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This is getting ridiculous. It seems that banning a mobile phone use is becoming a trend. I do acknowledge some people can be quite annoying when using their mobile phones, but banning their use on public transport is simply ridiculous.
To be fair, you can’t get a decent (if any) signal in metros in many cities, but if I can get the signal — and I certainly can get it in a tram — I want to be able to use it!
That being said, I’m sad to report the Austrian city of Graz issued a ban on mobile phone use on public transport. Their decision, which is highly controversial in Austria (no wonder here), makes the community the first worldwide to issue such a ban.
Annoyed over the constant buzz and passengers sharing their life secrets on buses and trams in the southern Austrian town, conservative Mayor Siegfried Nagel issued a regulation demanding mobile phones be switched to “silent.”
What’s next? Banning mobile phones in public toilets?
[Via: textually.org]
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
