Putting the "O" in No
The general public that carries cell phones are some scary individuals.
Basically what it boils down to as stated in a study based on why so many people have cell phones is that it makes undereducated people feel more self importance.
For instance, remember when the first cordless models came out and everything felt the need to call you while doing no. 2 and tell you that they are using the bathroom.
Because they are on the fon taking a crap it's a form of social standing. Talking about "baby daddy" and picking up some tampoons at the "Walmart" checkout line loud enough for everyone to hear makes that individual feel more advanced. What's even scarier is if you listen in generally the conversations go like this "What are you doin...
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Basically what it boils down to as stated in a study based on why so many people have cell phones is that it makes undereducated people feel more self importance.
For instance, remember when the first cordless models came out and everything felt the need to call you while doing no. 2 and tell you that they are using the bathroom.
Because they are on the fon taking a crap it's a form of social standing. Talking about "baby daddy" and picking up some tampoons at the "Walmart" checkout line loud enough for everyone to hear makes that individual feel more advanced. What's even scarier is if you listen in generally the conversations go like this "What are you doin...
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One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how people can blindly chat on their wireless phones while driving. No, not everyone does this, but recently, I have seen people blissfully talking away on their phones while driving and just BARELY miss having a huge accident. 😳 Barely only because the other people were actually paying attention to where they were driving.
How in heaven's name do people just "zone" like that?! 😕
How in heaven's name do people just "zone" like that?! 😕
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Exactly, do they not realize they are riding around in a burning hellfire of explosive heavy steel, and potential twisted metal death. So to make things more convient lets throw a T.V. on the dash and playstation in the back for the kids, meanwhile chat to your peps about general "tookus" on the cell phone while being the worlds most idiotic driver. And then when they flip their SUV over with all the kids in it and people get hurt and die they wonder how such a tragedy could happen. It's so tragic. I was talking about Ted cheating on Susan with Bill and I killed all my kids and now I have no legs. Life is not fair. My plea to humanity is, lets start thinking first about what is possibly the right time to do certain things and when you ...
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If cell phones weren't bad enough.Soon the cost and size of those damn in car DVD players will get low enough , that the "Gee look at how cool I am now " crowd will have them also.THEN see the CARnage on our streets.
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TheNoGuy said:
The world suffers from poor impulse control.
In more ways than one.
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Alot of the customers who call in upset because their phones not working is because it's a) for business b) they have arrangements and are waiting for a call and c) are paying for service and want what they are paying for don't blame the cust for being upset if the phone is not working cust does need to understand that their phone cannot work all the time and that cell towers do need repairs and maintanence and can break down just like everything else but it's only natural that they call in and want to know why it's not working and want it fixed because they are paying for it and it doesn't matter what they use their cell phone for it's their cell phone and can do whatever they want with it that's why they buy it.
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I completely disagree. The customer entered into a legally binging contract with us for wireless service, and said contract clearly mentions we do not guarantee service at any point and time. What you're suggesting is that a customer be completely ignorant about the complexities of the wireless networks, but still carry a phone around at all times. The only part of your statement I agree with is that the subject matter of the customer's conversation is basically irrelevant, except when he/she calls in yelling and screaming about how it is impossible for them to be without a phone because they'll miss important calls with the latest gossip. Then again, that's not something a care rep would deal with and wouldn't matter.
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the customer signed the agreement stating that we cannot guarentee service and i do agree the cust need to realize that it cannot havce service everywhere and all the time but it's just a natural reaction that when somethings not working for that you are paying money for you want to know why and want it fixed when my internet goes down i call my provider and ask them whats going on and when will it be back on i use it almost every night for my PS2 and although im not doing anything important it's what i do and i want it to work it's frustration that somethings not working if you can't see that your either being blinded with the frustration of dealing with that cust or Ghandi
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OMG, USE COMMAS AND PERIODS!!! Let me help you . (is a period) , (is a comma) and if you really want to get technical you can do fancy stuff like ; and : and "!!! Grammer is wonderful...USE IT. You are starting to disgrace me as a fellow Canadian!
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That's right they can do anything they want with their fon. What I'm saying is it's a shame that because a hundred thousand users who do use the technology properly are getting slammed when it comes down to having an actual problem with the equip. That's why the warranty involves so many negative repercussions. Because of all the geniuses that abuse comp. programs to benefit themselves. They have created a wall between the cust. and the actual comp. And the comp. because of the custs. that are devious have to keep reinforcing the wall. Thusforth you get millions of custs. who are disatisfied with policies and slam us (call center agents) because we are trained to be defensive as well. Not to mention a business cust. should realize imm...
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Fon is a quick way to type phone which is something that becomes habit after two years of abbreviated notations. Thank you for your comment. Have a wonderful life and don't forget to wash behind your ears.
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Ok...typing "fon" is not so bad...it just bothers me when people say "fon"...you know what I mean ?? 😎
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Seriously though, I hate "fon" too. I don't really see the point in typing "fon". You're only saving yourself 3 keystrokes. It's stupid. It's almost as stupid as typing "ne one" on a forum. "ne one" is EXACTLY THE SAME amount of keystrokes as "anyone", so why not type it properly and save yourself the embarrassing experience of looking like a moron?? 😳
I'm sorry, I had to get that off my chest.
I'm sorry, I had to get that off my chest.
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abbreviations in general are horrible!!! especially when you are the only one that knows what they mean!!! I got an email from a rep that was all abbreviations and I had no idea what the heck they ment!!! take the time to spell out the words!!!
