How long do you think you could go without a cell phone, Internet access and electronic communication?

I wish the poll had the ability to separate personal from professional. On a personal level I could go indefinitely without electronic communication. I grew up without the internet and sometimes resent the intrusion it makes on my family's lifestyle.

On the other hand, as a professional, I am a web developer, and thus require the Internet for my livelihood. As a result, I doubt I could go more than a couple of days without it.

As for cell phones, you can keep them!!

I could go a long time, since I almost never use my cell phone to text or otherwise, nor do I use Facebook or any of those social networking sites.

The only electronic communication I use to talk to friends in Instant Messaging, because my friends live very far away and it's the only free way to communicate with them.

I like cell phones much more than the beepers we used to carry. Those were annoying... trying to find a working payphone that wasn't disgusting....

I can go awhile without internet at home. But we don't have a home phone, just cell phones. I don't have to text, in fact I have it blocked on our "home" cell which is the only phone all three of my kids have to share...

I could only go so long without the internet. That is how I pay most of my bills.

I also drive a car that has a sense of humor ( i.e. likes to breakdown), so I have to have a cell phone at all times when driving. I never know when that beast wants to take a nap.

I also have to do some forms of research for my job online.

For my personal use I could go months w/o my cell or internet service; though I do use my computer to pay bills. But professionally; not long as I work at a technology giant and computers are a fact of life for us.

I work two 12-hours days and then two 12-hour nights and then four days off and repeat. I've got a teenager and twin 2-year olds. Without my Blackberry, I'd be "dropping the ball" A LOT.

I find those who grew up without internet/cells/etc. tend to use it as a tool. Whether as a professional or personal for online bill paying, occasional social networking to find 'old' classmates, and informational searching, or a cell in the event something happens and you have to call AAA.

Today's teens, unfortunately, absorb it into a lifestyle that has those repercussions the article speaks of. Picture a whole generation that won't be able function unless it has an 'e' pretext.

I have an iMac & a G1. I IM, facebook, twitter, email, text and call - I can go a weekend without it easily, probably even a week or so, but not without reason.

I primarily read the news or catch up with or talk with friends online on the computer. The G1 is used as more of a cell phone, alarm, sometimes to check email or lookup pertanent information when needed, and as a music player, texting is infrequent - used to communicate, not to simply converse.

It would interesting if we knew the age of most of these "posters." I am a 50 year old mom...I do text quite a bit and use the internet, but I have not succumbed to Facebook, MySpace or the other SN sites. However, many of my friends (also in their 40's and 50's) have.

My kids on the otherhand, use all of the above.....but not in a ridiculous manner. We don't allow it in place of face-to-face communication with the fam. Overall, within reason, I like this New Age!!!!

I couldn't go on for long without internet or my cell phone. My Fiance, a Soldier in the US Army, is currently in Iraq finishing his second deployment.

Therefore you can see why these forms of communications are so vital to me.