Am I the only person who doesn't text?

pearljamjen

In my experience, the people who say they don't like texting are the ones who either don't know how or are just REALLY REALLY slow.

CHANGEinWAVES

pearljamjen wrote:

In my experience, the people who say they don't like texting are the ones who either don't know how or are just REALLY REALLY slow.

If my parents can text then any person with fingers can text!!! I almost feel off the chair when I first got a text from one of them!

_Crazy_Mary_

My husband doesn't text, but he'll read a text from me on the rare occasion I send him one.

in_hiding79

pearljamjen wrote:

In my experience, the people who say they don't like texting are the ones who either don't know how or are just REALLY REALLY slow.

I just hate it, it takes too long and I would rather just make a quick call. I'm great at everything, so I know how to text, just not interested in it!

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

If my parents can text then any person with fingers can text!!! I almost feel off the chair when I first got a text from one of them!

LOL

writersu

in_hiding79 wrote:

I took it off my phone because my husband & I don't EVER use it. I see people all the time texting while driving, walking, eating, laying in bed, working out, wtf? Doesn't anyone call people anymore?

I text more than talk. I don't like to talk on the phone and texting to me is similar to the same thing as leaving someone a voice mail that is like just dropping of your message and then leaving it for them to get to and respond to when they get back to it.

I also like to text my kids so we can talk while they are in school if I want to ask them something.

I do think it is strange though when I see a couple in their 30's or older (usually they are in their thirties though), that are texting. I can't help but wonder who they are texting while they are with their husbands/wives. It's weird to me.

South of Seattle

writersu wrote:

I do think it is strange though when I see a couple in their 30's or older (usually they are in their thirties though), that are texting. I can't help but wonder who they are texting while they are with their husbands/wives. It's weird to me.

Maybe their kids that are in class?

writersu

South of Seattle wrote:

Maybe their kids that are in class?

touche'

but this was at a waterpark and their were all little kids and the parents were disinterested in everything but their texting it seemed. I guess I just thought they might be having like a text affair........I don't know.

I like to people watch......

xavier mcdaniel

My preference would be not to text. Besides the costs that can add up if you do it too much (Yes I know you can get unlimited), I'd rather speak to a live person and plus I don't want to be one of those people that's always texting. I find it rather rude when someone does that in your presence.

Music For Rhinos

Used to text all the time, but went to the phone store about a month ago and got rid of texting because it caused my phone bills to be sky high.

Don't even miss it.

the wolf

i hated texting. now thats how i would rather communicate, cause i hate being on the phone even more.

everyone knows to text me if the need to tell me something important because 90% of the time i wont pick up the phone when it rings. thats what VM is for. that way i can get the the info and i dont have to talk to poeple.

if people would actually learn to call, discuss what needs to be discussed, and skip the bullshit chit chat b4 and after the main reason for the call, i would be more inclined to pick up the phone.

thats just me though.
i'm a stand-offish prick.

CHANGEinWAVES

the wolf wrote:

and i'm a stand-offish prick.

:rolleyes:

South of Seattle

the wolf wrote:

i hated texting. now thats how i would rather communicate, cause i hate being on the phone even more.

everyone knows to text me if the need to tell me something important because 90% of the time i wont pick up the phone when it rings. thats what VM is for. that way i can get the the info and i dont have to talk to poeple.

if people would actually learn to call, discuss what needs to be discussed, and skip the bullshit chit chat b4 and after the main reason for the call, i would be more inclined to pick up the phone.

thats just me though.

and i'm a stand-offish prick.

Basically how I look at it too

the wolf

Music For Rhinos wrote:

Used to text all the time, but went to the phone store about a month ago and got rid of texting because it caused my phone bills to be sky high.

Don't even miss it.

i dont get all these "it costs too much" posts.

i pay 5 bucks a month for unlimited text for both my phone and my GF's

that 2.50 a month per phone.

who do you guys have your cell's through?

Music For Rhinos

the wolf wrote:

i dont get all these "it costs too much" posts.

i pay 5 bucks a month for unlimited text for both my phone and my GF's

that 2.50 a month per phone.

who do you guys have your cell's through?

my service is through sprint and the reason the cost was so high is because my phone plan was 20 cents a text, not a flat rate for unlimited texting. all those 20 cent texts add up.

guess i could have changed my plan to lower the cost, but looking at the situation now i'm much happier with not texting anymore. it saves a lot of time and when i do talk on the phone it's better because you can talk everything out with the person instead of wasting time, energy and money to type out messages one at a time.

a 2-5 minute phone call is much more cheap and efficient than an hour of back-and-forth texting to get the same amount of information.

chime

I text. Means I know I'm not going to be disturbing someone while they're at work, eating dinner etc and they can reply in their own time.

Noticed a few people saying it costs for them to recieve texts ... it's not like that in the UK. Think I would text and call less if I knew the other person was having to pay to receive the calls/texts. Have a few friends that I know have to pay to recieve texts in their country so would never just send chatty texts like I would to people in the UK.

joeybuckets

get a blackberry!

CHANGEinWAVES

joeybuckets wrote:

get a blackberry!

i agree...those suckers are addictive!

Sian-of-the-dead

I send about 3,000 texts a month.

dunkman

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I send about 3,000 texts a month.

so does Michael j Fox... although he only really means to send about 45.

catefrances

dunkman wrote:

so does Michael j Fox... although he only really means to send about 45.

youre a meanie.

chime

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I send about 3,000 texts a month.

:eek: ... what % are to Dave?

Think I send about 200-300 a month

EDIT: this thread just reminded me I need to text you don't I

Sprunkn7

I'm old school. Use my phone only when really needed. Don't text.

Black Diamond

Another vote for the Crackberry.

Sian-of-the-dead

Chime wrote:

:eek: ... what % are to Dave?

Think I send about 200-300 a month

EDIT: this thread just reminded me I need to text you don't I

Probably about 70%... he only lives down the road and I see him everyday

Thanks for the text

pjtradeking

dunkman wrote:

so does Michael j Fox... although he only really means to send about 45.

That was wrong on so many levels..Still, made me LOL!!! HAHAHA

lalalalaaaaaaaa

in_hiding79 wrote:

Doesn't anyone call people anymore?

To find out, text "callvstext" to 66597.

nick1977

I've never sent a text message. I didn't know I had it until I started getting spam, and was charged for the messages. I had them turn it off.

catefrances

Sprunkn7 wrote:

I'm old school. Use my phone only when really needed. Don't text.

thats not old school. old school is still using a landline and knowing where all the public phones are.

dunkman

catefrances wrote:

thats not old school. old school is still using a landline and knowing where all the public phones are.

i still take a quill to a nice parchment.

catefrances

dunkman wrote:

i still take a quill to a nice parchment.

do you have a scribe at your beck and call who lives within the castle walls?