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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Feb 10, 2015 1:32 PM
Forget the name of the first one I had, but it was either Motorola or LG phone... it was silver/gray... slim... and the key lights were bright iridescent blue.
Motorola Razr (worst phone I ever had; because of this phone I swore to never own another Motorola phone again)
I'm sure there were also a couple other flip phones in between that I'm probably forgetting...
LG Voyager
BlackBerry Storm (personal)
BlackBerry Torch (work)
iPhone 4s (personal)
iPhone 4s (work)
iPhone 6 (work)
Feb 10, 2015 1:32pm
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cat_lover

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Feb 10, 2015 1:43 PM
I've had two. Probably got the first one around 2003 and it was a Nokia. I now have a iPhone 5s.
Feb 10, 2015 1:43pm
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Pick6

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Feb 10, 2015 1:58 PM
no clue how many cell phones i've had. I remember being the first or close to the first one in my class to have one in Jr High. I've always had the same number though.
Feb 10, 2015 1:58pm
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Belly35

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Feb 10, 2015 2:13 PM
thavoice;1704721 wrote:Well I did impose a cell phone ban when we go to sporting events. I gave them 1 inning, the 5th, to get on their phones.
Hence....they have not wanted to go the last two years, which is fine with me because taking 4-5 to a ballgame is expense. The rest...I have tried but when their mother is one of the worst culprits then well, it goes out the window.
the adults/parents have to be in agreement to the rules .. Or nothing works
soilution to set an example: my wife also is a big cell phone rule breaker
I made arrangement with a friend to call my wife when she is at church on Sunday morning and also when she at her women group. I reminder her to turn off her phone but when she not looking I turn it back on...
The fact that it is embarrassing and is rude... Send a message of just how rude a cell phone can be to others. Only had to have it happen once and the example is set and the agreement to the rules up held.
Feb 10, 2015 2:13pm
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Fab4Runner

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Feb 10, 2015 2:20 PM
Belly35;1704750 wrote:the adults/parents have to be in agreement to the rules .. Or nothing works
soilution to set an example: my wife also is a big cell phone rule breaker
I made arrangement with a friend to call my wife when she is at church on Sunday morning and also when she at her women group. I reminder her to turn off her phone but when she not looking I turn it back on...
The fact that it is embarrassing and is rude... Send a message of just how rude a cell phone can be to others. Only had to have it happen once and the example is set and the agreement to the rules up held.
That is pretty fucked up.
Feb 10, 2015 2:20pm
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Feb 10, 2015 2:33 PM
Fab4Runner;1704753 wrote:That is pretty fucked up.
I just Lol'd
Feb 10, 2015 2:33pm
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Feb 10, 2015 2:34 PM
When I was younger I would secretly call my friend when we went to movies because he always forgot to turn off the ringer. GOT THAT FUCKER GOOD.
Feb 10, 2015 2:34pm
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redrocket

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Feb 10, 2015 3:56 PM
I have made it this long without one and I don't plan on changing it now.
Feb 10, 2015 3:56pm
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Rotinaj

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Feb 10, 2015 4:44 PM
What is your reasoning for not having one? being an adult and not having a cell phone doesn't really make much sense to me. Unless it's a money thing I guess but even then there are very cheap options.
Feb 10, 2015 4:44pm
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Feb 10, 2015 5:21 PM
Belly35;1704713 wrote:Belly rule is simple ... my house no cell phone, dinner no cell phone, visiting, family events, out for dinner , lunch or breakfast dads buying no cell phone. When I'm out with people and they are on their cell phone ... I ask if the kids are sick, grand kids in the hospital or EMS on the way to their parents house ... other than that they you're not important but the fact I took time out to be here is...
Lol. I'd be telling you to fuck off about the Belly rule.
Feb 10, 2015 5:21pm
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Fab4Runner

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Feb 10, 2015 5:43 PM
GoChiefs;1704820 wrote:Lol. I'd be telling you to fuck off about the Belly rule.
I have no issue with the rule in general. I have to abide by my parents rules when I am in their home. If I don't want to, I can leave. As far as outside of their house...no. They do not tell me what to do.

The fucked up part if that she turned her ringer off, and he turned it back on just to embarrass her in church. Wtf? She's not a child who needs to learn a lesson. And how does tricking her like that "teach" her anything? Cell phone going off at church does not equal her breaking the rules at dinner or a family event.
Feb 10, 2015 5:43pm
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Feb 10, 2015 5:44 PM
Fab4Runner;1704829 wrote:I have no issue with the rule in general. I have to abide by my parents rules when I am in their home. If I don't want to, I can leave. As far as outside of their house...no. They do not tell me what to do.

