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  1. #16
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    Re: don't want to be contactable

    dont most people have call waiting enables now

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    "Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > >
    > > You know sometimes you just don't want to be contactable, but folks
    > > know you do have a mobile. What are some solutions to not being bloody
    > > contactable all the time. Obviously switch it off, but does anyone
    > > have any more subtle approaches/solutions !!

    >
    > My old phone [sony ericsson] had profiles that configured certain contacts
    > that I would accept calls from and the rest went straight to divert.
    >
    > Just make sure that your VM message says "I am sorry, I am on another call
    > right now....". No one knows if you are really on the phone or not.
    >
    >






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  2. #17
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    Re: don't want to be contactable


    >-©LuVbuG©-< <[email protected]> wrote:
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > >
    > >> snip
    > >> I don't understand. If you don't want to be contacted, switch off. What's
    > >> the problem with that..?
    > >>
    > >> Ivor

    > >
    > > You don't understand ? Because all you get is why isn;t your f*****g
    > > mobile switched on !
    > >
    > > Was seeking a more clever, subtle solution ?
    > >
    > > Laurie
    > >

    >
    > What does it have to do with them?!!
    >
    > It's your phone, you should decide when you want to receive calls.......
    >
    > So it's switched off - tell 'em to live with it and they should try again
    > later!
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    The spotty twerp (OP) is right, there is a genuine problem here.
    Problem is with mobiles (and email of course) is your working week is
    unreasonably extended;

    A) Mobile switched ON, missed call > answerphone message..., you pick
    up the message and it's urgent, you can't tell the Herbert that called
    you that you never got the message 'til this morning. In effect, they
    know you've got a missed call/message and you have to deal with it.

    B) Mobile switched OFF, missed call > answerphone message..., genuinely
    you turn off you work phone at night (like the old days)..., Herbert
    that works with you makes sure the whole office hears that he tried to
    call you last night but your phone was switched off. Now you feel shame
    and don't do it again.

    Good luck!




  3. #18
    Ivor Jones
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    Re: don't want to be contactable

    "MULLINERT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    [snip]

    > The spotty twerp (OP) is right, there is a genuine
    > problem here. Problem is with mobiles (and email of
    > course) is your working week is unreasonably extended;
    >
    > A) Mobile switched ON, missed call > answerphone
    > message..., you pick up the message and it's urgent, you
    > can't tell the Herbert that called you that you never got
    > the message 'til this morning. In effect, they know
    > you've got a missed call/message and you have to deal
    > with it.


    Which I will, in my own time.

    > B) Mobile switched OFF, missed call > answerphone
    > message..., genuinely you turn off you work phone at
    > night (like the old days)..., Herbert that works with you
    > makes sure the whole office hears that he tried to call
    > you last night but your phone was switched off. Now you
    > feel shame and don't do it again.


    No I don't. The company do not provide me with a mobile phone; if they did
    and specified that it had to be on all the time then it would be, but they
    don't and it isn't. The phone I use, although dedicated to work purposes,
    is mine and *I* decide when I take calls on it. End of story.

    Ivor





  4. #19

    Re: don't want to be contactable

    On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:45:23 GMT, "http://airside.platinums.co.uk"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >dont most people have call waiting enables now


    I don't know. I certainly don't.

    I can only see call waiting as useful for Zaphod Beeblebrox and his
    ilk. The rest of us can only deal with one call at a time, so why add
    the extra stress of being hassled by a second call? Send it to
    voicemail!

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  5. #20
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    Re: don't want to be contactable

    "Ivor Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "MULLINERT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]
    >
    > [snip]
    >
    >> The spotty twerp (OP) is right, there is a genuine
    >> problem here. Problem is with mobiles (and email of
    >> course) is your working week is unreasonably extended;
    >>
    >> A) Mobile switched ON, missed call > answerphone
    >> message..., you pick up the message and it's urgent, you
    >> can't tell the Herbert that called you that you never got
    >> the message 'til this morning. In effect, they know
    >> you've got a missed call/message and you have to deal
    >> with it.

