Re:Scott Adams: Wireless Voice Calls are Obsolete
by artmageddon on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @02:53PM
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Firstly, let's truncate this list:
1. Either one of you have a weak signal.
2. Either one of you are using an earpiece or headset.
3. The other person has a cell phone (delay problem).
4. Either one of you are multitasking and can't think.
5. Either one of you are in a noisy environment, such as Earth.
6. Either one of you get another call you have to take.
7. Either one of you have a dying battery.
8. Either one of you have a phone that drops calls for no good reason.
9. Either one of you are in a restaurant and isn't a jerk.
10. There is a child within 100 yards of either of you.
While each of these gripes are very legitimate, I don't think that they indicate the bell tolling for the end of wireless voice calling. It's very obvious that they both have their uses.
Voice calls work best when the environment is well suited for it: quiet place, clear signal, and lots of time/minutes to use. SMS is better for very short exchanges, keeping a record of conversations, or when your signal is unreliable(i.e. the other guy knows exactly what I said or doesn't, shouting through static doesn't help), or when speaking on a cell phone simply isn't appropriate(i.e. library).
1. Either one of you have a weak signal.
2. Either one of you are using an earpiece or headset.
3. The other person has a cell phone (delay problem).
4. Either one of you are multitasking and can't think.
5. Either one of you are in a noisy environment, such as Earth.
6. Either one of you get another call you have to take.
7. Either one of you have a dying battery.
8. Either one of you have a phone that drops calls for no good reason.
9. Either one of you are in a restaurant and isn't a jerk.
10. There is a child within 100 yards of either of you.
While each of these gripes are very legitimate, I don't think that they indicate the bell tolling for the end of wireless voice calling. It's very obvious that they both have their uses.
Voice calls work best when the environment is well suited for it: quiet place, clear signal, and lots of time/minutes to use. SMS is better for very short exchanges, keeping a record of conversations, or when your signal is unreliable(i.e. the other guy knows exactly what I said or doesn't, shouting through static doesn't help), or when speaking on a cell phone simply isn't appropriate(i.e. library).
Sorry Scott, but I have to disagree.