Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[Guest JJ]

Is a phone an essential part of your school/college/work day?

It's weird people need them for school days even when they have an exam

[Jono]

It's part of me - like needing a watch.

I wouldn't use it much, but it's there incase. Reassuring for my folks, and me. Infact I'd say the day I have exams it's more crucial - I'm ususally so caught up with stress I forget something like money to get home, or my lunch or something stupid. And just the other day my friend managed to almost miss the exam - we were able to ring him and find out where he was and get him in on time.

My mother isn't that well at the moment, and I feel more assured that when I'm at college if there's any trouble I don't have the secretary poking her nose in problems by passing on messages and I can instantly get in touch. Plus there's no public phone boxes, the only phone we have is in the reception which requires you leaning in to the reception window and talking whilst in the reception area - along with school visitors.

[Lucinda]

Yeah, I don't often carry my phone. My family get annoyed with me for not knowing where it is half the time. At school it's on my desk in my room unless Scott Mills is on, in which case it's with me with the radio headset. Having said that, yesterday I spent about £3 credit calling all sorts of people trying to track down 4 different people who I was trying to meet up with. So I do carry it if I'm going into London, or sometimes in Brighton, but I often just take my mp3 player and no phone if I'm around here.

I don't carry it because I save credit that way, and because I don't see the point if I don't need it, and cos it has a tendancy to break. I have never taken my phone into an exam, because if I forget to hand it in I could get disqualified and that scares me. I always wear my watch though, I can't live without that.

[Jono]

I'll go as far as having two - never used my second one though apart from for the radio feature.

[Lucinda]

I have two. Got one of them a year ago, and one of them 5 years ago. I haven't used the spare one in a few months though, I presume it still works. My phone isn't that high tech, but I don't need it to be any more high tech than it is. I'd like mp3 ringtones, and maybe a better camera, but apart from that, it's all good.

[Jono]

I don't think mobile phones are as hyped up as they used to be, thankfully.

[AZZA]

I never leave home without my mobile, incase i break down on a lonely road in the middle of nowhere or if i have an accident, or if im knocked down, or if i need to contact anyone for any emergency

[callum]

i have a phone, i have it with me most of the time but i am not lost without it

[Serin]

I think the title of the thread should be changed to: 'Can you live without your phone?'

[Geezer7348]

well I always carry mine around wherever I go, I usually charge the battery everynight so it hopefully wont die on me!, Don't see the point in having a mobile if your not going to take it with you

[Jono]

I think the title of the thread should be changed to: 'Can you live without your phone?'

Someone of us do leave the house

[Ema]

We're not allowed phones in School so I only keep it with me at night and on the weekends..It lives in my back pocket or bag and stays there.

[Lucinda]

I don't see why you'd put a phone in your back pocket, cos you'd just end up sitting on it...

I actually rarely miss calls, I just don't see the point of carrying it around the house or around school.

[Kelly]

Mine goes everywhere with me, unless I'm just going to the shop. My step-dad is a big gadget freak so everyone in my house has to have the newest model.

If I forget it for school, I can live through but I feel really disappointed when I realise I don't have it!

[Olly]

I take my phone everywhere, mainly because if something breaks, I need to be alerted to it.

I certainly couldn't live without it.

[Ross]

I can live without it but i would be in trouble with my friends for not replying to thier texts!

[DaNNiP15]

i am always leaving my mobile everywhere so i dont really care if i have it or not

[Olly]

I've started leaving mine in the car now.. which is annoying, especially as it turns itself off.

[DaNNiP15]

lol i think i leave mine at a mates at least 3 times a week

[Geezer7348]

leaving it in the car!?, I never leave mine in the car, I couldnt bare to have my moby stolen!, or the car for that matter

[Olly]

I leave my GPS mount on the screen all the time when I'm parked here and haven't had a problem yet.

Knowing my luck though...

[John]

I leave my GPS mount on the screen all the time when I'm parked here and haven't had a problem yet.

Knowing my luck though...

Still dangerous leaving it in your car. The DVLA once wrote to my friend about her leaving her coat in the back her car once and reminded her that she shouldn't leave stuff on show

[AZZA]

i always drive and talk on the phone at the same time, i know i shouldnt though. But some times its unavoidable

[Olly]

I hope you have a handsfree kit...

Orange gave me a fully fitted Nokia CK-7W bluetooth/cradle kit, which was rather nice of them

[Lucinda]

It really annoys me when people do that, because despite what people say, they almost always aren't looking at the road. The number of times I've been almost hit by people doing it while I'm cycling. And so many people do it!

I'm not carrying my phone at the moment because I only have £2 credit and I want to save it. I'm not calling my parents either, they'll call me if they want to talk to me.