Seems to be texting is the prefered method of communication. I hate it. Ok for a short message,but to conduct business,or longer 'conversations,a phone call is best. I have tried to buy,or sell items a few times. The other
party just wants to text back and forth.Can they not speak?I think texting only is rude.Are we that disconnected with one another?I need a phone call. A voice conversaion.Lets me connect with the other party. I know it's
most likey not a scam. That the other party is serious.Or I just an old fashioned 'old fogey'?
 
I like to do both. But like you once I have determined I want it or am very interested I want a voice call. If I sell then I would rather explain the condition by voice call as well. I like text to send extra pics and such and also if you dicker on price it is in the text what the final agreement was. So it goes both ways. I have been on a call and agree on a price and 2 days later when they come I can't remember what we had agreed on. I sell puppies and not everybody pays the same as I put a price in the ad with OBO and some offer lower and some don't. So it goes both ways for me.
 
I prefer texting. With my hearing it sounds like someone on the other end of the line just mumbling. If it's going to be a longer conversation then chances are it's a family member. I just tell them to hang up I'll be there in a few minutes if it's that important. If it's not a family member I don't have any interest in carrying on a long drawn out conversation anyway. As a matter of fact my phone is constantly set to do not disturb. Only people on my contact list can even call me. Anyone else goes straight to voicemail.
 
pretty much agree. when selling something or buying i want to talk in person. i have even text "call me" and that puts an end to things! texting is good for a quick yes or no answer. i deal in live talk. the last deal i was looking for 560 parts. a guy text me i have the whole tractor i will sell you for 250.00, and even sent a picture of it. yes it was worth more. he said send me 250.00 and i will deliver it. it was about 10 hrs. away according to him. i thought humm, something not right here. the very first thig though he rang my ph. then hung up and then text me. i phoned back and he said ooh i am busy with my kids now cant talk. so text back and forth couple times , i said how do i know you will bring the tractor once i pay. he says guess you have to take a chance. i kept trying to call back and no way he would answer his ph. and just cut mine off each time. i deleted all the conversation and marked that as a scam.
 
Since I got hearing aids and my cell connects directly to them, calls are not nearly the PITA they used to be.

However, on important matters I still prefer texting or email for two reasons:

1. You have time to consider your response and reword it if necessary rather than blurting out your first thought.

2. As others have noted, there's an irrefutable written record of what was said.
 
I like texting because it most often does not require an interruption to what I'm doing at the moment like a phone call does. Or I can't hear the phone, you can still get a message thru. Normally I will reply to a text within the hour. Texting can also supply info more accurately like addresses or phone numbers, so I don't have to find something to write it down. That said, if I get into a 3 or 4 text exchange its time for a call. Some people are better at it than others. Stick to one subject and be brief. My wife is terrible at it. She uses voice to text, and then rambles on so the text is bigger than my screen! I told her if what you need is not in the first line I'm ignoring it. Get to the point.
 
I like it for two reasons, I can reply at my leisure, and both parties have a record of the conversation, less confusion that way
 
My son in law says, everybody texts. I say no, I don't. He says he can set my phone up for text, I just delete them. When you are in your 80's you can do that.

I have learned a whole lot of new technology in my life time. Don't need texting, or face book or zoom and a bunch of other stuff. Brain is full.
 
I used to hate texting,, do it often nowdays,, one thing I like about email, PM or texting is its in Black and White and I have a record of what exactly was said,, saved me several times as I knew what was said And had proof but the other party had things crossed up,, talking is your word against theirs,, still use 4500-6500 min a month on my cell so i do plenty of talking to
 
(quoted from post at 10:22:19 02/26/21) I like it for two reasons, I can reply at my leisure, and both parties have a record of the conversation, less confusion that way

"both parties have a record of the conversation"


NOT necessarily!

My wife will text me with a question, request for information, etc., I waste my time typing a reply, which she almost always deletes within minutes, then, in a couple of hours (or MINUTES) she forgets my answer and texts me AGAIN with the same request.
 
