Cell Phones and Public Places

[Fall]

It doesn't worry me when someone's mobile phone goes off in a quiet place. I'm hardly ever in a quiet place, though when I am it's usually with friends, so it's loud anyway. I have a mobile phone myself, and just can't force myself to turn it onto the "Silent" option. So I can't go blaming other people about it.

The reason why I can't turn it onto "Silent"? Once I missed a damn important call because of it. So I can sort of understand why most people don't turn their phones off or onto "Silent". Most decent people go outside to talk if their phone rings anyway.

[Avatarofkaine]

Semjaza Azazel seems to have made my point admirably, they are useful things when you are stuck downtown with no way to get home, or are locked out of the house, but the problem arises with people who shouldn?t have them having them e.g. 8 year old kids and people using them where they shouldn?t e.g. movie theatres. My phone- I realise what a yuppie it must seem I am- plays music (inbuilt MP3 payer) and that?s nearly all I use it for, 10 dollars worth of credit will last me months and months because I use it almost exclusively for emergencies.

The other thing I cant stand is how people almost always talk louder than normal on the things, some people are practically yelling, the phones are useful- the owners as a rule (thus having exceptions) are blights to humanity, people need to learn some consideration