DISQUS

Mobile Industry Review: Is there anywhere that Mobiles don’t belong?

  • Kip Hakes · 1 year ago
    Again I agree with you - my phone is always on silent in cinemas and restaurants. Hospitals seem to be less bothered about mobiles these days. When I was in A+E a few weeks ago most of the people in the waiting area were on mobiles - no staff batted an eyelid! When I was in hospital last year I was amazed to see the nurses on their mobiles (on of them was on theirs for about an hour for one call!!). I must admit to using mine for mobile web and texting in my bed - it's no fun being realtively young in a ward of very ill and old people!
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    I've noticed the exact same thing in A&E too. I remember way back when (early 2000's), when it was considered hospital endagerment to have your phone on you.

    I couldn't imagine it would be fun being stuck with old and ill people. Although, old people have this attraction to me; so they'll probably enjoy it, and start telling me their life stories. It happens whenever I go out.

    Samantha.
  • Kip Hakes · 1 year ago
    Hmm these weren't the sort of old people you'd chat to - you know.. the wheel was spinning but the hamster was dead... IYSWIM.

    K
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    Haha.
    Yes, but I mean, that hasn't stopped them before!

    Crazy people have an attraction to me too. It's like they perfectly time their days out so that they can meet me on buses, bus stops, and any of the shops I'm at.

    :D

    Samantha.
  • The Joker · 1 year ago
    For a 16 year old, you do moan alot.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    Not as much as me
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    I did say I have these grannish tendencies. I actually attract old people when I'm out and about, it's quite scary actually.

    But yes, I do moan... But doesn't everyone?

    Samantha.
  • Kip Hakes · 1 year ago
    You 'attract old people' ? Isn't there some sort of register for people like that ;)

    K
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    Yeah there is, but they don't have them all listed apparently.
    It's not just old men either... I get old ladies talking to me about Tuna too.

    The whole experience is quite odd and scary; and it only seems to happen to me. I'm a Granny and weirdo magnet.

    Samantha.
  • Kip Hakes · 1 year ago
    *NOTE TO SELF* Never go out with Samantha.

    ;o)

    K
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    Haha.
    It's true though.

    I was sitting on a bench with some friends yesterday, and this old, crazy, babbling old man came and sat next to me. There were plenty of other benches to choose, but no... He had to sit next to me.

    :|

    Samantha.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    But what phone did he have? ;)
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    Erm, I didn't really stick around long enough to ask.

    Actually, we have a local legend by the name of the Wizzard Man where I live - I'll have to find out what mobile he has.Then again, he claims to have magical powers, so he might not even need one.
    :D

    Samantha.
  • Krystal · 1 year ago
    Whether or not they belong there, the US Immigration people at the Canada/US border don't look too kindly at you if you whip one out.
  • DanLane · 1 year ago
    Border control people never look too kindly at me anyway :(
  • Ricky Chotai · 1 year ago
    I wonder why dan? :P Krystal when i was out in asia all the borders i went through with a strick no mobile policy, even when entering back to the UK. I wonder if there is a specific reason for it?
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    I can't ever say that I've had that experience myself (I've never been out of Europe), but maybe it's because they want to get on with their job without having to deal with people texting and calling everyone as soon as they step off the flight. I don't know... Maybe one day I'll get the chance to ask one of them!

    Thanks,
    Samantha.
  • bradjcouk · 1 year ago
    Planes.

    I know, i know... Not here yet... But this is most probably one of the worst ideas ever. Because as soon as it's allowed, I'll be on an overnight flight to somewhere, and wont be able to sleep because workaholic sitting next to me will be yapping international calls all through the night.

    In-flight WiFi. Brilliant. Just block the skype ports...
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    I said exactly the same thing when I heard about it. It's not fair to the other passengers, and once again, unneeded. Planes are too small, and too clustered as it is, we don't need mobiles invading the space too!

    Thanks,
    Samantha.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    Weddings.

    Very annoying at weddings.

    And, er, funerals.
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    I've only been to two weddings, one I can't remember, the other was 2001? I can't remember a mobile going off, but the alarm on my watch did.

    I have to say though, if I was to ever get married, I would ensure that everyone turned theirs all off.

    I got an e-mail with funerals too. Wouldn't you feel just so awful if it was your phone?

    Samantha.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    Better than the deceased's handset ringing eh?

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  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    Haha. But who would be buried with their mobile?

    Although, I would imagine, in a really sick way, it could be quite funny though...

    As for the person ringing, I hope they didn't expect a response soon!

    - Back to being sincere -
    Hmm, terrible!

    Samantha.
  • Kip Hakes · 1 year ago
    Oh god - you just reminded me - my mobile went off when I was doing my speech at MY wedding - it was an american demanding IT support - my work had forgotton to remove me from the rota!

    Doh!

    K
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    That must have got a response from the audience...
  • Kip Hakes · 1 year ago
    Yep! :) I turned the phone off and had a few voicemails from said angry american in the morning, glad i'm not in IT support any more! :)
  • James Whatley · 1 year ago
    Unless the ring itself comes from inside the box...

    ...See now I'm wondering if I'll be buried with my mobile.

    That's not a good thought.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    You'd want a decent battery
  • James Whatley · 1 year ago
    Hahaha - Yeah, I would.

    "Introducing the New Nokia 666, you can take it to hell and back..."

    :)
  • bradjcouk · 1 year ago
    Whilst having dinner. Enjoy the company of your family/friends...
  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    Agreed. There is nothing worse than sitting around with family, and friends and their one of their phones rings, and you're left there like a lemon. If anything else, it's rude towards the people you're out with.

    Thanks,

    Samantha.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    Shopping queues when you should be paying attention to your transaction

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  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    That annoys me too. You normally end up having to politely remind the person of where they are.

    I tried texting whilst standing up on a badly driven bus earlier - that was bad. I was falling into everyone, and I kept spelling things wrong, and then swearing under my breath.

    That wasn't a good plan either.

    Samantha.
  • AJ · 1 year ago
    I live and work in Istanbul where mobile phone etiquette during a business meeting is very different from the UK. People don't really use voicemail here - I don't know why - and so phones tend to get answered whenever they ring even if it is in the middle of a meeting. One meeting I was at recently had four people round the table in addition to me and for a couple of minutes I was the only person not using my mobile. It was surreal, believe me. My colleagues don't understand when I explain they are being rude and think I am being really pedantic.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    Approve

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  • Samantha · 1 year ago
    Really?
    That would actually drive me insane. You should try starting any meetings with "Can you please ensure that your mobiles are switched off are on silent" or something; well I would.

    That's you not being pedantic, it's plain rudeness!

    Thanks,
    Samantha.
  • AJ · 1 year ago
    Everyone does it - not just my colleagues. The more important the meeting or the more money that is involved, the worse it gets. My colleagues thinks I am being really quaint and oh-so-English (I am not English) when I mention it - they just don't get it at all. It is easy to deal with when it is one of my colleagues but external meetings are a different matter. It would be like asking them to stop smoking in a meeting (another gripe).

    Moaning about mobile usage can be a bit pedantic though - complaining about people using mobiles in public spaces such as on the tube/bus or in a restaurant (as long as they are discrete) seems a bit over the top to me although I realise I am definitely in the minority on that one.
  • Kip Hakes · 1 year ago
    Actually - Trains can be annoying too - especially when - like me - you have to endure some gobby Essex Caaaaaaaw 'aving a domestic for the entire 30 minute journey to Liverpool Street. Such classic lines from her maaauuuuf as - 'I wozzzant shaaaating I woz taaaaallllking atcha laaaaaaadly' - 'I 'it you cos I woz cross at 'cha' - 'Dontcha use that sorta tone wif me ya caaant'. Delightful
  • AJ · 1 year ago
    It all blends into the background for me - maybe I lived in London too long.
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
    RING RING
  • Ron Feldman · 1 year ago
    I think the gym is a bad one all around. People talking on their cell on the treadmill, etc. or carrying it around while lifting weights, checking mail between sets, etc. The gym should be a mental and physical escape from all that IMHO.....not to mention how annoying it is for others and the potential for damage to the phone.
  • Megan · 1 year ago
    I definitely agree with you about the movie theater. And to be even more grannyish-er, I also hate when screens light up around me, even if they don't ring. In a dark theater, it's very distracting!
  • Ewan · 1 year ago
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