Smartphones have turned you all into **nts

Nemeses · 06-09-2013 01:19PM

BeerWolf wrote: »

I'm a hipster, using THIS. Screw the mainstream!

:pac:

Doesn't beat my Nokia 3310!

06-09-2013 01:21PM

Technology is great
I love smartphones

Caonima · 07-09-2013 05:18AM

mikemac1 wrote: »

You should strung up from the nearest lamp post if you are using one in a pub quiz

Ahhhh, the Woolshed bar pub quizzes are full of these cunts

ardle1 · 07-09-2013 05:57AM

Them and their f#*#*#g spear heads, they think they're so cool<< Last words of a certain stone age man, he was then eaten by a huge Tyrannosaurus Rex:eek:

stoneill · 07-09-2013 07:09AM

It seems that the more connected people are, the more insular the individual is.
It's great that you can talk to your mate is Australia at a moments notice, fantastic that you can keep up with the latest trends.
But do that in your own time, don't do it when your out in company.

Badly Drunk Boy · 07-09-2013 07:27AM

xgwishyx wrote: »

Common courtesy will dictate that most people put the phone away when in the company of others, or at dinner or whatnot.

If only that were the case...

mikemac1 wrote: »

You should strung up from the nearest lamp post if you are using one in a pub quiz

That's why I wouldn't even consider taking part in a quiz anymore. How am I supposed to compete with people using smartphones when my brain probably only holds 75-80% of the information they can access (at the moment)?

I love technology and the internet, but I still use a kippy little 4+ year old Nokia and don't use Facebook. It wrecks my brother's head that I won't get a smartphone because he lives his life by his. We go to a coffee shop, "Eh, I'm just checking in". Why?

The fact that I'm the tech expert of the family confuses them as to my 'stance'. I have a laptop. Anything that needs to be done online should be able to wait until I can get near it. What's the rush?

Just use technology as the tool it's supposed to be. Don't become the tool. :pac:

Badly Drunk Boy · 07-09-2013 07:31AM

I didn't really mention communication (what they are supposed to be for). Try using them for that. They're great for making contact people far away. And for making arrangements to meet with friends that are closer by. When you meet up with those friends, talk to them rather than communicating with friends that aren't there!

Judgement Day · 07-09-2013 07:52AM

I can't see the need for a Smartphone and I'm more than happy with http://www.esato.com/gfx/news/img/t303-alle_1204681072.jpg which I've had since 2008 - €20 at the Carphone Warehouse. I use it to send texts, make the very occasional call (I don't like the now forgotten about health risks from using mobiles), as an alarm clock and as a timer for the immersion and cooking. It's given no trouble and I aim to squeeze another couple of years out of it yet.

There's virtually no etiquette surrounding the use of mobiles in general and I can see them being cited in divorce/homicide cases sooner rather than later. What do people do with all this smart information they are viewing anyway - lose more money with the bookies perhaps?

Barcafan11 · 07-09-2013 08:00AM

I bet most oft the people agreeing with this post are doing so from tablets and smartphones. (Myself included). However, 90% of the time I use my "smart" phone as a "normal phone". The rest of the time I just come on here for a laugh. Smartphone rehab will be big bucks in the future

LowOdour · 07-09-2013 08:13AM

No OP, the world was always full of **nts, its just now alot of them have the technology to be seen and heard.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 07-09-2013 09:52AM

OP all you need is a good poke and you'll feel much better.

Posted from my Commodore 64.

Local-womanizer · 07-09-2013 10:07AM

They are great for when your stuck with a group of people you can't stand, just whip out your phone and you are oblivious to their incessant ramblings about their lives.

Judgement Day · 07-09-2013 10:26AM

Local-womanizer wrote: »

They are great for when your stuck with a group of people you can't stand, just whip out your phone and you are oblivious to their incessant ramblings about their lives.

Why would you be out with a group of people that you can't stand and how did you manage before you had a mobile?

Kinzig · 07-09-2013 10:52AM

All this technology is a wonderful thing...and has its uses but its people treating their phone like some kind of life support device that freaks me out..you see them walking about or sitting staring at the thing like if they switch it off they die!

I was at a party in a pub recently and a bunch of folks in their late 40 s sat at one table having great craic with jokes and conversation flying all night..whilst nearby sat 6 teenagers at another and all 6 sat with a phone in their hand with next to no conversation going on unless they were texting one another:pac::pac:

Next day on facebook were picures of the teenagers ( that they had taken themselves) pictures of their drinks

and all the usual **** that goes on..but it wasnt hard to know which table had the best craic that night and it wasnt recorded for posterity!..people are using smartphones as a social crutch imo..and thats not a good thing..:(

cantdecide · 07-09-2013 11:44AM

Society hasn't quite yet written this behaviour off as being highly rude. This misbehaviour hasn't been seen since the mobile phone became the plaything of the masses. It had been considered quite rude to be doodling on your phone before they got their phD. Now it's become all acceptable again.

NOT-doodling-on-your-iphone is going to be the new doodling-on-your-iphone. Be the first in your group to adopt a NEW phone ban, I say. All the cool kids will be doing it soon.

DeanAustin wrote: »

I hate the idea of smartphones, iPads etc. But then I realised that it's just me getting older.

xgwishyx wrote: »

Few good points made in this thread, but as someone who until recently made a living off smartphones and technology I have to disagree! Smartphones and Social Media have opened us up to a bigger, more exciting, more diverse world.

That's not the point. If they weren't highly useful, people wouldn't use them. It's peoples' lack of decorum and manners when they can no longer live without being quite literally, 'blue in the face' permamently even when out with their friends having fun and catching up.

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

All I ask is people stop using them during conversations when we're out socialising. It's rude.

