Lonestar Joins Western Civilization; Gets Cell Phone

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-09-13 10:02pm

Well, I've finally joined the rest of the planet and gotten a cell phone. Kind of nifty, actually. A nice little Siemens from Cingular. 5000 night/weekend minutes, 500 anytime rollover minutes, no roaming for damn near anywhere of importance in the country. All for $39.99 a month (plus the $50 or so I paid for the phone)

I'm pleased.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-09-13 11:43pm

Lonestar wrote:Well, I've finally joined the rest of the planet and gotten a cell phone. Kind of nifty, actually. A nice little Siemens from Cingular. 5000 night/weekend minutes, 500 anytime rollover minutes, no roaming for damn near anywhere of importance in the country. All for $39.99 a month (plus the $50 or so I paid for the phone)

I'm pleased.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, now they can find you anywhere (Tsyroc is still outside "the world" with no cell phone and no plans to get one).

I guess it could come in handy for you while you're in the Navy. Keep those pesky babes from calling the ship and asking for you.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-09-14 01:22am

Tsyroc wrote:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, now they can find you anywhere (Tsyroc is still outside "the world" with no cell phone and no plans to get one).

I guess it could come in handy for you while you're in the Navy. Keep those pesky babes from calling the ship and asking for you.

Well, My girl (at least, I think she is. I'm Honestly that confused on the matter) got tired of going to great lengths tracking me down.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-09-14 03:19am

Congratulations. One warning, though, you WILL become addicted to it. I couldn't spend one day without my cell (Believe me, I tried), and you will end up the same too. Otherwise, YAY!

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-14 03:32am

I couldn't hope to justify forty bucks a month when I probably spend 10min on the phone every week.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-09-14 03:37am

Forty dollars a month? I could spend half that on a Planetside account, and keep the extra $20.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-14 04:36am

Howedar wrote:I couldn't hope to justify forty bucks a month when I probably spend 10min on the phone every week.

Same situation form me, all a cell phone would do is take up a pocket, and this is despite me spending large amounts of time out biking and hiking. There's simply nothing that pressing in my live, and from what I've observed that's also true of my friends who do have cell phones.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-09-14 01:43pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
Howedar wrote:I couldn't hope to justify forty bucks a month when I probably spend 10min on the phone every week.
Same situation form me, all a cell phone would do is take up a pocket, and this is despite me spending large amounts of time out biking and hiking. There's simply nothing that pressing in my live, and from what I've observed that's also true of my friends who do have cell phones.

first, you better check your numbers, as I don't believe it to be so expensive over there. I pay 40€ for a four months period. Alternatively, there's a no time limit package that doesn't require periodical money charge (of course, the calls are more expensive, but for someone who doesn't use the phone much it's ideal).

Secondly, even if you don't feel like needing it in your social life, it's still one of the best resources you can have in an emergency. Suppose you're ridding alone in the middle of the forest and your bike (or much worse, you) breaks something vital. A phone will save you in those situations.

I have a Siemens ME 45, and it's a tough little phone, water, shock and dirt proof, I abuse it and it keeps working.

DarthBlight · Post by **DarthBlight** » 2003-09-14 01:59pm

I have one too. A friend of mine gave me one of his old Sprint phones (a Sanyo SCP-4700, never turned on) and I finally have a job that allows me to afford it (and actual cable). 500 Anytime minutes, unlimited Nights and Weekends, for $55.

JodoForce · Post by **JodoForce** » 2003-09-14 03:00pm

You guys are all getting ripped off

In HK a typical phone service is more like $12 / mo.

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2003-09-14 03:48pm

No wonder USA is behind Europe when it comes to cellphone usage if you have to pay these incredibly expensive monthly sums. Here some GSM operators don't even have monthly fees, and the most expensive ones charge you 10EUR per month.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-09-14 04:55pm

Does America not have PAYG mobiles. I swear by mu virgin phone. I last bought credit for it 3 months ago and i still have £18 of that credit.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-09-14 05:34pm

Lord Pounder wrote:Does America not have PAYG mobiles. I swear by mu virgin phone. I last bought credit for it 3 months ago and i still have £18 of that credit.

No, we're still lagging in those. I saw em in Spain and Italy, unfortunately people here decorate their phones and upgrade em and crap, I swear, my phone was 100 dollars and it was the cheapest of all my friends

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-09-14 05:58pm

oh aye my phone looks like a pint of guinness. And unlike every other phone i ever saw mine has the Red Dwarf Theme as it's ring tone, or if i'm in a bad mood the Imperial March.

If you have a composer on your Nokia visit www.phoneringsong.com

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-14 06:09pm

Pay-as-you-go phone services exist in the US, but aren't as popular as monthly plans and contracts.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-09-14 06:38pm

Tsyroc wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, now they can find you anywhere (Tsyroc is still outside "the world" with no cell phone and no plans to get one).

Likewise, I'm just not important enough to have a cell phone yet. The way I think of it, I have a phone at home and I have a phone at work, and if I'm in school I'm too busy to be making or taking phone calls. Maybe in a few years when I make enough money and get enough calls to justify it I'll get one.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-09-14 06:38pm

I still dont' have my own cellphone. I use SirNitram's.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-09-14 07:14pm

The only time I'd need a cellphone is if I'm somewhere and I don't have money for the payphones/the payphones only do local calls and I'm out of the area I need to call. One one hand, it would be far more convienent, but on the other hand, situations likt that don't happen very often.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-09-16 10:27pm

After a few days, I'm treating it like "My Precious". Slightly disturbing....

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-09-16 11:52pm

I used to be one of the few, proud, non-phonists, now I can't live without it.

On another note, does anyone know a ringtone site for people using an LG G5300?

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