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Would you rather have (only) texting or (only) calling?
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Calling.
I'm so used to the phone, I can get more done in less time speaking to someone.
Full disclosure - I can't type for beans, so it takes me forever to type a message. I suppose that I could use Dragon Dictate - but I still prefer calling.
The babbling of a pitiful old fart...
I'm so used to the phone, I can get more done in less time speaking to someone.
Full disclosure - I can't type for beans, so it takes me forever to type a message. I suppose that I could use Dragon Dictate - but I still prefer calling.
The babbling of a pitiful old fart...
Texting and data right? I'd rather have that... of course I'd route all my calls through google voice and the talkatone app for free.
Texting because I could probably get used to using my house phone for when I need to use the phone.
Calling.
Unlike others, mostly the younger generation, I'm not afraid to..you know..actually talk to another human being. lol
Besides, texting leaves way too much guessing.
Unlike others, mostly the younger generation, I'm not afraid to..you know..actually talk to another human being. lol
Besides, texting leaves way too much guessing.
Texting 100%
barely use the phone anymore at all, don't even have a home phone now...why bother when there's 2 cellphones already in the house.
barely use the phone anymore at all, don't even have a home phone now...why bother when there's 2 cellphones already in the house.
For me I probably choose calling rather than texting because in calling you can directly communicate to that person especially when it is in emergency mode while in texting some scenarios are they do not directly read the message because of being busy and most of them they are not able to read the text message because the profile is in silent. I had been experienced it before and I actually proved it. Calling, calling!
Oddly enough I would choose calling. I text way more than I call currently but if I had to choose one I would just call people more frequently.
CALLING
I also use my phone for work, text messaging, for me, won't provide me full instructions or explanations, that would require me to get my work done. Isn't there a maximum of 60 characters per text? At least, that's what my dumb phone allowed per text.
I also use my phone for work, text messaging, for me, won't provide me full instructions or explanations, that would require me to get my work done. Isn't there a maximum of 60 characters per text? At least, that's what my dumb phone allowed per text.
I would choose calling. Texting is great for some things, but sometimes it takes 20 text messages to accomplish what a one or two minute phone call can. And there's so much room for misinterpretation with texts. I wouldn't be happy to give up texting, but imagining doing all of my communicating that way makes me shudder.
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Texting/iMessage with read receipts ON!
That way you'd know if someone has received and read your message.
I'm not a afraid to pick up the phone and talk, unfortuneately my friends are not!
Texting/iMessage with read receipts ON!
That way you'd know if someone has received and read your message.
I'm not a afraid to pick up the phone and talk, unfortuneately my friends are not!
I think this speaks for itself.. this is with 4 days left in my billing cycle:
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I really, really hate being on the phone. It's been funny these past few years with the media acting like texting is new or something. I've been nearly exclusively texting for 10 years now. I used to get in huge trouble back in high school for running up big bills with "interactive messages" or whatever it was Cingular used to call them
I actually like talking to other human beings. However, I hate the psychical act of being (stuck) on the phone. There's a difference
I really, really hate being on the phone. It's been funny these past few years with the media acting like texting is new or something. I've been nearly exclusively texting for 10 years now. I used to get in huge trouble back in high school for running up big bills with "interactive messages" or whatever it was Cingular used to call them
I actually like talking to other human beings. However, I hate the psychical act of being (stuck) on the phone. There's a difference
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This. Plus, when you commute by train, talking on the phone is both impractical and obnoxious. Texting FTW.
verwon said:
This. Plus, when you commute by train, talking on the phone is both impractical and obnoxious. Texting FTW.
