Phones

Cell Phones are a huge thing in America’s technology. For the most part everyone now a days has a cell phone and use it constantly. Especially with new smart phone technology you can even access the Internet right from your phone no matter where you are. Most of the teenage generation today has a phone and cannot live without it. We have become so dependent on these phones that we cannot imagine how people survived without one. In addition to the younger generation, even some most of the older generation who grew up without cell phones, now have one of their own. They are extremely handy and are very important when it comes to emergency situations.
I am definitely in the group of people that cannot live without their phone. I love my blackberry and can’t imagine what I would do without it. It is so convenient with text messaging, calling, Internet, GPS and even more all right at your fingertips. Smart phones can pretty much do anything and they are just getting more advanced by the day. I very rarely talk on the phone, but I text message and check Facebook constantly. I could go two weeks without getting a phone call, but I it is rare for me to go two hours without a text message. My mom is the exact opposite way, she does not stop talking on the phone, but when it comes to text messaging she is lost. It is funny to see how there is such a big difference between the generations and their usage of cell phones.
It is a little embarrassing how dependant we have become with our cell phones and other technology, but it has become our way of life. I could not even begin to imagine growing up without a cell phone. It would make it so much harder to communicate with friends and family. I especially rely on cell phones because I live in Island Heights. I cannot just walk across the street to my best friends house like they did back in the 50’s because my friends live in a different town. I rely on my cell phone so I can stay connected to everyone in Bayville, while I am still home in Island Heights. Cell phones are also great for communicating with family or friends that live in different parts of the world. You could talk to someone in California thousands of miles away with just a click of a few buttons.
If the cell phone network were to go down for six months people would be more upset then they realize. We do not even realize how much we use our cell phones and we will not be able to realize it until we lose it. We would not be able to call, text message, browse the Internet, or update our Facebook statuses. Although it may seem like we could easily live without these things, it would be a lot harder to adapt then many people realize. I know that I would not be able to easily adjust if the cell phone network were to randomly crash.