Retailer LetsTalk publishes cellphone etiquette guide
By Evan Blass 
posted Mar 15th 2006 7:00PM
posted Mar 15th 2006 7:00PM
Never has an Engadget post been more
worthy of a Fark-like headline tag than this one, which involves e-tailer LetsTalk's painfully [obvious]
recommendations to chatters worldwide on the topic of cellphone etiquette. LetsTalk breaks us off with a handful of
non-innovative hints such as "don't shout into your phone" and "comply with local rules regarding phone
usage," which eWeek impressively manages to stretch into a two-page article. Also on the no-no list are staring at
your phone while driving, duping people into thinking you're on a landline, and calling folks in the middle of the night
(are you reading this, Nana?). Thanks, LetsTalk, you've really taken corporate responsibility to a whole new level.[Via eWeek]
Most of those seem pretty obvious. Maybe I should read the article, but what's wrong with duping people into thinking you're on a landline? Or rather, whose business is it whether I am on a landline, on Skype, or on my mobile?
If you're on a mobile phone, it's like saying "You're not important enough for me to spend any of my HOME time to talk to you, so i'll talk to you while i'm between getting more potatoe chips and renting a crappy 80's mobie". ... Aparently, I'm not sure how much i agree with that.
Not ever being one to pretend i'm on a landline i'm not sure what other reasons there would be.