I grew up during the 1950's, when there were no mobile phones. I bought my first mobile phone 20 years ago. Having a mobile phone is very convenient, yet I am not a slave to my mobile phone.
I would say that it's mostly the older generation who are like us, but I see too many with their phones rooted to the palms of their hands. Hope I never get to that point.
Not at all. It stays turned off in my purse unless, while away from home, I need to make a call. It's my replacement for public coin phones. I don't text or do internet on the phone. It is just to make a call. When I travel I keep it on though. No one has the number other than family and close friends. Every company I do business with hounds me for a "mobile number." I ignore them. I have now encountered the first business I use online that will not afford me 2nd layer security unless I give them a mobile phone number to text the code. I will give them a house number to call, an email address to email, or they can give me a permanent code. As of right now I haven't patronized that site for quite a while. I like shopping there but will not share the mobile number.
I am exactly the same way with my phone. The only reason I reinstated the text feature was so that I could get a code to change my PIN number on one of my accounts. It was the only way I could do it.
No, I only use my cell phone when out, and for an emergency or family if needed. I am never really on it. It's a basic flip phone. I actually still use a hope landline mostly. I never was much into cell phones.
My portable 'phone, which was advertised falsely because it is not "mobile", is a basic, PAYG voice & text instrument whose use has cost me less than £50 since buying it in 2017.
It is off a lot more than on; especially in circumstances when it should be off anyway (driving of course, entertainments events, the occasional funeral, and in social gatherings).
Most of my telephony is by land-line as I use a broadband service anyway.
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