The earliest memory that I can recall of in terms of using some sort of digital new technology device would have to be my first cell phone. Being the eldest and attending a school that wasn't in my district my parents decided that the best way to keep tabs on my would be to get me a cell phone. I still remember what it looked liked, this blue/black box of a thing with a green screen. I think it even had an antenna., it was a hand me down type of phone that my father had owned.
The purpose of the cell phone was so that my mom wouldn't freak out as much about me taking a long time to get home. My high school was located in Downtown LA and I have to take the city's public transportation to get home which took about an hour in total. Typically my mom would call me as soon as school let out, I would then proceed to walk and talk to my bus stop. After riding for about 25 minutes to stop number 2, I would have to call her back to assure her that I was still alive and then as I boarded the second bus tell her I was on my way home.
My mom was always calling me trying to find out where I was, if I was on my way home or just trying to catch up with me on how my day went she used the cell phone as a way to keep tabs on me and make sure that I was where I supposedly said I was going.
Another first memory with the cell phone would have to be texting. It was a faster, simpler way to inform my mom that I forgot my soccer cleats for practice or a project for a class. Texting was also a discrete way to talk to so it became a new way to communicate not only with my mom but with other people as well. I would text friends to avoid homework or text my dad to find out information I may need. Texting was a whole new world that opened up to me and allowed me to communicate with friends when I was bored and exchange ideas on papers or something of that nature.
I still text a copious amount each day. I actually prefer texting than actual phone calls. The things is I run out of things to mention or talk about with her after about five minutes. My mom and I text more than we talk. In a typical week we will have texted over 50 messages and actually have talked on the phone for less than 20. Same with my dad. Texting is a preferred way of texting being that each of us lead busy lives and live in differed time zones. Texting just makes life that much easier.
The idea of the cell phone still plays huge role in my life today. I am updated about certain news ongoings, sports especially (I am a huge sports fan and continuously get updates about my favorite teams and any other sports news happenings), twitter updates, google and of course normal people. Having a cell phone that was the size of a brick to a smaller size brick (blackberry) which helps me keep my life a little more organized being that serves not only as a phone but an organizer. The advancements of cell phone technology make it difficult for us to live without them. The changes and further developments of the cell phone not only as a phone but as a constant companion one that we feel naked and abandoned without.
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