Nextel beep-beep phones...please turn down the volume!!!

[Hixski]

I have a friend whose 37 yr old DH thinks his Nextel makes him look cool. This is the same man that thinks gold nugget rings on every finger makes him look rich.

 

[dixipixi]

Lots of people around here have them. My DH and his entire family/co-workers/network of friends have them. I had one and dumped it for a regular cingular phone because I got very tired of having it "beep" and then my DH would just scream out whatever he wanted to tell me.

I asked him (his family, friends, etc.) to beep me once and let me answer if I was free to talk or not before they began yelling at me. They wouldn't so I got a "regular" phone.

My FIL is the worst. He screams so loud you honestly cannot understand a word he is saying. Then you have to repeat everything you say to him 2 or 3 times. I hate having to repeat something over and over again.

Poor things, they actually have to dial my number now and I don't have to answer if I don't want to!

 

[cybrkitn]

It's not just the walkie talkie phones, it's all rude cell phone users;
People who wont turn them off when their are signs that tell them too.
People who sit at a restaurant and talk while eating.
People who drive with them up to there ear!!!
People who want the service person to wait while they finish their phone call or want them to help them and not let the person on the other end know what they are doing.
People who yell rather than talk into them.
Loud obnoxious ringers/ring tones.
I could go on and on but that, I guess is another thread.

I agree. That's why when I get a phone call when I'm eating at a restaurant, I'll go outside and take it. I also make sure to keep my voice down so as not to disturb anyone around me anytime I'm on my cell phone.

I have talked to my DH on my cell while I'm waiting for my lunch at a deli, but will tell him to hold or I'll call him back so that I can finish the transaction with complete attention to the person.

But I am guilty of driving while holding my cell . I recently got a new one and the speakerphone is not loud enough for me to hear without it being close to my ear. I'll be fixing that tomorrow when I go to get a headset for it. Then I can finally rest my arm instead of holding the darn thing.

One thing I make sure to do is have my phone set to vibrate when I'm either in church or in a place where it needs to be (ex. movies, conference, doctor's office). When it does "vibrate", I'll take it outside.