DOWN WITH ABBREVIATIONS!!!!
abbreviations in general are horrible!!! especially when you are the only one that knows what they mean!!! I got an email from a rep that was all abbreviations and I had no idea what the heck they ment!!! take the time to spell out the words!!!
DOWN WITH ABBREVIATIONS!!!!
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Abbreviations can be a good thing if everyone is knows their meanings.I used to be an Air traffic controller , and we had a list of approved abbreviations.That was a great thing.I could form a complete , legible sentence in about 40 characters!
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True Enough! I've never been so sure that my life was embroiled in an insidious plot to acronym-ize everything since I lived on campus! I say, at least ATTEMPT to disguise your apathy and (try?) to spell correctly.
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InAcw loves attempting to insult people. What a great person whoever it may be is. I think maybe this person has low self esteem or some sort of issue. It's ok inacw you'll be fine. Maybe try 1-800-GET HELP or I can attempt to counsel you in your ways...person to person we can make progress through various means. Whether it be physical or mental we will find a way to cure you of your affliction.
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I think he was referring to your post that called him a moron for using shorthand while typing. I personally see nothing wrong with typing "fon" rather than "phone." If saving yourself a few keystrokes is "stupid" then so would saving loose changes because it's only a few cents, right? It the sheer principle of efficiency, no matter how simplisticly it's achieved.
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Short words like that are ok with me, but if no one else has any clue that fon means phone, then when going over the notes they are at a loss.
I have had a couple accounts that had horrible short word notes and I just sat there going. 😕
I have had a couple accounts that had horrible short word notes and I just sat there going. 😕
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Well, my personal belief is that if you cannot see "fon" as "phone" in the wireless phone industry, a new job would be a good idea. I understand that too much shorthand is a bad idea, especially if it's not universal. Fon, however, is a universally accepted version of "phone" and aside from that, context clues are more than likely going to redirect your attention to the equipment. I've seen some notations I could read because the rep had used a single letter to abbreviate a large word, but for the most part I don't come across I can't take a couple extra seconds and figure out.
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resdeskslave said:
Well, my personal belief is that if you cannot see "fon" as "phone" in the wireless phone industry, a new job would be a good idea. I understand that too much shorthand is a bad idea, especially if it's not universal. Fon, however, is a universally accepted version of "phone" and aside from that, context clues are more than likely going to redirect your attention to the equipment. I've seen some notations I could read because the rep had used a single letter to abbreviate a large word, but for the most part I don't come across I can't take a couple extra seconds and figure out.
Personally, I use "HS" for handset. Only two keystrokes and it doesn't make me look like a moron. Acronyms, w...
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well, actually I wasn't calling NoGuy a moron, I was saying people who use "ne one" look like morons on that tangent I went off on (no saved keystrokes, remember?), so no insult to him intended, but hey, maybe he's a closet "ne one" user, in which case, I apologize for any hurt feelings but I stand behind my original statement ;)
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How exactly does shaving a few keystrokes off your note or post help you? On a regular sized entry, I can't imagine that it would save you more than a second, two at the absolute most. If you are so pressed for time that you have to reduce your posts by a few letters, don't you have something more important to do than posting on Web forums in the first place?
I also have to disagree with your analogy regading saving change. Coins and change add up; they are still worth the same amount, and can be used in nearly any of the same ways (except circumstances like trying to use pennies in a vending machine and situations like that). What good comes from using a few less keystrokes? Can you save them up like loose change and redeem them lat...
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I also have to disagree with your analogy regading saving change. Coins and change add up; they are still worth the same amount, and can be used in nearly any of the same ways (except circumstances like trying to use pennies in a vending machine and situations like that). What good comes from using a few less keystrokes? Can you save them up like loose change and redeem them lat...
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The same good as you spending 2 paragraphs to make a comment about it. SHEESH! 🙄 🙄 🙄
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N E WAYS!!!! HAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAA!!!!! SO Whatcha think about it huh...huh punk. The word "Sheesh" is cool. Or kewl. What's up with that when messaging. Same amount of letters but is it a "kewl" way of saying cool. Or maybe it isn't. Maybe morons are in control of the world. Maybe "MORONS" are your parents. Oh my god! My company may be ran by "morons". There is "morons" everywhere. What do we all do? Can you hide from "morons".
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I'll keep this basic so you'll hopefully make the obvious inference this time. 🙂
Although you can't keep "saved time" as long as loose change, the time saved by reducing keystrokes would be redeemed on a more immediate scale. I'm not saying it's enough time to build a model car, but it does give you that much more time between calls. I take between 50-60 calls a day and if I save 2 seconds on every call I've accumulated approx. (sorry, approximately) 2 minutes for the day, which is about how long it took to write this. Apparently however you missed the entire last statement which summed up the analogy as "...the sheer principle of efficiency, no matter how simplisticly it's achieved."
Although you can't keep "saved time" as long as loose change, the time saved by reducing keystrokes would be redeemed on a more immediate scale. I'm not saying it's enough time to build a model car, but it does give you that much more time between calls. I take between 50-60 calls a day and if I save 2 seconds on every call I've accumulated approx. (sorry, approximately) 2 minutes for the day, which is about how long it took to write this. Apparently however you missed the entire last statement which summed up the analogy as "...the sheer principle of efficiency, no matter how simplisticly it's achieved."
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