How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette

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Don’t make people around you wish that cell phones had never been invented. Mind your manners by following a few simple rules.

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How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Don't answer your phone

Step 1: Don't answer your phone

Don’t answer your phone and start chatting away if you are in the middle of an in-person conversation. If you’re expecting an important call, set your phone to vibrate, and then excuse yourself and go elsewhere to chat if the call comes in.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Answer your phone

Step 2: Answer your phone

If you are not near enough to your phone to answer it within three rings, silence the ringer or turn it off — especially at the office.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Don't assume it's off

Step 3: Don't assume it's off

If a phone rings somewhere inappropriate, like in a theater or during a church service, double check that it’s not yours, even if you’re “positive” you turned it off or silenced it.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Rethink your ring tone

Step 4: Rethink your ring tone

Rethink your ring tone. Consider whether the volume or song snippet you chose might disturb some people. If it might, set your phone to vibrate.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Show some consideration

Step 5: Show some consideration

Keep your voice down and the conversation brief when speaking on your cell phone in public. If you have to shout to be heard, make the call elsewhere. Never curse or talk about intimate matters when you’re out and about.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Keep your checking in check

Step 6: Keep your checking in check

Keep your message-checking in check when you’re with others by setting time limits; say, one peek per hour.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Don't dine and phone

Step 7: Don't dine and phone

If you must use your phone during a meal, excuse yourself to do so. Don’t leave it on the table, lighting up with alerts; and don’t sneak it underneath the tablecloth to check messages or sports scores.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Don't talk and drive

Step 8: Don't talk and drive

Don’t talk and drive. It annoys 61 percent of your fellow motorists, even though over half of all drivers admit using a cell phone while driving.

Cell phone use — even if you are using a hands-free device — also quadruples your risk of a collision.

How To Practice Proper Cell Phone Etiquette: Don't drink and dial

Step 9: Don't drink and dial

Don’t call anyone after you’ve had a few too many. It’s never a good idea.

Most Americans are opposed to lifting the ban on cell phone use during flights, according to numerous surveys.

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