[kimthecatlover]

I don't understand why my staff would have such a hard time with me having a cell phone. I have a computer, and I act responsibly while using it...I'm very careful with stuff like paying my AOL bill and not knowingly downloading anything bad...I don't go on bad websites or go in chatrooms I can't deal with. Since AOL is paid thru our phone bill I pay more than my roommate and I do it without grousing about it...what's so different about a cell phone? They TRUSTED me to go out and get this computer BY MYSELF without any kind of counseling or having someone help out(Maybe because they knew I had experience with computers and they knew I'd get what I wanted/needed)what's so different with a cell phone? The bill maybe? It's not like I constantly call people or that I'd run up a tremendous bill...I just want people who HAVE to get in touch with me to be able to do so even if I'm not home which is a lot...I won't give my number to everyone, just my staff, my PACT team, my pharmacy and my MD. And sometimes I worry about something happening to me with no WORKING pay phone around(which happens quite a bit in some neighborhoods I have to go to because of vandalism)and no way to contact help and no good Samaritan/police around if I do get into trouble(for example if I was attacked or had a medical emergency)...some people around here seem like they don't care for others and that makes me wary, if something bad were to happen to me I don't know if I could trust anyone to get help, many in my neighborhood don't even speak English. I think my staff are concerned about the bill, but honestly, I want to feel safe when I go somewhere and I don't want to lose my independence or ability to get around and use public transit rather than paratransit since I'm not in a wheelchair or have issues with taking the bus..Sorry if this is rambling, but I don't get why my staff seem to not trust me(besides their being my SSDI payee). If I lose the independence I DO have and have worked hard to keep, I'd be depressed...

[nothemama8]

Would they agree to a pre-paid Tracfone?
you pay for the minutes ahead of time

[January]

Hi Kim,

I have a prepaid Virgin mobile phone. You only have to buy another card every three months. You have to buy cards on most other tracphones every two months.

I hope you can get one.

Jan

[JustAPixie]

(((((((( Kim )))))))

I get wahy you're upset... I don'T get either, you should be able to get a phone!!!

[kimthecatlover]

I got my cell phone today...it's a Tracfone Motorola C139..I put 400 units on it besides the 20 units the phone comes with...It works pretty well and has a 'vibrate' alert function, which is nice seeing that I travel by bus a lot and some drivers are bothered by the ringing cell phones...That made my day.

[nothemama8]

good for you Kim

[Boopers]

That's Great Kim! I have a tracfone and also buy units when I need them. It's a great way to have a phone and no bill to worry about!

Congrats,
Linda