Synthoid Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I may have mentioned this before, but I was one of those "late to the party" individuals who finally purchased a smartphone 2 1/2 years ago. Being miserly, I waited until I could find an affordable plan... but let's move along. I didn't use my old flip phones for texting because it was too cumbersome, but suddenly having a smartphone with a full keyboard and large screen was a welcome addition. The request to "Just text me" became a pleasant task. However, I quickly became disillusioned with people "vanishing" in the middle of a texting conversation. Sure, it's normal for the other party to get a phone call, knock at the door, or spill salsa in their lap while watching football... but to never return to the conversation at all? No explanation whatsoever? And when this occurs while asking for gig info, it's even more annoying. Anyway, am I just in the minority here, or does this $%#@ happen to everyone? When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Oooooh, I hate that. It seems that the more ways we have to communicate, the more ways we have to ignore each other. I'll be in the middle of a text/message conversation with my older sister, and then I'll get around to the important question. It's often something like, "did you let mom know what's going on with that?" (we're all adults, this would just be to let mom know since she can only be reached in person or by phone call) And it's like the line went dead. I saw an article not long ago where they said when people are comfortable with each other, they're more likely to not respond right away because they know they'll be in touch later. That's nice to know, but it's still annoying. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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richforman Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Scott's last post there sent the Monty Python theme running through my head. Rich Forman Yamaha MOXF8, Korg Kronos 2-61, Roland Fantom X7, Ferrofish B4000+ organ module, Roland VR-09, EV ZLX12P, K&M Spider Pro stand, Yamaha S80, Korg Trinity Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Good old Sousa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I prefer not to have texting conversations. I'm fine with a couple of exchanges ("five min late", "Okay, thx!")...but to me, as soon as you get to the second sentence - certainly the third - please hit the DIAL button and talk to me instead. Honestly, I'm not the biggest fan of having to stop what I'm doing and email in real time using my index finger, and then sit there waiting for a response, then rinse and repeat.... dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulf Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 ...and now for something completely different: Rock bottom bass Fakebook Pro Sheet Music Reader - at every gig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Synthoid Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 I prefer not to have texting conversations. I'm fine with a couple of exchanges ("five min late", "Okay, thx!")...but to me, as soon as you get to the second sentence - certainly the third - please hit the DIAL button and talk to me instead. Yeah, tried that. Voice mail... When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Gin Rummy (Samuel Jackson) dogging his friend (Charlie Murphy) on texting - dialogue NSFW: [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegerardi Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 3. Three texts are all I ever accept, because then we're no longer messaging, we're having a conversation, and if we're having a conversation, well, you already have the phone in your hand. Dial the friggin' thing. It makes it so that most of my friends just call me, telling me they did so because they knew it was going to be more than 3 texts. People seem to forget that what they're holding is a phone. ..Joe Setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88, Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Alesis QSR, Roland M-GS64 Yamaha KX-88, KX76, Roland Super-JX, E-Mu Longboard 61, Kawai K1II, Kawai K4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 People seem to forget that what they're holding is a phone. Yup. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Yeah I have to laugh when people carry out a conversation using texting. The wireless company is charging MORE for texting than audio conversation. It's a PHONE, people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 I have to resort to texting when communicating with the occasional "hipster" who seems incapable of answering the phone. Texting is obviously cooler for them. When they actually finish a conversation, that is. The wireless company is charging MORE for texting than audio conversation. Just about all wireless plans have free unlimited calls and texts now. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Young people seem to forget that what they're holding is a phone. ..Joe Just sayin' Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 That's it right there. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Yeah I have to laugh when people carry out a conversation using texting. The wireless company is charging MORE for texting than audio conversation. It's a PHONE, people... These days they are just charging for data usage. All of my calls, texts, etc. are unlimited... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Rather than reply to this thread in detail, I'll be texting each of you. -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Yeah I have to laugh when people carry out a conversation using texting. The wireless company is charging MORE for texting than audio conversation. It's a PHONE, people... These days they are just charging for data usage. All of my calls, texts, etc. are unlimited... That tells you how frequent I use texting, and how long it has been since I have seen a data plan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Time for an upgrade perhaps? http://bitboyz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/old-phone.jpg When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 In my line of work, texting is a necessity sometimes. You get stuck in a meeting where you can't leave or be talking, but you can text without interrupting the meeting. People have urgent needs and the options are to handle it via text, or make them wait for the next break which could be a couple hours. In every case, they would prefer that I get them taken care of via text than make them wait. Now if it's a personal situation, I mostly agree with DB - short messages or else pick up the phone. The exception would be situations where the background is too noisy or the reception is bad. I had a coworker who instead of leaving voicemails, would record his message as an audio file and then text it. It was actually pretty brilliant because he was in West Texas and coverage was spotty - after leaving many voicemails where the recipient couldn't make out what he was saying, he started doing it that way and the messages came through clear as a bell. Also, again speaking mostly for work I consider different levels of urgency associated with different forms of communication. Many times, if I'm doing something I'll let calls go to voicemail and I figure if I get back with them within a couple hours, that's the accepted response time. If somebody texts me, I assume they need an immediate response. If it's email, I figure as long as I get back to them that day is fine (unless it's marked urgent). But again, I'm in many different scenarios - I'm not sitting in an office, I'm in meetings, out in the field, or travelling. Edit: One other thing....for those who make fun of people who text "call me" when they are holding a phone. I do that a lot, knowing the person at the other end is busy doing stuff and the intent is for them to call whenever they are free. No need to call and leave a voicemail, then make them listen to the voicemail, and not know when they see the voicemail if there's something urgent. "call me when you get a minute" on a text is pretty clear and not disruptive to what they are doing at the time. 2nd Edit: Group texts drive me nuts. In some cases, they're great - a lot easier than trying to conference call 6 people or call each of them individually or wait for email responses when you just need to do something like figure out what time everybody wants to meet in the hotel lobby for dinner, or something like that. But then when everybody gets to chatting and your phone's blowing up, it gets annoying in a hurry. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanC Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 In my line of work, texting is a necessity sometimes. You get stuck in a meeting where you can't leave or be talking, but you can text without interrupting the meeting. . . . I don't agree. If you are attending a meeting, I'm pretty sure your attention is expected. In my day job I often chair meetings. My coworkers have come to learn that I will stop the meeting if any attendee has become distracted (for any reason) until they are ready to rejoin. Surely we all agree texting while driving is a compromise to one's attention. Although the consequences are potentially more severe, IMO the distraction is not expected or prolific and therefore unacceptable. Stan Gig Rig: Yamaha S90 XS; Hammond SK-1; Rehearsal: Yamaha MOX8 Korg Triton Le61, Yamaha S90, Hammond XK-1 Retired: Hammond M2/Leslie 145, Wurly 200, Ensoniq VFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Your work is probably different than mine. Things come up that are more urgent than the meeting, and those leading the meeting acknowledge that. But handling it via text is much less disruptive than getting up and walking out to handle it. If a customer's plant is down and they're losing millions in production per hour until it's resolved, that's more important than looking at the sales forecast for next year. Generally they trust our judgement. And sometimes something happens where you DO have to leave the room, and that is certainly understood as well. Handling it in the least disruptive manner is a courtesy. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Young people are much more likely to leave texts dangling than older people. Most my age will at least get out an "oops srry gotta go" somehow. Here's a real life texting story from just last week. Every year we have what we call a cousin's reunion at my brother's place in Reno. There's seven of us... all in our 60s, no kids allowed for this one. Three of us text. Four stubbornly refuse to have anything to do with it. At one point while in the casinos, the three of us who text realized we were together, while the others were spread out with no contact other than traditional phone calls... which some were stubbornly refusing to answer while on the tables! It took forever to round us all up. After that, we made a rule that a texter was a required presence in each group. Texting does have it's place in the scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Time for an upgrade perhaps? http://bitboyz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/old-phone.jpg I'm a vintage gear freak. If it ain't broke... No batteries in mine - has a crank on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 These days they are just charging for data usage. All of my calls, texts, etc. are unlimited... same here and I have 4 phones on a family plan, soon to be 5, so that's a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Texting works great for me especially when I have to communicate with several people at one time. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Actually, I hate it when I text or email someone and they call me without asking. There are times when I'm using text or email because they are the least disruptive forms of communication (say my wife is asleep or we are watching TV together, making dinner, or something like that which can handle minor interruptions). Then the phone rings and that brings everything to a halt. I don't mind texting conversations at all, especially since Apple has allowed Messages to be sent from my iPhone, iPad, MacBook, or my Watch. I mean, I can be sitting at my computer and type my replies with ease. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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