How often do you change your mobile phone? - Page 3

Echolac · 7th Dec 2006, 12:56 AM

urghhh...the ever vast model update of mobile phones is driving me nuts..

sbrehm72255 · 7th Dec 2006, 04:46 AM

I don't have one, never have had one either and don't plan on getting one. Besides, they don't work out where I live, so there's no real reason to even think about it.

ZuePhok · 7th Dec 2006, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sbrehm72255

I don't have one, never have had one either and don't plan on getting one. Besides, they don't work out where I live, so there's no real reason to even think about it.

rox!

GarPhreak · 7th Dec 2006, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sbrehm72255

I don't have one, never have had one either and don't plan on getting one. Besides, they don't work out where I live, so there's no real reason to even think about it.

Where do you live?

Quite interesting to see the most popular response, I'd have thought most people would change their phones quite often.

It's been a long time since I actually payed for a phone, many, many years ago, but that didn't stop me from going through a few...

Of course, that means that all my phones were old/outdated/cheap stuff...

Currently have been using a Nokia 6100 for a few months, which again I didn't pay for...

Olle P · 7th Dec 2006, 08:35 PM

I've had three cell phones since I got my first one in 1997.
- That first was some Ericsson model my sister had discarded, and within a year it was broken. (One of the keys didn't work.)
- Then I bought the cheapest phone I could get without tying up to some specific operator, and that was a Siemens something.
That one also had a key give up, in late november '01.
- So I bought another cheap Siemens, S45 I think, which is still going strong and I have no intention to replace it.

/Olle

zicovsky · 7th Dec 2006, 08:55 PM

Yeah, I change mine when it breaks or get stolen... or maybe when the package offers one for free..

sbrehm72255 · 7th Dec 2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GarPhreak

Where do you live?

I live way out in the country in the mid west, there has been one cell phone company that put up a tower this year so folks can get a signal and service if they have a phone, but the service is shakey at best. It's pretty funny to see people standing out in the road during bad weather so they can get a signal to make a silly phone call.
This is also why I have satellite internet, there is nothing else out here except for dial-up...................

Echolac · 7th Dec 2006, 10:31 PM

wow..kinda odd but kinda cool

zicovsky · 9th Dec 2006, 01:57 AM

Wow.. you guys have TV there? just kidding

Must be cool to live there.. sounds like a quiet place.. hard to find these days..

Max_87 · 9th Dec 2006, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbrehm72255

I live way out in the country in the mid west, there has been one cell phone company that put up a tower this year so folks can get a signal and service if they have a phone, but the service is shakey at best. It's pretty funny to see people standing out in the road during bad weather so they can get a signal to make a silly phone call.
This is also why I have satellite internet, there is nothing else out here except for dial-up...................

There was a housing area where I was staying that doesn't even have dial-up connection

Can you imagine a life without internet access?

View Poll Results: How often do you change your (buy a new) mobile phone?
Every 3 years (or more)	1	3.57%
Every 2 years	6	21.43%
Every year	2	7.14%
Every 8-10 months	0	0%
Every 4-6 months	0	0%
Every 2-3 months	0	0%
I buy phones as soon as they are released!!!	1	3.57%
Only when my current phone gets spoilt, stolen or lost	16	57.14%
I don't own a mobile phone	2	7.14%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

7th Dec 2006, 08:35 PM	#25 (permalink)
Olle P Active Join Date: 12 Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 815 Reputation: 315 Rep Power: 8	I've had three cell phones since I got my first one in 1997. - That first was some Ericsson model my sister had discarded, and within a year it was broken. (One of the keys didn't work.) - Then I bought the cheapest phone I could get without tying up to some specific operator, and that was a Siemens something. That one also had a key give up, in late november '01. - So I bought another cheap Siemens, S45 I think, which is still going strong and I have no intention to replace it. /Olle __________________ If you're not living on the edge you take up too much space... Asus A8E-N, Athlon64 X2 4600+, 1024MB Kingston value, XFX GF7800GT, Seagate 160GB/8MB

7th Dec 2006, 08:55 PM	#26 (permalink)
zicovsky I'm a regular Join Date: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 306 Reputation: 132 Rep Power: 6	Yeah, I change mine when it breaks or get stolen... or maybe when the package offers one for free.. __________________ life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.. Please SUPPORT RojakPot!

9th Dec 2006, 01:57 AM	#29 (permalink)
zicovsky I'm a regular Join Date: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 306 Reputation: 132 Rep Power: 6	Wow.. you guys have TV there? just kidding Must be cool to live there.. sounds like a quiet place.. hard to find these days.. __________________ life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.. Please SUPPORT RojakPot!

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