Can you comfortably exist without your phone?

Broncho · 04-21-2017, 06:53 PM

Give me an iphone7 and a Nokia battery and I reckon I could take over the world

Seriously though mine has become as much a part of my everyday life as my children are.

How much do rely on yours?

CazuaLLUK · 04-21-2017, 07:34 PM

Massively for my online roles in social media & marketing!

Jaghave · 04-21-2017, 07:41 PM

No

MarkG_M5Comp · 04-22-2017, 12:58 AM

I've broken out into cold sweats at the thought...

jgoens · 04-22-2017, 01:13 AM

Great question...and my answer is no. But..I have been in places not long ago where my phone was not functional and got by fine...maybe bettter...whole nuther story.

....,,,,..,,.. · 04-22-2017, 01:47 AM

Yes can live without my phone and quiet often do.

iPad now, that's a totally different matter.

Rbrown · 04-22-2017, 02:17 AM

Embarassed to admit that I would really struggle without my phone.

Mattyk · 04-22-2017, 02:54 AM

Phone yes
iPad no

isleaiw1 · 04-22-2017, 03:53 AM

Just spent 2 weeks overseas with data off and dubious wifi. Found it quite refreshing to not have phone (or IPad) to pick up every 5 minutes.

Resorted to beer instead!

Broncho · 04-22-2017, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Just spent 2 weeks overseas with data off and dubious wifi. Found it quite refreshing to not have phone (or IPad) to pick up every 5 minutes.

Resorted to beer instead!

I bought an overseas data package so I can watch as much porn as I want when abroad

F30Andy · 04-22-2017, 04:03 AM

I find life so tranquil when the battery on my phone dies and I don't have a charger nearby.

Broncho · 04-22-2017, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by F30Andy

I find life so tranquil when the battery on my phone dies and I don't have a charger nearby.

I'd go into a blind panic

Twenty2Three · 04-22-2017, 05:20 AM

It would stop me looking at it every 10 minutes!

Wills2 · 04-22-2017, 06:21 AM

I'd love to live without my phone for work purposes, I'm old enough to remember that without mobile phones business still got done and plenty of it.

It's the same with email, thousands of worthless emails sent, I have some staff that think it's their job to send emails it drives me potty.

"have you done X and Y?" "well I've sent an email" FFS!

....,,,,..,,.. · 04-22-2017, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wills2

I'd love to live without my phone for work purposes, I'm old enough to remember that without mobile phones business still got done and plenty of it.

It's the same with email, thousands of worthless emails sent, I have some staff that think it's their job to send emails it drives me potty.

"have you done X and Y?" "well I've sent an email" FFS!

Yep email use at times is pathetic.

People sitting 20 feet from each other email to ask questions or stuff.

I now just reply with 'see me at x time to discuss' etc.

Then you get the blanket ones with line 10 people in the To line, then no clear action, so nothing actually gets done - fuckwits.

Rant over lol.

Watsey · 04-22-2017, 06:57 AM

Depends on the situation. At home, in work, i.e. normal life : no. Definitely not.

I took a year off to backpack around the world about 15 years ago and lived very happily off grid; just occasional Internet cafes. That was before the rise of the smart phone though.

willjames · 04-22-2017, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Phone yes
iPad no

+1 on the iPad.

I could quite happily throw my bastard work iphone in the sea!

Never stops ringing!

isleaiw1 · 04-22-2017, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by willjames

+1 on the iPad.

I could quite happily throw my bastard work iphone in the sea!

Never stops ringing!

The off button does the same thing but more environmentally friendly....

335dxdrive · 04-23-2017, 10:35 AM

Phone yes
Computer no
No car = rather die haha

Chrismac13 · 04-24-2017, 01:42 AM

Yes could manage without it, have done in the past.

rossm · 04-24-2017, 10:13 AM

Yes quite easily. A couple of months back i got totally fed up with work emails arriving 24x7 so ditched my iphone7 in favour of a Sony Ericsson K750i, went cold turkey on social media etc and i feel much better for it. Now I have started using the iPhone again since but have been freed from picking it up every 10 minutes

creepy coupe · 04-24-2017, 10:31 AM

Only bought my first smart phone a year ago. I find I look a crap on it because I can, rather than need to. I like to have a phone on me. but as for the other functions. not that bothered. Ok if I'm honest i found being able to switch my Nest thermostat on last winter useful. but I managed without doing for many years.

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....,,,,..,,.. General 6733 Rep 20,651 Posts Drives: xxxx Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: xxxx iTrader: (0)	Yes can live without my phone and quiet often do. iPad now, that's a totally different matter.
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Wills2 Barge driver 8656 Rep 12,425 Posts Drives: 730d Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I'd love to live without my phone for work purposes, I'm old enough to remember that without mobile phones business still got done and plenty of it. It's the same with email, thousands of worthless emails sent, I have some staff that think it's their job to send emails it drives me potty. "have you done X and Y?" "well I've sent an email" FFS! __________________ 730d/Z4C
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Chrismac13 Captain 201 Rep 607 Posts Drives: BMW F31 335i Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Blyth iTrader: (0)	Yes could manage without it, have done in the past. __________________ Current: 2016 BMW M5 F10 Gone: 2015 BMW 335i F31, MPPK, DMS Remap, Eibach Pro kit
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rossm Lieutenant 286 Rep 520 Posts Drives: F40 M135i Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Oxford UK iTrader: (0)	Yes quite easily. A couple of months back i got totally fed up with work emails arriving 24x7 so ditched my iphone7 in favour of a Sony Ericsson K750i, went cold turkey on social media etc and i feel much better for it. Now I have started using the iPhone again since but have been freed from picking it up every 10 minutes
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