Please Don't Text Me!

Interesting stance, and it makes sense to me. But I love texting... so much more than talking. I'd rather have a data plan and lose the phone altogether.. especially since i'm on AT&T 3G!

I absolutely love texting. I find it useful and necessary in certain circumstances. Especially in coordinating between many different people in small timeframes.

That being said, I find being present in each moment to be incredibly valuable, unfortunately our society moves further from that ideal every moment.

I used to think so as well..."No way, me never! for thirteen year old girls only." Now I realize it makes it so much easier to deal with people that might otherwise bother me when I'm feeling glum...just don't do this, ;>) cause my glumness might get worse.

A cell phone is called a "phone" for a reason. I text daily, however. But I still prefer the old fashioned phone call over a text based conversation on my cell phone.

Well a conversation is one thing. "Get some milk" or "I think I crapped myself" is another. If your texts are maxing out your carriers allotted data stream....something is wrong with you. Or you have no mouth.

I've got a smartphone and since I'm in urbia so does most everyone else. Because of text messaging we're able to share information absurdly fast, and that goes for meeting with friends or communicating with my boss.

And oh yeah, the time necessary to check voicemail? perhaps get in a quick message (like an address) between subway stations? Holy hell, vms are so sluggish... and then you're standing there trying to find pen and paper to write down what could have just been copy/paste-able text in the first place. People's phone numbers are sent to me and they're clickable links. I can create and self-publish content on to the internet in less then a minute.. using, pretty much, a text message.

So yeah, I'm all for it. I get way more out of it then the bill costs that's for sure.

I prefer texting. Phone minutes are expensive, but you can get cheap unlimited texting plans with a lot of carriers.

I am going out on a limb..........
people who prefer texting to actual conversation have something wrong with their social skills,.... mentally speaking.
Don't get me wrong, I get it,..i understand the technology, and even use it occasionally.
But this is similar to the way I feel about fast food, as a last resort only.
I love hearing a persons voice, it can give me a smile in the middle of a crap day. being social is what prevents some people from depression.

i don't know texting but i'm all about some sexting...who's with me?

yea, i don't even have a phone.

it's both liberating and isolating. i kinda like it.

I always use a LAND LINE. Really, if I want to be interupted I will be near the phone----if not----well----get the hint. I would NEVER take a job with an "on call" requirement. And I dont find chatting constantly by text to be a great improvement. I rather wish I didnt become inundated with the unsolicited exposure to conversations due to the habitual use of cell phones in public recreational venues. To that extent I suppose texting is less anoying. Still, there are so many STUPID, STUPID ring tones. GAH!

When I switched to the cell phone plan I have now, I deliberately EXCLUDED the ability to send OR receive texts...didn't want to either have to pay for unlimited, OR be @ the mercy of others for how much My bill was...granted, texting does have some good points at times, but @ this point in My life, they're outweighed by the bullshit factor.