Does this make me a FAILURE ?

[ezdays]

Had to have a cell phone when we had our business, but that was back in the 90's when it was new. To be sure, I had one in the car that had a box about the size of a VCR and an antenna connected to outside the vehicle. After we retired, we got several cell phones over the years. They became smaller and smaller and did more things, but all I wanted one for was for emergencies, so we bought a pre-paid one for about $20 at Wally World and that was fine. After a year, we still had almost all our minutes left and it cost us about $100 a year just to keep it active. We bought another one for $20 because it could take pictures and had a USB connector. It was great until I found that the only way I could transfer the pictures was to send them to another phone at a much higher rate. Oh, the USB cable was only good for charging the battery and not for downloading. The last one I bought was under $15, it makes calls, and I think it can send/receive text messages because the phone company keeps sending me messages that I need to renew. The only time really that I turned any of them on was to see if the battery was charged. I guess we really don't have anyone to call that can't wait until we get home, so if someone wants us, they can call us on our home phone.

Just one thing, I think that all phones, active or not, can still call 911, and that's enough for us, so again, we may not renew when the time comes, or just go out and buy another one for $15 that's good for a few months and 20 minutes of air time.