h a l f b a k e r yApply directly to forehead.
add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random
news, help, about, links, report a problem
browse anonymously,
or get an account
and write.
register,
|
|
|
Cellphones are frequently left behind on people's desks for charging purposes, and so throughout the day, we are subject to continuous, obnoxious ringtones of obviously critically important callers to Chief Never-Near-His-Phone and his sidekick, Disco Ringtone Fanboy. Isn't it enough torment that we
sequestor ourselves into solitary isolation chambers we call cubicles without the chinese water torture of repeated 5 second chorus clippings of 'How You Remind Me?'
This is a worn prox tag that disables the ringer whenever the phone senses its wearer is out of earshot. Probably drains the battery by pinging the tag, but oh well.
Bluetooth Bracelet
http://www.ebay.co....hash=item3f191db4a8
One amongst many. eBay search term, "bluetoooth bracelet". [8th of 7, Jun 25 2012]
Please log in.
If you're not logged in,
you can see what this page
looks like, but you will
not be able to add anything.
Annotation:
|
| |
It would only have to ping when it's about to ring, so it wouldn't do that much damage to the battery. |
|
| |
Semi-baked. You can get a Bluetooth bracelet that vibrates when the phone rings; but you have to be in range. |
|
| |
Use one of these, and put the phone on "vibrate". No noise to disturb cow-orkers. |
|
| |
Just subject the offensive phones to the hammer, or cup of coffee treatment. The owners will surely learn to take more care. |
|
| |
Never mind the phone ringing. What's really obnoxious
is when people set an /alarm/ on their phones, and
then aren't there to acknowledge/cancel it. I had one
coworker who had an alarm set on his phone for every
day at 2:00, and left his phone on his desk all the time.
Somehow, though, once or twice a week he was away
from his desk between 1:30 and 2:30. It would still be
ringing when he got back. |
|
| |
Why would you leave your mobile unattended? Are
these people unaware of the purpose of possessing a
mobile 'phone? |
|
| |
Simple behavioural modification needed. The reason that co-worker did not take steps to avoid irritating you and everyone else is simply that there was no negative feedback. Many people simply don’t see irritating other people, being told off, or having a “difficult conversation” as a bad thing worth being avoided.
I’ve worked in so-called open plan office environments before, and there is no getting around the “community” requirements.
So introduce another influence. First offence – stop the alarm and talk with the owner. 2nd offence – remove the battery. 3rd offence – dampen the offending noise in a œ litre or so of salty water. 4th offence is best treated with summary capital punishment – if you work in a high-rise, defenestration can be conveniently arranged. |
|
| |
I'd simply "borrow" the offending 'phone. |
|
| |
"Oh, that? I found it. It was squawking to be picked
up and I couldn't find its mother anywhere, so I
decided to keep it." |
|
| |
"It's been on hold with a $9.95/min sex line in Peru for about 3 hours now" |
|
| |
"Strange, they don't bounce even half as well as the old Motorola MicroTACs used to ..." |
|
| |
"Hello ? Hello ? No, I'm not Jim ... no, he can't answer you right now, what with the cops handcuffing him and all ... hang on, I'll ask if they'll let me hold the phone up to his AWWK Sorry, he's just bitten one of them again, looks like they're going to have to strap him to the stretcher ... Hello ? HELLO ? Funny, they hung up ..." |
|
| |