When someone asks to use your phone...

[Count Blackula]

What do you do?

Pretend like you don't have one and look away
let them use it and stay really close to them
Let them use it and who cares hes not gonna run with it
or tell them you have no minutes

This has happened to me a couple times and I want to know what you guys would do, I hate to let other people use my phone for calls because I don't have that many minutes they say " it wont take long " fuck that :(

[thurst]

i have essentially unlimited minutes so i wouldn't care about that aspect, but in general i wouldn't let a stranger use my phone.

[Hatred Edge]

I have a shitty Motorola phone. My battery dies fast and I get random reception. When people see my phone I doubt they'll think "This dude is BALLIN".

Hell my phone still has that stupid antenna.

[Satomiblood]

I've let my girlfriend use my phone a few times. It's not really a big deal since the calls are local and she's only using it for a few minutes.

[Mr. Bastos]

It depends on who it is. If it is someone I know well and their phone died then yeah I'll let them use it real quick. If it is a random stranger, then no never.

[Fir]

I let them use it if it's somebody I know, no deal if I don't.

[Hitaro0]

I don't have a cell phone.

Problem solved.

[SNAAAAKE]

"I dont have a phone"

I really dont like anyone touching my phone like that. unless maybe its a really hot girl who doesnt look like she is sweating. then I probably wouldn't mind.

[Demoninja]

No go if I don't know the person. I'd let me family members or friends use my phone without a second thought though.

[Iwin Eazhee]

I have a shitty Motorola phone. My battery dies fast and I get random reception. When people see my phone I doubt they'll think "This dude is BALLIN".

Hell my phone still has that stupid antenna.

what it look like lil whoodie? This ur phone ye dug?
http://www.cellphone-plans.net/images/cell-phone-old.jpg

Only my ridahs can touch my phone ye heard? I dont like random dna on my mobile ye dug?

[Iduno]

Only friends that I trust.

TBH it's just plain cheek to ask to borrow something like a phone from a stranger.

[xsonicc]

No go if I don't know the person. I'd let me family members or friends use my phone without a second thought though.

same. i got one of those touch phones, granted i have a screen protector, but i don't want someone i don't know touching that shit all up!

[majeh]

i ask myself a series of questions and follow some steps:

1. Is it a man or girl?
2. If man, say it's dead; if girl, is she hot?
3. If she's hot, what do you need it for?
4. "Insert reason" oh, that's happened to me before! Here you go!
5. Strike up conversation, get number

Hot girls only use my phone.

[Gamegeezer]

Depends on how I feel at the time. Sometimes I say no, sometimes I say yes. Just depends really.

[Evelgest]

Only friends and people I know.

[Legendary Gokou]

I've asked to borrow someones phone before at a mall. My dad had my cell phone and I was trying to look for him. I couldn't hear anything when I called so I walked away for a bit and was fairly far away from the girl I borrowed the phone from. I realized she probably wasn't comfortable that I was so far away with her phone so I came back, finished the conversation and thanked her.

So I'd imagine I'd be okay with it so long as the person stays nearby while calling.

[ckrazy]

I've let my girlfriend use my phone a few times. It's not really a big deal since the calls are local and she's only using it for a few minutes.

Wow I don't even let my girl touch my phone. Every time she touches the phone "who this girl", "why did ___ call you", why did ___ text you." I would lose my fucking mind every time. The worst thing is that I have an app on my phone that save all my text messages, and if I delete a text and she later checks online my text and see a difference than on my phone... oh lord. I keep changing the PW for it, but bitch keeps figuring it out.

Okay

/end rant

As for stranger is concern I kind of iffy on that. Sometimes but rarely and I pay really close attention.

[goodm0urning]

If it's a stranger, then "I don't have a phone," or simply "no," depending on my mood. If it's a friend or a family member, then sure.

[Panicked]

"No" to strangers.

[Darklightjg1]

I tell them "this is not a phone".

Because it's not... it's a PSP. :bluu:

[g3nshir0_]

Don't have a phone. PRefer not being contacted when I'm doing my own damn thing.

