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Love the phone; hate the phone

Article by: KATIE HUMPHREY , Star Tribune
Updated: January 4, 2013 - 8:17 AM

Americans' growing cellphone dependence -- which includes sleeping with the devices -- comes with a dose of angst.

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eurotravelerDec. 18, 12 4:22 PM

Don't let the phone control your life! Nothing says you have to answer it when it rings, and you don't have to respond when you get a text message. Anyone that thinks you have to respond to their call or message immediately is telling you what little value they place on YOUR time. I love my iPhone. I have pretty much all alerts turned off; which means I only see e-mails or whatever when I actually go into that particular app. Works great. All the plusses of the phone without the slavery.

erikj3Dec. 18, 12 7:14 PM

When people feel the need to answer their phone or respond to a text even when driving, that's a problem. We need to stop being ruled by our electronic devices.

bluedevil101Dec. 18, 1210:01 PM

Parents should make sure that their children's phones are charged in the kitchen each night, not in the bedroom.

bizsmithDec. 19, 12 6:28 AM

My wife gets really upset when I don't answer the phone even if I'm in a position where I can't.

arielbenderDec. 20, 1211:22 PM

People sleep with their phones? That's pathetic. I myself never answer a telephone. I've found that there could be someone on the other end of it.

Lifeguard06Dec. 21, 12 3:53 PM

Eurotraveler. My contract says I have to.

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