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Tech Etiquette: Cell Phone Dos and Don'ts 12

by Tom Conlon on August 26, 2009 at 12:30 PM


DO Censor Your Handset
Some cell phone owners either completely missed the invention of the vibrating alert, or they want to unsubtly inform everyone around them of how incredibly busy they are. Which one are you? Not only does your phone ring every time a call comes in, but it sings for every text, e-mail, missed call, new voicemail, and tweet. Every. Fifteen. Seconds. And yet, we're the bad guy if we smack the phone out of your hand and tap dance on it. If you're at work, on a bus or train, at a restaurant or anywhere else where people are in earshot, put it on vibrate. Always.

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