The fucked up part if that she turned her ringer off, and he turned it back on just to embarrass her in church. Wtf? She's not a child who needs to learn a lesson. And how does tricking her like that "teach" her anything? Cell phone going off at church does not equal her breaking the rules at dinner or a family event.
Just sounds like ol' Belly is quite a control freak.
Feb 10, 2015 5:44pm
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Feb 10, 2015 5:47 PM
GoChiefs;1704830 wrote:Just sounds like ol' Belly is quite a control freak.
Well, yeah. That's obvious.
Feb 10, 2015 5:47pm
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thavoice

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Feb 10, 2015 5:55 PM
Belly35;1704713 wrote:Belly rule is simple ... my house no cell phone, dinner no cell phone, visiting, family events, out for dinner , lunch or breakfast dads buying no cell phone. When I'm out with people and they are on their cell phone ... I ask if the kids are sick, grand kids in the hospital or EMS on the way to their parents house ... other than that they you're not important but the fact I took time out to be here is...
I like that rule. Have heard of people taking cell phones and putting them into a box when they have family get togethers.....or when you go out for dinner put them face down in the middle and the first one to play with their phone has to pay the bill. Both good ideas. 4.5 years ago I basically went 10+ weeks without one and was fine, and a couple of years ago when I was in the Mojave desert and practically had no service for 2.5 weeks and that worked out just fine. To my surprise though when I did get back into service that the Reds blew that 2 games to zero lead to the Giants that really pissed me off! How addicted some people are is just plain rediculous. I pretty much turn my phone off and/or it is out of reach when I get home from work each evening.
Feb 10, 2015 5:55pm
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Feb 10, 2015 6:20 PM
I got my first phone in 2003. No clue how many have I had in that time. I know I've tested 3 since September (Moto X, DROID Turbo, Nexus 6). I'd say I'm upwards of 20-25 phones between 2003 and now.

First phone was an LG 1200. Then upgraded to a Sanyo 8300 to get a phone with a camera. Rolled through a few others (Palm Treo 700, Palm Treo 755, Motorola Q, Blackberry Pearl, Blackberry 8300, Blackberry 8600), then some Nextel phones, original DROID, Defy, DROID Pro, DROID 3, DROID Bionic, DROID 4, Photon, Photon Q, RAZR, RAZR M, RAZR HD, original Moto X and a few others that I'm sure I'm forgetting.

It's one of the perks of the day job.
Feb 10, 2015 6:20pm
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slingshot4ever

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Feb 10, 2015 7:12 PM
Got my first one in 2003:

1. Samsung Flip phone
2. Samsung Flip phone (2006)
3. iPhone 4 (2010)
4. iPhone 6 (2014)
Feb 10, 2015 7:12pm
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Feb 10, 2015 10:24 PM
First phone 2004 had 10 or more if you count work phones as well.
Best iphone5s
worst blackberry pearl with roller ball
Feb 10, 2015 10:24pm
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Feb 11, 2015 11:22 AM
Got my first phone in 2002.

Motorola T2282
Samsung A550
Sanyo 7400
Sanyo Katana
Sanyo 8400
Sanyo M1
Treo 700p
Treo 755p (thanks sherm)
HTC Touch Pro
Palm Pre
HTC EVO
Nexus
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5S
Feb 11, 2015 11:22am
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sherm03

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Feb 11, 2015 11:34 AM
Mooney44Cards;1705005 wrote:Got my first phone in 2002.

Motorola T2282
Samsung A550
Sanyo 7400
Sanyo Katana
Sanyo 8400
Sanyo M1
Treo 700p
Treo 755p (thanks sherm)
HTC Touch Pro
Palm Pre
HTC EVO
Nexus
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5S
Whoah. Totally forgot about the Katana. Good call on that one.
Feb 11, 2015 11:34am
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Feb 11, 2015 11:36 AM
LG picture flip phone, LG White Chocolate, some samsung slide up phone, samsung keyboard phone, iPhone 4, iPhone 6. I can't get over how fast things changed when the iPhone came out, like you saw general improvements but things just exploded after the iPhone and now you have a phone vastly superior
Feb 11, 2015 11:36am
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Feb 11, 2015 12:03 PM
I have two iphones, a 5s and a 6. The 5s is a personal phone the 6 is a work phone.
Feb 11, 2015 12:03pm
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Feb 11, 2015 12:11 PM
sleeper;1705034 wrote:I have two iphones, a 5s and a 6. The 5s is a personal phone the 6 is a work phone.
I thought you didn't believe in smartphones.
Feb 11, 2015 12:11pm
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Feb 12, 2015 8:43 AM
ernest_t_bass;1705041 wrote:I thought you didn't believe in smartphones.
Thought he hated Apple???

I bought my first phone in 2002. Some piece of crap that I thought was awesome because you could switch the face of it, and I could preset the color of the screen when it would ring. Red was for work, green was for m'lady, and yellow was everyone else.

From there, it was a flip phone. Samsung of some sort. Then a Motorola - loved that phone. (I'm pretty sure I had the same phone number up to this point. 264-4627. I thought that was neat because the first three numbers were mirrored with the next three, and the seventh number was 7.)

Then I went with the iPhone 4, and then 5s. And that is where I am now.
Feb 12, 2015 8:43am
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Feb 12, 2015 9:44 AM
ernest_t_bass;1705041 wrote:I thought you didn't believe in smartphones.
I don't believe in needing the latest and greatest phone but they do provide some value.
Feb 12, 2015 9:44am
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4cards

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Feb 12, 2015 1:53 PM
...still have my first phone down in the basement (Motorola bag phone)

Feb 12, 2015 1:53pm