Reply #11: I wish it were so simple... but given the ability to track our email... [View All]

[hlthe2b]

and online activity, I wouldn't feel giving up a cell phone to be very reassuring in terms of privacy.

I also have some concerns about health effects especially for the very heavy user that always have it directly at their head. I nearly always use the speaker phone function on the phone or in the car-- or a headphone set that allows me to have the device quite far from my head. Frankly I don't use that much voice function, but rely on it more for email and text on a daily basis. All those steps are believed to ameliorate any risk.

As to having a break from always being "reachable," I share that feeling on occasion. Leaving the phone at home is always an option, though you likewise won't have it for emergencies.