Publishers need to push ebook reader adoption - Page 5

nekokami · 10-18-2007, 12:51 PM

Same here. I don't "hate" it, I just don't have a use for it. Maybe it's because I spend much of the day in front of a computer screen at work, and therefore have access to my email all day (as well as in the evening when I check it).

For that matter, I don't use my cell phone that much. It's usually not even switched on. I have it for emergencies, primarily. I guess I prefer a less "interrupt-driven" lifestyle.

Come to think of it, I'd just as soon get a text message as a phone call, if someone had to reach me while I'm away from my desk. It would be cheaper and less intrusive.

HarryT · 10-19-2007, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman

I hope I didn't sound like I was attacking it. I simply have no use for it. If I need to tell someone something, it's either worth the effort of a phone call or it's not. When I set up my account (ages ago) and was told that I had to pay for any messages I received, whether I wanted it or not, I simply said "No, thank you." I've never had enough interest in it to make it worth unblocking it.

That's interesting - we don't have to pay to receive SMS messages in this country, only to send them, and most people have phone deals which allow you to send a certain number of SMS's free each month.

As I said in an earlier message, most teenagers here seem to be SMS-fanatics, because they generally don't have much money, and SMS messages are a lot cheaper than phone calls.

JSWolf · 10-19-2007, 05:48 AM

The cell plan we are on does not include SMS. But we can receive SMS without any charge. It's just that sending SMS does cost. Then again, if someone isn't at his/her phone, I prefer to leave voicemail.

On plublic transport, the noisiest people are the kids who sit there in groups with there SMS capable smart phone type phones.

petermillard · 10-19-2007, 05:52 PM

Interesting thread. Up until 5 years ago, I'd neither sent nor received a text (SMS) message. Then my daughter bought her first mobile phone, and well, the rest is fairly predictable. She's now 14, and texting is her normal way of keeping in touch.

Interestingly though, nowadays much of my work is also conducted by text, to some extent at least. Many people (of all ages, but particularly 20s - 40s) seem to prefer it to email; it's just another way of communicating, arranging meetings or fine-tuning details that don't need direct or lengthy discussion. I could probably live without it, but I wouldn't want to.

Mobile Opportunity did a column a while back about US vs Euro phone usage; well worth a read - as if there isn't enough to read already

Good weekend, Pete.

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10-18-2007, 12:51 PM	#61
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Same here. I don't "hate" it, I just don't have a use for it. Maybe it's because I spend much of the day in front of a computer screen at work, and therefore have access to my email all day (as well as in the evening when I check it). For that matter, I don't use my cell phone that much. It's usually not even switched on. I have it for emergencies, primarily. I guess I prefer a less "interrupt-driven" lifestyle. Come to think of it, I'd just as soon get a text message as a phone call, if someone had to reach me while I'm away from my desk. It would be cheaper and less intrusive.

10-19-2007, 05:48 AM	#63
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,757 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The cell plan we are on does not include SMS. But we can receive SMS without any charge. It's just that sending SMS does cost. Then again, if someone isn't at his/her phone, I prefer to leave voicemail. On plublic transport, the noisiest people are the kids who sit there in groups with there SMS capable smart phone type phones.

10-19-2007, 05:52 PM	#64
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Interesting thread. Up until 5 years ago, I'd neither sent nor received a text (SMS) message. Then my daughter bought her first mobile phone, and well, the rest is fairly predictable. She's now 14, and texting is her normal way of keeping in touch. Interestingly though, nowadays much of my work is also conducted by text, to some extent at least. Many people (of all ages, but particularly 20s - 40s) seem to prefer it to email; it's just another way of communicating, arranging meetings or fine-tuning details that don't need direct or lengthy discussion. I could probably live without it, but I wouldn't want to. Mobile Opportunity did a column a while back about US vs Euro phone usage; well worth a read - as if there isn't enough to read already Good weekend, Pete.

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