Is your cellphone turn on 24 hours a day?

Philippines
June 22, 2009 8:23pm CST
My phone is always turn on even when I sleep. I am afraid that I might miss an important call, especially that I always wake up late. Next time, I will try to turn it off when I sleep so that my phone will also have a good rest.
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27 responses
• United States
23 Jun 09
Yes, my cell phone is on 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. Like you, AndrewBoi, I'm afraid that my friend might need someone to talk too, and I won't answer the phone because it's turned off. I actually sleep with my phone right under my pillow while it's on the charger.
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• Philippines
26 Jun 09
LOl. And charging the phone causes a rise in our electric bill. LOL
@silverglint (2000)
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
I always keep my phone on too. There was a time in the past that all the messages that were sent to people with their phones off was never received so I keep my phone on so that I get all the messages sent to me even if I don't get to read them immediately. Also, I agree with you that I don't want to miss important calls especially since we do not have any landlines at home and cellphones are our only means of communication
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
yeah, we have the same reasons why we keep our phones on all day.
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
23 Jun 09
When my oldest daughter (in high school) was in school (off for the summer now) I turned my phone on when I got up in the morning to see if she was texting me. We texted back and forth throughout the school day. Now I only turn it on when I am going out, and turn it off when I am home to stay. Not a whole lot of people have my cell number. It's mainly for my kids to get a hold of me. Anyone else can get me at home unless I'm out - then I have my cell phone with me (if they know my number).
@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
23 Jun 09
My kids will try me on the home phone first. I only need my cell phone on for texting or if I am not at home. My daughter can't phone me from school but she secretly texts me.
• Philippines
26 Jun 09
Ahh. now I get it. Happy day to you.
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
well, that's nice becasue you can sace your phone's battery. if you turned it off at home, how would you know if your kids were calling you?
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
23 Jun 09
Yeah it usually is, but sometimes I put it on Silent mode while I am at work, and I forget to turn it back to regular mode, so I miss calls sometimes because it is on silent and I do not know it LOL
• United States
23 Jun 09
yeah but I leave it in my locker at work and if I leave it on vibrate, it will do it every few minutes for my entire shift and kill the battery, so I put it on silent so that it will not do this.
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
aah, I understand. Silent mode is the best for you.hehe
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
When in silent mode, you can turn the vibration mode so that even in silent mode, you could still notice if someone would call you.
@haiershen (1080)
• China
29 Jun 09
yes, i will turn on my 24 hours a day, for daytime, i turn on for received the important call or mes,while i'm sleeping, i use the cellphone for alarm clock,it is very useful for me on working hours.lol.
• Philippines
30 Jun 09
Me too, I use my phone as my alarm clock since my alarm clock was broken. Cellphones are really useful.
@mithrril (73)
• United States
23 Jun 09
My phone is always turned on. Usually I don't have it with me by my bed though, unless I'm expecting a call for some reason. I don't have a home phone so, if I turn off my cell, I'll really be out of touch with people. I usually have it on sound as well, not silent. I don't get many calls but I definitely want to be able to get a call if someone actually does call me.
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
Yeah, when I don't have my phone with me, I fell like I am out of reach.
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
haha. That was funny.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
28 Jun 09
Yes, my mobile phone is turned on 24 hours. I do not want to miss any calls or messages since I have contacts from other countries. Usually when they call or send me a message, its a different time frame. Though, there are occasions that I would not be able to answer right away, most especially the SMS, that is if I am sound asleep. But when its a call, I usually am awaken and would be able to answer such call even in the middle of the night.
• Philippines
29 Jun 09
Hi. YeaH, for people like you who have love ones or friends outside your country, it is better to turn your phone 24 hours a day due to the time differences we have. We might not know when they like to call you.
@JOIEMARVIC (2335)
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
My phone is also 24 hours open. I just put in in silent mode everytime I sleep.I will hear if someone calls but text messages wont be bothering me at night. I used to turn the volume on when I am asleep but some text messages do bother my sleep at night so I just keep my phone in silent mode before I sleep.
