Sleeping with the phone on?

alchemist33

Regularly, around 11pm, the missus says "Oh I forgot to ring X and ask her if she's coming here tomorrow."
I say "Text her."
She says "It's too late. I might wake her."
I say "Surely she'd have turned her phone off if she has gone to bed."
She says "No, she wouldn't. I don't do that."
I say "That's ridiculous."


I know my father never turns his off, but that's because he's forgotten his PIN.

So, do you turn off your mobile at night?

INEEDANID

Thats a nice little story you have there.

Yes I leave it on. Use it for alarm and in case of emergency call.

moonflower

I don't know anyone who turns their phone off at night. I use mine as an alarm as do most people I know.

mackg

I usually leave mine on and charge it at night.

Shenshen

Usually, yes.
But then, it would be in my handbag somewhere downstairs, and with the sound turned off as always.

Paarse Krokodil

Turn off. Save battery & get more sleep

+ you never know in a few years they might discover phones cause cancer after all

Latchy

Yes but drunken 1.30 am friends calls and unless it's an emergency, I seldom get anybody ringing me later in the night than that .

Paarse Krokodil

moonflower wrote: »

I don't know anyone who turns their phone off at night. I use mine as an alarm as do most people I know.

the alarm will still work with it turned off with 99% of all phones

Bipolar Joe

Don't pretty much all phones sound the alarm even when they're switched off? Mine does, same with everyone else I know.

I hate having a phone, so I switch it off most of the time and regularly leave it at home when I'm out.

seamus

Stupid poll. Why ask one question in the thread title and then ask an oppositely-biased one in the poll?

Yes, I answered it wrong.

Why would you turn off your phone?

phasers

I leave mine on, you never know when someone might need to get in touch in an emergency

Also I just never think to turn it off

jokettle

Yup, I've no landline so I keep my mobile on in case of emergency. I also use it to listen to music; it helps me fall asleep.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I use mine as an alarm clock so I do if im working , if im not I'll usually knock it off for the night.

Of course I leave it on. couldnt be bothered switching it off.

Ghost Train

Usually leave it on

But no one ever calls

DanTheMan91

I leave my phone on at night, but I always switch it to silent mode.

petes

Use it as alarm clock so keep it on.

Emiko

Mobile phones are evil and would kill you and your family if they got a chance.

So I switch mine off.

Bipolar Joe

OK, everyone who leaves there phone on at night to use as an alarm, set an alarm to go off in sixty seconds, switch it off and see if it rings.

flutterflye

I have it on all the time incase of emergencies.

Minstrel27

My phone is on at all times. You never know when an emergency will occur.

Zebra3

seamus wrote: »

Stupid poll. Why ask one question in the thread title and then ask an oppositely-biased one in the poll?

Yes, I answered it wrong.

Me too. Muppetry. :rolleyes:

seamus wrote: »

Why would you turn off your phone?

So your phone doesn't go off during the night and wake you up..

KungPao

Of course I turn off my mobile phone at night.

I also pull out the landline and turn off the fridge, to ensure I get a good nights sleep and save a few cents.

Degag

Mine is always on 24/7.

Novella

I never turn my phone off. I do put it on silent at night though.

Paarse Krokodil

Minstrel27 wrote: »

My phone is on at all times. You never know when an emergency will occur.

I don't want them fecking emergencies getting a chance to wake me up. Besides I'm no good to do anything about it unless I've had a good nights sleep

moonflower

Paarse Krokodil wrote: »

the alarm will still work with it turned off with 99% of all phones

This is true, but I have no other clock in my bedroom. So if I turn it off, when I wake up I have to turn it back on before I can check the time and see how much time I've left to sleep before my alarm goes off.

Bipolar Joe

moonflower wrote: »

This is true, but I have no other clock in my bedroom. So if I turn it off, when I wake up I have to turn it back on before I can check the time and see how much time I've left to sleep before my alarm goes off.

That makes no sense. Just lie in bed dozing until it goes off.

Paarse Krokodil

moonflower wrote: »

This is true, but I have no other clock in my bedroom. So if I turn it off, when I wake up I have to turn it back on before I can check the time and see how much time I've left to sleep before my alarm goes off.

