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   John Meche says:

   July 17, 2008 at 1:27 pm

   hmm…If you have bad credit most carriers offer a phone as long as you give them a deposit.

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   Travis Seitler says:

   July 17, 2008 at 1:29 pm

   Interesting. Meanwhile, I have no cell phone because sometimes I want the immediate and the impulsive to be held at bay. I like people not being able to reach me sometimes.

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   Jess says:

   July 17, 2008 at 1:34 pm

   Are you waiting for particular features to come along?

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   Abraham Piper says:

   July 17, 2008 at 1:37 pm

   Yep. When I can connect an iPhone to my computer to get adequate-speed internet, then it might be worth it.

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   Scott E says:

   July 17, 2008 at 1:51 pm

   So is 3G not fast enough for you?

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   Abraham Piper says:

   July 17, 2008 at 2:28 pm

   I want the internet on my computer anywhere, not just on the phone.

   Actually, I don’t really care whether that happens. But if it did, I might get one.

   Although, I agree with Travis that not having people get a hold of me is an added bonus to being “un-mobile.”

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   rachel says:

   July 17, 2008 at 2:41 pm

   the children margin is rapidly shrinking. it’s appalling when a 23-year-old (me) regularly says to the kids in church, “when i was your age, we didn’t have cell phones. i can’t believe your parents bought one for you” … i mean, give me a break, who could an 8-year-old possibly be talking to??

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   Shane Vander Hart says:

   July 17, 2008 at 5:18 pm

   Up to six years ago I didn’t have a cell phone. Then I got one for a new ministry I was with. Now I can’t imagine not having one. Sad, controlled by the electronic leash.

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   Bruce says:

   July 17, 2008 at 7:52 pm

   You won’t buy a cell phone because it’s not worth the money, but you use an Apple computer? Come on, that thing can’t even use IKEA software. Talk about not being worth the money. :-)

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    Joe says:

    July 17, 2008 at 8:03 pm

    I don’t have a cell phone. I’m not exactly sure why I don’t other than I don’t. When I think about it, it probably has more to do with never having had one than them not being useful enough for me. Conservatism ftw!

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    ED... says:

    July 17, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    My friend gave me a cellphone, and since I’ve worked out how to get the text of the entire bible on it, it has become my favourite toy! It also takes photos and videos, and I can record voice notes and other sounds, so it is a dictaphone too. On a walk, I can listen to sermons which I downloaded as MP3s and listen to them. I hardly ever use it to call people with, and that makes it cheap to run. I also get free cinema tickets with it on Wednesdays. What’s not to like?

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    Frank Turk says:

    July 18, 2008 at 6:22 am

    Prepaid cell service, btw, works out pretty good. My wife bought a ppd cell phone (about $60 for the phone) about 2 years ago, and on average we have paid $10 a month for minutes, bringing the monthly cost to about $15/month.

    You can’t use a phone like that as a mobile office, but you can use it for periodic use and emergencies. If you think you will use less than 2 hours a month in cell service (120 minutes), that math can work out for you pretty easily.

    And the phones today are cheaper, though the minutes plans are a little less enticing than they used to be. They are still enticing.

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    heather says:

    July 18, 2008 at 7:06 am

    And texting your husband at the grocery:
    “please add yogurt to the list” is priceless.

    My BlackBerry can work as a modem for a laptop, for that anywhere wireless signal. I don’t have a laptop, so haven’t tried it.

    And on the leash: you can always ignore a call. It’s your choice. Or turn it off.

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    Mark Goodyear says:

    July 18, 2008 at 8:16 am

    Interesting. We switched to cell phones only because it was much cheaper. Of course, we don’t have super fancy phones or internet browsing on our phones or anything.

    But the phones work. They sync with our calendars. Life is good.

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    Ben says:

    July 18, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    Let me echo Frank’s comment about prepaid. When my wife and I switched, we paid much less per month for two prepaid phones than we were paying for one contract phone. We use Virgin Mobile and it costs us $7 per month (per phone) unless something happens and we use more minutes than usual. We basically use them for emergencies and synchronicity (home late because of traffic etc.)

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    Myrddin says:

    July 19, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Ha! We just got our first cell phone today because my in-laws (who I call by their first names when I have to say anything at all — after 13 years) offered us one free on their plan.

    We have not gotten one on principle (I don’t want to be that available) but it is convenient on long trips, for babysitters, etc.

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    matt Verhoog says:

    July 19, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    One great advantage to living in the middle of nowhere, No Cell phone service. No bars, not a one. It’s absolutely wonderful. I would honestly rather die in some blizzard then have to live my life chained down by some invisible leash.

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    Rhonda says:

    July 23, 2008 at 5:13 am

    I didn’t have a cell phone until my sister decided that I should have one. She said that I needed for emergencies “while driving all alone.” Never mind that there is no signal just about any place that I go “all alone” because I have games! I suppose that I should look on the bright side. I can play Battleship and Super Collapse while waiting on that serial killer to come out of the woods and slit my throat.

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    Jeff says:

    August 1, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    Prisoners have cell phones! They are smuggled in, don’t ask me how.

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