answer:My cell phone is often on silent. It’s occasionally dead. I will check it now and then, depending on who I am with and if they’re looking at their phone. If I’m with people who don’t look at their phones, I may go three hours without looking at mine. I also have an elementary school age daughter, so I will check the phone out of what I consider necessity, because it’s possible I’ve been called or texted in reference to her and I need to be able to be reached if there’s an issue. As far as my home phone, I don’t unplug it. I may not answer it, depending on who is calling.