[Leica] A Rea; Text Question

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

I use text lots. I have always hated the telephone. I actually find  
most telephone callers extremely rude. They rarely ask if it  
convenient to talk, or if they are interrupting anyting, they simply  
assume you have nothing better to do than drop everything and deal  
with them. Also this gives no time to do any serious checking of  
answers to queries and leaves no record of the discussion leading to  
"you told me on the 'phone..." type disagreements.
I use the text option 10 times more than a call, perhaps more.
Frank


On 3 Nov, 2008, at 07:40, Nathan wrote:

> Texting is, next to talking, the killer application on mobile  
> phones. When the operators introduced it 10 years ago or so, it was  
> considered a "by the way" kind of feature--simple, with its 160- 
> character limit (hence the many abbreviations), but maybe someone  
> would use it. Now it is 10-15% of a typical mobile operator's  
> revenue and probably a higher percentage of profits.
>
> It is also incredibly useful. Two examples:
>
> - my son is at Bath university in England. If I want to get in touch  
> with him, I ALWAYS use text. Why? Because I have no idea if he is in  
> class, out on a date, or whatnot. With a text I can reach him in a  
> totally unobtrusive manner, and if he replies right away, then I  
> know I can call him.
>
> - I have participated in several business meetings where I needed to  
> communicate with one of the other participants in a discreet way. In  
> the old days one might pass a note to that person, not very  
> discreet. Nowadays it is much more common to send an SMS.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan