Do You Talk on the Phone anymore?

[Yagoda]

I called me Mom last night and looked at my phone log. Other than three business calls, I havent spoken to a human being other than me Mum for 6 months.

 

But I have WeChat, Telegram, Skype, Google Voice, Signal, Line, Whats App, and Meta just bursting with messages. Plus the AIS and spam messages in Thai to me Thai number. the Smart Corp dont forget to top up and spin the wheel ones to me Cambodia number, and of course, the begging Democrat party messages to me US number, please give us money, please..

 

I cant say it bothers me, since talking on the phone can interfere with daily life. Try holding a cell phone to your ear while you are stir frying. Do you put the phone down when youre ripping out last nights digested double portion of SomTam Puu?

 

But, am I the only one who no longer talks on the phone??

[oxo1947]

 

It is phone talk isn't it---just using another method to cone ct with them--and its great, can phone daughters and friends in Oz -UK America and not cost a dime......

[Ralf001]

Daily, I use my phone to talk with other people.

[worgeordie]

No never ,because I don't have a phone, don't need one ,now the wife

is never off the bloody thing....

 

regards worgeordie

[KhunLA]

Never big on talking on the phone, and always had an answering machine.   Only time I answered the phone, is if it was on business line.

 

Never answer the phone, unless it's the wife, daughter, or I know something is getting delivered that day.

[BigStar]

Very rarely, for some business purpose.

 

I don't like phones or talking on phones. That's 'cause, during my early years, whenever the phone rang, Dad would exclaim loudly, "Oh LORD! Who could THAT be?" But as a teenager I kept the line well engaged talking to girls.

 

I resisted getting a smartphone for the longest time before I finally succumbed. Necessary evil. I have all the chat programs on my PC that I need, and I can use the web interfaces.

 

[Airalee]

Texting sucks.  
 

I can stir fry with a speaker phone.  
 

When I’m taking a dump and video chatting with a girl I just set my iPad on the sink with the camera pointed at the ceiling…..ya know….because I’m respectful.

[Luuk Chaai]

Talk..  with video to my son at least 5x a week,     sister 1x a week / with video

 a couple of buddies back in the US a voice call or video every couple of weeks,,   

I keep a US based # with Magic Jack ( works out to less than $30 for the year ,,  unlimited US call time ) and keeps me registered with my US bank 

and video calls are google meet.    which costs nothing other than your standard phone bill

all calls are  between 1am and 4am Thai time 

other than that the ringer volume on the phone is always off........ 

[spidermike007]

Yes. Adults still use the phone to connect with friends and family. Nothing like hearing someone's voice. Messages are just not the same. 

[Moonlover]

A phone. Isn't that the thing I use for banking and paying for goods and services with? Oh and playing Sudoku on.

[Ralf001]

21 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Try holding a cell phone to your ear while you are stir frying.

 

 

 

Why ?

 

I put mine on loud speaker and sit it down.

[Chwooly]

By phone I am going to assume you mean an actual phone call using a number,

So as a direct connection call without using an app, I have had to use it approximately 5 times this year, of which all the calls were to a call center of some type.

 

For every day communication with friends or those I want to be friend with I mostly use Line and Messenger. And both have VOIP ability so while I have talked to people it was thru an App on my phone.

It is easier and quicker to send a text message. Usually when on the phone the conversations tend to become long and drawn out. 

[Yagoda]

17 hours ago, Airalee said:

Texting sucks.  
 

I can stir fry with a speaker phone.  
 

When I’m taking a dump and video chatting with a girl I just set my iPad on the sink with the camera pointed at the ceiling…..ya know….because I’m respectful.

What do you do if she is taking a dump and doesnt set the phone down.

 

 

[Yagoda]

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Why ?

 

I put mine on loud speaker and sit it down.

I never use Speaker Phones because of obscenity laws and public lewdness

[BritManToo]

14 minutes ago, Chwooly said:

By phone I am going to assume you mean an actual phone call using a number,

So as a direct connection call without using an app, I have had to use it approximately 5 times this year, of which all the calls were to a call center of some type.

 

For every day communication with friends or those I want to be friend with I mostly use Line and Messenger. And both have VOIP ability so while I have talked to people it was thru an App on my phone.

It is easier and quicker to send a text message. Usually when on the phone the conversations tend to become long and drawn out. 

Same!

[radiochaser]

Only one call today, but 8 calls yesterday, 3 on the 23rd, 6 on the 22nd, etc. 

[radiochaser]

21 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

 

It is phone talk isn't it---just using another method to cone ct with them--and its great, can phone daughters and friends in Oz -UK America and not cost a dime......

If you are writing about the cell phone, to be technically correct, a cellular phone is not really a "telephone".   It is radio communications piece of hardware and I guess with the abilities to function as a computer.  

 

When used to make a telephone call, the device communicates with a base station (cellular tower) which interconnects you call into the local telephone system.   

 

As much as I don't like it sometimes, it really is a neat device.  

[proton]

Hate talking on the phone and the only person who calls is the mrs to tell me how late she will be

[GreasyFingers]

Only use the "smart phone" to make telephone calls or SMS. I know what my family and friends look like so do not need to look at them while talking.

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

A phone. Isn't that the thing I use for banking and paying for goods and services with? Oh and playing Sudoku on.

Oh and I forgot. It's great for reading my e-books on. But phone calls? Na!