• Philippines
25 Jun 09
Yes, me too. If I want to have a good sleep, I just turn my phone off or switch it to silent mode.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
25 Jun 09
Mostly I keep my phone in 24 hours a day. I keep it switch of if there is something that makes me very angry or very sad. In that situation I don't feel like talking to anybody, therby switch off the phone. I also keep the phone in silent mode sometimes whenever I want to have a continuous and good sleep.
• Philippines
26 Jun 09
hahaha. Yup, if somebody is annoying you or if you want to avoid a call, you just simply turn it off. LOL But some important messages might be missed. There are phones which features blocking a number so that the person couldn't reach you no matter what.
• India
23 Jun 09
i never keep my phone turn off untill and unless it gets switched off automatically when there is no charge in it.even if i think that its disturbing i will keep it in silent mode so thta i will not miss even one important call or message .moreover theres no point in keeping it off because if u dont wnat it to disturb you you can keep it in silent mode happy mylotting........
• Philippines
24 Jun 09
If my phone rang or vibrated, I really couldn't resist reading it. I can't turn it off. I just don'y know why. Toinks.
@Ammudoll (549)
• India
23 Jun 09
I do turn off my cell if I go to bed. I'll inform my bf and will tell him that I am gonna switch it off, so that I will not miss his call, well about others/relatives we have landline so they will call to the landline number and my mom or some one in the family will answer. We all have to agree that cell phones are becoming an integral part of our daily lives. Mobile technology completely changed the way we work,live and love. It has made long distance communications easy. Every one possess a cell phone, it has become an internal part of today's life around the globe
• Philippines
24 Jun 09
yes, cellphones are part of our lives today.
• China
23 Jun 09
I will power it off when I am going to sleep. It is not good for you health with your cellphong on when you are sleeping/
• Philippines
24 Jun 09
what's the reason?
• India
24 Jun 09
I am never turn off long time my phone... Because i am love to Work on My mobile.. I am having Nokia N73 mobile it has lots of futures and i enjoy this futures every minutes... I am hereing songs from the Headphone and always i am use my Mobile for Browsing the Internet.. Via my Edge Gprs Feature..
• Philippines
24 Jun 09
Wow, nice phone.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
25 Jun 09
Yes,my cell phone is on 24 hours a day! My boyfriend gets quite angry if he finds my cell off because he sends messages/calls up whenever he has time. In fact my parents often scold me for not switching off my phone at night when I go to bed. But a little secret of mine is that when I wake up in the morning and find his messages,it really gladdens my heart...and so my cell is switched on 24*7 :-)
• Philippines
26 Jun 09
What a strict boyfriend you have. Sometimes, we have to switch our phone off, he shouldn't be that paranoid.lOL
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
27 Jun 09
I don't turn on my cell phone on the whole day. Usually when I sleep, I turn it off. I don't want to be bother from my sleep because once I am waken up, I find it hard to fall asleep again.
@achinthya (1216)
• India
25 Jun 09
hi, I also have the habit of not switching the phone at night because of it I feel the charge goes very fast,may be the battery also will spoil too I guess..
• United States
23 Jun 09
Yeah I keep my cell on 24/7. I have kids and 2 are grown. I want them to be able to get ahold of me for anything.
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
Wow, you are such a wonderful parent.
@jheLaichie (4438)
• Philippines
26 Jun 09
well, i havent done that one. because, yes same with you i hate to miss important calls from friends, families as well as those important calls from officemates and all sorts. i do seldom turn it off. i dont know why and yes you are right its better to let your gadget sleep to once in a while. so that it wont get destroy that easily. jhelai
• United States
23 Jun 09
I usually ALWAYS keep my phone on. If I don't I start getting all anxious like something bad might happen. lol. I do turn off my phone to I guess refresh it. Sometimes I don't get messages if I don't do that
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
When I turn my phone off, I usually don't receive the text messages they have sent me while my phone's off. That's why i don't like to turn it off.
@puqimx (358)
• Malaysia
26 Jun 09
yes... my cellphone always turn on 24 hours a day....