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Post by shevy on Jul 7, 2014 2:46:49 GMT
DH and I were out of town for 4 nights at a bike rally. In the past we've had spotty phone service and gone into the nearest town at least once a day. This year their phone provider didn't have strong service and we stayed at the rally grounds most of the time. I made 2 posts on the 4th and gave up. No phone, no electricity, no internet. Total electric free vacation.
It it was pretty freeing, not to be checking my phone or feeling like I needed to document every little detail. I just lived it. No texting, nothing. It was awesome. I need to make a point of doing this more often.
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Post by tania7424 on Jul 7, 2014 2:57:07 GMT
When we go to our trailer in WA, I go into roaming data at $5/MB. I do buy a travel pass for 50MB, but that gets eaten up remarkably quickly. I get on in the morning, check email, do a quick FB check and turn data back off. The wifi there is horrible, and just frustrating, so for the most part, I'm internet free. I have also disabled my FB account for a week or so at a time. That makes a big difference as well.
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Post by scrapmomof2 on Jul 7, 2014 2:59:32 GMT
I didn't check my phone or facebook a lot this weekend, and it was really nice. Gave me more time to watch 12 episodes of Dexter! HaHa!!
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Post by roundtwo on Jul 7, 2014 3:29:46 GMT
I don't. I know I should and I try for a bit and then get sucked back in again.
I have friends who go on vacation for a week or two and don't take cell phones or computers - they come back happy and refreshed every time. She owns her own business and he is one of the bosses where he works - I am in awe of their ability to unplug!
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Post by Pahina722 on Jul 7, 2014 3:33:28 GMT
Because I teach online, there's no way for me to take a break. If I'm really, really lucky, I will have two weeks off at Christmas and maybe a week in August, but even then, I'm usually prepping my course shells for the next round of classes to start.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jul 7, 2014 3:42:51 GMT
When we go on vacation, I only allow my DH to check his phone twice a day. That is a really big deal for someone who is on call 24/7. He finds it very hard at first, but by the end of vacation he doesn't even want to look at his phone, lol.
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Post by cycworker on Jul 7, 2014 3:46:20 GMT
I was going to say yes, but in reality the day I was thinking I didn't use it, I actually did. But if I don't have access to wifi, I am very minimal in my usage.
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Post by paget on Jul 7, 2014 3:50:01 GMT
I would like to but I am an online grad student and so I have to be online a lot. That makes the temptation *right there.* it would be easier if I just didn't turn on my computer at all.
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Post by fwscrapper on Jul 7, 2014 4:24:29 GMT
My husband is in IT. Everything he does involves the internet. We very rarely go without internet access.
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Post by stephofalltrades on Jul 7, 2014 4:43:05 GMT
Cell service is so spotty in the mountains here, I've never invested in more than a track phone. It stays off until I'm about to use it because I'm not great about charging it frequently. I do take my kindle most places because I hate idle time, so I can log onto wifi if its available. That's generally how I stay in touch with DD when I am at school. It only has a webcam, so I can't snap quick pics to share unless I want a really crappy selfie. So I'm probably unplugged pretty often, but not usually days at a time. I have to admit I really enjoy the freedom of not being shackled to a cell phone. Before we moved here I had a job that expected me to be available pretty much constantly. My stomach would lurch every time the phone beeped. It's so freeing not to have that hanging over me anymore. As soon as DD graduates highschool I will probably delete 80% of my FB friends. I keep most of them only so I know whats going on with her peers and the community. Once she's away at college I won't care what any of them are doing, lol.
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Post by tracylynn on Jul 7, 2014 5:24:50 GMT
I was on a 3 week vacation in April/May. We only had internet for about 6-7 of those days. It was super great. I loved it and since being home, I've made an effort to stay offline more.
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Post by grinningcat on Jul 7, 2014 11:51:26 GMT
No. I do not. But I don't feel like the internet is a burden or something I need to free myself from. It is a tool that I control, it does not control me. It has made life much easier in many aspects, particularly on vacation.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 12:05:06 GMT
Yep. We go camping a lot in the summer, and there are tons of places I get little to no service. Most of the time my phone stays in the camper. It's liberating.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 7, 2014 12:09:38 GMT
I definitely do. It's not planned but I get busy, have too much going on, where it'll be a couple of days where I won't check anything.
