Do you take your phone everywhere with you?

I do. I have a 16 yr old who has just been allowed to start driving herself. AND a 17 yr old spec needs son. I like to be reachable in case of an emergency.

I always take my phone everywhere. I also always have all sounds and notifications off (to my husband’s annoyance!). I take it for my convenience- if I break down on the side of the road I’m going to want my phone! Also it has shopping lists on it or I might need to google something or use maps- tons of things. Plus I want my camera on it. I look at my phone often enough that anyone calling or texting doesn’t need to wait long for a reply even though the sound is off.

Before I leave the house, checking for my phone is something I always do. Phone and keys. I’ll check for my phone before I check for my wallet. 😆

I try not to but lots of times I need it:  it has my todo list, my contacts, I like to take photos, I need directions, I know I'll have to wait and want to read, it has coupons I don't want to print out....  They sure know how to make you dependent on it.

When I go out to eat with my husband or friends and I'm not driving, I always leave it at home.  I don't want to lose it and I am there to talk, not look at my phone.

I do.  My husband and dd both freak out if I don't answer/respond to a text.  Even if all three of us are out together, I still take it as habit.  And entertainment.  

That said I despise talking on the phone and almost never answer calls unless it's those two or my mother.  Everyone else that I know personally knows I don't talk, you better message me etc!

I have all notifications turned off except calls and texts from everybody but dd and dh.  I despise notifications.

Yes! It feels weird to not have it.

I do take lots of photos, even at work (for checking in shipments).

I do. I'm single and need to have it with me in case I got in a fix!

I also have Find my Friends and share with family and friends so they know where I am should a need arise. They do the same for me.

I take mine everywhere with me. I allow very few notifications so it doesn't typically make annoying noises. If it rings, I'll silence it if I'm in public and call the person back in a bit - especially if I'm being waited on in a store or service area. But I do like having it with me.

I always have mine with me, and it feels really weird on the off chance that I do forget it. I feel a bit panicky, like "what if I get lost or something, and I don't have any way of contacting anyone?!?"  I'm also old enough to remember land lines with cords, so never having any way to contact anyone when you were out and about, besides a pay phone.  

For the longest time, I only had a flip phone- My DH asked me if I wanted an iPhone, but I always said 'what would I need it for, besides making phone calls?'  Then a few years ago, he finally talked me into getting a smart phone.  Making phone calls with it is probably the least often used feature, lol.

I like to have my phone w/ me in case of an emergency. Also, I have the Kindle app on my phone, so if I'm waiting somewhere I can pull my phone out and read.

I take mine everywhere. (iPhone and cellular Apple Watch). I’m a senior citizen that grew up with rotary dial, party-line telephones. Telecommunications has come a very long way. Why not take advantage of it? There have been many times over the years, looking back, what I wouldn’t have given to have had the luxury of having a cell phone for a family emergency including accidents, deaths and extreme critical illnesses.

Currently, I am the main contact for my grandson because both of his parents work in opposite directions 45 minutes from where we are. My older sister is my only surviving family and she has a husband that has dementia. My DH still works and frequently runs errands for his job. I have health and vision issues, so he likes to be able to keep track of me and I like to be able to get a hold of him if I need to.

In addition to all of that, my phone is also where all of my contacts, calendar, lists, email and of course photos are located. I text far more than use it as a phone.

We have a verbal “check list” we go through before leaving the house, asking each other do you have - your ring, watch, cell phone, sunglasses and wallet/purse. Car keys used to be on the list, but now we both drive cars that you’re not going anywhere if you don’t have the key fob. Ha.

I know a few older people that are very proud of the fact they don’t have cells phones, or if they do have them, they refuse to turn them on or use them.

Always have the phone near me and take it whenever leaving the house. It seems that most people do these days.

Funny anecdote - dh's 88 year old aunt was visiting our state so we traveled an hour to go have dinner with her. I was so surprised that she had her iphone sitting at the table and would check it from time to time. She even showed us some photos on it. When we were done with dinner she had our server take a photo. After dinner we went out to our car to leave and she had already posted the photo on her FB story. I was totally impressed with her tech savy! My parent are younger than her and will not touch a cell phone.

My phone is always with me when I leave the house.

It is mostly on silent mode and I check it between errands, etc., to see if I need to respond to anything. 

Not really, no. I do have it when I am commuting to and from work. Usually if I'm out running errands. But other than that it's typically in my purse and I don't think to carry it around with me all the time.