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Yay Pratchett 
santaslayer
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y thank you
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If you have a vibrating one on the table, or against a hard surface, it will make a sound more loud and annoying than your ringtone. Try it.
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but whats the point, its not as if you can answer it
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oh and cyph, in another thread thingy, minai said some lecturers lock the doors after like 10 minutes so people that are late cant get in, does this tend to happen at newcastle?
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Just remember that you are one of however many in a lecture theatre, and that they are there to learn and not to listen to mobiles ringing with incomings calls or smses... You can get by for an hour or two without your phone.
Another tip for those taking BIOL1001/1901 at USyd this year... Be prepared to be humiliated in front of the entire lecture theatre if your phone happens to ring during Peter McGee's (?) series of lectures. Another lecturer will ask for a gold coin donation for a charity of some sort if that happens, too.
Just remember that you are one of however many in a lecture theatre, and that they are there to learn and not to listen to mobiles ringing with incomings calls or smses... You can get by for an hour or two without your phone.
Another tip for those taking BIOL1001/1901 at USyd this year... Be prepared to be humiliated in front of the entire lecture theatre if your phone happens to ring during Peter McGee's (?) series of lectures. Another lecturer will ask for a gold coin donation for a charity of some sort if that happens, too.
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I'm thinking something like that happen to you...
cro_angel
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*is reminded of that crappy dude in the movie previews who tells u to turn ur phone off.. he stands there tapping his foot when it rings lol*
at least they dont confiscate it lol
its a shame our society is so dependent on phones these days.. cant stand 3 hours with it off lol
at least they dont confiscate it lol
its a shame our society is so dependent on phones these days.. cant stand 3 hours with it off lol
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For our half yearly exams I had my phone on silent in my pencilcase. A certain person, not relising I was in the exam let it ring out like 6 times in a row.... the noise it made vibrating against all my pens and pencils was enough to make a few of us giggle, but the teachers didn't notice...
so I really don't see the prob with having it on vibrate, especially if you are expecting an important call (so long as its not against a hard surface!)... if you keep it in your pocket you can feel it and it makes no noise whatsoever, so you can excuse yourself and answer it as you reach the door (I do this in the cinema).
oh, and if I sit my phone on a table, it doesn't make much noise when it vibrates, it just dances its way off the edge and smacks into the floor but I wouldn't really think many people would put thier phone on silent and sit it on the lecture tables... thier barely big enough fior a notebook, so I wouldn't think there would be room for a mobile as well?
my 2c --> if you *need* to have it on, keep it in your pocket, and don't be the noob whose full volume, polyphonic star wars ring tone interruprts the lecture
so I really don't see the prob with having it on vibrate, especially if you are expecting an important call (so long as its not against a hard surface!)... if you keep it in your pocket you can feel it and it makes no noise whatsoever, so you can excuse yourself and answer it as you reach the door (I do this in the cinema).
oh, and if I sit my phone on a table, it doesn't make much noise when it vibrates, it just dances its way off the edge and smacks into the floor
but I wouldn't really think many people would put thier phone on silent and sit it on the lecture tables... thier barely big enough fior a notebook, so I wouldn't think there would be room for a mobile as well?my 2c --> if you *need* to have it on, keep it in your pocket, and don't be the noob whose full volume, polyphonic star wars ring tone interruprts the lecture
its just common sense. if you dont like to be disturbed, then make sure your phone is off or atleast tones/vibration is off. when a phone rings its a bloody distraction, especially if your trying to listen to the lecturer.
No, it is just that despite continual warnings people still leave their phones on and it is very annoying when a call/sms comes through. It is even worse when the lecturer stops for a minute or two in order to 'recover' from the interruption.
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Mmm, it annoys the shit out of me, and probably numerous others when the lecturer is talking and all you can hear is a vibrating phone BZZT! BZZT! BZZT! *all heads turn*
BZZT! BZZT! BZZT! *all heads turn*
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Haha, I've had lecturer's/tutor's answer their phones during classes - basically because they're all police officers
(PS - your avatar is the devil, emelia!!!!)
(PS - your avatar is the devil, emelia!!!!)
eviltama
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but u love it christine.. i know i do <3 ^_^
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my comms tutor used to tell us stories about his cat laying with his fone... until one day the cat dropped it in his coffee!!!!
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my comms tutor used to tell us stories about his cat laying with his fone... until one day the cat dropped it in his coffee!!!!
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Huh? What are we talking about?
I'm juss stairing blankly at eviltama's avatar *drool*
I'm juss stairing blankly at eviltama's avatar *drool*
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Another tip-don't be a complete toss and talk on your mobile phone in the library, in the middle of the study areas. It is a rule that library staff usually do not bother enforcing, but please be aware that you are slowly pissing off everyone within a 5m radius of yourself.
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In fact, just toss it into the nearest pond you can find. If you're at UTS where there are no ponds, use the fountain.
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