Why do people always assume you have your phone glued to your hand 24/7 ?

[cyberknight]

This may come as a bit luddite , maybe it is but in this all singing all dancing digital age we are (supposedly ) living in why do people you meet assume you have your phone in your hand,24/7 just in case you get a text etc ?
I went to alton towers last week and took the printed pre booking mail to the desk which they kept as proof of booking for the tickets which also meant the kids could get into cbeebies land an hour early .
When i got to the cbeebie entrance they tried to stop me going in as i did not have my conformation but they just assumed i would have the email on my "smartphone " which i obviously did not as a payg user whos £10 will last maybe 4 -6 months my emails go to my pc .
We are not supposed to use phones whilst at work and at break times theres no signal unless you go outside as i am in a mahoosive metal shelled factory which apparently has a bucket load of phone masts on top but no signal .

In fact apart from the usefulness of having maps if i ever got lost on a ride i can honestly say there is not a single app on my basic smartphone i use except for the occasional txt, call and picture and tbh i hate the touch screen .

 

[User6179]

The problem is a lot of phones are glued to folks hands , personally I turn my phone to voicemail or just turn it off most of the time especially on the bike , some folk cant get around a 30 mile loop without looking at their phone 10 times , My friend gets woke up in the middle of the night because his wife checks FB whenever she wakes up , he says her Tablet lights up the whole room 2 or 3 times a night

What did folk do before mobiles?

 

[Piemaster]

You never had to ask anyone where they were before there were mobiles.

 

[fossyant]

My in-laws are a nightmare with phoning. They expect everyone in the family to have a phone welded to their ears. Let's say, a small every day thing is an urgent you must do it now request.

If we don't answer one of our mobiles, they will then phone one of the other phones, the house and even the kids. My sister in law can't have her phone with her when working, so is out of contact. Well they leave message after message, call after call when she gets back to her phone. They literally expect everyone to be available 24/7.

 

[User6179]

You never had to ask anyone where they were before there were mobiles.

That's the other thing ,why do folk need to know where you are when they phone you , usually first thing they ask , is like they cant go on with conversation till the locations are established .

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

That's the other thing ,why do folk need to know where you are when they phone you , usually first thing they ask .

"Behind you" is a good reply...

 

[winjim]

You never had to ask anyone where they were before there were mobiles.

When you organised to meet someone you both had to bloody well be there, and on time. None of this changing plans at the last minute.

 

[ChrisV]

You would also pop in to visit folk on the spur of the moment, not by texting first to confirm if they are in.

There's no spontaneity anymore.

 

[Paul99]

You would also pop in to visit folk on the spur of the moment, not by texting first to confirm if they are in.

There's no spontaneity anymore.

Thank god for smartphones....

 

[Globalti]

My phone goes off at bedtime and on at breakfast. It's for emergencies only. If I want a chinwag with family I ring them on the land line.

 

[ChrisV]

I hate my phone.

I've spent half the day looking at cycling stuff, golf stuff, emails ... if I pick up a book I suddenly relax and realise how worked up my brain gets being constantly bombarded with unnecessary information.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I used to work in a boarding school (until 3 years ago) and ran the IT network there. The kids thought it seriously amusing that I did not actually have a mobile phone of any type. My reason? Well I had no signal at home, no signal at work and I cycle commuted both ways across country and there was no signal in between either, so I saw no point in having one.

I only have one now because we got given an old iPhone 3 by my brother when we went off on our big tour - he pre-loaded some useful apps such as language apps, dictionaries, loads of photos of various food items & family photos (great for breaking ice) and off-line maps. When it failed, we finally upgraded to a modern handset because my OH was worried about me going off on tour by myself and wanted me to have a mobile phone with me just in case. The most useful function are the various alarm clocks I can program to remind me when to take various meds... Probably not what he was expecting ... If anyone tries to get hold of me on it, they usually have to send a text message through and arrange a time first (plus wait for me to say OK) because I never ever know where it is when it rings and certainly won't get to it in time before it goes to voicemail!

 

[jamin100]

I couldn't live without mine.
I'm currently camping in Weymouth overlooking the sea browsing the forums. Bliss!

It seriously frustrates me when my parents go out and either don't take their phone or leave it on silent!!! Argh!!!

Sometimes I think it's an age thing...

 

[Brandane]

I hate the things with a passion. I am seriously thinking about ditching it when my current contract expires, and go back to the good old days when you couldn't be contacted while out of the house. EXCEPT that .... I wouldn't get much work from an agency I am registered with. If they can't get hold of you immediately, then the job gets offered to the next on the list.
I refuse to take mine with me when I am out socialising, or when I go out on a bike ride, unless there is a good reason to do so (i.e. waiting for a call from above agency). It bugs me no end when in the pub that people you are trying to have a conversation with will answer their phone when it rings; or they have to go outside to phone the wife/girlfriend that they have left at home a whole hour previously . My phone will get ignored until it is convenient for ME to return the call. Is that so difficult?
My brother annoys me sometimes when I phone him, and it rings for a while before he answers and says "I'm driving; I will call you back!". So why did you bother answering it?!! Just ignore the call and return it at your convenience.....

 

[Markymark]

Some love them

Some like them

Some find them useful

Some don't.

Who cares.