I recently got into a discussion with family about cell phones, and everyone was comparing their providers and models and so on. My uncle had a Nextel, and he was raving about the ‘Direct Connect‘, and how easy it was to communicate with co-workers while he was working on a contracting job.
While I was able to acknowledge his Nextel usage as necessary for his profession, nevertheless I had to confess my pet peeve— hearing that double beep in a public place makes me cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. It has got to be stopped. I can’t stand it when people use the DC on public transportation, in elevators, or anywhere else I have to be subjected to its annoying shrill. It’s like going camping with a cicada playing its greatest hits next to your sleeping bag.
So my creed is this: If you’re a contractor, messenger, delivery worker, or similar occupation, then it’s okay— you need the DC because it makes your job more efficient.
However, if you’re just talking to your homie on the train about your evening plans, or talking to your wife in the supermarket about which cereal to buy, then do us all a favor— make a phone call instead, okay? That’s why they made it a phone. Thanks.
Nathan Young Says:
August 26th, 2005 at 2:21 pmVisit Nathan Young
The Nextel beep is one of the primary reasons why I moved out of Harlem and to Brooklyn. I would hear the beep incessantly throughout the night during warm weather when my windows were open. It is shrill enough to wake Rip Van Winkel. It was bad enough listening to thug conversations on the elevated trains and buses.
paul h Says:
April 12th, 2006 at 9:07 pmVisit paul h
i DO understand your compaint. i have a nextel and i hate to be a nusance. i turn off the dc/gc speaker when i get a dc call. so all anybody would hear is one BEEP and i would turn off the speaker so i can have a converstaion in private, i use the headset rather than the speaker. also the speaker KILLS your battery, using the headset does not. my only compaint is that when you use DC through the headset it is not loud enough.
Shanequa Says:
August 2nd, 2007 at 12:08 pmVisit Shanequa
hahaha
this was funny.
it’s also true.
that damn beep gets on my nerves.