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Do you text on your cellphone?

  • All the time (at least once an hour while awake)

    Votes: 22 35.5%
  • Sometimes (at least once a day)

    Votes: 20 32.3%
  • Rarely/Not at all (maybe once a week)

    Votes: 20 32.3%

  • Total voters
    62

JoeG4

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Jan 11, 2002
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I find it interesting that on a cellphone, minimal functionality must include at least phone calls and texting.. I haven't really got much of an opinion about texting, I just don't really use it. Do you guys?
 
Ever since my parents got their iPhone's and discovered the messages app, I think you are the only one who doesn't text. :p
 
I don't really use it either. I just checked my usage and I've sent 5 texts this billing month (which resets in a couple of days). On the other hand, I know of people that send thousands! :eek:

Edit: I should clarify. If you're talking about SMS, then yeah, 5 this month. If on the other hand you mean any sort of textual message (MSN, Google Talk, etc) then I'd probably go through thousands in a month. In this regard I use the phone as a replacement for messaging on my PC when I'm out or at work (although at work I use a keyboard so that I don't have to peck at the screen all day!)
 
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The closest I come to texting, is answering emails from my phone (really rare, usually when I have stuff for sale on craigslist). I always assumed people use texting to contact family about small things (like heading home), or to locate people they are meeting in public (which I've used texting for!)
 
There is an option missing, several times a day. It's not necessarily once an hour, but every few hours I can have long conversations.

I prefer to call people when I have a lot of stuff to discuss, but for shorter things or unimportant conversations then text is fine.
 
Almost never. Important stuff via talking, unimportant stuff via avoiding.
 
There is an option missing, several times a day. It's not necessarily once an hour, but every few hours I can have long conversations.

Hey lewis, it's the middle option :) At least once a day, but not once an hour ;)

Cheers!
 
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Text has replaced phone calls. In 50 years, someone on MacRumors will ask, "Am I the only one that doesn't do phoning?"
 
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