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@ HSpencer
I did not read this thread, but I am 100% on your side!

@Dude
Wherethehellyabeen? You've been leaving me here all on my own and I am running out of steam!! I have even been starting some crazy threads and stirring up the forum.
Good to see you again!!

@HS
Sweet! I am mainly lurking a few times a week and enjoying vacation trips. I am just not sharing so many ideas because I know eventually you all get to sharing at least one point of view I can agree with before long:)

Pro cellphone: cost

Here's how I do it: cheap cellphone (one that can make calls and send text messages... what more do you need from a phone anyway?).

Pre-paid card = 15 EUR (22 USD) per YEAR.
Pro cellphone: people can call you in case of emergency
Pro cellphone: you can call people in case of emergency
Contra cellphone: people can call you anytime
Contra cellphone: not required for emergencies

I had an emergency once, but didn't brought my cellphone. I went to a cigarette store and payed them 50 cents to call from their landline. Problem solved.
Contra cellphone: people can't call me

But I'm terrible at cellphoning. So terrible that I can't be reached most of the time for the following reasons:

- battery died (again)

- forgot my cellphone

- left it upstairs, while being downstairs

- to late to pick it up

- battery dies during conversation

- ...
So my friends sometimes call my parents if they want to make sure they can reach me.
Contra cellphone: SMS (Texting)

I hate typing text messages. I even wrote one and after writing it half way through, I gave up and called the person. I'm less than 30y old, so it has nothing to do with age.
Contra cellphone: the radiation can't be healthy
Well... I appear to be more contra than pro.

Dumping the cell phone is something I often consider...
Why haven't I done it yet? So people can call me for jobs or for making plans to go out. Still thinking of dropping the cellphone though... I might experiment by not using it for 2 months or so.