What Does Your Cell Phone Say About You?
Great article in today’s “G” section of the Boston Globe — Dial S for Shame. Apparently, people who carry ordinary cell phones, or phones that are more than two years old, feel “shame” for not carrying the latest trend.
According to the article, the cell phone is now a status symbol and the type of phone we carry says something about us — see the great slide show here that explains what it means to carry an iPhone vs. a “so 2005 Razor.” 
For the record, I carry a Motorola Krzr that I bought about a year or so ago. I love it. It’s small, it’s light-weight, and it works — meaning, I get my phone calls and text messages from my son and husband without any glitches.
Plus, it cost only $25 after the rebate. I like saving money.
And, since I’m at my desk most of the day, I really do not need a smart phone (although I have been secretly drooling for an iPhone). I also work really hard to stay offline once the work day is done.
But, after I read the Globe article, I realized I had been feeling quite the Luddite of late – due to spending time on Twitter. Why is that? I’m not using a smart phone to Tweet about live conferences or with whom I’m having lunch — or in my case, when I’m doing carpool duty or cooking dinner. 
What kind of phone do you use and why?
November 14th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
My phone is vanilla. Shiny silver with no bells or whistles. I do have a camera on it which takes awful pictures and serves no good purpose. Mine was free with my last Verizon update. I’ve seen jewelry for cell phones, but this phone is so plain, it has no hooks for hanging anything.
Doesn’t bother me, either. That says a lot, doesn’t it?
November 14th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
How2 — I agree. I am not hooked to my phone 24/7 so I don’t really care what others think of it, either. Plus, I *hate* purses so my one requirement is that the phone is small, enabling me to carry a smaller purse — or go without one altogether.
November 16th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Dianna-
Like you, I also carry the MotoKrazr. l like it a lot, too. For years prior to this, my wife and I carried the same, low tech phone… a Nokia that was reliable but, had nothing more than phone capabilities. We were okay with that phone. The Krazr was an unavoidable upgrade to an “all digital” handset that Verizon seemed to mandate.
We aren’t the obvious early adopters, we text infrequently, pictures are of so low quality they are not worth much or that useable.
The phone is a necessity for us but, the additional features less so.