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Old 01-31-2011, 11:19 AM   #163
Maggie Leung
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Originally Posted by sabredog View Post

I have had my fill of using my iphone as a reader out of house. The constant interruptions detract from my reading experience. Now that is something my ereader never does, the only distraction being my warm wife next to me.
If you find need to keep your phone and Internet connection on, won't your phone interrupt even if you're reading on a separate dedicated device? If you can bear to read with your phone and e-mail functions off, there's airplane mode on phones and tablets. Turning it on and off is a cinch, if you find concentrating a problem.

Multi-use devices offer more options, but their ability to interrupt is controlled by the owner. For instance, I have e-mail on manual, so I check it only when I want to. Phone is no problem, because I'm not a chatter and I give out my number to few people.
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