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Our cellfish ways have been examined by wireless cell retailer, LetsTalk.com, which conducted a suvey with Harris Interactive to see where people are making their cell calls. And since it reflects the average Americans, the most popular places to be on the cell are the car and supermarket. Hmm, Gothamist supposes the city versions of that would be the taxi (or bus or subway station, when possible) and the bodega/street, so that sounds about right - we definitely live in a time when we need to let everyone else know what we're doing (thank you, unlimited nights and weekends). Bathroom cell usage has dropped from 62% in 2003 to 38% in 2006 - maybe the story of the man who dropped his cellphone into a Metro-North train toilet (ew ew ew) and got his arm stuck scared people! The Post decided to ask people how they felt about bathroom cell use:
"It's annoying," said Will Batzle, 31, a networking engineer who recalled yesterday that he was in a public restroom at Penn Station recently and a guy on a cell "was cursing his wife out - things you shouldn't be hearing in public."Word - we can deal with being confused when people start chatting to us in the bathroom, only to realize they are on the phone, but when people's phones ring - or glow - during a movie, we go insane.But Jennifer Tranel, who is visiting the Big Apple from Wisconsin, said, "I'd rather they use it in the bathroom than in the middle of a movie theater."
Where are you usually using your cellphone? What do you think of taking cell calls at work - is that kosher or if that verboten?
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The worst possible violation of cell phone etiquette is using one of those stupid Nextel walkie-talkie phones unless you're a construction worker.
Sometimes I can actually hear that damn beeping sound from the street when I'm sitting in my apartment...
My wife and I use the cell for personal calls to each other. Why should I bother her receptionist and her secretary just to ask her some stupid question about the kids? If she's free she'll pick up, if not there's v-mail. Likewise, I'm in meetings all over the place and if she has to leave a message it cuts out a step to call my cell instead of my office.
PS - cellphone usage in a theater ought to be a felony. In a public restroom it's just weird (with the added echo factor). Everyone knows bathrooms are designed for only three things, none of which ought to involve a phone.
If I'm in a resturant, I'll ussually go outside. Using one at my desk at work is IMO no big deal.
Agreed, In a theater it should be a felony.
Jen - in the name of all that is good and holy in this world, please tell me that is not your cell phone.
There was a report on the Today show this morning that was talking about how theater owners are trying to install jammers that would render cell phone inoperable while watching a movie or play. Right on...
It's called texting. It's unobtrusive. Use it. Love it. And will someone PLEASE ban those frickin' Nextel phones?!??! They are seriously going to be responsible for me going on a rampage. They are beyond annoying. No one is cool enough for us to have to listen to BOTH sides of their inane conversations!
I like that phone! Where is it from?
I like to use my celli to hollaback at street harassers
:)Holli
I use my cell phone primarily at home - I don't have a land line.
In other news, some bitch driving an SUV nearly ran me down when I was biking to work this morning. And yes, she was talking on her cell phone.
I wish it was 1946 again. You went into a phone booth, closed the door, and nobody got annoyed.
I've complained to people with nextel phones. The standard response is free country, etc etc.
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I use my phone to call my kitty, like to have a phone like that.
the age of entitlement
No cell phone is worth sticking your arm in a metro north toilet!! For God's sake! You can call back later!
On the theater note, I was at a screening at a film festival last year and despite all the announcements and reminders to turn them off, a guy's phone went off two rows back...and he ANSWERED it!! He proceeded to have a whispered conversation about being busy and could he talk later...he was nearly lynched!
Gwin - Do what I do when someone in an SUV on their cell: Just leave a reminder on the side of their car that they almost killed you. I always ride with a key or bottle opener in my car.
I figure that in exchange for almost making me disabled or dead, the least I can do is leave them with a nice paint job bill. natch!
I've seen people take cell phone calls at church.
And, yeah, they give the warning there, too...
I don't understand the cell phone situation at all. At the gym there is a sign that reads: "The Use of Cell Phones Prohibited." Yet, women talk on them (and loudly) constantly. All it takes is one crazy bitch to snap some nude photos and upload them to Flickr or some other Web site. Something about it bugs me. Why does someone need to chat on a phone in public bent over and applying lotion to their naked bodies?
Someone already mentioned that theatre and movie companies are considering petitioning the FCC to allow them to block cell phones during shows -- and here's the Reuters link to the story.
Personally, as annoying as ringing cell phones are, I think totally jamming the signal is complete overkill! Cell phones are really great for emergencies - set them on silent or vibrate mode, and you can see if someone's calling you without disturbing the people next to you, step outside and take the call if necessary.
Or, you can send or receive text messages if you don't want to step outside but something urgent requires your attention. Why more people don't use the silent or vibrate cell modes is mind-boggling...
I use my cell phone everywhere. Sometimes I make believe im talking to someone when i walk in the street coming home at night so no one bothers me. I notice when i talk on my cell phone while walking around the city- guys wont hit on me.... Its really works..
When a cell phone rings in a movie theatre and the person answers, I shine my surefire at the offender.
It really brings to light who the rude person is.
Julie - maybe guys don't hit on you because they think you're a self-obsessed prima donna.
I grabbed a woman's phone once while she was being irritating on Metro North, threw 200 bucks in her face and then stomped on her phone and dropped some mean gas as well. She started crying - what a freak!
You had me until you made her cry SATAN.
I think people use cell phone everywhere because they think they are really important and must be able to be reached all the time and answering the phone all the time makes them think they are giving off the impression of being important, having to be reached at all times, and insanely popular. And everyone in NYC thinks they are *so* important, so the cell phone crap is amplified here.
i had a phone once
Don't you hate in when a cell phone rings in a crowded elevator?
Or when you are masturbating? (...in a crowded elevator?)
And what if my surgeon is at the movies when I need to have an emergency operation?
That phone is the hotness! I must have it!
And what if my surgeon is at the movies when I need to have an emergency operation?
I love how everyone likes to make that argument. Most doctors use vibrating pagers or phones so as to be discreet.
Next time you hear a cell go off in a theater, look to see who it is - it's probably a dirty Puerto Rican or ugly black chick. Chances are, they are not doctors.
I have no problem with people using their cell phones at work, BUT...Please, turn off your stupid ringers in the office--put it on vibrate, for the love of god! Some days, the cell phones where I work are just out of control with their polyphonic madness.
If I have to hear one more round of Jessica Simpson's "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" screaming from your fricking phone (especially when you're not at your desk to answer it), I'm seriously going postal!
AND remember that you really don't need to talk so loudly on the cell phone when you're just sitting there at your desk. Keep it down!
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I feel much better.
The problem is not with Nextel phones, the problem is with those who don't know how to use them or don't care.
I own a Nextel phone and I find the Direct Connect feature to be extremely useful, though in public, I hit the button that puts it through the earpiece so it appears as if I am holding a regular conversation, only I am holding down the side button to talk and releasing to hear. The chirp can't be heard this way, as long as the phone is on silent. Don't hate the game, hate the player.
Julie - maybe guys don't hit on you because they think you're a self-obsessed prima donna.
hahahahahahh
Oh my.