I love that millennials and Zoomers are like this. I don't need to have the phone call but I do need the answer now. So I tell them: "Don't make me call you..."
Usually get a suitable text answer within five minutes.
I'm an elder millennial and talk to friends and family on the phone all the time, as does pretty much everyone I know. I'm definitely not speaking for everyone, but I have no doubt the majority of people our age are fine having a phone conversation and are not represented by this meme
I am an introvert. But I'd really prefer to have a five minute call to a text message conversation taking place over an hour. Organising plans with people is infinitely more painful over text messages than it is over a group call. Am I unique in this?
Edit: I do appreciate it when people text to ask if now is a good time to call, though.
(If you can't disable 2G and 3G and they are still used by your carrier, you can switch to LTE only or NR/LTE or NR only in *#*#4636#*#* menu. This menu may be disabled on some devices.)
This also helps with reconnecting faster when travelling as it won't have to unnecessarily search for 2G/3G towers.
Alternatively, you could forward all calls somewhere else, so you can still make calls yourself right away.
It does. I've been using it, I tested it, it works. They just get the info that I am "currently unavailable" and I get SMS with info on who tried to call me when I was "unavailable". Just like airplane mode, but I get to keep data and SMS.
2G will be used only for emergency calls.
4G/5G doesn't support traditional voice calls like 2G/3G did. Only VoLTE, VoWiFi and VoNR which are a total mess with lack of one universal standard. (And you can disable them, which is the point of my comment.)
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GLC@feddit.uk · 22 pts · 1y
I love that millennials and Zoomers are like this. I don't need to have the phone call but I do need the answer now. So I tell them: "Don't make me call you..."
Usually get a suitable text answer within five minutes.
Jeeve65@ttrpg.network · 16 pts · 1y
It uses flowchart symbols, but bad.
rirus@feddit.org · 14 pts · 1y
Please call me instead of texting
PunnyName@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
I'll text you about calling, just in case you're busy. You text me back in case you didn't need to call. Which you prolly don't.
tiramichu@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
Two of the lines having elbow bends in them when they could just be single right-angles makes me unreasonably upset
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Or just move "Don't call me" up and "No you don't" left, and you can have straight lines to those
tiramichu@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Sorry yes, that's what I meant really. They could be straight. My poor description.
protist@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 1y
You're welcome to speak for yourself, but you don't speak for millennials. Most of us don't mind talking on the phone at all.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y
Speaking as an elder millennial who knows many other millennials who in turn know a lot more millennials, I have no idea where you got "most of us".
You're doing exactly what you're accusing OP of, except you're wrong and they're not.
protist@mander.xyz · -1 pts · 1y
I'm an elder millennial and talk to friends and family on the phone all the time, as does pretty much everyone I know. I'm definitely not speaking for everyone, but I have no doubt the majority of people our age are fine having a phone conversation and are not represented by this meme
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Sounds like your Gen X friends are lying about their age 😉
WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 10 pts · 1y
Then he gets a text: "There was an accident"
No elaboration. Nobody picks up their phone. Texts go unread.
1rre@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 1y
everyone and their dog has texts come up on their wrist... texts can also be read a lot more discretely than picking up a phone call
That said, some things do warrant a phone call, it's just very specific situations
svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 1y
I am an introvert. But I'd really prefer to have a five minute call to a text message conversation taking place over an hour. Organising plans with people is infinitely more painful over text messages than it is over a group call. Am I unique in this?
Edit: I do appreciate it when people text to ask if now is a good time to call, though.
TomMasz@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1y
Can also be used with introverts.
Speculater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I don't answer my phone and voicemail says text me.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 1y
Huh?
pulpier@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y
And then people wonder why they are so lonely... Geniuses
user224@lemmy.sdf.org · -2 pts · 1y
Problem solved.
You can't call me.
(If you can't disable 2G and 3G and they are still used by your carrier, you can switch to LTE only or NR/LTE or NR only in
*#*#4636#*#*menu. This menu may be disabled on some devices.)This also helps with reconnecting faster when travelling as it won't have to unnecessarily search for 2G/3G towers.
Alternatively, you could forward all calls somewhere else, so you can still make calls yourself right away.
Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
user224@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
It does. I've been using it, I tested it, it works. They just get the info that I am "currently unavailable" and I get SMS with info on who tried to call me when I was "unavailable". Just like airplane mode, but I get to keep data and SMS.
2G will be used only for emergency calls.
4G/5G doesn't support traditional voice calls like 2G/3G did. Only VoLTE, VoWiFi and VoNR which are a total mess with lack of one universal standard. (And you can disable them, which is the point of my comment.)
But they can try, if that's what you meant.