Mobile phones driving me crazy

[trickydicky]

I just wanted to have a rant about all those self-important a$$holes who have to talk 6db louder on their mobile phones than they would during a normal conversation. Why do they have to do that - in a restaurant, in the pub, on the train etc. etc. Drives me up the f*cking wall. Sitting on the train listening to some woman rabbiting on about how her boyfriend is pissing her off. Thank god for my iPod.

I'm seriously thinking of getting on of those portable cell-phone jammers from China. Press a button and BINGO - ends their phone call.

[Lori]

I hate it when I think someone is talking to me, but they are on their handsfree, and then I say hi back, they look at me like I am the one who is stupid!

I found this, i think this guy is trying to prove your point:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21lOpV5c2OQ

[sahiaman]

Haha, that happened to me. Probably going to sound like a joke, but i was in a stall and a guy sat down in a stall next to me and said. "hey hows it going". it was a bit weird but after a bit of a pause i said, "good". he then proceeded to have a conversation with who ever he was talking with on the phone and i like a dumbass answered back each time!
he finally got sick of it and said, "let me call you back, some guy in the stall next to me thinks i'm talking to him".

[Lori]

hahahahaha, should have continued the convo from there.....now that would have been pretty damn funny!

[d1rtynyc]

I need one of those jammers!
Where did you see them?

[psycho_monkey]

Originally Posted by sahiaman

Haha, that happened to me. Probably going to sound like a joke, but i was in a stall and a guy sat down in a stall next to me and said. "hey hows it going". it was a bit weird but after a bit of a pause i said, "good". he then proceeded to have a conversation with who ever he was talking with on the phone and i like a dumbass answered back each time!
he finally got sick of it and said, "let me call you back, some guy in the stall next to me thinks i'm talking to him".

Honestly....who makes a call whilst having a sh1t anyway?! "let me put you on hold, I just gotta strain for a sec.."?!


and then to let the person on the end of the phone know that?!

[andsonic]

There is supposedly a technical reason for this. From what I have heard: Landline phones have a feedback circuit that amplifies your own voice thru the ear piece. Cell phones do not have this feature. The end result; you talk louder because you can't hear yourself.

I wonder if there is some technical reason why cellphones can't have a feedback circuit. To me, it's a no-brainer.

[olivia_nb]

Originally Posted by andsonic

Landline phones have a feedback circuit that amplifies your own voice thru the ear piece. Cell phones do not have this feature. The end result; you talk louder because you can't hear yourself.

Hmmm, that's interesting, i was happy to just assume people were pricks...

Originally Posted by sahiaman

Haha, that happened to me. Probably going to sound like a joke, but i was in a stall and a guy sat down in a stall next to me and said. "hey hows it going". it was a bit weird but after a bit of a pause i said, "good". he then proceeded to have a conversation with who ever he was talking with on the phone and i like a dumbass answered back each time!
he finally got sick of it and said, "let me call you back, some guy in the stall next to me thinks i'm talking to him".

That's hilarious!!! I make a point of flushing repeatedly while people are on the cell in a bathroom. i guess what would mortify me some people just don't care about.

[trickydicky]

Originally Posted by d1rtynyc

I need one of those jammers!
Where did you see them?

Believe it or not, I read an article in the Times about it. Usually come from Hong Kong. Don't get caught with one though - they are technically illegal!

[Jay Pemberton]

Originally Posted by trickydicky

I just wanted to have a rant about all those self-important a$$holes who have to talk 6db louder on their mobile phones than they would during a normal conversation. Why do they have to do that - in a restaurant, in the pub, on the train etc. etc. Drives me up the f*cking wall. Sitting on the train listening to some woman rabbiting on about how her boyfriend is pissing her off. Thank god for my iPod.

I'm seriously thinking of getting on of those portable cell-phone jammers from China. Press a button and BINGO - ends their phone call.

Here's how I (American born and raised--but no-one's perfect) deal with my mobile phone: If I am in a 'nicer' restaurant where everyone else is speaking in a softer manner, I would speak down the mobile in kind, explaining to the caller about this, and I'd ask the caller if they could hear me OK. If yes, I'd carry on with the call, if no, I'd tell them I'll ring back later.

