Ok thanks for all your replies. I knew about the privacy idea (in church or in a meeting that you don't want your voice to carry) and I figured that it might be cheaper (although we use our computers and Yahoo Messenger to talk when I am at work and it's free!)
I wasn't aware of the minimal signal thing - that is a new one on me.
I guess if you get used to it, and was a decent typist, it would benefit you. I have a hard enough time on these forums though so I guess I'll stick to the old-fashioned way of saying what I want to say! LOL!
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In La. when the utilities/cell towers are out due to hurricanes, folks text each other because texting uses so little power...or some such stuff. In other words, you might not have enough of a signal to talk on your cell phone, but it's possible to text because it doesn't run the batteries down as fast on the cell towers. I'm a dinosaur, too...I'll just wait until I can talk.
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10 years ago they came out with a 'pager' that you could send text messages on......that became obsolete with the advent of the cell phone....fast forward 15 years and now we are back to texting using the cell phone. Go figure.
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rockhillmanor wrote: It just makes me laugh at the thought of it.
10 years ago they came out with a 'pager' that you could send text messages on......that became obsolete with the advent of the cell phone....fast forward 15 years and now we are back to texting using the cell phone. Go figure.
Yep...and when the power goes out, guess what - we got to go WAY back and talk face-to-face! LOL!
So you can communicate in the deer stand of course!! LOL!
got 1
missed
did u shoot
cmg ur way
wat 4 supper
b hm @ dark
why no, that wasn't me that shot. It might have sounded like it was me, but it wasn't. I know my rifle sounds like that and it came from where I'm hunting but I didn't even hear it. Perhaps it could have been someone poaching on our land directly behind where I'm hunting. You know I always hit what I shoot at! Get your facts straight before you ask me such a silly question!
I actually use it for my wife to send me a list of things she might need when I'm out and about. Keeps me from having to call her back for a 15 minute explanation, and now I've got a list I can check while I'm in the store and was just distracted.
I also use it to send her a short message while she's still sleeping and I'm at work, just makes her phone make a single beep, as opposed to 4-5 rings to leave a voice-mail after, which would wake her up. Keeps me from having to remember something I thought about 12 hours earlier when I talk to her at home that night.
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And the all - time use for texting. Your child can sit in class, ignore their teacher, and text their friends without the teacher knowing. I know that's what my DGD was caught doing. She THOUGHT the teacher wouldn't catch her
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I think texting is a good etiquette thing. There are times when answering a phone call and engaging in a conversation would be rude and obnoxious, like in the aforementioned church, but there's also movie theaters. There is also the times when you are engaged in an in-person conversation, and your phone goes off. It's easy to text "I'm busy, call call later" or something like that. Texting is one-way, and doesn't require immediate attention, unlike a phone call, which must be answered instantly, and the person on the other end tended to. There's also no worry that you will get caught in a never-ending phone call when you don't have time to talk!
For those of us like myself who have issues with verbal communication, texting is great. I own a Blackberry and use it constantly for communication much more than making phone calls.
cybervanner wrote: There's also no worry that you will get caught in a never-ending phone call when you don't have time to talk!
That's a big one for me. With some people, like my ex, you can't just ask a simple question and hang up. Any simple question turns into a minimum half hour conversation as they talk about the weather, their plans for the night, their health, etc. By texting, you can keep it simple and to the point, and be done in seconds.
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