I find myself using my phone as entertainment during any downtime in my day. Now, as a full-time teacher and part-time tutor and writer, time is very limited in my life, but I literally treasure the time I spend at a red light as an opportunity to check status updates for my friends on Facebook, or to send a quick hello via text or chat to a friend. Without my blackberry (or "crackberry," as it should be called) I would never be able to talk to anyone.
I find that most days the only "free" time I get is in the car. (And, I know, I shouldn't be playing with my phone, but I try very hard to talk hands-free while actually moving. ) Living in a very congested area gives me roughly an hour a day on the road where I'm not actually moving, so I feel free to surf, chat, etc.Now, unlike most of my friends with deluxe phones with various features, I am very good at leaving it alone while spending time with family and friends, or while at work.
I throw it in my purse when I get to school in the morning and don't usually check it until lunchtime or after the school day ends. This is more than I can say for my students (high school). They are addicted...constantly texting and calling one another, sometimes while they're in the same room!
As a society, we have become too dependent on constant entertainment. I am not excluded from this dependence, but I am thankful that I can still take steps away to reflect on this addiction to connectivity. How did we ever live without internet at home and phones that run our lives?
I think it might have been more peaceful, and I know that driving was much easier without the full keyboard on my Blackberry!
Since I am usually at work...I use it mostly for texting. I have a data plan and use it for email and Internet a lot too. It has GPS which has been very helpful at times, so I have come to rely on that.
For me, having a phone, text, camera, GPS, MP3 player and everything else at my fingertips...life is certainly easier...
I initially bought a cell phone to place calls, but I now use it even more for email and browsing the internet. Having an unlimited data plan definitely helps. I still text, but not nearly as often as I place calls or use data.
Even when I'm home, it's sometimes just easier to quickly mark an email as "read" or do other quick tasks on my phone.
I use mine for calls and texting mostly. Sometimes I use it for picture mail but not very often. I rarely go on the internet because on my plan it is costly.
I have grown children and they are always sending me things or calling with problems so my cell is my lifeline.
It is used strictly for business calls and I don't give the number out for social calls.
I mainly use my cell phone for calls and texts. It's split as to which I use more -- for most of my communication at work, I call people on the phone, but I text friends and family more often. I never send photos, though; there's not really any use for it in my opinion.
Those are pretty much the only features I use. Lacking a smartphone, there isn't much else you can do, so. Maybe some day....
Just like anything, there are different levels of social media use. Some things are more severe than others. Have A Razer Keyboard?
Just this last Christmas, I treated myself to a brand new gaming keyboard and mouse. "Does your phone have a camera on it?" said no one since 2005. Nobody even asks how many megapixels your phone's camera has anymore.
First off, I have to say that like most of you reading this, I love technology. I love it.
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