Mobie phone attachment

RobDogDog · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:34

Obviously living when we do we have become accustomed to taking our phones and tablets wherever we go. Fair enough - they are now a staple of first world society. But are we becoming too attached? The amount of times you see people with tunnel vision so to speak walking along sending a text completly clueless to their surroundings or on the phone whilst driving...

Now fair enough, mobiles are such a useful tool. But it frustrates me a little when I'm sat in the pub or out for a meal and sometimes rather than look for conversation with the people you're physically there with, people become glued to their social media on their phone.

How attached are you?

Mynight · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:38

I'm ridiculously attached. However 90% of my phone use is for work the other 10% is friends and these forums.

Rroff · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:39

Moderately attached but I can go for 5 minute without having to check my phone/tablet

Does annoy me though when people are driving - couple of months back I saw a collision at the entrance to a local golf club (don't play was just walking by) where someone was coming out fiddling with their sat nav and someone else was turning in (at some speed) chatting away on their phone and both straddling the lanes neither seeing the other til it was way too late.

Judgeneo · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:39

I try to stop my friends as much as I can from being glued to their phones whilst we are socialising. I had one along me for the house WiFi code about 10 times over the weekend and I refused as it would just mean him playing random songs and YouTube videos

Slime · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:41

Saw this today which is relevant

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nophone-usa/nophone-0

Rroff · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:41

Judgeneo said:
I try to stop my friends as much as I can from being glued to their phones whilst we are socialising. I had one along me for the house WiFi code about 10 times over the weekend and I refused as it would just mean him playing random songs and YouTube videos

We've got "free" wifi provided at work now along with changes to the policy in regard to using our own devices - does take a bit of self discipline not to spend large amounts of my day online.

EDIT: Not that it would seem to be working going by my OcUK forum activity levels :S

Ryan-3 · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:48

I'm often checking my phone, but i'll use it for uni, social, checking the news, etc...

If i'm with others, i'll only be on it if it's important enough to be used. Can't beat a bit of old fashioned talking.

HangTime · 17 Sep 2014 at 19:54

I'm reasonably attached in that I use it to pass the time when I'm waiting for something. Going for a dump without it is a serious #firstworldproblem. My wife is a bit too obsessive IMO and sometimes sits there trawling Facebook when we are eating dinner etc.

Tackle_Berry · 17 Sep 2014 at 20:32

Can't remember where I read it, but there are pubs/clubs now where you hand over your phone on entry and they lock it away and give you a ticket to retrieve it when you leave. Sounds like a good idea to me.

remy87 · 17 Sep 2014 at 21:21

Never were into Facebook or other social stuff that keeps popping up but outside home 50% phone usage is ocuk forum lol. 25% checking hotukdeals and the rest random websites or youtube.

rhyswt · 17 Sep 2014 at 21:31

I occasionally use my phone when I probably isn't too appropriate and I can feel myself doing it, I really don't like it. It's almost become a habit to whip it out of my pocket and browse the web whenever I have a couple of minutes of nothing to do (i.e. waiting for someone), even if I have no practical purpose for doing so.

HaloUK · 17 Sep 2014 at 21:58

Oh, don't get me started on this. Sad sad people!

Everywhere you look people are glued to mobile phone screens... buses, trains, walking down the street, crossing the street...women pushing their babies across the street!!! (morons), sat in pubs and restaurants and my all time mega annoyance.... at gigs/concerts. Inconsiderate tards... thats right, you just hold your damn phone up and ruin the view for anyone stood behind you so you can take your crap quality video. Mobiles should be banned from being used at concerts.

I love my mobile for what it can do but my god I hate what they have turned people into.

Don't get me wrong, we all have to use them/get them out from time to time but I sit in my office and see the same people day after day and they are glued to them all the time.

Rich_L · 17 Sep 2014 at 21:59

Completely agree.

Posted from my iPhone

HaloUK · 17 Sep 2014 at 21:59

Ash2097 said:
Can't remember where I read it, but there are pubs/clubs now where you hand over your phone on entry and they lock it away and give you a ticket to retrieve it when you leave. Sounds like a good idea to me.

That is a great idea.

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Sep 2014 at 22:20

RobTheMonk said:
Obviously living when we do we have become accustomed to taking our phones and tablets wherever we go.

People take tablets wherever they go? Really? Or are you talking about the type of person who would frequent a technology forum?

But it frustrates me a little when I'm sat in the pub or out for a meal and sometimes rather than look for conversation with the people you're physically there with, people become glued to their social media on their phone.

Your friends are idiots or you are an idiot for being friends with people who prefer the immediacy of seeing what someone else is doing and how someone else is living their life rather than enjoying life themselves. If you tolerate this behaviour then you are part of the problem.

How attached are you?

I have my phone on me all the time so that my wife can get in touch with me if she needs to. That's 95% of its usefulness. The other 5% is so that I can play loud music in the garden using a sweet bluetooth audio adaptor I have connected to my Cambridge amp and outdoor Klipsch speakers.