tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307050609117515.post258544599084354570..comments2023-10-21T10:00:25.485-05:00Comments on Union, Trueheart, and Courtesy: Bandwagon's in the garage, but I'm finally on itdonnadbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09580583133757807126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307050609117515.post-74881895886299365932009-06-22T13:14:15.352-05:002009-06-22T13:14:15.352-05:00Oh, Donna. I love my IPhone. I used my bonus in Fe...Oh, Donna. I love my IPhone. I used my bonus in February to buy one (and then I got fired, but that's another story.)<br /><br />If you get one, you have to buy the data plan which is $35 a month. And then texting is on top of that. I think unlimited text is $15. I used to use all my text messages getting twitter updates, but I don't have to have that anymore; I use a twitter app for it. I have 200 text messages and never go over. <br /><br />I've used AT & T for a long time. Maybe 8 years? And I've never had a real problem with them. <br /><br />You'll get used to it.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485111156723173261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307050609117515.post-17974038472053142132009-06-20T13:21:09.130-05:002009-06-20T13:21:09.130-05:00Try to piggyback onto a parent's cell plan--th...Try to piggyback onto a parent's cell plan--that's what I do, and the bill goes to them! I'm like a college student on my folks' plan! My phone is not snazzy, and I usually leave it on vibrate so I'm only partly accessible, but it is a good middle ground for me. I'm baffled by texting though. I mananged to send one once that said, I think, "Yay."Alinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307050609117515.post-23564884281901865062009-06-19T21:04:14.110-05:002009-06-19T21:04:14.110-05:00I think the key is not letting the cell phone beco...I think the key is not letting the cell phone become more important than what you're doing and who you're with. That's the big downfall for most people. In my experience students treat what's going on around them as an interruption of their talking and texting.<br /><br />I don't always have my cell phone on and don't feel obligated to answer it on every occasion when it rings. While I've started to use it for Twitter and occasional texts/photos, I basically use it as just a phone.<br /><br />While it can be a burden to be available 24/7 (if you let it), there's also freedom with not being tied to one spot if awaiting a call or needing to be reachable.<br /><br />Can't help on cost, though. Mine's paid through work.the secret knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644338306685648097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307050609117515.post-8404920166763626012009-06-19T20:04:26.642-05:002009-06-19T20:04:26.642-05:00I would say that having a cell phone is a great sa...I would say that having a cell phone is a great safety net, but don't let it become your life. Texting is a great option to have. I might not like texting, but I have friends who are easier to contact through text rather than calling them. <br /><br />All this said, all those bells and whistles with camera phones, 3G connections, etc. are, in my opinion, not necessary. There might be an app for anything, as the ad goes, but it's no replacement for human life and communicating with humans. <br /><br />In my day-to-day life, when I'm not at work, my cell number is the only way people can call me. Thankfully, I have not become an impatient robot that makes phone calls all the time about being there in five minutes. If I'm lost or if a friend or loved one is running late, there's the exception.<br /><br />I hope I'm not sounding like Tyler Durden here, but your basic cell phone is important to have. Yet I can't forget the fact that I went twenty-plus years without a cell phone and survived, got to places on time, and met up with friends on time. I still keep that in mind when I carry my cell phone around.Eric Grubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.com