Sunday, October 17, 2004

to get a cell phone or not to get a cell phone...

...that is not the question for most of my friends.

But I've never had a cell phone... Well, we had a family cell phone once, but I threw away the charger when I got a little carried away during some insane cleaning frenzy, and since then we haven't had one...

Recently, I've found myself in several situations where a cell phone would have been handy indeed. Like the night I was walking home from the Blindside concert and there was a pack of wild dogs blocking the way to my car. Or the lunch a few weeks ago when I thought we were supposed to meet at the restaurant and my friend thought she was supposed to pick me up. Or the time I lost the car key in the park and the only other key to the car was locked in the car. Or the day when a walk around the lake almost didn't happen.

Yes, a cell phone would be nice... But is it worth the money? The cheapest I could find that meets our family's needs is a family plan with T-Mobile for $50 for two lines (and of course, that's not including tax). But to make it simple, that's $600 per year. That's 6 pairs of Brooks Glycerine running shoes. That's also more than half the price of a ticket to Sweden during the summer season.

All that for convenience? Still pondering.

2 comments:

appwiz said...

If you get a cell phone, you should seriously consider using a headset. Studies (google around) have shown that cell phones increase the risk of brain tumors by around 4%.

katie said...

Why don't you consiter getting rid of your landline? (Unless you need it for your internet connection.) That should then save you money. I remember paying 60 or 70 dollars for home phone service and long distance.