I dislike using a phone.. a lot. Though there's a bit of a love hate relationship for it with me.
But I have a rather big reason for it. The main reason for me is that I'm just terrible at keeping track of the conversation at hand when it's spoken through a phone. I'm one of these people that needs a chat or email or something so I can read, think, type, rephrase and make a sensible conversation work. However, I will say, I don't really mind having informal conversations on the phone with friends. There's a lot more "uhm"-ing going on, but there's no real pressure. But if say, social services call, they never call for a chit chat, it's always serious business and they're most likely better trained to handle phonecalls (aside from my personal issues on top of the lack of "professional" skill), and thus I prefer to level the playing field by using email instead. It's also why I told them to not call me and send me mail (either email or physical letters). It's also why working for a call center just doesn't work for me...
As for cellphones, and the annoyance that comes with that is that I have a cellphone because I don't have a landline (and it's in general the same price + the convenience of having a phone around when I'm not home), yet apparently if you have a cellphone you are expected to answer 24/7 as well because there's no "I wasn't home". I don't do that. I use my phone for calling others, and eventually, if I feel like it, answer if it rings. I don't see why answering the phone is mandatory if it's a cell. I once told someone "because it has caller ID I can see who calls and that also means I can choose to not speak to them if I don't want to" and people stare at me like I'm crazy. If someone is at the door and I don't care a lot for them (at that moment) I'm not going to invite them in either. Is it rude? Perhaps. But it's also a way of setting clear boundaries to engage to have contact.
My phone is usually in flight mode (offline) when I'm busy with something like watching a movie, painting, eating, sleeping or whatever I do and only if I'm not really doing something I want to keep my attention to, is that I turn it on. And even if it's on, the sound is off, so if someone is calling and is lucky, I might see the screen flash. If not, boo-f**king-hoo. My voicemail/answering machine service is off as well. So I guess I'm hard to reach, even on a cell. I want my peace and quiet I guess. This 24/7 always connected, always available mindset does not work for me.
The thing I do use my phone for regularly is for texting or sending a message through Whatsapp or similar services. Usually to communicate with my girlfriend and quite often just for good laughs cause something came to mind, I saw something funny and I have to show her a picture, stuff like that. But with the use of these services, I don't need to be available 24/7, if my phone is off, I'll get said message when I turn it on.
Some people think I'm odd for using my phone like this. While others feel that my idea on how to use a phone is a welcome change to look at how you use a phone since it makes you less stressful and on edge.