[Rhio2k]

I just don't. I buy my minutes as I go, and have no time for random people wasting them for their non-emergencies.

[sambo]

No. unless they're making a call to another phone that has the same phone company as me, or they let me cut them off after 5 mins.

if a friend of mine calls me and is taking a longgg time to get their point across, "You wastin' my minutes dawg! This sh1t is LIMITED! *click* "

[omfg]

I don't have a cell phone.

Problem solved.
:tup:

I don't have a phone, but I've thought about this since I intend to get one. The answer is no. "Why?" "I don't let anyone use my phone."

now, if it is an emergency, I might use my phone FOR them. The only case where I'd give over my phone I can think of is that this person has an emergency and the person they're calling doesn't speak the same languages I speak.

[Ducky]

I would never give my phone to a stranger... I don't mind at all if I know the person though.

[ckrazy]

:tup:

I don't have a phone, but I've thought about this since I intend to get one. The answer is no. "Why?" "I don't let anyone use my phone."

now, if it is an emergency, I might use my phone FOR them. The only case where I'd give over my phone I can think of is that this person has an emergency and the person they're calling doesn't speak the same languages I speak.

How the hell do people live without a cellphone in 2009? :confused:

[g3nshir0_]

How the hell do people live without a cellphone in 2009? :confused:

Well, my friends know how to contact me and vice versa. I don't want to be bothered or solicited by telemarketers and such. Also, my mother is a huge pain in the ass, so having a cell phone would mean more errands and demands.

[kimterran]

I got a shitty phone that has no battery cover. No problem.

[ckrazy]

Well, my friends know how to contact me and vice versa. I don't want to be bothered or solicited by telemarketers and such. Also, my mother is a huge pain in the ass, so having a cell phone would mean more errands and demands.

I've never had a telemarketer call me on my cellphone. I've had one since 2002.

Okay let say your driving to a friend's house and you get lost. How would you contact them? Or a family emergency happens and you just happen to be out of the house. How would anyone know how to contact you?

[omfg]

How the hell do people live without a cellphone in 2009? :confused:
we lived fine without them in the past

besides all that, I have no one I'd like to contact

[mugenXinfinite]

if i dont know them hell no.. i just say i dont got one... unless they see me use it i say got no minutes or I REALLY GOTTA GO.

if i know them couldnt care less...

[goodm0urning]

Genshiro and Omfg just use the Mitch Hedberg method. Just hang around everyone you know, all the time, and if someone wants to contact you, they just say your name. And you say, "Yeah?"

[Million]

I would only let someone I know use it. Strangers -> "nope." all the time. My phone is raggedy anyway though. It literally falls apart sometimes when I open it.

[majeh]

so if a bangin' motherfuckin girl asked to use your phone, none of you would let her???

[free]

I've let people on campus (in the commons or something) use my phone a few times, but if a stranger I had no association with at all asked, I'd more than likely say no.

[Shady424]

Unless it's family or friends, I straight up tell them "No"

[ckrazy]

we lived fine without them in the past



We also live fine without electricity. :rofl:




besides all that, I have no one I'd like to contact

Well then get some!

[starkilled]

I tell them no. Usually when I let people use my phone I get strange calls for the rest of the day asking if I called them.

[Chachi]

The neighbor's kid swings by every once in awhile to borrow the phone. That's about as far as my phone generosity goes though.

My phone is a beat up V235, I doubt anybody will go out of their way to steal it though.

[omfg]

so if a bangin' motherfuckin girl asked to use your phone, none of you would let her???
I don't need to let a hot girl use my phone to fuck her, assuming I did want to fuck her


We also live fine without electricity. :rofl:
Well then get some!
I'm not trying to push too far into the minimalist lifestyle seeing as I own a fucking COMPUTER, but if you live without something you'll see how worthless it truly is

[puppetchow]

if its a girl i blush and let her borrow it if its a boy i say no thanks man then let him borrow it

[BEWD]

I've randomly walked up to people and asked to use their phones incase my phone was cut off or I couldn't get through, so I'd do the same for them, I've only even been asked incase of an emergency, or that person needed to find someone, so I don't see the harm in that, and they stay right by me anyways, so I could flag them down if they try to take off.

