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I think the bigger thing is not the having of a cell phone, it's the complete inconsideration many people have.

They think "gee, I have a phone on me now everywhere I go! I can talk while I'm doing *insert anything here* and it's perfectly fine!"

What gets me, is when I enter the residential area where my parents live, and I see a woman who, not 15 seconds prior, had pulled out of her driveway, already yapping on the phone! Geeze, call before you leave! When you're DRIVING, your priority task is DRIVING. (WE know why Porsche doesn't put a cup holder in their cars!)

There's a couple guys at work that are always buzzing around with those stupid earpeices in their ears... They look stupid, and I hate that people can never tell if they're talking to someone present, or someone on the phone.

I keep mine in my pocket. It doesn't get answered when I shouldn't answer, or when it's not appropriate. It gets turned off or put on 'silent' when I go see movies. (I like to say loudly when someone's phone rings in the theatre "Hi, I'm the ******* who DIDN'T turn off my cell phone"... always embarasses the *******, and gets a few laughs.)

Anyway, it's not a neccessity, but it's a great convenience. I use mine so little, but I'm stuck in a contract for almost another year... once that's done, I'm gonna switch to a pre paid plan. That way I won't be blowing money every month when I use all of ~60 of my 1000 minutes.