could you live without your mobile ?

[ladypeartree]

Rise in executions for mobile use

The number of public executions for using a mobile phone in North Korea has increased, according to a new report.

The Korea Institute for National Unification think tank, which is associated with the South Korean government, reported the findings in a white paper on the North's human rights conditions. No exact figures were given.

"The North carries out public executions regularly to maintain social order by creating an atmosphere of fear," said the institute.

North Korea recalled mobile phones from its citizens in 2004, just a year-and-a-half after the service was introduced in the communist country.

Experts believe North Korea had introduced the mobile technology to make communications convenient but later realised the device caused floods of foreign culture into the reclusive country.

The North has been struggling to prevent outside information from seeping into the country and believes the influx of information could possibly lead to the overthrow of the reclusive regime.

[kat8585]

No, I couldn't live without my mobile. But if North Korea doesn't want its citizens to use mobiles, all it has to do is remove all the repeaters.

[Wingwalker]

I pay an ugly amount monthly for my cell..........I very rarely have it with me. Perhaps I should discontinue the service........but then, of the few occassions of which i actually have a charged cell with me, has been a very nice convieniant thing, costly but very nice to have around..........yes i could live with out it, not that i really want to

[Carol R]

Hi,

Probably not, now that I have gotten used to it. I have pay as you go. So it doesnt cost a lot just as much as I am willing to put on it. It is handy for me. I like the convenience and security it gives me. Its handy when I am away from home.

Carol R

[sweetycakes]

I suppose I probably could live without my mobile fone, although I wouldn't want to, now that I've gotten used to the convenience of it

People managed for centuries without one, including me.......(hey, don't take that the wrong way )

But in the bad old days without a mobile, I spent many a night agonizing over why my daughter had not called me from a payphone when she was out, and promised she would ring. And since my work now takes me all over the country, it is absolutely necessary, in my opinion, for work and family to be able to get in touch with me.

So, yes, I probably could, just about, live without my mobile.....but who would want to?

I mean......could you live without the internet, now it's been invented?

[Laura]

WHAT IS A MOBILE?

ARE YOU TALKING CELL PHONE?

I see GhostDog does not have a cell phone (I thought I was about the only one left in the world without one).

I have absolutely no use for one whatsoever, and can not imagine talking on it while eating, while driving (which is against the law in some states), while walking through a grocery store, standing outside of church, etc.

BUT, I DO TALK ON THE PHONE A LOT. I HAVE ONE LAND PHONE AND FOUR PORTABLE (CORDLESS) PHONES IN A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT. ONE OF THE PORTABLES ARE AT MY HAND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. BUT THAT IS AT HOME.

AGAIN, WHEN GONE FROM HOME, I ENJOY BEING AWAY FROM THE PHONE, AND HAVE NO NEED FOR ONE.

[sweetycakes]

WHAT IS A MOBILE?

ARE YOU TALKING CELL PHONE?

I see GhostDog does not have a cell phone (I thought I was about the only one left in the world without one).

I have absolutely no use for one whatsoever, and can not imagine talking on it while eating, while driving (which is against the law in some states), while walking through a grocery store, standing outside of church, etc.

BUT, I DO TALK ON THE PHONE A LOT. I HAVE ONE LAND PHONE AND FOUR PORTABLE (CORDLESS) PHONES IN A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT. ONE OF THE PORTABLES ARE AT MY HAND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. BUT THAT IS AT HOME.

AGAIN, WHEN GONE FROM HOME, I ENJOY BEING AWAY FROM THE PHONE, AND HAVE NO NEED FOR ONE.

But what if you need to get in touch with family or someone else in an emergency?

Or what if your car breaks down on a lonely highway, miles from anywhere?

Or you witness a crime in progress and need to phone the police?

Etc, etc, etc....

And, yes, a mobile is a cell phone.

We will teach you Americans to speak English properly.

....Eventually

[PamD]

I have one..pay as you go...BUT since I am home most of the time..it is off most of the time. COULD I live without it? Of course.

Mine is so that if I happen to be out shopping, which the boys like to eat so it is a necessity by times, I can be reached if something happens with Dennis (hubby).

[kat8585]

WHAT IS A MOBILE?

ARE YOU TALKING CELL PHONE?

I see GhostDog does not have a cell phone (I thought I was about the only one left in the world without one).

I have absolutely no use for one whatsoever, and can not imagine talking on it while eating, while driving (which is against the law in some states), while walking through a grocery store, standing outside of church, etc.

BUT, I DO TALK ON THE PHONE A LOT. I HAVE ONE LAND PHONE AND FOUR PORTABLE (CORDLESS) PHONES IN A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT. ONE OF THE PORTABLES ARE AT MY HAND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. BUT THAT IS AT HOME.

AGAIN, WHEN GONE FROM HOME, I ENJOY BEING AWAY FROM THE PHONE, AND HAVE NO NEED FOR ONE.

You think that til you get one. I used to think that, too. My daughter talked me into getting one when I really didn't want one 6 years ago. Now I'm lost when I forget it, the few times I do. It's as bad as forgetting your watch. I've even gone home at lunch to get it when I lived 3 miles from work.

[Guest Biblicist]

I could contentedly live without a cell phone or land line.

While I would miss some of the comforts of modern technology, I could happily live Amish.