Anyone want my mobile number?

[HotStuff]

Yeah, he keeps muttering on about wanting dance lessons or something...

Next time he calls tell him you know someone who will give him dance lessons in return for putting me in touch with Janet Jackson

[HeyWayne]

Next time he calls tell him you know someone who will give him dance lessons in return for putting me in touch with Janet Jackson

I think they had a falling out though didn't they?

[HotStuff]

I think they had a falling out though didn't they?

She certainly did.

[HotStuff]

On a more serious note here's 3 questions:

a) Do you know the actual phone numbers of the top 10 people you phone from your mobile? (as opposed to looking up their name and hitting "dial")

b) Do you regularly back up the contents of your mobile's directory?

c) Do you always remember to charge your phone?

Can you see where I'm going with this?

[TEB]

On a more serious note here's 3 questions:

a) Do you know the actual phone numbers of the top 10 people you phone from your mobile? (as opposed to looking up their name and hitting "dial")

b) Do you regularly back up the contents of your mobile's directory?

c) Do you always remember to charge your phone?

Can you see where I'm going with this?

A) Dont know 10 people
B) Sync with the computer
C) Not as much as 02 thats for sure

[HotStuff]

B) Sync with the computer

Yeah, but you're a geek like me I reckon we're the exception rather than the rule.

[HeyWayne]

Yeah, but you're a geek like me I reckon we're the exception rather than the rule.

Mine's synched - numbers are also stored on my PDA.

Can't remember the last time I looked up someone's number other than a business. I can honestly say that I don't know anyone that has either.

Very few people am I in touch with just via their mobile - either have their email address, contact them through Bookface, or I actually see them in the flesh from time to time.

Don't use the directory service to look up personal landlines, so won't for mobiles. Don't have landline listed in directory, so won't have mobile.

Seemples.

[NOG]

I'm making my mobile ex-directory for the same reason my landline is. Justin.

It will not help you. modern dialers you put in a area code 0208 then it will dial the next seven numbers starting from 000 0001 up to what ever you want.

Then drops you then put in any exceptions and off it goes...

You may be exdir but you will still get a call.

[julesapple]

Being Facetious

On a more serious note here's 3 questions:

a) Do you know the actual phone numbers of the top 10 people you phone from your mobile? (as opposed to looking up their name and hitting "dial")

b) Do you regularly back up the contents of your mobile's directory?

c) Do you always remember to charge your phone?

Can you see where I'm going with this?

That's four questions.......


Jules

[HotStuff]

Mine's synched - numbers are also stored on my PDA.

Can't remember the last time I looked up someone's number other than a business. I can honestly say that I don't know anyone that has either.

Very few people am I in touch with just via their mobile - either have their email address, contact them through Bookface, or I actually see them in the flesh from time to time.

Don't use the directory service to look up personal landlines, so won't for mobiles. Don't have landline listed in directory, so won't have mobile.

Seemples.

It makes great sense to sync, either with your laptop or PDA.

I'm just thinking of the one in a million, the guy who's taken the train up from London to Manchester for a business meeting, just misses his train coming back, finds his mobile is out of juice and hasn't got another note of OH's mobile number. Know's OH is out visiting clients too today and was supposed to be meeting him at the station.

An artificial example I know, but I guess I'm playing a bit of Devil's Advocate on this as I think people are getting their knickers in a twist about nothing. When I first heard it mentioned on BBC Breakfast yesterday I was horrified, but then I did a bit of research on the 'net and realised that it's a bit of a storm in a teacup.

BTW my landline is ex-directory and also registered with TPS. But as NOG said that doesn't protect you against predictive diallers

[HeyWayne]

It will not help you. modern dialers you put in a area code 0208 then it will dial the next seven numbers starting from 000 0001 up to what ever you want.

Then drops you then put in any exceptions and off it goes...

You may be exdir but you will still get a call.

I must be quite lucky then - can't remember the last time we were cold-called.

[HotStuff]

That's four questions.......


Jules

Fair point, my apologies

[HotStuff]

I must be quite lucky then - can't remember the last time we were cold-called.

That's probably because Bedfordshire numbers don't start with 0208

[HeyWayne]

That's probably because Bedfordshire numbers don't start with 0208

This is true!

[julesapple]

Fair point, my apologies

They were four very good questions though - very thought-provoking. I've now looked up my iphone's instructions and I know how to back it up. I didn't even realise it could be backed up.

Thanks Hot Stuff!

Jules