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j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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...Give a 10 year old legos or toys now and ur kid will run away :lol:...

 

 

It is sad, isn't it?

 

I don't have a personal phone. Just a work phone. It is anoying enough.

 

My daughter (17) has got a simple cell phone too. Just for that she can be reached at or she can make a CALL!

Personally I hate texting. As stated by another user a call is 3x faster than texting back and forward.

And don't get my wrong but most people I see texting or surfing the net on their phone are not that kind of people who are to busy to make a call.

Anyway, when I'm so busy and not having time to call how do I have time to text a message?

Maybe that's one reason why many jung Canadians are so "exhausted"...lmao.

 

so long

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Roscopcoletrain Senior Enthusiast

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Im a phone junky. Love my Android. I started with pagers when I was younger, and have had something every since.

 

Best use for phones, sitting in the mall waiting for the wife while she shops lol.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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I text for quick things like "I'll be there in 10 min" or something but I don't get those who have real conversations via text.

 

 

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Morgan1986 Senior Enthusiast

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Im a phone junky. Love my Android. I started with pagers when I was younger, and have had something every since.

 

Best use for phones, sitting in the mall waiting for the wife while she shops lol.

 

i do that all the time with my GF if i go to the mall with her . I find a bench and wait and then move on to the next bench . malls are so boring.
SarahsGMC Senior Enthusiast

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I text for quick things like "I'll be there in 10 min" or something but I don't get those who have real conversations via text.

 

 

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because whats more awkward/annoying talking on the phone with long pauses or texting back and forth with long pauses lol i hate talking on the phone because then im restricted to holding a phone where texting i can just say whatever real quick and be done with it i dont need to make filler conversation

Morgan1986 Senior Enthusiast

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I text for quick things like "I'll be there in 10 min" or something but I don't get those who have real conversations via text.

 

 

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because whats more awkward/annoying talking on the phone with long pauses or texting back and forth with long pauses lol i hate talking on the phone because then im restricted to holding a phone where texting i can just say whatever real quick and be done with it i dont need to make filler conversation

 

Great for talking to the girl friend lol . "made supper or should i pick up somthing"? simple yes or no . not phone up and talk about our days :P
Prokopchuk_9 Senior Enthusiast

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I text for quick things like "I'll be there in 10 min" or something but I don't get those who have real conversations via text.

 

 

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because whats more awkward/annoying talking on the phone with long pauses or texting back and forth with long pauses lol i hate talking on the phone because then im restricted to holding a phone where texting i can just say whatever real quick and be done with it i dont need to make filler conversation

 

Exactly how I feel, I Txt more than I talk on the phone lol. It's easier. My Friends are the same too, cuz when you call they never pick up. But if you txt you get an answer within the hour usually.

 

Plus when I'm at work ur not allowed to have ur phone on you, so it's easier to sneak a txt here and there ahah

SarahsGMC Senior Enthusiast

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only time i talk on the phone is if its business or my friend that drives truck, if hes out on the road and needs help with something or i need help with something then im fine being on the phone so he can concentrate on the road, but other than that we usually just have dumb text conversations here and there lol

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Texting is a lot easier. Here is a text conversation. Lasted 10 minutes including wait time

 

My friend jason:"casino tonight?"

Me:"I thought we decided to go to the strip club"

Jason:"oh yeah, we did... which one?"

Me:"F*** it, let's go gamble. Aviator at 7"

Jason:"OK"

 

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

MikeNH

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I text for quick things like "I'll be there in 10 min" or something but I don't get those who have real conversations via text.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

 

because whats more awkward/annoying talking on the phone with long pauses or texting back and forth with long pauses lol i hate talking on the phone because then im restricted to holding a phone where texting i can just say whatever real quick and be done with it i dont need to make filler conversation

 

I just avoid talking to people by any means. :lol: Even though I have a work issued phone it never works so I use mine and that is by far the bulk of my minutes used monthly.

 

 

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

MikeNH

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i used a whole 8 minutes on my bill last month and over 9000 texts :rollin:

 

 

Typical chick. :lol:

 

 

One month I was surprised I sent 300! But with iPhone a bunch of mine are to other iPhones so it isn't counting as a text message, it's just data.

SarahsGMC Senior Enthusiast

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im surprised my data was just over 1 gig, i have two people that i talk to pretty much all day every day so my texts are going to be through the roof

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