People who don’t get email to their phone are out of touch. I’m actually really surprised at the frequency some people check their email. Once or twice a day doesn’t cut it. Unless you are a student or have nothing going on in your life, you don’t have any excuse to not have your email at your fingertips at all time. Am I upset at you if you don’t get your email to your phone? Obviously not but I’m making it quite clear that if your phone doesn’t have e-mail capabilities, you need a new phone. If your phone looks like this,
you need a new phone. Especially if you are working for a company that sends email (which one doesn’t?). There is just no excuse not to be in touch. Email is different than texting because someone doesn’t have to have your number to contact you. You make your email more widely known than your telephone number. If you are making a point to avoid making this technological leap, I’m advocating the jump. Don’t be left behind.
From my experiences, my blackberry was better at receiving emails. Meaning it seemed to receive the emails with no delay. The web browsing was horrific though. With my Droid X, there is definitely a delay. Not only that but I had to set it up so my work mail gets forwarded to my gmail and that is what makes it take a while. I also want to note that even though I’m fully available with calls, texts, and emails, that doesn’t mean that I have to respond to everything as soon as it hits my phone. I’m a complete asshole when it comes to responding and I know it. That’s why even though I don’t like the constant communication, its better to be informed and turn a blind eye than to just be blind. This is not gospel, just my two cents.
That phone you have pictured looks a lot like my phone, except that it probably at least has a camera, which mine does not. As for email, I only get a couple personal emails a day. I also really don’t want to be getting work emails all night long once I’ve left for the day. I like some separation between work and home (odd saying that since I work from home 3 days a week) and already get enough weekend calls that I don’t need to be responding to emails over the weekend too. I’m probably in the minority here, but I’d rather just have what I’ve got and not worry about always being in touch.
Hilarious I seem to picking topics that seem go against your way of living. Understand it’s nothing personal but I am forced to make a stand with each post. Wishy-washy opinions have no validity. Bottom line, everyone on this Earth can live life however they please with no influence from rnningfool.com. I won’t think any differently either way.
And yes Bake, this is absolutely a direct attack on you!
I think I tend to comment more on things that go against what I do since saying something like “I agree” wouldn’t be a very exciting post (although it might still be appreciated). No offense taken.
I’m surprised to say I’m actually with Bud on this one. I’m out of touch. I have a flip phone. And I love it. I don’t want email to my phone even though it would help with my work-from-home Fridays. I hate people constantly checking, updating, etc. The same reason I want to keep reading real books, not a screen.