10 Commandments of Cell Phone Etiquette

Fri Jul 7, 2006 5:06PM EDT

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Once in a while even the stodgy InfoWorld has an amusing piece, and the magazine's "10 commandments of cell phone etiquette" is just the thing for a Friday afternoon.

Headed out on the town this weekend? Read the rules, and heed them well!

Among my favorites (and among the less obvious commandments like turning your phone off at a movie theater):

  • "Thou shalt not set thy ringer to play La Cucaracha every time thy phone rings." Some of the default ringtones, especially the polyphonic ones, are actually even worse.
  • "Thou shalt not wear more than two wireless devices on thy belt." You know if you're guilty right now.
  • "Thou shalt not speak louder on thy cell phone than thou would on any other phone." Man, this is an aggravating one. Why do people hold the phone in front of them and yell into it instead of talking normally? To avoid the tumors?
  • "Thou shalt not slam thy cell phone down on a restaurant table just in case it rings." Ok, I'm guilty here. I just can't stand having a phone in my pocket for any longer than necessary. Try it with a brick like the Sprint PPC-6700 and you'll understand.

As you might expect, there are six more commandments, but I won't spoil the fun. Enjoy your weekend!

LINK: The Ten Commandments of cell phone etiquette

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  • 1 Posted by gurule1958 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:14PM EDT Report Abuse

    I loved it. I hope people will follow to the 10 commandments Life could be so much nice if we all did

  • 4 Posted by anfon81 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:54PM EDT Report Abuse

    I loved it. I was laughing at each commandments because they are so true and so guilty

  • 5 Posted by leo4real88 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:49PM EDT Report Abuse

    That we shouldn't wear more than 2 devices on our belt is ur own idea, but the medical pratitioners say we shouldn't even hold it close to our bodies to avoid destroying organs. That makes us confuse u know?

  • 7 Posted by bsjw38 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:14PM EDT Report Abuse

    I am a truck driver and you wouldn't believe the unsafe and selfish things I see people doing while driving and talking on the cell phone.( including other truck drivers)It's the people that arn't talking on there phones and are paying attension that keep the ones that are talking on there phones from causing an accadent and killing them selves or some one else. I concider my self a profesional truck driver of 15 years and I dont talk on my phone while driving.IT'S JUST NOT SAFE, PERIOD!!!!!

  • 8 Posted by cjrrock on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:26PM EDT Report Abuse

    Nextel users are by far the biggest offenders. You are not on a constuction site there is no need to use the speaker phone.

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