Yes and quite often.
Being a working mother with a child in many activities, I feel a need to have a phone with me so that I can be reached in an emergency. It also is nice when the traffic is really bad and I think that I will be late to daycare.
we both have a prepaid one that we use for emergencies or to tell ech other something like we are running late or stop and get milk that kind of thing but we don't use it just to talk...
Eileen
p.s. the cell phone is a pet peeve of mine, people who talk on them all the time, in stores in restaurants and just everywhere, my best friend does it all the time and it drvies me NUTS!!
I use mine for lond distance calls too...... I never go over minutes, I used to use it for emergencies only, but all those minutes I bought were going to waste.........
Yes, we just got one last month as a matter of fact. We bought the most basic plan they offered. We use it mostly for afterschool activities (HS Wrestling, Photo Club), and emergencies.
Yes, we have 3 cell phones. I got them at the end of last school year when my dd's high school had several days of lockdowns because of bomb threats and possible shooting threats, none of the threats were real thank goodness but I still remember the fear in my dd's voice when she used a friends cell phone to call and let me know that they were in a lockdown and she was scared!!! I have my cell phone with me at all times just in case one of the kids needs me. Dh carries one because he works in the field and if I ever need to contact him I can just call instead of trying to get his dispatch to locate him!!!
No and I won't be getting one. They drive me crazy. When my husband worked for a landscaping company one would have been nice he was never in the shop and I was pregnant, but we could not afford one then.
I have one, in fact, I don't have a land line! I just find it more convenient right now since I only live in the one room. When I move I have to get a land line to get internet service. I wish I didn't have to get it, I like the flexibility of the cell phone.
Used to have 2 but got rid of them. We were paying almost $90.00 a month for the 2 of them. It was nice to use for long distance, when dh was working 4 hrs away. But now he's not and I find my 3 cent a minute phone card works just as well and a ton cheaper. Dh has one from work- and I don't really go anywhere. If I was stuck on the side of the road- everyone around here is nice enough to help out without me being in fear of my life. Plus, the way I see it- if I'm in the middle of no where- I don't have service any way- so who would I call in an emergency?
When I got the first one it was orginally for emergencies, but I have had one for years now and I do use it when I am out . My hubby has one , my son has one and our daughter has one. We all have m life around here.
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