I resisted it for the longest. But now I'm starting to use it more. I'm still not "good" at it, as it takes me forever to type it out. Probably every 3rd character I try to type I end up hitting the wrong key.

A lot depends on who I'm conversing with, some prefer text, some prefer a call. I'm usually in a noisy shop, so receiving text works well for me.

Then there are the people I can't understand. Squeaky voiced girls and English as a second language sometimes text is the only way!
 
I didnt text for a long time but now a few of my friends text to me so I will text back and my youngest sister is deaf and I text with her as there is no other good way to keep in touch and she lives an hour or so away from here. It has its place, and I agree one good thing is it gives you a record of the communication.
 
I'd offer him $300 cash on delivery.
Then he has to put up or shut up.
IF there are police cars following him, no deal.
 
People by and large are just naturally shy and don't feel comfortable talking to "strangers."

If you're so adamant about having a conversation, why, when someone texts you, do you TEXT back "call me" putting the ball in their court? Why don't you call THEM?
 
Agreed. I have a computer, with a full keyboard, for email but my phone is for talking only. I get texts on it and will delete them without even looking at where they came from. If you have the time to text me you have the time to talk to me.
 

My phone is still a flip phone. Texting on that is a PITA so I don't do it a lot. I would rather use email. But there are a few people out there who seem to think texting is the only way to communicate anymore. So I do end up doing some, and am getting a little better at it. But I try to avoid it whenever I can.
 
(quoted from post at 12:34:48 02/26/21) Seems to be texting is the prefered method of communication.....
Started to lose keeping in touch with the kids 10 - 15 years ago. I didn't text either at that point. My wife, bless her, told me if I wanted to stay in touch with them I had to get with what the younger generation is doing. She was right!

Texting got us back in touch to the point of .....

Phone Calls!
 
I agree! I still use a flip phone too, and texting isn't so easy. I prefer email, but it seems that some folks don't check email very often, so I text them to check email!
 
some times for buying and selling transactions, texting is best, as there is a record of what was said / agreed to
but, for us older people with fat fingers, texting is sure not easy though !
bob
 
I too have the flip phone and use Consumer Cellular. I had texting but my texting contribution to the phone bill was outrageous and spammers just go nuts with it....the reason for the overcharging. I certainly don't miss it. I did get an upgraded Doro phone of theirs and I can finally hear more than adequately. Otherwise it's email. Not a member of social media..................except this one, a couple others and some boating forums.

What I am finding is that everybody is sending out Smart Phone applications so if you want to do anything seems like, you need the Ap. or do without......fine I'll do without. Just this AM I received an email from Texas Parks and Wildlife telling me to access their Ap. for where the best spring White Bass fishing is located this spring. Really matters not. I don't bait my hooks anyway....go for the boat ride and the outing. Through messing with fish....go to the local chain Deli. counter and buy prepared catfish ready to eat and much tastier than I can deliver.
 
I do all 3 - call, text, email - from my phone. All have their advantages - and disadvantages.
When I run an ad though I always say Calls Only! a couple of times in the ad.
You'd be surprised how many people still send a text or email.
When I do I simply reply, ad says Calls Only!
That irks some people. Oh well...
 
I find it stressful and annoying getting into a long back and forth of texting with somebody. If its just short and sweet then ok. But if it goes long term then I"d sooner just talk on the phone. And I know its a lot less dangerous to talk on the phone than it is to be pecking away at a tiny screen/keyboard while driving. Yet people continue to do it.
 
Both brothers were in high pressure jobs. I could text them and be sure as soon as they had time they would read it. Call me after work. Fyi- no need to call me back. Works best for part numbers, phone numbers etc., no need to find something to write on. I can talk into my phone and it writes something close to what was said on the text. proofreading is necessary before sending LOL.
 
(quoted from post at 11:47:53 02/26/21) I would rather talk then type up a 50
word essay.

If you are keyboarding your messages you are missing out. I do not know anyone around me who does not use the convenient voice-to-text feature that is available on all phones.
 
Whatever you are, I am also, and not just the first name. I got my phone just before deer season. Texting worked great when you need to be quiet. We have all encountered people talking on phones when we wish we did not have to listen to them, but I would rather talk than text.
 