+1m

Caonima wrote: »

Does annoy me, though, seeing a group of people out together all on their phones, not speaking to each other.

This happened to me just last night when I was invited out and ended up knowing just the one other person, who didn't introduce me to her friends... who were all playing Candy Crush and whatever the cool kids are doing these days. I was planning a late one but was home before midnight. Tells its own story, doesn't it.

I met an old friend for a drink last week and every time his gf vibered him something, the conversation died for at least 1-2 minutes. Boo sucks to that.

petes wrote: »

But you can watch porn on them!!

Remember that when you're buying a used smartphone :eek:

stoneill wrote: »

It seems that the more connected people are, the more insular the individual is.

+100m

nacho libre · 07-09-2013 11:48AM

I'm happy with my basic phone. I don't need a smartphone.

BunShopVoyeur. · 07-09-2013 11:52AM

I sold my smartphone a couple of weeks ago and bought a cheapo one from Tesco for €20.

I was spending way too much time browsing through shyte. At least now I've to turn on the laptop to go online.

I do miss the camera though.

cantdecide · 07-09-2013 11:54AM

BunShopVoyeur. wrote: »

I do miss the camera though.

A lot of the cameras are properly crap in smartphones. I am thinking about downgrading the phone and taking the plunge on a proper compact digital camera.

wil · 07-09-2013 12:39PM

Ush1 wrote: »

If a person in your company is constantly at their phone, maybe your company isn't that interesting to them?:)

Maybe their company isn't of interest to anyone else. Suggest they go home.
But LEAVE the phone. Siri might be a laff:D

Timistry · 07-09-2013 02:11PM

sideboob, that is all!

Mickey H · 07-09-2013 03:10PM

weisses wrote: »

Some people do need "smart"phones

CJC999 wrote: »

OP all you need is a good poke and you'll feel much better.

Posted from my Commodore 64.

We have a winner!!

Caonima · 09-09-2013 05:39AM

cantdecide wrote: »

This happened to me just last night when I was invited out and ended up knowing just the one other person, who didn't introduce me to her friends... who were all playing Candy Crush and whatever the cool kids are doing these days. I was planning a late one but was home before midnight. Tells its own story, doesn't it.

I met an old friend for a drink last week and every time his gf vibered him something, the conversation died for at least 1-2 minutes. Boo sucks to that.

I feel for you

PickledLime · 09-09-2013 05:48AM

I texted some of my friends and family last week to say I've randomly decided to turn my phone off for a few days (just so they didn't think i had died or anything), and it's great.

Sure, they're handy and a great thing to have, but essential they are not.

There's a serious case of "too much of a bad thing" going on with a lot of people though, they'd explode if they could Facebook or tweet every minute of the day, and that's a pretty tragic thing.

Also, having a bit of social grace with them (not constantly looking at the thing in company, using it discretely if you have to, etc) goes a long way to make them more tolerable.

Renegade Mechanic · 09-09-2013 10:30AM

I went to the cinema with a friend and she looked at me like I had ten heads when I pulled out my phone, not to use it but to turn it off.
Im guessing Im on a pretty small ship then:o

madness98 · 09-09-2013 10:38AM

It depends what you use the phone for. For a long time I was an outward critic of smart phones which made me a somewhat social pariah. Eventually I caved in and picked one up. Once the novelty of it wore off I soon found that it can be a useful device. One huge help my has been is in terms of my astronomy. I have a star map app to help me navigate the night sky, an equipment recorder which is very useful for ensuring im not leaving anything behind at the end of a night, an ISS and satellite tracking app, a meteor shower calendar app and a red light app. Of course all these things are available as individual objects but why would I burden myself with extra gear when I can have so much 'all in one'.

This does not however say that I am not usually infuriated by the people who spend all day with their head tilted staring at their phones and I think anyone listening to music from a phone via the speaker in a public area should be thrown in the stocks, to be pelted with 'dumb' phones.

Caliden · 09-09-2013 11:59AM

Been out to dinner a few times and it absolutely wrecks my head when someone opens up Facebook or is just browsing their phone at dinner. A quick glance once or twice is fine if you're expecting an important phone call or checking the time.

Also taking pictures of food/drink and posting or checking in to facebook is embarrassing to be honest.

I own a smartphone myself but I just find it rude to use it while you're in the company of others. It's comparable to being on a phone call and you may as well not be there if you truly cannot survive being 'off the grid' for 1 night.

I like this idea of smartphone roulette - http://gizmodo.com/5873684/force-smartphone-addicts-to-pay-for-your-meal-with-this-ingenius-game

First person to use their phone at dinner pays the entire bill, no exceptions.

madness98 · 09-09-2013 12:02PM

Caliden wrote: »

Been out to dinner a few times and it absolutely wrecks my head when someone opens up Facebook or is just browsing their phone at dinner. A quick glance once or twice is fine if you're expecting an important phone call or checking the time.

Also taking pictures of food/drink and posting or checking in to facebook is embarrassing to be honest.

I own a smartphone myself but I just find it rude to use it while you're in the company of others. It's comparable to being on a phone call and you may as well not be there if you truly cannot survive being 'off the grid' for 1 night.

I like this idea of smartphone roulette - http://gizmodo.com/5873684/force-smartphone-addicts-to-pay-for-your-meal-with-this-ingenius-game

First person to use their phone at dinner pays the entire bill, no exceptions.

Ugg, that is another annoyance, people using their phones around any dinner table, whether its out on the town or in the home. Im not one that thinks we should stick hard to all social protocols but sitting down at a table and bringing out the phone is bad manners, pure and simple. What I don't get is why these people don't seem to think this.

Smartphones have turned you all into **nts

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