what kind of cell phone do you have?

[Credit Girl]

Tmobile's service isn't all that great. Plenty of dropped calls and lots of areas with no signal. However, it is hard to pass up their cheap family plans so it is a sacrifice to not always have the best service like verizon or AT&T.

[feh]

Tracfone. Cost $30 for the phone, and about $7 per month for service (I use it rarely). Have had no problems w/ reception, but I don't travel much.

[SoCalifrugal]

Droid. Yeah, it's expensive but it's a lifesaver. I get lost easily, so the GPS is very helpful. I don't have a landline. I email a lot, and I don't like talking on the phone and text instead, so having a qwerty keyboard is great.

[sofocused978]

I have a Tmobile pay as you go phone. I ditched sprint and monthly cell phone bills back in August. Couldn't be happier. I will never lock into another cellphone contract ever again. Biggest waste. As much as I would love a smart phone with all the bells and whistles I'm all set with paying $1200/year for phone service.

[Mike75]

A Blackberry

My cell phone is my life. I manage everything on it. I can't remember how I used to survive without one.

[Ima saver]

Mine is invisible!!

[Jazzmint98]

My cell phone is a Sony Ericcson walkman.

[disneysteve]

I consider the gadget a full-blown indulgence, but I appreciate the convenience.

This is pretty much how I feel. I consider a cell phone to be a luxury item, not a necessity. I will say, though, that progress is gradually eroding that opinion.

1. I know many people who ONLY have a cell phone. They don't have a traditional wired phone in their home. In that case, a cell phone no longer qualifies as a luxury because I consider having a phone to be a necessity.

2. Pay phones are rapidly becoming extinct. Sure, it is easy to say that I survived many years without a cell phone, but I frequently used pay phones during those years. Just a couple of weeks ago, we were at one of the largest malls in the state of NJ. While we were having lunch in the food court, there was a workman with a reciprocating saw removing the bank of pay phones along the wall. I have no doubt that they were being removed for good, never to return. They simply aren't needed any more. But that makes having a cell phone more important.

[glock35ipsc]

I have used Verizon for what seems like forever! My current phone is an old Blackberry 8703e. My wife is on Verizon as well, but it is a work phone, so she doesn't pay for any of it.

[JimInOK]

My DW was recently returning home with our 2 kids on the turnpike. Had a problem with the car. Coldest night of the year (to that point). I was never more grateful for cell phones! When my family is on the highway, I consider a cell phone to be as much a necessity as a seat belt. (As long as they're not using it while driving!)

[Beppington]

My provider is US Cellular, and my phone is a very basic Nokia. Both work to my satisfaction.

After vowing that I would "never wear a leash," I got a cell phone this year because I was tired of listening to people complain they could never reach me. Frankly, I consider the gadget a full-blown indulgence, but I appreciate the convenience.

I'm quite sure we would get fewer clients/ jobs if I couldn't be reached by cell phone. Many people (clients) want the ease, speed & even comfort of quickly reaching the people working for them, & if they can't get it they'll go to someone else.

[am_vanquish]

DW just talked me into getting her an iPhone for her birthday, her argument: the apps will help me do better in nursing school. I agree with DisneySteve, it's a cool gadget that I'm willing to take out of our "luxuries" account.

P.S. I get a discount at AT&T through my employer, so the monthly data plan won't be nearly as ridiculous! Otherwise she'd be getting socks for her b-day!

[daviddane]

I never use cell phones as it creates a lot of disturbance and causes distraction.

[safari]

I use T-Mobile pre-paid. I got a free phone a few years ago with a $100 refill card for $88. The phone is really basic, but it serves my needs. I pay 10 cents per minute and I can also access a few websites, like CNN and ESPN for free to check the latest news and scores. The minutes are good for a year, and I can roll over all unused minutes for another year with a $10 minimum refill. It costs me about $3 per month, and I am very happy with the service. I get great reception and often I have reception in places where people with iPhones don't get any reception.

[cicy33]

I have a blackberry curve. love it! took me awhile to get used to it though. I have had it over a year now. I also have alltel as my provider. It is one of our more expensive items. we don't have a landline. feel that would be wasteful as we all have cell phones.