Phone Broke... AGAIN

It hasn't been a full week after my phone decided to stop working for whatever reason. Three days after getting it fixed, it broke once again on Sunday April 30th. It is now May 2nd and I wouldn't ever think I could do it, but yes, I went exactly 3 days without my phone. I am very attached to my phone. When I told my mom that it was broken and I wouldn't be able to use it until I got a new one through Verizon, her response was "You're go crazy without your phone. Your personality changes and you are not yourself and it is noticeable."

It's pretty ironic, but helpful, that this has happened during my final project on technology dependency. I went three days without my phone as if I took a mini detox from it. The experience wasn't as bad as thought, but that could have been because I was still able to communicate with people through my Facebook (I wasn't going to go without that too. With my phone, I had no choice).

At first, I felt a little empty because my phone is always in my hand. I have a Droid Incredible, so it's as if I have a mini computer at me at all times. After the first couple hours I felt this way, but I took it a lot better as the days progressed. I surprised myself. I stopped thinking about having the phone with me at all times.

Once my new phone came in 3 days later, I was in no rush to activate it. I don't think I would ever want to give up my phone if I had the choice to. Three days being forced is enough time for me to be without it. Haha.

Phone broke

So all this talk about how people can be so attached to a phone or computer, today (Tuesday April 24, 2012), my phone decided to break. It has been broken for 1.5 hours and it is in a restart loop. I have the droid incredible and has restarted over 150 times in the past 1.5 hours. I feel so detached from it because I cannot see if someone has texted me or call my mom. I am so dependent on this phone of mine and now I won't have one for a few days. I don't know what I am going to do with myself. Maybe I'll be able to get some homework finished!

UPDATE:

My phone was broken for 3 hours and within only 3 hours out of the day I felt so disconnected from everyone and everything. I would not be able to survive a technology detox at all if I were to try. :)

Updated Features

Hey,

I have updated a few parts of my blog. I added more tabs ^^ and within these tabs are interesting YouTube Videos that I have come across.

I have also added a few more interviews. Be sure to check them out as well! I was able to get what I could on my little cousin's opinion on the iPad and her use with it. It is harder to film younger children, especially those who are 3 and 5 years old but they do have a few good/funny responses!

Questions Survey

- What is your name/age?

- Do you have a cell phone? What kind? Is it a smartphone?

- Do you use your cell phone every day?

- Can you go a day without using it? Why or why not?

- Do you have a Facebook?

- Do you use Facebook every day?

- Can you go a day without using it?

- How many hours per day or per week do you find yourself on Facebook? Why?

- If you had to go a day without Facebook and your phone, what would you do instead?

- Would you say you are addicted to your cell phone and Facebook?

- How do you feel about younger children having a Facebook and/or a cell phone at a young age?

- Could this be or is this a problem? Why or why not?

- How do you feel about older adults having a Facebook and/or a cell phone at a young age?

- Could this be or is this a problem? Why or why not?

- How attached and dependent would you say you are on technology?  

- Do you feel dependence on technology has crippled the human’s natural ability to think?                                         

- Has dependence on modern technology made society weak and vulnerable?                                  

- Do you have any other comments you would like to include?

Signs, Symptoms and Treatment on Internet Addiction

Heyy guys,

I found this interesting article talking about the signs and symptoms of internet addiction. Are you one of those who fall into this category? Read it over and provide some feedback on what you think. If you, or somebody else you know falls into this category, the article does provide treatment options. Let me know what you think or feel! Thanks!


http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm

Hey all, my name is Amanda. I am a student at Ramapo College.

Have you noticed how attached we have become to technology and more so with Facebook and cell phones? When I say we, I mean the majority of us. I am going to be taking a semester to study people and their habits with Facebook and their cell phones. It seems as if we cannot live without our Facebooks and cell phones, even for one day to get through our daily lives.