To Text or Not To Text?

Monday, 08. 31. 2009  –  Category: Dial611

Texting is the new way to communicate.  By new, of course, I mean preferred among many.  It’s rare to be in a group without seeing at least one person grab their phone from their hip and begin to type away with those speedy little thumbs.  They finish and put it away, but only to grab it again within minutes to view their new message and respond again.

Texting is convenient for many reasons.  It’s fast, impersonal, and it can be screened just like any other form of communication.  Articles have shown that teens preferred texting over email, IM, and talking on the phone.  That’s obvious by the large amounts of teens that you see continuously texting throughout the day’s activities.  But it’s not only teens that…

Customers Sacrifice for a Better Wireless Experience

Monday, 07. 27. 2009  –  Category: Dial611

Oh, sweet bag phone—where have you gone? With your vinyl exterior, arm strap for transport and a receiver the size of my foot. You were so very cumbersome, and I was pretty sure that your keypad could light up a city block. I never dreamed of calling long distance with you, if I had coverage at all. And yet you were completely indispensable. Why? Because you were portable.

Maybe you too had a bag phone. Perhaps it was a Zach Morris phone, with a 10” antenna and a design that rivaled a 2×4. It did not have any texting capabilities, and it knew nothing of Wi-Fi connectivity. But it worked out your biceps while you made those important calls in places you never dreamed were possible.…

The Last Off-Limit Places for Cell Phones

Tuesday, 04. 28. 2009  –  Category: Dial611

The integration of cell phones into daily life has become more intrusive then ever.  What once was something that you mounted into a car is now as closely tied to someone as car keys and a wallet.  To an increasing number of people, it is even more important and has become the primary conduit for their business and personal lives.  It is part of their being.

The list of cell phone-safe environments is getting smaller and smaller.  Airlines are considering allowing them after take-off, while schools ponder the benefits or letting students bring them into classrooms.  All the while wireless networks are getting strong enough that few places now are considered out of area.

While the debate still rages on what proper cell phone etiquette means at…