad told the consultant, "she needs something good for texting!" He knew I didn't care about pictures, but texts, yes! I think by myself, I do about 2000 sent and received each month. Matthew was the person I texted most - we were in different cities for about 6 months, so that put it at about 5000 a month. But, yes, Sprint made a mistake about giving us free texts. :P

My mom slowly learned her phone. But, she hates texting because she doesn't understand the idea of T9. I use T9 like a fiend. She uses alpha - no wonder she doesn't like to text! Anyways, I'll send her a 2 page long text when I'm class or something, and she'll type "yes" or "k" - I'm like, type something good!!!! Oh well. At least she texts me on her own to tell me something but doesn't want to bother me while i'm at work, or something similar. She knows my schedule pretty welll, and won't bother me at school, work, or meetings.

Oh, and I hate phone calls... unless I'm talking to someone I really know.. my mom, dad, Matthew, my best friend.. not many people :P Texting is my friend

[phesina]

I'm another one of the old fogies. I have a TracFone (pre-paid cell phone) for out-of-town use, backup, and emergencies. It doesn't do pictures or texting (as far as I know, anyway).

[pomtzu]

I'm another one of the old fogies. I have a TracFone (pre-paid cell phone) for out-of-town use, backup, and emergencies. It doesn't do pictures or texting (as far as I know, anyway).

That's what I have too - and just a basic phone. I buy the one year card - it's easier and I don't forget that way. I'm due to have to buy again in June which will give me another 400 minutes - and I still have 710 minutes that I haven't used yet. You can tell how often I (don't) "use" it. It's cheaper for me than having a contract tho.

[mruffruff]

I have a cell phone that rides on my daughter's plan. I never text, and probably use it for calls ten times a month, even though I carry it everywhere.

After two years I still have to concentrate to retrieve messages. In fact, I had to put the directions on the back of my phone.

I don't have a lot of friends that I want to talk with, and those I do I can call on my land line. Non-Verizon calls cost on the cell so all business calls are done on the land line (or from work).

I don't have internet at home either. Too much to do to spend my time on the computer. I can do that at work too. Occasionally I even work at work. LOL!

I think I'm a dinosaur!