If I know how much I have left to sleep and it isn't much then I definitely won't be able to sleep

danslevent

Shenshen wrote: »

Usually, yes.
But then, it would be in my handbag somewhere downstairs, and with the sound turned off as always.

You should never leave your handbag down stairs at night time...burglars!! :O At least try and make it difficult for them if they do manage to get in!

Ghost Train

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

OK, everyone who leaves there phone on at night to use as an alarm, set an alarm to go off in sixty seconds, switch it off and see if it rings.

Nope, it doesn't

It's a smart phone

danslevent

DanTheMan91 wrote: »

I leave my phone on at night, but I always switch it to silent mode.

Ditto I'm a very grumpy person when I have been woken up during the night so it's better for my relationships to keep it on silent while sleeping :P

forfcksake

Paarse Krokodil wrote: »

the alarm will still work with it turned off with 99% of all phones

yeah i cant believe all the people who answer "I leave it on 'cause I use the alarm on my phone" BTW I turn mine off any emergency that happens during the night can wait until morning when my brain is actually functioning!

Bipolar Joe

Ghost Train wrote: »

Nope, it doesn't

It's a smart phone

Sounds like a dipsh!t phone, to me.

alchemist33

seamus wrote: »

Stupid poll. Why ask one question in the thread title and then ask an oppositely-biased one in the poll?

Yes, I answered it wrong.

Good point. Sorted.

Why would you turn off your phone?

Because you're wasting power.

Ghost Train

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Sounds like a dipsh!t phone, to me.

android, turning it off, turns it off, unsurprisingly

Micky Dolenz

At night, I switch off my mobile, leave house phone off the hook, close window shutters and barricade my front door.

Malari

moonflower wrote: »

This is true, but I have no other clock in my bedroom. So if I turn it off, when I wake up I have to turn it back on before I can check the time and see how much time I've left to sleep before my alarm goes off.

Me too. I like to know the time when I wake up. My room is completely dark, so it could be 10 mins to getting up time, or 2 hours. That makes a difference if you need to pee :D

Asphyxia

I leave it on, alarm is handy and if anything happened late at night I can be rung.

stovelid

Never off.

What if somebody needed to contact you urgently?

I wouldn't send a non-urgent text late at night though...





....unless I was very very drunk.

Chinafoot

forfcksake wrote: »

yeah i cant believe all the people who answer "I leave it on 'cause I use the alarm on my phone"

You can't believe that some people have a phone that needs to be left on in order for the alarm to work? Riiight...

I always leave mine on because, yes shockingly enough, its a HTC that means it needs to be on in order for the alarm to work.

My boyfriend always turns his off, and yes it is irritating when I need to get in contact with him late and I can't.

phasers

danslevent wrote: »

Shenshen wrote: »

Usually, yes.
But then, it would be in my handbag somewhere downstairs, and with the sound turned off as always.

You should never leave your handbag down stairs at night time...burglars!! :O At least try and make it difficult for them if they do manage to get in!

So you should keep it upstairs so they have to come into your room and find it? No thanks.

alwaysadub

As with a lot of people here, I keep mine on in case something should happen that I need to know about asap.

Jesus Wept

Anyone who says any thing about you waking them up by a txt/call is a moron. Put it on silent. You can even sort people into groups so that some people can ring through. I do this for some family members in case there is an emergency, everyone else is on silent when I am asleep.

Spread

Mobiles on silent and plug pulled on landline.

x_Ellie_x

I leave mine on but I set it to silent. I use it as an alarm clock too. Thankfully, the phone I have as a separate sound setting for the alarm and the phonetone. My old phone didn't, if you set it to silent the alarm would be silent too. Used to annoy me to no end.

Cianos

I leave my phone on but turn the data off so incoming mails don't wake me.

TPD

I leave mine on for alarms, and more recently to get woken up when the recruitment place rings.

ScumLord

My phone is always on, turning it off would be like murder. Didn't any of you people see short circuit?

Standard Toaster

alchemist33 wrote: »

I know my father never turns his off, but that's because he's forgotten his PIN.

lol

jester77

10pm is the cutoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0WeQJW-H3Y