tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post112074111781976055..comments2023-08-29T07:48:03.178-04:00Comments on things Bethany wrote: cell phone etiquettebethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1124925938663109482005-08-24T19:25:00.000-04:002005-08-24T19:25:00.000-04:00mine has a vibrate before ringing feature which is...mine has a vibrate before ringing feature which is very helpful when i forget to turn it off. then i can catch it before it disturbs the class and forward the caller to voice-mail. it's really annoying though when a professor doesn't turn their phone off. even if it's on silent the vibrations are picked up by the microphone and the whole class has to wait for it to stop ringing. i'm sure you won't do that though bethany ;o)CityStreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920473275157073900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1121976813145998762005-07-21T16:13:00.000-04:002005-07-21T16:13:00.000-04:00I can see your point. I am one of those people wh...I can see your point. I am one of those people who is attached to my cell phone, mainly because my boyfriend and I chose not to pay for a landline in our apartment. I tend to keep mine of vibrate and rarely answer it if I'm not at home. However, ALL the women in my office take personal calls, so I've found myself slipping into that. I try to leave a store or restaurant when my phone rings. And, as a rather annoying but correct guy pointed out on the El the other night "anyone who has conversations on their cell phone loud enough to hear on public transportation deserves to be made fun of". It was funny :)<BR/><BR/>-KirstenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1120881619351538912005-07-09T00:00:00.000-04:002005-07-09T00:00:00.000-04:00oops - didn't mean to enter that twiceoops - didn't mean to enter that twiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1120881548172242012005-07-08T23:59:00.000-04:002005-07-08T23:59:00.000-04:00I say you should mostly have your cell phone off o...I say you should mostly have your cell phone off or silent. Don't use it when you are in (or could be in) conversation with someone who's actually there (mostly). Of course, if you and someone else decide that you should make a call to ask them something that both of you want to know, like directions, that's fine. Or if your friend Sarah calls - answer your phone. There is no situation in which it would be rude to talk to her on a cell phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1120881448438247312005-07-08T23:57:00.000-04:002005-07-08T23:57:00.000-04:00I say you should mostly have your cell phone off o...I say you should mostly have your cell phone off or silent. Don't use it when you are in (or could be in) conversation with someone who's actually there (mostly). Of course, if you and someone else decide that you should make a call to ask them something that both of you want to know, like directions, that's fine. Or if your friend Sarah calls - answer your phone. There is no situation in which it would be rude to talk to her on a cell phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1120756978586080632005-07-07T13:22:00.000-04:002005-07-07T13:22:00.000-04:00I for one, loathe the invention. I know that they...I for one, loathe the invention. I know that they are good for accessability (as in, for older children so that their parents can get a hold of them) and for emergency situations, but other than that I can find little good in them. Unfortunately, my views on this particular technology is not shared by the general public. I'm afraid cell phones are here to stay.taliendohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828304643920708078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1120750543774245012005-07-07T11:35:00.000-04:002005-07-07T11:35:00.000-04:00I agree wholeheartedly. This is one of those clea...I agree wholeheartedly. This is one of those clear situations where technology has pulled ahead of manners and we haven't found a generally cultural accepted sense of when and where to answer the phone. <BR/><BR/>It doesn't have to be a cell phone - it can be a phone in your home or office too. We seem to think that a person calling gets priority. Before the era of voicemail and answering machines this was more problematic but now it is not. I try to have the person in my office get priority over the phone but at home I haven't figured out yet how to balance that.Bob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092719932619292581noreply@blogger.com