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 "****" 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 "****" 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 ******* 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!