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0 pointszapzupnz7y ago0 comments

You may mock, but making good old fashioned phone calls is still the standard is business.

Do you really think every businessperson from every business on the planet is adding each other to each others' Skype lists or Facebook friends?

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chrisseaton7y ago

> Do you really think every businessperson from every business on the planet is adding each other to each others' Skype lists or Facebook friends?

No I think they email each other.

zapzupnzOP7y ago

> No I think they email each other.

You never thought that some information needs to be received or conveyed in real time for efficiency?

I only check my email once an hour, maybe every couple of hours. If people need to get a hold of me instantly, they call… like normal people.

Even if I did check my mails more frequently, there's no guarantee that (A) I'm going to bother reading/responding to _every_ mail I receive, nor that (B) I will reply immediately.

Does everybody here really live in such a techno-bubble that they fail to see how the real world works?

hrktb7y ago

> If people need to get a hold of me instantly, they call… like normal people.

Just as any communication mean phone calls are abused to no end. 95% of the calls I receive are spam, the rest are from VIP registered numbers (family, school etc.).

It’s anecdotal but I see more and more people just filtering all non VIP calls and checking every now and then voice mail or messages.

I’m not sure people heavily relying on phone are still “normal” people.

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lotsofpulp7y ago

Unless something is confidential, I don't use a phone. And luckily, I rarely need to be contacted instantly, as I don't like to be interrupted. I definitely never call my friends, we only speak to each other when we meet, and I read every email, but I never sign up for garbage emails.

Although I would still want my phone to have excellent call quality. My best experience is with Facetime Audio.

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chrisseaton7y ago

> Do you really think every businessperson from every business on the planet is adding each other to each others' Skype lists or Facebook friends?

No I think they email each other.

zapzupnzOP7y ago

> No I think they email each other.

You never thought that some information needs to be received or conveyed in real time for efficiency?

I only check my email once an hour, maybe every couple of hours. If people need to get a hold of me instantly, they call… like normal people.

Even if I did check my mails more frequently, there's no guarantee that (A) I'm going to bother reading/responding to _every_ mail I receive, nor that (B) I will reply immediately.

Does everybody here really live in such a techno-bubble that they fail to see how the real world works?

hrktb7y ago

> If people need to get a hold of me instantly, they call… like normal people.

Just as any communication mean phone calls are abused to no end. 95% of the calls I receive are spam, the rest are from VIP registered numbers (family, school etc.).

It’s anecdotal but I see more and more people just filtering all non VIP calls and checking every now and then voice mail or messages.

I’m not sure people heavily relying on phone are still “normal” people.

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lotsofpulp7y ago

Although I would still want my phone to have excellent call quality. My best experience is with Facetime Audio.

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