Originally Posted by
sdold
If you don't feel the need to carry a phone for yourself, at least carry it so that you can call an ambulance for a buddy who has crashed or a cop for the drunk who is trying to run you off the road. This is probably one of the dumbest threads I've seen here yet, but I haven't been here that long. I can't wait to see what the coming months will bring.
I think the thread is really, really interesting. I never realized that there were such strong feelings (pro and con) regarding cell phones and how they should be used. I was surprised to find that there are people out there who dislike folks for choosing not to carry a cell phone or carrying one but some times leaving it off.
Though I'm not surprised by it, it's interesting to me that an employer feels that for the low price of $40 a month, they have the right to call an employee any time, any where and expect them to answer. Traditionally being "on call" was limited to certain evenings or times and often associated with some extra pay, though you were tied to being around your phone.
I'm also surprised that some people have such a dislike for them though realistically choosing not to have one does marginalize oneself to a larger degree as time goes on.