On Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:19:11 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 10/9/2010 6:21 AM, George wrote:
On 10/9/2010 1:27 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 10/9/2010 12:12 AM, AZ Nomad wrote:
On Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:53:08 -0500, The Daring
wrote:
On 10/8/2010 9:44 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
George wrote:
On 10/7/2010 9:34 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:

Same here. They're much handier than the business band radios of
old. We
can leave voice mail for each other with the phone which is a big
advantage over the radios. We can call our farmer customers if we
need
to. They can't call us. Our phones don't broadcast our numbers, a
very
handy feature.

I simply don't answer if the CID is blocked. That idea is something
from the past when cell phones were a lot more expensive to use and
not as common. Some people thought it was a big deal if they had your
cell # and would sometimes abuse the privilege. Now all you do is
annoy someone if you block CID.

We're pretty fortunate from that standpoint. Only one of our customers
blocks our calls. Most agree with our reasoning if we explain it. I
ask
"Do you want to pay my boss XX $/hour for me to talk to Farmer Blue on
the phone about his problems?"
I don't see how guys in welding/repair shops track their time. It
seems like they are always being interrupted. I doubt there is such a
thing as flat rate for most of their work.
Our office can handle most of the questions and the scheduling. We
need to concentrate on our repair work. We're like most farm related
businesses. Things get pretty hectic during the growing season. It's
better organized if farmers call the office to schedule work
instead of
trying to track us down.


I have a pager and instruct people to call that number and leave a
message, I keep my cellphone turned off.

how stupid. You can take messages by having them call your cell phone
with its ringer turned off or set to beep just once. Once less device
to pay service for or to carry around.

Before you questioned my intelligence, pinhead, you should have asked.
If there is an emergency, I've instructed those who would have reason
to call me in an emergency to punch in 911 followed by their number,
usually the last four digits or a pass-code. I won't talk on my
cellphone when I'm driving, not because I can't walk and chew gum at
the same time but because the multitude of inattentive morons I share
the public roads with requires that I practice extreme diligence.

TDD

Thats what voicemail is for. If you are busy or need to focus your
attention on something you let the call go to voicemail.

If you are on the road a lot one of the best investments you can make is
a BT speakerphone. Mine announces the incoming caller and does a very
decent job of voice calling.

That's why I have voicemail with my paging service. If I need to write
down information, I pull over to the side of the road or I wait to
get to my destination before trying to decipher what someone is trying
to tell me. I rarely talk and drive unless it's to get directions on the
move and that's usually at slow speeds without a flock of 3000 pound
unguided missiles surrounding me. GEEZ!

Why carry two devices when the cell phone can do everything the pager
does. Why have people leave a message on one device forcing you to manually
dial it on another device? Just leave the message on the cell phone,
and then call back later.

Who the **** said you have to be a roadside hazzard in order for people
to leave messages on your cellphone. Maybe you shouldn't have either
device if you are incapable of prioritizing your attention.