Comments on: Rant: Kids listening to mobile music through the handset speakers! http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-288520 Ben Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:38:49 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-288520 Wow! So far we have numerous locations in the UK, USA, Venezuela, Australia, and Israel, all suffering the same indignation at this new mobile menace! Interestingly, only Mathew comes to the defence of those playing tunes from their Mobiles - and to him I would say that whilst every hero may need a theme tune, not all the rest of us normal-folk need to hear it - if part of the human anatomy was a mute button, you might find you would have been "pressed" several times by now :-) I think I'll write a follow-up piece on this, given the strength of feeling on the topic - it might revolve around the top 10 ways to silence these irksome few - so get your thinking caps on ;-) Ben Wow!

So far we have numerous locations in the UK, USA, Venezuela, Australia, and Israel, all suffering the same indignation at this new mobile menace!

Interestingly, only Mathew comes to the defence of those playing tunes from their Mobiles – and to him I would say that whilst every hero may need a theme tune, not all the rest of us normal-folk need to hear it – if part of the human anatomy was a mute button, you might find you would have been “pressed” several times by now :-)

I think I’ll write a follow-up piece on this, given the strength of feeling on the topic – it might revolve around the top 10 ways to silence these irksome few – so get your thinking caps on ;-)

Ben

]]> By: Jay http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-287037 Jay Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:55:31 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-287037 I'm 25 and I live in Israel, a few weeks ago I almost got into a fight with a 17 year-old over this exact issue during a bus ride- it's gotton pretty bad in Israel. There is even a Facebook group in Israel called "death sentence to people who play music from their cellphones in public". It's intresting to note that most of these kids here are from poor economic background - being a University student we automatically join this group, meaning a lot more enjoyable rides in a bus listening to trance, arabic-inspired pop music and crappy MTV-style pop. I’m 25 and I live in Israel, a few weeks ago I almost got into a fight with a 17 year-old over this exact issue during a bus ride- it’s gotton pretty bad in Israel. There is even a Facebook group in Israel called “death sentence to people who play music from their cellphones in public”. It’s intresting to note that most of these kids here are from poor economic background – being a University student we automatically join this group, meaning a lot more enjoyable rides in a bus listening to trance, arabic-inspired pop music and crappy MTV-style pop.

]]> By: so true http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-287014 so true Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:31:06 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-287014 I couldn't agree more! I fall into the generation your referring to but I still find it infuriating when some dude thinks its absolutely necessary to play some crap song on full blast out of a poor quality phone speaker. With the volume turned up, the song playing is almost indecipherable. I see it much to often on buses and trains here in Melbourne Australia. Its one of my biggest annoyances. For gods sake get some headphones. The situation is even more bewildering when the person is by themselves. The only time i did it was when my iPod battery ran out once while walking home I couldn’t agree more! I fall into the generation your referring to but I still find it infuriating when some dude thinks its absolutely necessary to play some crap song on full blast out of a poor quality phone speaker. With the volume turned up, the song playing is almost indecipherable. I see it much to often on buses and trains here in Melbourne Australia. Its one of my biggest annoyances. For gods sake get some headphones. The situation is even more bewildering when the person is by themselves. The only time i did it was when my iPod battery ran out once while walking home

]]> By: acheron http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-286777 acheron Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:41:51 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-286777 I agree with you man, i live in venezuela and this is a common trend... the thing is that is almost inevitable to run into this kind of people here, worst of all, usually the noise (because that can't be called music) they play the most is reggaeton :@ i always wonder if they haven't heard of headphones before... sadly, you can't tell them anything, because instead of getting a F*** O**, you may be getting shot O_o I agree with you man, i live in venezuela and this is a common trend… the thing is that is almost inevitable to run into this kind of people here, worst of all, usually the noise (because that can’t be called music) they play the most is reggaeton :@ i always wonder if they haven’t heard of headphones before… sadly, you can’t tell them anything, because instead of getting a F*** O**, you may be getting shot O_o

]]> By: Timmy http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-286773 Timmy Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:28:51 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-286773 I agree with you. Kids these days are spoiled rude and loud mouthed. Just the other day I was sitting on the bus next to a teenager with his cellphone turned very loudly to some "music." The fact that everyone was bothered by the noise wasn't enough, the teenager actually put up his feet on the seats across him so that other people weren't able to sit down. I agree with you. Kids these days are spoiled rude and loud mouthed. Just the other day I was sitting on the bus next to a teenager with his cellphone turned very loudly to some “music.” The fact that everyone was bothered by the noise wasn’t enough, the teenager actually put up his feet on the seats across him so that other people weren’t able to sit down.

]]> By: Will Park http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-286743 Will Park Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-286743 Dude, I just recently got trapped in an elevator with some teenager rocking tunes on his Sidekick. He had the Sidekick in his shirt pocket and had the volume turned all the way up. Dude, I just recently got trapped in an elevator with some teenager rocking tunes on his Sidekick. He had the Sidekick in his shirt pocket and had the volume turned all the way up.

]]> By: bob http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-286604 bob Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:31:32 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-286604 yep, walking all around birmingham with their phones in their hand, and i find it as annoying as you. If it ever happens on a bus or train to me ill simply blast something awful out fo my N95 back at them, the Moby Nokia tune maybe ;) yep, walking all around birmingham with their phones in their hand, and i find it as annoying as you. If it ever happens on a bus or train to me ill simply blast something awful out fo my N95 back at them, the Moby Nokia tune maybe ;)

]]> By: matthew bennett http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-286581 matthew bennett Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:05:37 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-286581 Heh, maybe it's not just kids? I *rock* my N95 blasting the newest/latest while walking around San Francisco and while skateboarding at skateparks. I keep it in my front pocket, which apparently confuses others. They hear it, they look around, they look at you, they look around, it just doesn't make sense to them. Hey, just watch I'ma Get You Sucka when they say, "Every hero needs his own theme song". Right now mine's The Grouch - Show you the World. Heh, maybe it’s not just kids? I *rock* my N95 blasting the newest/latest while walking around San Francisco and while skateboarding at skateparks. I keep it in my front pocket, which apparently confuses others. They hear it, they look around, they look at you, they look around, it just doesn’t make sense to them.

Hey, just watch I’ma Get You Sucka when they say, “Every hero needs his own theme song”. Right now mine’s The Grouch – Show you the World.

]]> By: James Burland http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html/comment-page-1/#comment-286471 James Burland Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:03:55 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/07/25/rant-kids-listening-to-mobile-music-through-the-handset-speakers.html#comment-286471 Yep, I can confirm that down on the South coast of England the kids are lovingly sharing their gangster rap and indian trance with me. Just yesterday, two Stella wielding chavs shared their music via their SE phones and proceeded to loudly rap over the top of them - it was widely entertaining and I simply begged them not to stop this most enjoyable impromptu concert! Sadly they had to get off at the next stop. Yep, I can confirm that down on the South coast of England the kids are lovingly sharing their gangster rap and indian trance with me.

Just yesterday, two Stella wielding chavs shared their music via their SE phones and proceeded to loudly rap over the top of them – it was widely entertaining and I simply begged them not to stop this most enjoyable impromptu concert!

Sadly they had to get off at the next stop.

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