What is your primary form of communication?

[yoda313]

THANKS TO NUMBER SIX FOR THIS POLL


What is your primary form of communication?

1. Mail, eMail, Text
2. Cell Phone
3. 2-way Radio - Includes Nextel Type Push to Talk
4. Skype or Internet Phone
5. Land Line Phone
6. Smoke Signals When I BBQ
7. I Don't Communicate - I Live in Isolation
8. Other

[gadgetguy]

Other - I primarily talk face to face.

[lordsmurf]

Work = e-mail
Family = cell phone
Friends = in person

Myspace/Facebook etc is stupid as form of communication.

[redwudz]

I answered cell phone, but I check and use my E-mail several times a day. I got tired of webmail, so I got a ISP with a E-mail server.

[edDV]

Work = e-mail
Family = cell phone
Friends = in person

Similar for me but I'd add video conference (Skype, etc.) for business group communication. This saves me lots of driving to attend meetings.

I see the young generation texting each other while sitting at the same table. I think the goal is to cut elders out of the conversation.

[lordsmurf]

I find that saying "put the fuckin' phone down" -- regardless of the setting, be it business, school, work, home, etc -- works quite well there, edDV!

It's rude.

Yes, sadly, you have to use the word "fuck" to get attention and let it be known that it is serious.

[SingSing]

Personal friends on the phone as long as we want, of course.

E-mail is for work or business related only.

[dadrab]

Work is email and landline. They've offered me a cell phone numerous times, but I keep turning it down.

I do carry a cell phone, but it's mine and hardly anyone has the number. I like it that way.

I see the young generation texting each other while sitting at the same table. I think the goal is to cut elders out of the conversation.

You're probably right. At my house during meal-time, cell phones are turned off and left on the desk in another room. Guests are asked to do the same.

I find that saying "put the fuckin' phone down" -- regardless of the setting, be it business, school, work, home, etc -- works quite well there, edDV!

It's rude.

Yes, sadly, you have to use the word "fuck" to get attention and let it be known that it is serious.

Right again. And telling the kids it's rude comes as somewhat of a surprise to them. It's entirely too accepted these days.

Then again, it is up to us to teach our children.

[freebird73717]

I talk on the cell phone. Only have home phone for the internet.

My wife on the other hand is a texter. She averages 150 to 200 texts a month. I average maybe 20 and those are responding to texts she sends me. She'll carry on a whole conversation via text. I don't understand that. If you are going to talk that much to someone then why not just call them.

[Legendsk]

In person - primary. cell phone 2nd e-mail 3rd

[MJA]

cellphone and text should be togather

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Direct communication. I generally speak to the person I need to communicate with.
2nd would be phone.
Then email.

[fritzi93]

Face-to-face or email. Don't call me and I won't call you. I despise being bugged at home by the damn phone. Email, OTOH, is at my convenience.

[Number Six]

Cell phone for me.

Interesting how many BBQ'ers there are out there

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Face-to-face or email. Don't call me and I won't call you. I despise being bugged at home by the damn phone. Email, OTOH, is at my convenience.

Damn straight! My family gets so pissed at me because I "never" answer my cell.
I've repeatedly tried to explain that I got a cell phone for MY convenience, NOT theirs. Then they get more pissed that I don't call back after they've called:
"didn't you see that I called you?"
"yep"
"why didn't you call me back?"
"you didn't leave a fucking message. if it was important you would have left a message. no message = no call back"

[dLee]

I bang on the table and grunt.

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Don't forget about the poo flinging!