Should i get a mobile phone?
 

See poll.

Yes you should, that way your mates wouldn't have to ring complete strangers to contact you. But it needs to be sewn into your coat on a piece of elastic.

ha!

It's cheaper if you can master telepathy.

I don't know where I'd be without my almost daily texts saying "buy some milk on your way home".

(Somebody in this thread will at some point make a joke about a phone vibrating.)

most fun with smoke signs! especially in front of some big skyscraper in the centre of ny ((for example))

Of course you should, but not if it means work calling you all the time. But you can just not tell work if it's a problem. Mobile phones are a great thing.

Yes, because people that prove difficult to contact piss me off, unless they don't want to be available.

People who refuse to embrace modern technology, yet want to enjoy all the conveniences that accompany it, irritate the hell out of me. You can't complain about being out of the loop or inaccessible if you don't make the effort. I blend the best of both worlds - I have a cell phone, but I simply don't answer it, as I generally abhor casual phone conversations.

But there have been a few nights on deserted roads with car troubles that have absolutely necessitated a cell phone.

IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Do it for us, Porky, so we needn't worry about your safety.

Thing is,i've always had a mobile but i'm generally crap at hearing them.I haven't got a problem with technology at all,if anything i encourage it.I'll get one purely for the reason that i like my mum to be able to contact me when i'm not at home.I knew i would anyway,i just wanted to know your thoughts on the matter.People who shout into their mobile phones all the time annoy me no end though.Not to mention people who fucking stare at them for not particular reason other than inner death.

mine is always on silent, i find nothing more irritating than mobile phone ringtones, and i generally look at the number and screen, and i dont answer or look if i don't feel like it at all

edit: and don't get it out and take pictures at gigs... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Mine is always on silent, and yes the world is full of people constantly looking at, playing with or shouting down their mobiles.

get one but just don't do any of the above.

Like i haven't learned mobile phone etiquette Spookie!

Then you'll know how unsocial handsfree mobiles are?

 

You must spread etc etc.

Everyone should be armed with a cellphone.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Tokolosh again.

Let me rephrase that.
Does everyone have a right to be armed with a cellphone?

my cell phone has a sound meter, thermometer and compass built into, it's really usefull when i'm doing covert espionage missions and shit, like black-ops. i also have the best and most YMOish ringtones i've heard.

Cell phone?The model i set my eyes upon can walk,talk and speak in cockney rhyming.

I've never had one.
I hate hearing people talk on them whilst riding public transport.
I don't have a problem with the technology though, and have had a few occasions crop up where it would have been conveient to have one, but never a "true emergency."
I don't like the idea that they have GPS devices inside them. I won't buy a car with one of those fucking things in it either. I like being unavailable and somewhat less trackable when I leave the house.
I would have one if it were my only phone, but I have not had to break down and get one yet.
I'm holding out.
Silent ring people rule.

I hardly ever have my phone switched on, much to my friends' disgust. If I know that someone is going to ring me, then I'll have it switched on, otherwise it's only switched on when I want to make a call.

I normally miss the great majority of my calls wich means that i ring people back rather than answering it.My ears are deaf to ringtones.Why a human creature would want to watch tv on a mobile phone is one the mysteries of modern times.

get one for the love of the lord Porkmarras...

gimmie yr number then and i'll send you random crazy text in the middle of the night.

Make sure,you know,that they are that way inclined.

get one of those huge 80's ones and wear a polyester suit walking around shoreditch. you wont look out of place i reckon.

No, do you want all those fuckers you call 'friends' to be able to reach you at any time?
Didn't think so.

I caved after years and years and years and finally got a cell phone about 3 months ago. It is terrible.

people can call you wherever you are at. fucking people.

I was thinking of getting one myself. The upside of getting one is that you can phone chabib wherever you are, and have the bonus of not having your name pop up on caller display. On the contrary, if you don't get a cell phone you can use the money to buy records. Whatever floats your boat

Frighteningly that's probably quite true. What is it with fashion these days? The current trend seems to be dressing like a special needs child from the 80s.

I voted no but perhaps you should. But keep it on silent...I do that and I miss calls a lot but that suits me fine. Texts are useful. Actually, if I didn't have my mobile phone then I would have probably ended up lost in East Berlin at midnight about a couple of months ago.

Around here, where everyone has the latest model with all the gimmicks, having one of those logs would be a statement of some sort.
My cellphone is an old one, it has none of the technological features the new phones have. I'm not planning to get a new one for awhile.

no. i'm on mine now and it reminds me of how much i hate talking on the phone.

I think i might get a limited edition one.

Technology has finally surpassed mankind.

I hardly use my cellphone compared to most people, but I think it's worth the money if you can afford it.

I've achieved a small record with mobile phones as i got a new one 2 weeks ago and lost it after 4 days that i had bought it.I got another one yesterday but something tells me that there is something a bit wrong with me and this type of technology.I have lost or had stolen phones once every year for the past five years.

I voted yes. You never realize how useful they are until you have one and lose it.