# Just Got My First Mobile Phone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089 "2010-07-18T03:00:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089/1 "2010-07-18T03:00:48Z")
Or cellphone, to my fellow Americans. I have now entered the 20th century, just in time for the second decade of the 21st. šŸ˜ƒ I just never felt like fooling with the damned things before. The wife has always carried one, and thatā€™s been enough. But lately Iā€™ve been busier and found myself borrowing hers to carry around with me more. So Iā€™ve taken the plunge. At least Iā€™m a bit savvier than another mobile-resistant fellow over here who got his first phone not too long ago. He carried a piece of paper around with him with everyoneā€™s phone numbers written down on it. When asked shy he did that, he answered: ā€œHow else am I going to know their numbers?ā€ Now excuse me while I go churn some butter. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089/2 "2010-07-18T15:31:56Z")
The only good thing about a cell phone is once you enter the numbers of the people you know, all you have to do is scroll to their name and push a button. I use my cell less than 20 minutes a month. I pay too damn much for it but it is a package with my wife who has hers growing out of her ear. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089/3 "2010-07-18T16:49:07Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > The only good thing about a cell phone is once you enter the numbers of the people you know, all you have to do is scroll to their name and push a button. On the downside, every phone number will then vanish from your brain. Lose your phone or erase your contacts and suddenly youā€™re an amnesiac lost in the wilderness. ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089/4 "2010-07-18T18:08:13Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > On the downside, every phone number will then vanish from your brain. Including that of your own cellphone number. Trust me on this. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089/5 "2010-07-18T21:28:06Z")
> [@sevenwood](#): > > Including that of your own cellphone number. Trust me on this. I donā€™t know my cell phone number. I do know my wifes though. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089/6 "2010-07-18T23:24:37Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > ā€¦ He carried a piece of paper around with him with everyoneā€™s phone numbers written down on it. When asked shy he did that, he answered: ā€œHow else am I going to know their numbers?ā€ That could make him a very popular person; no=one else knows their numbers, either. Welcome to the late 20th century. Itā€™s over-rated. To join the 21st century, you have to get rid of your land-line. This is a very good thing; you never have take a phone call again. (We went wireless in 2000; I love it. No one I donā€™t call has my number.) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-my-first-mobile-phone/547089/7 "2010-07-18T23:53:12Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > The only good thing about a cell phone is once you enter the numbers of the people you know, all you have to do is scroll to their name and push a button. I use my cell less than 20 minutes a month. I pay too damn much for it but it is a package with my wife who has hers growing out of her ear. Iā€™m on a prepaid deal. I have a stored value in the phone, then it costs me something like 1 baht (3 US cents) a minute, similar to what pay phones here cost. I can top it up in 7-Elevens and the like. > [@VinylTurnip](#): > > On the downside, every phone number will then vanish from your brain. Lose your phone or erase your contacts and suddenly youā€™re an amnesiac lost in the wilderness. Thatā€™s what Iā€™m afraid of. ā˜¹ > [@j66](#): > > To join the 21st century, you have to get rid of your land-line. No! Not my landline! :eek: