Comments on: No more phones in your dormitory

By: sieber

sieber — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:01:26 +0000

One of the problems in the rise in cell phone use and the reduction in phone lines is the problems that it causes for telephone surveyors. Before you laugh off the plight of telephone surveyors, many of whom are really telephone marketers, think about all the polls that will increasingly underrepresent the 18-25 year old demographic (I can see the results now. “Rate the most important modern innovations: iPods 2%; Depends undergarments 88%”).

I don’t know whether it’s a response to difficulties in surveying or whether it’s because people can no longer find each other. However, mobile phone companies in the US at least are talking about putting together a phone directory.

By: Ira

Ira — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 01:44:39 +0000

I got rid of my land line years ago too – and then my mobile stopped working inside my apartment and I had to get one again! So frustrating! One interesting thing about mobile phones is that the numbers aren’t listed anywhere. As mobiles increase and land lines decrease, will it get harder and harder to find people? Or some day soon will the mobile companies all get together and make a directory?

By: pete

pete — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:13:02 +0000

I got rid of my land line years ago, and rely solely on my cell. The best thing about it is that I can turn off the ringer! No voice mail, either. If ya cant reach me, too bad! I dont even have internet at home. I think I may be rebelling against being so connected at work.

By: Liam

Liam — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:47:10 +0000

In my first year here, I developed a mild hatred of cell phones, when the girl who lived across from me in residence had her cell phone ringer on loud, and would often leave it locked in her room. Her friends, who apparently REALLY needed to talk to her quite often, would often phone her landline, then her cellphone, then her landline, and so on, apparently not getting the hint that she was in fact not home. Blah!

Beyond that though, I’ve never really liked cell phones. People using them talk too loud, walk into things, and seem unconcerned that everyone within 15 yards can hear every word of their incredibly interesting conversation.

“Hello? Oh, hi, what’s up? … Yeah … I’m on the bus right now… Where are you? … What? … Sorry, I can’t hear you very well. Ok, I’m getting off the bus.”

Let’s not even mention them ringing in class, movies, plays, libraries, or people who drive while on the phone. I do understand there are some instances when, yes, cell phones are good, however, generally I find them to be fairly evil. Luckily, my house’s lone phone (there are three of us) often fails to work or ring, causing people to get our marvelous Banana Phone (by Raffi!) answering machine message.