Do you carry your phone all the time?

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John Wick

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I have gotten to the point where I leave my phone at home when I run errands or go on a short trip.

At home I leave my phone on my desk, I never keep it on my person.

Working out, running and riding my bicycle the phone is absolutely forbidden.

Working on the property/yard, spending time with the animals, any type of repair or maintenance does not include the phone.

My relatives and friends know this and will usually send a text or leave a voice mail. I make sure to respond when I do check my phone.

I know people today view this as abnormal, maybe I'm just getting old and cranky?
 
I usually leave mine behind. Very few people ever call me, and if someone needs to get a hold of me, or if I need to get a hold of someone, my Apple Watch will sometimes do the job, although people generally don't know what I'm saying when I call or answer anyone on the watch. If I'm driving alone somewhere, I'll usually carry it (my phone) in case I need to call AAA or something, but if I'm with my wife, she is never without hers. If I carry it with me when I'm working outside, I'll probably leave it lying around somewhere. One morning, I began wondering where I had left my phone, and learned that I had left it sitting on one of my raised gardens overnight.
 
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As I've gotten older, I always try to carry my phone when I leave the house. I don't care about incoming calls but I want to have it if I need help. Also, I finally learned how to use Apple CarPlay in the car, so I use my phone to stream music. There's also a HondaLink phone app that I could use to lock/unlock, call for roadside assistance, locate or start the car if I need to.
 
Came home with a leg immobilized after 89 stitches. Parked in my office chair, told SO all is well. He went to his garage which is an adjoining wall buffered with a wall to wall and full book shelf. Polar fleece on sheep skin and I slid out of the chair. He did not hear me scream. I could not reach the phone on my desk, was still wobbly, could not reach the phone.
Phone on me when I am out in the yard, on a ladder or out and about.
 
I do when we go out , like Beth …I’m not fussed about incoming calls …if anyone wants me bad enough they will call back

It’s more for having it incase of break down or emergency ( we are 3.5 km from the shop / or any town )
As well as security monitoring ….or if we are expecting a parcel ,and we are not home I can text the neighbour to pick it up and put it inside for us
Our security is self monitored it pops up on our phones
 
Good morning to all-

Phone stays at home. --It's uncomfortable in my pocket, and I don't take calls when I'm driving or walking or... I just don't take calls.

Let me be honest- I barely know how to operate a cell phone. I really don't want to be "connected" with the world in most situations.

Except for being used as a control device for my drones, I could probably do quite well without a cell phone.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed
 
I wear my phone, because it is on my Apple Watch.
My phone stays on my desk unless I go somewhere in the car and then I carry it in my purse. One never knows when there might be an emergency and I would need to call on the phone, so I always take it along if I go somewhere.

I also always show my location on my phone, because if there is some kind of family emergency, I want people to know where I am at and to be able to contact me right away.
I rarely use the phone unless I need to make a call for a doctor appointment or something like that. My whole family are texters, so that is how we communicate, and i normally get those on my iPad and do’nt bother with the phone. I have an external keyboard for the iPad, so it is like using a laptop to answer texts.
 
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As I have mentioned before, I hate phones so no, I don’t carry it with me unless it is absolutely necessary.
And, like Ken, Yvonne and others here, I do have an Apple Watch so I’m not totally disconnected from that part of society that cannot even check out at the grocery store without yakking shamelessly on their communication device to someone who is probably sitting on the commode.
Note 1: On one day forthcoming, I do want to be next to or behind a lady in a line and on her phone who is not paying attention and loudly going on and on with her mate about some nonsense and just lean over and say, “Please put the phone down honey and come back to bed.”.

Note 2: And no, I do not carry a phone into the donniker either. Whilst trying not to be too conspiratorial, I’ll be derned if I want the government to know how many times and what I do when I visit the one of two rooms in the house that are supposely private.
Plus, would anyone say to a guest in their house, “I have to go do #1, would you like to come with me so we won’t have a break in our conversation?”. I think not.

Besides all of that, with the exception of my stepson, Mike, no one ever calls just to say “Hi”; everyone else wants me to do something, be somewhere or warns me about how expired the warranty is on a car that is non-existent.
 
I carry my phone most of the time, but, since almost no one knows my number, I don't get calls often except from family. I have known guys who were working in the woods or even out on a run, had an accident and had no way to call for help, thus lay in the woods or on the trail for hours and no one knew where they were or that they were down. One man I know was cutting trees in the woods and had one jump the stump and pin him to the ground. He lay in the wood almost all day until his wife came home and found him missing. He nearly died and had a severe concussion to boot.

My phone is mostly for outgoing calls, though, and I don't have a smart watch.
 
Don Alaska said:
I have known guys who were working in the woods or even out on a run, had an accident and had no way to call for help,
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That concerned me when I was clearing trees on my land up north, but even with my phone, my chances of getting a strong enough signal to call out were low. Now that the camp is built, if I stand in the center of the camp, I can get one bar, but a call is still not likely to go through. I don't know the technology behind it, but text messages are more likely to go through.

Fully conscious of the dangers involved in using a chainsaw and in felling trees, I was ever so careful.
 
Yes I carry my phone with me always ! Just in case someone needs to reach me ....like my mom who is often at the hospital , my kids ...especially grandson who has had some surgeries. When my hubby goes to the hospital for medical procedures we can always text each other if I need to be somewhere else .

I always have my notifications on . If I don't and only check later on I might have missed a important call/message !

If it rings or beeps I get up during the night to see . Yes sometimes its just stupid calls/scams!


It's worth the trouble ! ☺️
 
At home I leave it here and there. If I go downstairs to basement, or outside I take with me. Falling is the only reason really.
I have not fell since 2016. but did damage to myself. Plus out here in No Mans land, on the road we both carry our phones. His is a toy really, mine is main number as I handle all appts. business and etc. On rare occasion someone comes over, I put it away.
 
During the week, mine is on my desktop computer table and my wife's is on her desk while she works. Anywhere we go, away from our apartment, we have ours in an iPhone holder clipped to a belt on our shorts or jeans. During the weekday evenings, after my wife gets off of work and we don't go anywhere, my phone, and hers, sit on the arm of each of our recliners or we are on it playing a game. When we go to bed, the phone goes off, but when we get up in the morning, I automatically turn both on and see if there are any App updates. On weekends, our phones are always with us or very near us. We do take a lot of pictures with our phones as well.

IOW, we love our iPhone 17Plus!
 
Ken Anderson said:
That concerned me when I was clearing trees on my land up north, but even with my phone, my chances of getting a strong enough signal to call out were low. Now that the camp is built, if I stand in the center of the camp, I can get one bar, but a call is still not likely to go through. I don't know the technology behind it, but text messages are more likely to go through.

Fully conscious of the dangers involved in using a chainsaw and in felling trees, I was ever so careful.
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I think the 911 system is still on 2G as that reaches further and is more reliable in remote areas, but, like you, I am not familiar with the technology. Texts require less bandwidth I think and will send when you get a signal. We have vast area--more than half the state--that has little or no cell service. Sat phones are useful in those areas and I think can be rented here if you are going into remote places. Newer iPhones have free satellite access in Alaska for emergencies.
 
Since there are no more pay phones, I carry mine with me all the time. Lack of pay phones is the only reason I bought a cell phone in the first pl;ace. On those occasions I've forgotten my phone, I always have my Apple Watch and it has its own cell account (really, just an extension of my phone.)

What stinks about my Apple Watch is that I only wear it and none of my other wrist watches that I like. I've gotten hooked on it.
 
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