# Poll: are you an exclusive cell phone user? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 15, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313 "2004-10-15T03:20:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/61 "2004-10-18T08:09:06Z")
1. Don’t own a cel phone 2. Yes (but not a swing state) ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/62 "2004-10-18T08:12:43Z")
1)Yes 2)No ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/63 "2004-10-18T13:57:38Z")
1. Yes 2. Absolutely yes. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/64 "2004-10-18T14:49:34Z")
1. Yes 2. Yes when I got my own place, I saw absolutely no reason to get a landline. Over a year later, I don’t regret it one bit. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/65 "2004-10-18T17:09:55Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > own a cellphone-signal blocker to stop other folks from using them if they have irritating cellphone beeps or try to use them during movies or concerts. Just FYI, use of those devices is illegal in the United States. > [@FCC](#): > > No, these devices are illegal and may not be imported, into the USA or installed anywhere in the USA. Basically they jam the operation of cellular telephone anywhere they are installed. Jamming operation would be considered harmful interference to a licensed radio service. A device that causes harmful interference to a licensed radio service is illegal to import, market or use in the USA. See Section 2.803 of the FCC Rules. Rule Parts:2.803 20020115-001 from [here](http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=20086&switch=I). Keep in mind that while there are people in the audience who are using their cells in an inappropriate manner, there may be many more who are not, and who may in fact need their cells to be operational. There may be medical personnel or off-duty police officers on call who need their phones to work. There may be people like me who have their phones on silent but may need be contacted by text message for an emergency. If you have a problem with an audience member, you may take the old route of telling an usher, rather than to inconvenience an entire room full of people with an illegal device. [/soapbox] To answer: 1. Yes, my family has three cell phones and no landline. Internet comes over cable. 2. Yes, I’m voting, and yes, I’m in _the_ swing state. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/66 "2004-10-18T17:29:05Z")
Yes & Yes ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/67 "2004-10-18T17:39:34Z")
1. Yes, the bf and I gave up our landline last year. 2. Yes, American, planning to vote, and significantly over 30 (43). ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/68 "2004-10-18T21:52:43Z")
1. Yes - both hubby and I have our own cellphones. No landline in at least 2 yrs (I think). Thanks to cable DSL as well. _Never_ answer unknowns. Don’t usually even answer numbers I don’t recognize. If you’re not in my phone book, leave a message. I may/may not call you back. 2. Yes/Absolutely yes - in a swing state, too. However, I’m not typically even interested in participating in a political poll. And, no, I don’t believe they’re all that representative either. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/69 "2004-10-18T21:55:53Z")
> [@snermy](#): > > Prompted by the question of whether or not cell phone users are making polls innacurate. > > This isn’t intended to start debate, just a straight-up poll. We already know the SDMB members (and internet poll-takers in general to a lesser degree) are left-leaning, and I wonder how many of us are pretty much wireless these days. > > 1)Are you an exclusive cell phone user? > > 2)Are you from the US and planning to vote? Yes and yes ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/70 "2004-10-18T21:58:27Z")
> [@Cinnamon Girl](#): > > 1. Yes - both hubby and I have our own cellphones. No landline in at least 2 yrs (I think). Thanks to cable DSL as well. _Never_ answer unknowns. Don’t usually even answer numbers I don’t recognize. If you’re not in my phone book, leave a message. I may/may not call you back. > > 2. Yes/Absolutely yes - in a swing state, too. However, I’m not typically even interested in participating in a political poll. And, no, I don’t believe they’re all that representative either. Oh yeah, I’ll be 34 in a few weeks. Hubby will be 38 (wow!) in a few months. It’s funny, we were just discussing recently about how weird it is that we know very few people who are strictly cellphone only. I get strange reactions when I tell people that we are. As if they wonder, “How can you possibly manage?” When we first went landlineless, even my cellphone provider didn’t get it. “Uh, yeah my cellphone _is_ my primary contact number. It’s my _only_ number. Aren’t you proud of me?” ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/71 "2004-10-18T22:10:32Z")
1. Yes 2. Yes (in the VERY crucial center of Ohio) Over 30…cell only for 3 years. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313/72 "2004-10-18T22:13:03Z")
**1) Are you an exclusive cell phone user?** No. I have a cell phone that I carry with me faithfully, but I get no bars in the house. If I ever have wireless coverage that gives me several bars no matter where I am in the house, I will seriously consider going landline-less. **2) Are you from the US and planning to vote?** Yes, and yes (in Virginia; I plan to vote for Kerry). Age: 33 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-are-you-an-exclusive-cell-phone-user/269313.md?page=3)