I dont text it takes up to much time. Ill get a text wanting to know about an overhaul on a tractor I had for sale. It would take 3 paragraphs to answer in a text and a couple minuites talking.
 
The last farm I bought was 100% through texts. I received a text one morning while at the coffee shop having coffee with a bunch of farmers. We texted back & forth a couple times & I ended it with a question & he replied he'd text me tomorrow morning at the same time. The next morning again setting in the coffee shop with the same bunch of farmers I received a text from the seller. We texted back & forth a couple times about terms & we agreed on a price & I bought the farm. Afterwards I laughed at the whole thing happening in front of a bunch of guys that will buy up every piece of ground that comes for sale & I did it texting on a phone while setting with them & they didn't know a thing about it. Isn't modern technology great.
 


I admit to texting a fair amount like pretty much everyone else for the same reasons. I find it VERY DISTURBING, however, that so many YTers are embracing this new technology. We have a RESPONSIBILITY to RESIST MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
 
I have a flip phone that I use 99% for making calls, almost never for taking calls (unless something is prearranged like picking up my wife from the Doctor's office, etc.). I never text but there are text messages on my flip phone (I'll figure out how to delete those one of these days). I have no idea how they got my flip phone number, I don't even know it myself to be honest without checking. A lot of people send text messages to my home land line phone .... hmmmm, I have no idea what happens with those.
 
Many people text, for business dealings, because a text, in most cases, is the same as a legal document.
 
I will email on my computer. I will not text on my phone. A phone is for talking. I also have data turned off on my phone. If I need the web, I will wait till I'm in front of my computer. When I'm around people, I won't be sitting there screwing around on my phone. It's very impolite.
 
Texting is an unfortunate side effect of cell phones.

I really don't care for texting much, but for short and to the point messages, it is OK. Anything more warrants a phone call.

Today's phones seem to do everything. Internet appliance, flashlight, GPS receiver, email appliance, TV remote, garage door opener remote, and the list goes on. The one thing that is their weak point is actually being a telephone. How ironic.
 
(quoted from post at 16:00:31 02/26/21) I will email on my computer. I will not text on my phone. A phone is for talking. I also have data turned off on my phone. If I need the web, I will wait till I'm in front of my computer. When I'm around people, I won't be sitting there screwing around on my phone. It's very impolite.
Same for me. No internet on my I phone. If I carried the internet around in my pocket I'd waste even more time than I already do on the laptop replying to YT comments.
 
You dont live in area with mediocre cell reception do you? I prefer calls too but when cell reception is spotty in areas in where I live, a text gets the message across a lot clearer/easier then getting every other word cut off during a voice conversation.
 
I a absolutely hate talking on the phone hate it . If you do business with me its via a text or it doesnt happen
 
Times have changed and what works best for one does not for another. I use a combination of phone, text, and e-mail. Depends upon the situation. I like texting in this world today where it is very easy for some to forget what they said. I am 80 years old and about 30 years ago I got my first cell, was in a bag in my truck. I have progressed over time and now have an I Phone 12. Use it all time and would not want to go back to a flip phone, rotary dial phone or party line phone on wall like I grew up with.
 
Texting has its advantages and then other times not so much. I'm the same way, like using it for short conversations. I cannot talk paragraphs with it, just takes me too long to type. I know an auctioneer here who is very difficult to get in contact with when trying to call but responds to texts quickly. So it seems to just vary greatly depending on the person.
 
Oldest daughter would rather text back and forth for 30 minutes than to talk for 15.

While texting is great for a brief exchange, I don't want to text paragraph upon paragragh... JUST CALL ME.
 

I fraught it off for a long time I found text all ways get to the other person as long as I have their number correct. A few folks want to play text I text back call ME : )

My number has got crossed up with a drug dealer you get some interesting text... Then some have group text about an event in their life they drive me crazy as ell I am not interested in everyone's reply...

My phone number was off by one number of a local pager dealer I got calls all day from folks wanting to buy a pager I am glad those days are gone...
 

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