Guest Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I preferred the halcyon days when anybody phoning would go through your parents, who in turn would 'let you know'."Wait a minute I'll see if he's in" also known as "I'll see if he can be arsed talking to you". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Just got Mrs a new phone the other day. She just missed an important call from someone she has been trying to get hold of for a while because… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I don’t like being at the beck and call of others. If they want me for something, they can wait until it suits me. Across all tech I must get hundreds of messages or notifications of some kind per day. How people can live with the constant interruption is beyond me.Why bother with a phone then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 When I watched the hideously over-rated TV show Community I very rarely laughed, but I did enjoy the panic of one character receiving a phonecall from another while remarking "she was born in the 80s, she still uses her phone as a phone!" -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I think I must be a dinosaur on the phone front. I have one, it isn't on silent or mute. It stays downstairs overnight. My wife emailed me earlier to tell me to put a QR code into my phone's wallet. No clue what that means. I know what a QR code is, but the rest is gibberish. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Just now, scottsdad said: I think I must be a dinosaur on the phone front. I have one, it isn't on silent or mute. It stays downstairs overnight. My wife emailed me earlier to tell me to put a QR code into my phone's wallet. No clue what that means. I know what a QR code is, but the rest is gibberish. She means print off the QR code (at work obvs) and put it in your purse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I must get hundreds of messages or notifications of some kind per day. You have too many apps on your phone. I get notifications from messaging services and p’n’b. I turn off notifications for everything else. Mind you, i was glad my phone was on silent with the hundreds of notifications from the raith thread last week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 hours ago, TheScarf said: Silent is pointless, it may as well be off, as mentioned above. I hear it's handy when you're watching wholesome family movies and want visual notification that the wife's on her way home. 28 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: She means print off the QR code (at work obvs) and put it in your purse. No no no, you print the code, put it on a wooden table, take a picture, print that out, scan it, then upload to your web site for everyone to use. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Phone update. Mrs’s new phone hasn’t worked too well in her car whether on Bluetooth or Apple Car Play. Since been flushed down the bog it’s working a treat so she’s over the moon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 hours ago, 19QOS19 said: Why bother with a phone then? For all its other functions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 For all its other functions. Just buy a tablet then. All the functions of a phone and no one to bother you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Just buy a tablet then. All the functions of a phone and no one to bother you. A handy bit of kit for carrying around everywhere you go, right enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Just buy a tablet then. All the functions of a phone and no one to bother you. A wee gimpy tiny tablet? No thanks. it’s worth having the ability to phone out. I just don’t like being phoned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 6 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: When I watched the hideously over-rated TV show Community I very rarely laughed, but I did enjoy the panic of one character receiving a phonecall from another while remarking "she was born in the 80s, she still uses her phone as a phone!" Agree about Community and glad to see someone else saying it. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 06:18, Thorongil said: I don’t like being at the beck and call of others. If they want me for something, they can wait until it suits me. Across all tech I must get hundreds of messages or notifications of some kind per day. How people can live with the constant interruption is beyond me. You would get a lot less messages or notifications if you answered your F****** phone! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 13 hours ago, Thorongil said: A wee gimpy tiny tablet? No thanks. it’s worth having the ability to phone out. I just don’t like being phoned. You work in a call centre? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 58 minutes ago, hk blues said: You would get a lot less messages or notifications if you answered your F****** phone! Why should I? I’m busy. People just seem to think they are entitled to impose themselves on others. Phoning someone unsolicited is, in my view, entitled. And impatient. And obnoxious. send a message and if a phone call is truly necessary that can happen with the consent of both parties. Edited February 9, 2022 by Thorongil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Thorongil said: Why should I? I’m busy. Sure you are, it must be difficult being a Captain of Industry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) Sorting out an uncomplicated matter over the phone is much more efficient than a series of to and fro messages, often delayed. I think some people are just shy about talking to other people. Edited February 9, 2022 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, hk blues said: Sure you are, it must be difficult being a Captain of Industry I have a busy job and a young family. Time Thieves can GTF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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