[ViciousSLASH]

Homeless people in philly are always asking to use your phone.

Man they get mad when you say no. It's probably just the same guy, over and over.

In other news, asking to use a strangers phone is how Chad Ochocinco met his girlfriend. Pimpin' 2009 baby.

[Strike_Prime]

Usually if its my friends, family, or my friends friend I wouldnt really mind. But if some random dude from the 7/11 comes up to me and asks, I just say no and walk away.

[akuma31]

A coworker asked if he could use my phone when I was checking the time and when I told him there's no minutes and no plan on it he just looked at me crazy and shook his head, I'm like seriously, do you want to see it on my screen? and he just walked away. It's not the first time this happened, is it because people use this excuse so much that they think it's BS?

[Jubei Kibagami]

It's happened to me a few times a crappy Razor phone and sometimes people would ask to make a phone call. Sometimes i'd let em use it and stay close to em depending on how the person looked. Other times i'd tell em i cant spare minutes, which was usually true.

[Rooks4]

Other: "How about you go use a payphone?"

Sorry, im not handing anything valuable to some random on the street, or anywhere else. If its a friend, then sure no problem.. but otherwise im just gonna straight up say no.

[goodm0urning]

so if a bangin' motherfuckin girl asked to use your phone, none of you would let her???Everyone can stand to be told "no" once in a while, and bangin' motherfuckin' girls are at the top of the list.

[Hitaro0]

How the hell do people live without a cellphone in 2009? :confused:
I'm a lazy 18-year old who spends most of his time home and whenever I'm outside of my house I would rather not have phone calls or be bothered. Simply no need.

Yes, I'm a loser :sad:

[Frozen Wings]

I'm a lazy 18-year old who spends most of his time home and whenever I'm outside of my house I would rather not have phone calls or be bothered. Simply no need.

Yes, I'm a loser :sad:

I'm a loser too but my ass still has a phone. With fewer and fewer working payphones these days, you need a phone in case of emergency.

[krazykone123]

If they ask to use my phone they'll have to give me the time first :coffee:

[platinum_pinoy]

If it's a stranger, just say no. If they say it's an emergency, call for them.

If it's a friend, I wouldn't mind, but tell them not to be long. If they end up being long (more than 5 minutes), I'll tell them they lost phone borrowing privileges for the rest of the year.

If either tries to steal my phone, its an insta-ass kicking. No questions asked.

[Hitaro0]

I'm a loser too but my ass still has a phone. With fewer and fewer working payphones these days, you need a phone in case of emergency.
What kind of emergency needs me to be contacted right away, in a way where I will actually be able to do something about the situation?

[Difoj]

If my friends need to use it no problem, I have 900 minutes and I go thru maybe on average 150 a month, if a random person needed it for anything other then an emergency, I wouldnt let them use it.

[Frozen Wings]

What kind of emergency needs me to be contacted right away, in a way where I will actually be able to do something about the situation?

Its about you contacting others. Your car breaks down, you slip and break something, you wake up in a drunken haze not knowing where you are, etc.

[ckrazy]

Holy crap SRK never fails to amaze me. BTW I never meant that you are a "loser" because you don't' have a phone, just simply stating I'm in shock that people still don't have cellphones by now.




I'm not trying to push too far into the minimalist lifestyle seeing as I own a fucking COMPUTER, but if you live without something you'll see how worthless it truly is

I know what you really meant. I still made that comment because I wanted to point out to you that the "we lived fine without it before" is a horrible argument.


What kind of emergency needs me to be contacted right away, in a way where I will actually be able to do something about the situation?

Kind of like what Frozen Wings said. Unfortunately the same thing he said happen to me before after night of partying driving home at 4:00 AM and car break down. Thankfully I had a phone.

I love my phone, hell my phone is a smart phone with it own operating system. So in reality it a pretty much the same thing as a computer.