    >
    > Which I will, in my own time.
    >
    >> B) Mobile switched OFF, missed call > answerphone
    >> message..., genuinely you turn off you work phone at
    >> night (like the old days)..., Herbert that works with you
    >> makes sure the whole office hears that he tried to call
    >> you last night but your phone was switched off. Now you
    >> feel shame and don't do it again.

    >
    > No I don't. The company do not provide me with a mobile phone; if they did
    > and specified that it had to be on all the time then it would be, but they
    > don't and it isn't. The phone I use, although dedicated to work purposes,
    > is mine and *I* decide when I take calls on it. End of story.
    >
    > Ivor
    >


    Exactly!

    Unless my contract stipulates that I must answer my phone 24/7, then I will
    switch it off when I am busy (which I do).

    All voicemail messages will be returned as soon as I'm available again. If
    I'm going to be non-contactable for a significant amount of time, then I
    will make sure that my colleagues know my whereabouts in case of
    emergencies.

    Never had any complaints yet.......

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  6. #21
    Jon
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    Re: don't want to be contactable

    [email protected]lid declared for all the world to hear...
    > > Or a phone with 2 lines.


    > Only available on Orange and only at inflated rates.


    T-mobile used to offer something called priority line which would have
    been perfect for the OPs situation. This used line 2 aswell.
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    Regards
    Jon



  7. #22
    Jon
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    Re: don't want to be contactable

    [email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
    > B) Mobile switched OFF, missed call > answerphone message..., genuinely
    > you turn off you work phone at night (like the old days)..., Herbert
    > that works with you makes sure the whole office hears that he tried to
    > call you last night but your phone was switched off. Now you feel shame
    > and don't do it again.


    Shame at missing a call? I'm glad I don't work for your employer!

    Shame at Herbert for ringing you when he knows you're off and for
    failing to deal with xyz himself!

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    Regards
    Jon



  8. #23
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    Re: don't want to be contactable

    look at it this way......... your talking to your girlfriend. then a call
    comes up with call waiting, its your friends inviting you out for a friday
    night out. Make a dumb excuse and cut line one and answer second call.

    If i didnt have call waiting then i wouldnt have known about the second call
    and i would have missed a night out.

    Or how about this, your suppose to meet mistress. while waiting wife calls
    and says seen the car parked at x spot and what i was doing and she was
    round corner. second call comes in, realsing your suppose to meet mistress
    any second and she is calling you. cut line one and answer second call and
    make a dash to meet her and go somewhere else.

    By the way im single.

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    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:45:23 GMT, "http://airside.platinums.co.uk"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >dont most people have call waiting enables now

    >
    > I don't know. I certainly don't.
    >
    > I can only see call waiting as useful for Zaphod Beeblebrox and his
    > ilk. The rest of us can only deal with one call at a time, so why add
    > the extra stress of being hassled by a second call? Send it to
    > voicemail!
    >
    > --
    >
    > Iain
    > the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
    > http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
    > Browse now while stocks last!






  9. #24

    Re: don't want to be contactable

    This issue is a genuine problem for many people, and raises interesting
    points about mobile communications culture. The root cause is
    socialisation. Many people have quickly become socialised to the idea
    that they should be constantly contactable. A woman I know *very* well
    used to attempt to answer her handset under *all* circumstances until I
    made it clear this was unacceptable to me while she was er, driving at
    high speed.