And if I sensed that I was in a place where using it would be disturbing under any circumstance, I'd either leave it in the car, or shut it off for the duration, knowing that if anyone calls whilst it's shut off, I'll get their calls forwarded on when I'm able to switch it back on.

Not bad for a hapless Yank, no?

[starcrash13]

Originally Posted by Jay Pemberton

Not bad for a hapless Yank, no?

Jeez, really? I think talking on the phone is unacceptable in any restaurant.

[Jay Pemberton]

I meant that tongue in cheek. And I did say that I wouldn't have it at all at any place really swank, i.e. in anything like a big city. (Where I currently live there aren't such luxuries. I guess I've lived in this part of Arkansas too long; excuse me for any lapses in etiquette/manners!) Peace.

[BrettMorello]

There's one thing more annoying: Kids listening to bad hip hop to the speaker of their mobile phone. It happens more and more and it irritates me to hell.

[tyro]

Originally Posted by BrettMorello

There's one thing more annoying: Kids listening to bad hip hop to the speaker of their mobile phone. It happens more and more and it irritates me to hell.

yeah, or how about kids trying out every damn ringtone on their phones, whilst on a full subway train?

[seagull]

Originally Posted by psycho_monkey

Honestly....who makes a call whilst having a sh1t anyway?! "let me put you on hold, I just gotta strain for a sec.."?!


and then to let the person on the end of the phone know that?!

I've seen this happen. I was on a road trip a couple of years ago and stopped at a gas station to fill up and use the bathroom. I was at the urinal and there was some guy talking in the stall next to me on his cell phone and he was grunting and straining during the conversation.

[swirlyd]

My fave was a girl on the tram who was yelling on her mobile phone because she was attempting to have a "conversation" while her iPod was blasting in both her ears!!!! These kids nowadays, I tell ya....

[dylansmale]

yeah, like what could you possibly be doing on your phone for over a ****ing minute? absolutely nothing but distracting the other people in the movie theater you asshole with the phone. Oh, so I guess its pretty ****ing important if your on it for the first half our of the movie then. shit eeven your husband wants to hit you. bitch

[Mantik]

Originally Posted by Lori

I found this, i think this guy is trying to prove your point:
YouTube - Trigger Happy TV Giant Phone Compilation

Made my day!!

[channelcat]

I get these yahoos on the commuter train that think they need to kill 30 minutes on their phones. I can't believe that they don't realize they are disturbing everyone else. It's a commuter train for crying out loud - people just want to sit in peace for a few minutes after work and before they get home. Recently when confronted with one of these jerks, I started reading my Tape Op at full volume. It took her a couple minutes to realize what was going on and then put her phone away. The other regulars on the train applauded me - it was great!

I need one of those jammers and a cattle prod too!

Stu

[olivia_nb]

Originally Posted by channelcat

I need one of those jammers and a cattle prod too!

I think the cattle prod alone should suffice.

[soundsundergroun]

I love it when people actually answer their phones during recording.

Paying me by the hour to have lengthy unimportant phone conversations.

[Yago]

I hate the , what I call , phone zombies , the ones who walk down a real busy high street (al Dom Jolly) in their own little "cosmopolitan" world .
I always though it would be a great addittion to GTA4 to have a mission to slaughter phone zombies :D

[andsonic]

I recently had a couple of "recording issues" with cellphones.

1) We have discovered that our studio PA system is sensitive to "smart phones" (internet capable phones). Someone came in with an iPhone the other day & was spraying garbage all over the sound system. Meanwhile, my "dumb" phone doesn't cause any issues at all. We're been tracking this, and it seems to be the internet capable phones causing the problem. Do they operate on another band?
2) I did a horn session on location a few years ago, one of the players would not turn his phone off. His wife kept calling and asking when he would get home (about 45 minutes earlier if he didn't have to take all those calls ).
3) A client thought he would save money by recording at home (this could be another complete Moan Zone thread). Suffice it to say, major time was spent in the mix fixing all those issues. One in particular where we spent an hour looking for a grounding issue (at our studio). What was it? The bass player had a cell in his pocket on mute (but not off). Every time somebody called, there would be that click, click, click-click-click on the bass DI track. Since this was a keeper take (3 songs), I had to go in and de-click the bass track . The client ended up spending twice the amount of $$$ on the mixes then he budgeted for. He could have done the entire project for less if he had just booked time at the studio.