[Darkstalker]

If it's a stranger, just say no. If they say it's an emergency, call for them.

If it's a friend, I wouldn't mind, but tell them not to be long. If they end up being long (more than 5 minutes), I'll tell them they lost phone borrowing privileges for the rest of the year.

If either tries to steal my phone, its an insta-ass kicking. No questions asked.

This is what I use too.

[kempobot]

Damn... some of y'all are so heartless. I have no problem helping out my fellow man or a friend in need... but I'm no fool. I wouldn't just hand it out to any shady looking character.

...If the person runs off with it, then there's no hassle in canceling the service, and my phone is pretty cheap. I have no need for vanity phones... :wonder:

[Mechanica]

Wow I don't even let my girl touch my phone. Every time she touches the phone "who this girl", "why did ___ call you", why did ___ text you." I would lose my fucking mind every time. The worst thing is that I have an app on my phone that save all my text messages, and if I delete a text and she later checks online my text and see a difference than on my phone... oh lord. I keep changing the PW for it, but bitch keeps figuring it out.


Your girlfriend is cheating on you. Seen this one too many times.

[ckrazy]

Your girlfriend is cheating on you. Seen this one too many times.

Damn that sucks. Well thanks for the heads up. :tup: I gotta find a new girl this week than. :coffee:

[The-Majestic]

Everyone can stand to be told "no" once in a while, and bangin' motherfuckin' girls are at the top of the list.

Word. I'd rep if I could.
I'm typically a nice guy, though, so it's usually a yes after smelling their intentions out. If they're a shad looking guy, I have a couple times made the call for them instead of handing my phone over.

[omfg]

Damn... some of y'all are so heartless. I have no problem helping out my fellow man or a friend in need... but I'm no fool. I wouldn't just hand it out to any shady looking character.

...If the person runs off with it, then there's no hassle in canceling the service, and my phone is pretty cheap. I have no need for vanity phones... :wonder:
like you can just look at someone and go "This mother fucker's shady"?

[shanetto]

:) :)

[Koiyuki]

Most likely I would let them use it. I remember one time when my ride home didn't get to our meeting point for a good while and I was freaking out. I was lucky enough to find someone willing to let me call and check up and where they were. I know how important that stuff can be to someone in need, so if anyone needs to make that call, I let them, minutes be damned

[fistoftheryustar]

i let people use my phone, but i hate it when they arent appreciative of it. they just hand it back and yeah "kthnx" and bolt

[omfg]

i let people use my phone, but i hate it when they arent appreciative of it. they just hand it back and yeah "kthnx" and bolt
so tell them to fuck off

[EveryFlowerFlow]

Let em use it. I'd like to the person who can outrun me.

[omfg]

Let em use it. I'd like to the person who can outrun me.
Outrun you?

if that were the problem, everyone would just say no and squash that problem

[Septimus Prime]

It's never actually come up before.

[sandwichcookie]

I don't have a mobile phone anymore, but even if I did, I'd never let a stranger use it. Got no problem with family/friends tho. Running out of minutes has never been a problem for me as I don't talk on the phone much. Even on a 500 minute plan, I'd use like 100-150 minutes out of the month. sometimes less. I just don't talk on the phone that much.

oh, I let some lady borrow it to call 911 at the bank once. Her drunken boyfriend/husband came in demanding money for cigarettes. She said she was getting it and to be patient, he replied with a stream of obscenities. He left the bank and came back in with the hood ornament to her benz and slammed in on the desk. I was trying my hardest not to laugh the whole time.


That's not true, I'm pretty sure I was openly snickering.

[TheSix]

"No"

/walks off

[Hardcastle]

This has happened to me a bunch of times. All in the same place too. There is a mini ramp underneath an intersection of bridges that I frequently skate. Not only a lot of roads intersect there but the paths for sketchy drunks and bums all cross there.

In short I just let them use it because I know a handful of dudes who've had knives pulled on them. Simply for "mad-dogging," just being there, and not letting some grease ball use their phone.