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Originally Posted by
eztantz 
I think you misunderstood what I was saying. Like yourself I ignore calls and texts all the time. I was referring to the fact that many people expect to get ahold you whenever they feel like it. We obviously owe this to the fact that with cell phones we are always accessible. This idea is what annoys me.
My GF has ATT/Iphone and she is always having problems with it and the terrible coverage. This weekend, she was at the mall, and I guess either a tower, or a processing station was out, and for over 30 minutes she was unable to make a call or even send a text. Now, you might say, so what. But I was trying to coordinate plans. And, what if something happened, if she needed to call 911, if I had an emergency, etc... needless to say I was quite off put, and almost bought her a pre-paid cell phone from another provider to keep in her purse for just such a situation.
I guess, the problem is that in exchange for the unfettered access when you want it, you ahve to deal with it when you dont need it. At least in the old days, you had a landline, etc... What if your mom has to go to a hospital? or your car dies on the freeway? Do you really want to give up being reachable?
I have my phone set to shut completely off around 1 am and stay off till about 6. I did that to 1) save battery since I often forget to charge, and 2) so that an errant text, or an incoming email (the flashing light alone has woken me up). However, it completely freaks me out, my parents are not young, my friends all have newborns and I dont want to be cut off in an emergency.
