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I'll never understand the complaint in scenario #2. Use the device in your hand for what it was originally intended, and CALL them.

by Joboo 17y ago

justinph 17y ago
I doubt the restaurant has the time to read the menu to me. I'd much rather just look at it on my phone.
- Joboo 17y ago
  As would I. However, these are restaurateurs we're talking about here. They chop animals and plants with metal implements, cook them over fire and serve them on earthenware. It's not exactly a bleeding-edge-tech industry. If the worst thing about a restaurant is its website, I'm a happy guy. They'll catch up, but I can't say I blame them for focusing on other things.
shade 17y ago
I'm deaf. How would you suggest that I do this? Seriously, I do understand the point you're making, but keep in mind that not everyone is interested in the phone portion of their smartphone, or able to make effective use of it. :)
- jff 17y ago
  Are there no TTS gateway apps for the Sidekick/iPhone? I know there's websites that let you type phone conversations.
  - shade 17y ago
    (Missed this comment earlier) There are. I'm actually a customer of Sprint IP Relay and have a personal number set up with them that's linked to my Google Talk account. However, making a relay call is generally massively frustrating for the parties on both sides of the line, so I tend to avoid it.
dfreidin 17y ago
What if I don't know the number? I could maybe find it on the website, assuming I could get there.
- stcredzero 17y ago
  Google. Weak restaurant websites can use them as a crutch.
lucifer 17y ago
http://www.ubiubi.mobi/ http://www.ubiubi.mobi/
hartror 17y ago
But that just negates the reason for having a website in the first place. As a business owner surely they don't want their (and their staff's) valuable time taken up fielding phone calls that could be readily solved by a half decent website. Sure it won't be the preferred method for everyone so you will still get phone calls but the cost/benifit ratio is high.
roundsquare 17y ago
I've never been a fan of this argument. 1) Sure, its called a phone, but thats just because at some point it was a phone. Now its a phone/browser/weak computer/video game system. The name is almost misleading. You have a good point that its doesn't make sense to complain "I'm using tool A to do job B for which it wasn't made and it doesn't work" but thats no longer the case for many modern "phones." 2) If the restaurant can get more business by adapting to people who "use their phone incorrectly" then they might as well do that (assuming the cost/benefit works out).

I'll never understand the complaint in scenario #2. Use the device in your hand for what it was originally intended, and CALL them.

by Joboo 17y ago

I'll never understand the complaint in scenario #2. Use the device in your hand for what it was originally intended, and CALL them.

justinph 17y ago

I doubt the restaurant has the time to read the menu to me. I'd much rather just look at it on my phone.

Joboo 17y ago
As would I. However, these are restaurateurs we're talking about here. They chop animals and plants with metal implements, cook them over fire and serve them on earthenware. It's not exactly a bleeding-edge-tech industry. If the worst thing about a restaurant is its website, I'm a happy guy. They'll catch up, but I can't say I blame them for focusing on other things.

shade 17y ago

I'm deaf. How would you suggest that I do this? Seriously, I do understand the point you're making, but keep in mind that not everyone is interested in the phone portion of their smartphone, or able to make effective use of it. :)

jff 17y ago
Are there no TTS gateway apps for the Sidekick/iPhone? I know there's websites that let you type phone conversations.
- shade 17y ago
  (Missed this comment earlier) There are. I'm actually a customer of Sprint IP Relay and have a personal number set up with them that's linked to my Google Talk account. However, making a relay call is generally massively frustrating for the parties on both sides of the line, so I tend to avoid it.

dfreidin 17y ago

What if I don't know the number? I could maybe find it on the website, assuming I could get there.

stcredzero 17y ago
Google. Weak restaurant websites can use them as a crutch.

lucifer 17y ago

http://www.ubiubi.mobi/ http://www.ubiubi.mobi/

hartror 17y ago

But that just negates the reason for having a website in the first place. As a business owner surely they don't want their (and their staff's) valuable time taken up fielding phone calls that could be readily solved by a half decent website. Sure it won't be the preferred method for everyone so you will still get phone calls but the cost/benifit ratio is high.

roundsquare 17y ago

I've never been a fan of this argument. 1) Sure, its called a phone, but thats just because at some point it was a phone. Now its a phone/browser/weak computer/video game system. The name is almost misleading. You have a good point that its doesn't make sense to complain "I'm using tool A to do job B for which it wasn't made and it doesn't work" but thats no longer the case for many modern "phones." 2) If the restaurant can get more business by adapting to people who "use their phone incorrectly" then they might as well do that (assuming the cost/benefit works out).