Even if they set an alarm, that is a lot less distracting than the phone being able to ring at any time. Besides, any time I set an alarm, I’m already aware of approximately when it will go off and the alarm is just to pinpoint the exact moment. Ie if the alarm is to go off at 2pm, I don’t think about it until maybe 1pm or later as the time starts to approach.
One known and pre-timed distraction is a lot less distracting than many unknown randomly-timed distractions.
As a kid my barber didn't have a phone. He figured if he was on the phone he wasn't servicing his customers so he never had one installed (he retired just a cell phone came down to where normal people could afford to use them for voice calls). A couple times a his family did call the bar across the street and the waitress would walk over and relay the message (he probably closed shop for the day every time that happened).
Telephones are useful for a lot of things, but they are not quite as critical as you think.
They're not as critical as you think if someone in your immediate vicinity that the person who's trying to contact you knows how to contact has one...
Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam
by inflatableDodo on Monday May 06, 2019 @06:01AM
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You mean that musicians would have to be keeping track of time? How very distracting for them.
For me, when playing/recording, it would really distract me (more than e.g. having a phone in silent mode so that when flow mode ends, I notice I'm hungry and need to wake up to the outside world, I can see who has tried to call).
The Kraftwerk description sounds a bit eccentric to me. Their business model is about being eccentric, so no surprise there.
Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam
by inflatableDodo on Monday May 06, 2019 @06:16AM
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>For me, when playing/recording, it would really distract me
I think this might be easier if you are working as a group and have a big clock on the wall. I am a rubbish instrumentalist, but do hang around with a hell of a lot of musicians, and 'how long was that' does seem to be one of the most commonly asked questions of each other when they are in a studio. Also, if paying for a studio, they generally become very good at estimating the current time.
Sure, but I think things like "we can now do one take and then it's phone call o'clock" would set an unnecessary pressure to the performance. That's just me of course.
Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam
by cheerlessbog on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:06AM
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Their manager can bang on the door?
So really I don't see the point.