A Short Rant On Cell Phone Etiquette

I think we make this more complex than it needs to be. Your mobile device shouldn't interfere with the interaction of the human you're conversing with or with other humans. Out of common courtesy and respect give your attention to the people and space around you. Given the social norms of today this probably isn't always practical. So, the next step is to be mindful of what you're doing. Texting heads down while your walking through a parking lot is affecting the movement of people around you. Talking loudly in line on your bluetooth headset is annoying and unsettling to those standing right next to you. Surfing the web, Facebook or playing games during a meeting is purely rude. We lose nothing by politely excusing ourselves to take a call, or standing out of the way while texting our spouse from the grocery store. In fact we become the example of what we'd like from others.

My growing suspicion is that we feel entitled to use our mobile devices whenever and wherever we want to and will happily justify every interaction. But this is slowly chipping away at our social bonds and connection to the world in which we live.

Here's a few more "pet peeves" ...

- I think it's an unspoken "ok" to text people a hair later/earlier than you'd phone them, or at certain other off-hours. I don't mind receiving quick, off-hours texts from colleagues about small things, and they don't seem to mind, either. It saves time and means we don't all have to feel as tied to our email, actually.

-It's generally not okay to text people in the middle of the night or to inundate people w/follow-up texts if they don't respond to your first text.

-While it's generally impolite to take calls in the middle of meeting with someone else, it's polite if you realize that your meeting-mate's phone is ringing off the hook, to ask with aplomb if s/he needs to take the call.

-It's okay to ask people not to contact you by some mobile method, or another. If you don't like to be texted, it's okay to express your preference, and others should respect it.

-If you don't know someone well but you have their email and their mobile number, don't text them. Email them.

-If I don't want to take someone's call, I never press the button that sends the call to VM immediately. I'd feel rude "telling" them I didn't want to answer. Instead, I just press the button that stops the ringing.

-It is not enough to turn off your ringer during live performances. I can tell you as a performer that it is extremely distracting to look out from the stage into a darkened audience and see the one jerk in the back whose glasses and face are lit up, and kind of flashing, by the light from his/her mobile device. So, so rude! Do they really think we don't notice?

-Don't run your family members' devices down and not charge them back up!

I would've finished this post earlier but I was typing this while walking down the street and walked directly into a telephone pole.

Some Unfamiliar Ways To Boost Mobile Signal Strength

A name flashes on the screen of your mobile phone and a smile appears on your face as the caller is someone very dear to you but suddenly you see just a single signal strength bar and all your joy disappears immediately. Has it ever happened to you? If yes, you are in dire need to know the ways which can make your cell phone receive stronger signal strength at your place. Here are some unusual but highly effective methods to boost mobile signal reception.

1) Utilize Tesla Coils and Tape

Take a little piece of Tesla coil, an electrical resonant transformer circuit, and tie it to the external antenna of your phone with the help of some tape. It really helps boosting the signal strength received by your phone. However, this option is feasible only if you can find the external antenna on the phone.

2) Put Paper Clips to Work

Here comes the most hassle-free way to enhance the signal strength received by your cell phone. Paper clips are easily available anywhere. You just have to place it in the external antenna of your phone. But you must be careful while doing that, as improper use of these clips can cause scratches on the screen or body.

3) Pick Your Discarded Radio Antenna

No, we are not cracking a joke here, the trick really works. All you have to do is to take a copper wire and connect your mobile phone's external antenna to a radio antenna. If you still don't believe it, you can watch testimonial videos posted on YouTube that guarantee good results from the technique.

4) Take Clue from Tin-Can Telephone

Remember the tin-can telephone you used as a kid? Make it again by soldering two cans and attach it to your phone's external antenna using some copper wire. It will surely take some time but the results would be amazing. It can increase 2 or 3 signal bars on your phone's screen.

5) Create an Extra Antenna

Take a piece of insulated wire, ideally 20cm long, and wrap it around a stick to make an antenna of your own. When placed on the mobile phone's external antenna, it works as an extra antenna and brings in more signal strength to allow uninterrupted, high-quality calling and browsing experience.

6) Never Let Signal Bars Go Below 2

Drained batteries need more power to search for signals. That's why keeping your phone always charged can be a good way to keep connectivity issues to the minimum. Make sure the battery of your phone is charged at least to 2 bars all the time. Whenever you find it draining beyond that point, start charging it.

I hope you will find these methods to keep battery issues at bay helpful. You can also invest in a good quality mobile signal booster to enjoy sound signal strength in your home, office, or car.
Mobile connectivity issues are very common these days. Weak signals cause severe calling and browsing issues. Here are some tips to strengthen the mobile network coverage at your place or in your car. These ways involve using very common things and are quite easy to go for.

By Vijay Mishra