• @HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      I only turn my phone to silent if I’m somewhere that specifically requires it: like a movie theatre.

      Not a boomer and I don’t care for people telling me I am rude or whatever for having my phone make noise.

      Edit: I know having my phone make noise is unpopular, but I paid for this brick to make noise.

      • @Frozengyro@lemmy.world
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        64 months ago

        Ok boomer.

        Sorry poor humor. I honestly don’t care if someone’s phone is ringing in public, only thing that annoys me is when they are playing on or watching things in public with the volume turned up.

    • Fubarberry
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      34 months ago

      I wear a bone conductive headset a lot of the time, and I have it set to read out calls or important messages to me. Smartwatches have a similar use, but goal is to not miss a call while also having the phone on silent.

    • @Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      14 months ago

      Millennial not a boomer, but I get so few phone calls my so I never bother putting my phone on silent. I do mute media volume tho don’t need to accidentally play video audio in public.

  • @wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    I was undergoing a medical procedure and passed out and vomited all over myself

    I asked the staff to call my wife so they went to the waiting room yelling her name and she just ignored them assuming it was another patient. Then I gave them her phone number and they tried calling her but she didn’t recognize the number so ignored the calls.

    The nurse did not believe that my wife was there, she thought I was totally out of it and was trying not to look worried.

    Later my wife thought it was the funniest thing.

  • @MissJinx@lemmy.world
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    124 months ago

    I use “do not disturb” so it’s silent to everyone except people I care. I can’t miss my mother’s calls, she could need something and she’s older already

  • ArxCyberwolf
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    114 months ago

    Every call is either a phone scammer/telemarketer, or work. Thus, my phone stays on vibrate only.

  • @accideath@lemmy.world
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    74 months ago

    Always have my phone on vibrate unless I’m expecting a call that I really don’t want to miss. But I also don’t get called randomly that much.

  • don
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    44 months ago

    It’s never off silent. Period.

  • Tanis Nikana
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    24 months ago

    My ring tone is two longs and a short and a pause, vibrating on my right wrist. No one can hear it, and I get to know when someone’s leaving me a voicemail cause I don’t answer my phone.