Is your phone on vibrate?

[89th]

I saw a comment recently about how 10 years ago people would pay 99 cents for ringtones, etc. But for the last 5-7 years at least, everyone has it on vibrate.

So the question, for most of the time, do you have your phone on silent (vibrate) or do you have your ringer on?

[Ax] And why do you think there has been a shift culturally on this? [/Ax]

[mark]

I think because phones ringing everywhere was getting on people nerves. I know it does for me. If I am expecting a call, I will keep the volume at a low level to make sure I answer the call. Most of the time it's on vibrate and I have most notifications turned off.

[Copper]

My phone is very rarely on vibrate.

But it very rarely rings, maybe a few times per month.

[Horace]

Mine's on vibrate. My wife's has the default ringer.

I rarely mind, if I happen to miss a call.

[Doctor Phibes]

I leave mine on ring unless I'm in a meeting or something. I really don't use it very much as a phone. Jabbering on for hours isn't something I have any interest in.

[LuFins Dad]

The people I am talking to in person always takes priority over any phone call coming through. Period. So I have always only used vibrate.

[89th]

I was going to agree with Mark, but I echo each reply so far. Most notifications are off, only turn on ringer if I expect an important call, rarely used as a phone, don't mind missed phone calls, don't really like chatting on phone for a while (never have, I think I got this from my grandpa who was awesome at being short and efficient with calls), and @LuFins-Dad ... hell yeah. One of my biggest pet peeves is when I'm in a store and a phone call "cuts in line" if I'm talking with an employee. Good on ya.

[Mik]

Ringer, but a very pleasant, non-jarring tone.

[89th]

@Mik Is it by John Cage?

[Aqua Letifer]

Vibrate only always. No notifications.

[brenda]

Just don't set your phone on the table. It will vibrate itself halfway across the table before you can barely catch it, and it makes a clattering buzz as it walks away from you. Because it's not my phone, it amuses me. Mine is on silent.

[Friday]

Nobody calls anymore. Everybody just texts.

[Renauda]

Mine rings - the pocket watch chimes theme from the movie A Few Dollars More.

[Rainman]

@Friday said in Is your phone on vibrate?:

Nobody calls anymore. Everybody just texts.

Friday mein liebchen, post your number here and I promise I will call and leave sweet nothings on your voicemail, and mayb one or two others will call as well! Perfectly safe, trust me.

[Rich]

I take a lot of calls, because I run my business off my phone...It's always on vibrate. I'd put it totally on silent, but having it on vibrate helps me find it when I need to use my wife's phone to call and find mine.

Even on silent though, my gps watch will buzz, and show me caller id/text info...I previously had no interest in anything close to a smart watch, but that little feature alone gets me thinking.

[George K]

@Rich said in Is your phone on vibrate?:

having it on vibrate helps me find it

If you have an iPhone and Apple Watch, you can "ping" the phone from the watch. D4 is constantly misplacing her phone and it's a godsend.

[taiwan_girl]

@Rainman said in Is your phone on vibrate?:

@Friday said in Is your phone on vibrate?:

Nobody calls anymore. Everybody just texts.

Friday mein liebchen, post your number here and I promise I will call and leave sweet nothings on your voicemail, and mayb one or two others will call as well! Perfectly safe, trust me.

Can I do it too? 555

[Catseye3]

Mine is always on vibrate because I haven't gotten around to figuring out how to turn on the ringer yet. (It's always in the same place and a little red light appears when sombody calls).

[89th]

@George-K said in Is your phone on vibrate?:

@Rich said in Is your phone on vibrate?:

having it on vibrate helps me find it

If you have an iPhone and Apple Watch, you can "ping" the phone from the watch. D4 is constantly misplacing her phone and it's a godsend.

My wife does that too. I’ve told her she has lost her fine motor skill of remembering where she left her phone since she just relies on that feature.