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Post by peasapie on Jul 7, 2014 12:12:23 GMT
I work online, so it's almost impossible. And when I'm away, I'm wondering what email I missed.
The internet doesn't stress me out as it does to some people, but it is a time suck for sure. I'd get much more done if I didn't have my fingers moving so often.
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Post by travelscrapper on Jul 7, 2014 16:56:56 GMT
I do when I'm really--busy at work and just don't have time to surf the boards for look for personal stuff.
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Jul 7, 2014 17:00:51 GMT
We were gone all weekend too without much internet or cell service and it was nice! No TV's either. I did have my Kindle, so I could read my book for entertainment.
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Post by annabella on Jul 7, 2014 17:06:42 GMT
Yes when I'm on vacation, I'm enjoying my vacation, not keeping up with 2peas.
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Post by amandad74 on Jul 7, 2014 17:12:27 GMT
While we were in Europe for 2 weeks, we left our phones off during the day and did a small check-in with family at night. (We had a family member that was in the hospital while we were gone.) It was nice to have limited access, truly only checking to see if there was an emergency and if we needed to cut our vacation short. (Which we did not have to.)
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Post by scrappykindofgirl on Jul 7, 2014 17:25:53 GMT
I gave up FB two months ago, and it has been wonderful. So much crap and Negative Nancy's in one place!
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 7, 2014 17:27:24 GMT
I do a couple times a year due to travel. We were just camping and didn't have wifi. I don't bother using my phone for message boards so I was away from the net the entire 4 days.
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Post by refupea on Jul 7, 2014 17:32:18 GMT
I did just that this weekend! I hardly checked my email and didn't text anyone. And I survived! LOL! It really was a good feeling. But I did miss everyone here!
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Post by justkallie on Jul 7, 2014 17:38:45 GMT
For me, I only really use the internet at home. When I am out, I do not use my phone or the net unless I am called or it is an emergency. I hate when I am having a cup of coffee or lunch or whatever and the people I am with always check their phones, so I refuse to be that person.
I will preface that as the internet is entertainment for me, so my livelihood does not depend on it - I am sure my answer would be different if it did!
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 7, 2014 17:42:16 GMT
I gave up FB two months ago, and it has been wonderful. So much crap and Negative Nancy's in one place! This is why I don't "do" FB. I just never liked it.
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Post by leannec on Jul 7, 2014 18:28:11 GMT
Nope ... I take my laptop on vacation ... yup, I'm addicted Leanne
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Post by shevy on Jul 7, 2014 18:38:34 GMT
My husband is in IT. Everything he does involves the internet. We very rarely go without internet access. Interestingly enough, the one time a call went through on my husband's phone, it was one of his clients asking if he should renew his antivirus. The call went through on July 4th. DH is IT also and has several monthly contract clients that get a couple of hours of remote service included in the contract. His outgoing message indicated that we were out of town, but this guy called and called until his call went through to ask about this.
Much of my job is through the internet and I use it even when I'm off to check on clients if they're arrested or in custody so I can have someone act on it on my behalf.
It was just nice not to have that option so I wasn't tempted to check and DH wasn't a salve to answering calls from clients.
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Post by Ellie on Jul 7, 2014 18:56:22 GMT
No, I don't. But I should. Will I? Probably not. Last summer I was internet-free for two days. It was lovely. I think I'm addicted. No, really.
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Post by sues on Jul 7, 2014 18:58:42 GMT
When I have to - it doesn't bother me much to be without. I don't do it on purpose though. I have been trying to lessen my time on line, just in the interest of productivity.
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Post by 2peafaithful on Jul 7, 2014 19:28:05 GMT
I suppose I do and honestly I don't like it. I have days I can be online more because I am at home and have access and other times I am super busy and not on much. I like it. It is free, keeps me connected and I have a real life outside of it and prefer having it.
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Post by Anne-Marie on Jul 7, 2014 19:39:05 GMT
I just told SO last night that I am unplugging next week when we go away for a couple of days. He mentioned something about the cabin we are staying in not having wifi and I realized I am great with that. We have to keep our phones where we can hear them in case either of our families have an emergency, and we need to be reachable if kids try to reach us. But my plan is no phone conversations, texting, Words with Friends, Candy Crush, Facebook, etc. Ok . . . I may do one FB photo or something to commemorate the event but other than that, I intend to unplug. I cannot wait.
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