    One answer is to gradually get your callers used to the 'revolutionary'
    idea that your phone is not always on. Turn it off when you go to
    sleep. Get your callers used to the idea that you don't always answer
    your calls when it does ring. My friends are used to this, because
    they've noticed that if I'm talking to them face-to-face, I will not
    break off the conversation when my phone rings. The person I'm talking
    to is more important. For the ultimate in non-contactability, turn off
    your voicemail. There is often a code to do this flexibly. With no
    voicemail, calls to return don't stack up, and with your phone on
    silent, peace will reign. With no voicemail, both you and your friends
    save on your bills. In an emergency, don't worry, your caller will call
    repeatedly, text you, and make sure you can see on your screen that
    they want to reach you. But the choice is yours. I personally never
    answer unexpected unidentified or unknown calls, and it causes me no
    problems. To reduce stress levels (seems to be part of the problem), I
    advise avoiding switching between calls. They'll call back, and I might
    answer. I won't hang on more than a few seconds when asks me to hold
    on. Again, they'll call back and I *might* answer.

    I'm not sure how having two SIMS (cheaper with aftermarket accessories
    rather than having two lines with the same provider) helps one become
    less contactable. A better way to filter your calls is to take the time
    to set up profiles in your phonebook so that work, family, girlfriend,
    wife etc all trigger differing ring-tones.

    Guilt is not a factor - mobile phones are not universal, and people
    regularly enter basements, cinemas and hospitals meeting-rooms and
    similar zones. 'Work mobiles' are often just a way to get 24-hour
    'value' out of an employee. Don't be pressured into accepting that
    'contactable' and 'instantly contactable 24/7' are the same thing. They
    are vastly different.

    I would say that on average, women enjoy universal communication more
    than men do, and some pressure comes from women to be able to reach
    their partner instantly at any time. This is an interesting form of
    relating to your partner, and a way (justified or not) of gaining more
    power in the relationship.




  10. #25
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    Re: don't want to be contactable

    ah, someone with exactly same views as me. shame not many other people are
    like that.

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    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > This issue is a genuine problem for many people, and raises interesting
    > points about mobile communications culture. The root cause is
    > socialisation. Many people have quickly become socialised to the idea
    > that they should be constantly contactable. A woman I know *very* well
    > used to attempt to answer her handset under *all* circumstances until I
    > made it clear this was unacceptable to me while she was er, driving at
    > high speed.
    >
    > One answer is to gradually get your callers used to the 'revolutionary'
    > idea that your phone is not always on. Turn it off when you go to
    > sleep. Get your callers used to the idea that you don't always answer
    > your calls when it does ring. My friends are used to this, because
    > they've noticed that if I'm talking to them face-to-face, I will not
    > break off the conversation when my phone rings. The person I'm talking
    > to is more important. For the ultimate in non-contactability, turn off
    > your voicemail. There is often a code to do this flexibly. With no
    > voicemail, calls to return don't stack up, and with your phone on
    > silent, peace will reign. With no voicemail, both you and your friends
    > save on your bills. In an emergency, don't worry, your caller will call
    > repeatedly, text you, and make sure you can see on your screen that
    > they want to reach you. But the choice is yours. I personally never
    > answer unexpected unidentified or unknown calls, and it causes me no
    > problems. To reduce stress levels (seems to be part of the problem), I
    > advise avoiding switching between calls. They'll call back, and I might
    > answer. I won't hang on more than a few seconds when asks me to hold
    > on. Again, they'll call back and I *might* answer.
    >
    > I'm not sure how having two SIMS (cheaper with aftermarket accessories
    > rather than having two lines with the same provider) helps one become
    > less contactable. A better way to filter your calls is to take the time
    > to set up profiles in your phonebook so that work, family, girlfriend,
    > wife etc all trigger differing ring-tones.
    >
    > Guilt is not a factor - mobile phones are not universal, and people
    > regularly enter basements, cinemas and hospitals meeting-rooms and
    > similar zones. 'Work mobiles' are often just a way to get 24-hour
    > 'value' out of an employee. Don't be pressured into accepting that
    > 'contactable' and 'instantly contactable 24/7' are the same thing. They
    > are vastly different.
    >
    > I would say that on average, women enjoy universal communication more
    > than men do, and some pressure comes from women to be able to reach
    > their partner instantly at any time. This is an interesting form of
    > relating to your partner, and a way (justified or not) of gaining more
    > power in the relationship.
    >






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