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> What is your life like to where you think not having a cell is impractical. In the 90s it was inconvenient to be out and about if you were expecting a call.
by ctrl-j 9y ago
> What is your life like to where you think not having a cell is impractical.
In the 90s it was inconvenient to be out and about if you were expecting a call. You might be able to check your messages though, by dialing your answering machine from a payphone.
Payphones barely exist anymore, so it would be even more inconvenient. If you need to be reachable at all (nowadays by email/sms), a cell phone is nearly a requirement. If you do not need to be reachable, you still put yourself at a significant disadvantage by not carrying one.
What is your life like where you would not be inconvenienced by not having a cell phone?
- ssfsa 9y agoMy uncle, a top professor at a top 10 US research university didn't have a phone until two years ago. He did fine. In fact, he attributes his significantly higher productivity to not having a phone. Donald Knuth gave up email in 1990. Too distracting. (I dunno but I wouldn't think he has a cellphone) When I started grad school in '07 I wanted to forgo a cellphone. I couldn't. My advisor was even annoyed I held out on a smartphone for as long as I did (caved in 2010). In 2013, sick of my smartphone I went back to a dumbphone. It was great until 2015 when I started working at a place so crappy I have to routinely tether my phone for productive internet access. My point: it's very possible to live w/out a cell phone. Frankly it's not even hard (I "forget" my phone at home). However, unless you're tenured or are otherwise your own boss, you'll be forced to have one.
- 3131s 9y ago> What is your life like where you would not be inconvenienced by not having a cell phone? Mostly pleasant and stress-free. I haven't owned any phone in ~6 years.
- ssfsa 9y agoAmazing. My wife would never allow me though (my employer actually forbids digital cameras on campus so technically we're not allowed phones)