Gothamist: Today's Cellphone Update

Hoofin

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 01:44:41 -0500

I do not own a cellphone, and I wish they would do something about the proliferation of area codes. If letting people keep one number does it, then great! Jen looks really cool testing phones. The caption should be, "can you hear me now? Good."

readmeet

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:48:10 -0500

T-mobile just gave me 50 free minutes to say "thanks" for being their customer this month. They are going to have to do better than a guilt trip to get me to stick around, but I like the thought.

Coolfer

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:44:57 -0500

I really love the ol' "I need to reach my kid in an emergency" rationale for giving a kid a cell phone in school. Be honest...how many times have you really used your cell phone in an outright emergency? (No, being shitfaced and calling a car service does not qualify.) Probably not very often. Possibly never. I know I haven't. Cellular service providers have done a great job of playing the fear card. Land lines went out with dial-up Internet service. Come the next blackout I might need a landline, but I'll happily trade ten or 12 years of a meaningless phone bill for a day or two without communication.

K. Thor Jensen

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:45:23 -0500

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