Ted Murphy Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 They make it a bit harder to tell if someone is just a nut standing there talking to no one, or if they are on a telephone in the midst of a conversation. I liked it before the hands free; someone talking loudly with no one near him was definitely someone to be wary of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Makes you really crazy when they are standing really close to you and just start talking to nothing but air!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganShootist Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 The only thing worse is the walkie talkie phones where you are forced to hear both sides of the call.... and the constant beeping. I was having lunch in a resturant the other day while the woman in the next booth discussed the deails of her recent surgery with a friend. That will ruin a meal for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcCracken Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I hate phones in restaurants in general or any public service related business, ie grocery stores, doctor's offices, etc... I think they should make cell phone booths that you're required to stand in to talk. Ban them in cars unless parked. Cell phones are probably the technology I hate the most that I can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Not to mention people look like dorks when they walk around with their Bluetooth headset when not on the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Yeh, like they may be in the early stages of being Borg'd (assimilated) or something. Weird. (But kinda cool---I'm secretly jealous I can't afford one of those things!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I have one only cause I want to look cool! No seriously US military installations have banned all hand-held cell phone use and seeing as how my phone has BT I decided to get one. They are really kind of uncomfortable. I don't see how some of these people can wear it all the time!??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 One of the problems with them is that people don't realize that they don't have to talk really loud. Apparently, they still don't know about amplification. Usually, the same people that talk real loud in face-to-face conversations are the same ones talking so loudly on the phone. FWIW dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 So can you answer on these headsets without actually working the handset? I already stand around talking loudly to myself so that part is nothing new...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 So can you answer on these headsets without actually working the handset? I already stand around talking loudly to myself so that part is nothing new...... Depends on the phone. Some have a voice activated answer some have an auto answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadetree Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I started asking everyone I see with a bluetooth "Are you part of the collective?" They do look crazzed when they are having an arguement at the grocery store and no one else is there. It makes me walk away really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Not to mention people look like dorks when they walk around with their Bluetooth headset when not on the phone. Amen to that brother. I was looking at this guy yesterday with a bling-bling Jabra (earpiece) stuck on his ear. His chromed Jabra din't quite match his white-trash attire of flannel shirt, 80's era parachute pants and Chuck Taylor hi-tops. I'm sure he was such a "busy" guy that he just needed to have the earpiece on. He didn't want to miss the call asking what he wanted for dinner. "Hi honey, jw'want Pork'n beans or Spam roast with ahh-juice for supper?" The earpieces are great for driving. They have voice recognition ala OnStar. You just press the button on the earpiece and say a command. It will then communiucate with the phone in your pocket and call "home" or "Brian Enos" or check messages ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I use one religiously nowadays. I wear it all the time while working because it allows me to talk while still using both my hands. Holding a device up against your head with your hand is archaic once you get used to not doing it. I think they are the best thing since sliced bread if you are in a business that demands connectivity. I like the Plantronics models. they weigh almost nothing and you don't notice it being there because of the way it fits. I once looked for mine for a half hour before I realized it was still on my ear ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I have the Jawbone one and love it. But I do take the thing off if I'm not activley using it. I agree about the Borg thing Once you get used to one, you'll hate holding the handset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I use one religiously nowadays. I wear it all the time while working because it allows me to talk while still using both my hands. Holding a device up against your head with your hand is archaic once you get used to not doing it.I think they are the best thing since sliced bread if you are in a business that demands connectivity. I like the Plantronics models. they weigh almost nothing and you don't notice it being there because of the way it fits. I once looked for mine for a half hour before I realized it was still on my ear ;-) +1 I cant hear on regular ear buds. My Motorola has a volume adjustment and it goes up loud enough for me to hear it while driving with the window down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I use one when I drive. When I go into a store where I carry my phone, I typically put it in a shirt pocket. It's handy if needed. And Yes, we are all being assimulated dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysued Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I have a Plantronics, my Motorola one broke in under 6 months, they replaced it but I liek the Plantronics better!! How's the Jawbone?? at $120 it was a bit over my budget Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I just miss the OLD DAYS a phone was a phone not a walkman,camera,gameboy My cell phone is about half inch thick...instruction book...2 inches Im too old for bluetooth JIm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckbradley Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Tonight we had a little gathering for the mother in laws birthday at a local restaurant My son Ryan(14) sat next to me and we were across from my sister in law. She started saying Adam how are you tonight and then had that blank look. I looked at her with a puzzled glare and said Adam? I turned and looked and Adam was no where around. I thought she was loosing it calling my son Adam who I granted resembles Adam when he was that age but now there is 7 years between them. I mean she was looking right at him but a little spacey also. She kept saying things that made no sense at all. Finally I realized she was on her blue tooth calling Adam to see if he was on his way. It was covered by her hair. Those things could really be embarrassing in the right situation. I want one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycanthrope Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 We are the Borg........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 What really worries me is that there could be an implant version available soon and that I would find myself standing in line for one (early adopter syndrome). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Man Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 George is there one Platronics model you prefer? I am looking at purchasing a Blackberry 8703e soon. For some reason I don't expect much out of the one that comes with it. Maybe it's the lack of information concerning the head set. I am dieing to be hands free at the keyboard and the steering wheel. It would make reloading easier too! FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I am SOO glad to see I'm not the only one who dislikes those things... AND not the only one who asks those folks how the assimilation is going!! I grew up with a Dad who was a fairly eminent Psychiatrist Down Under..... and in my youth saw some of his patients standing around talking loudly... to thin air.. Not surprising what I think when these folks start yabbering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I have one and never use it. It's in my car, but I just use my phone's speakerphone. I'm sure when I want to play with it the battery will need recharging.... Our customer service and sales people use them. Most of thesales guys are holding the damn phone in their hands anyway so I don't see the point. You'd think when you walk into someone's office (at their request) and they're using the stupid thing, they could give you some kind of signal. Instead they stare at me while talking to someone else in an attempt to make me crazy. Most of our women have them hidden by their hair. I would think that discussing the relative merits of various blue tooth devices in a blue tooth hate thread is kind of uncool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I never said I didn't hate my cell phone ;-) What it has done to my life staggers me when I think back on how much calmer things were before instant access put the electronic leash around my neck 24/7. The pager was the beginning of the end of personal privacy when away from the office :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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