When someone texts you, do you usually try to respond, if at least with a quick text acknowledging that you saw it?
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When you get a text, do you try to respond and acknowledge that you received the text? For example, at the minimum by responding “ok” or something like that?
I have a friend who will tell me days later she saw my text about something. She’s not one to look at her phone so with her, I never know if she sees my texts or not until I see her and we’ll talk about it.
My boss, she is always looking at her phone incessantly but doesn’t always respond to texts. We can text her if we’re going to be out but she won’t always respond, and it’s nice to know for sure when a text like that is received. Lately, I will say in the text “please respond or I’ll call you if I don’t see a response.” This was because once I texted that I’d be out and she responded hours later that her phone put the time stamp on the text at 8:30 in the morning but she didn’t actually receive the text until 11:30. Since she’s always looking at her phone and touching it, I felt like maybe she did receive the text at 8:30 like the time stamp said but she must not have really looked at it. She wasn’t mad, but if she would respond to acknowledge that would be eliminated. Since then, she responds to acknowledge receipt.
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I think Mimi will be done crafting her response after she’s done dealing with all of her text mess’s. ;-)
I don’t often text back for comfirmation when it’s the usual SMS unless it’s really necessary. Things are much different on FB. I always text back when I see messages. This is because most people around me have moved on to FB messaging and much of what needs to be said is on FB. And also FB provides me with more options to express my feeling. I can’t do that with SMS. And beside, if all is said and done, and you only send a message just to confirm what’s already known, then why the need for more confirmation?
Not to mention SMS costs money while FB doesn’t :P
I always respond right away, unless I am driving. I don’t use my phone at all when I’m driving.
Only about 6 people text with me, and they each have a separate text tone, so I know who it is.
I do. Usually with a Kk. Unless I’m driving. Then I try to remember to check it the next time I’m parked somewhere.
I don’t pay for texts either.
I respond right away about 90% of the time. I don’t if I am in a meeting, or if I am driving.
No. It’s important to me that I get some slots of time away from screens. I need that.
Almost always, but it might not happen right away, because I’m not always staring at my phone. Usually, I respond either right away, or it could be up to a few hours later. Once in a blue moon I miss responding, but I think it’s best to respond.
Depends on my mood, if from a friend usually right away if a co worker or Boss is being an ass no.
I still dislike texting greatly but it does have it’s place I find it much easier to give a quick text to the dispatcher than try and talk to the idiot,and with texting I haven’t had to talk to him in over 3 months now ,I like that part f texting.
with friends I usually just give a text,like can you talk now? if they can I usually just call.
I always reply right away and it irritates me when I text someone and don’t get a reply.
I usually respond right away unless I don’t have the time, in which case I often forget about until I happen to see the message again, sometimes days later…
No, if it requires immediacy, then you shoulda rang then shouldn’t you?
“Immediacy” doesn’t mean “emergency.”
There are definite advantages to texting. If one person texts “I’ll see you at McDonalds on Broadway at 3” then the other person will have no misunderstanding like “I thought you said 2” or “I thought we were meeting at the mall.”
It’s for that same reason I like email.
@Dutchess_III: Yes! I’m always encouraging people at work to use email, so there’s a time and date stamp on it and there’s no misunderstanding about what was said.
The other annoying thing about texts that don’t get answered in a timely manner, is when someone texts me first, leaving out crucial information, and when I text back immediately (within seconds, usually) asking about the missing information, the original texter doesn’t answer.
Example-
Mary: Hi, do you want to meet for dinner?
Me: Sure, where do you want to eat, and what time should I meet you?
Mary:
Or people who don’t proof read their texts.
I have a few people who speak into their phones to text, and it almost always comes out garbled. I’ve mentioned that to them multiple times, that their texts are often garbled, but they don’t seem to notice or care.
I know what ya mean @Kardamom my cross shift talk texts all the time, one text said 2;00 and the lord will be mine.
I asked if he saw the light or something ,he looked at it and said it meant to say 2 and the load will be mine.
I often read about monkeys, instead of money, self love instead of schedules, and fires in homes instead of things being found. And Ant time, instead of on time.
Half the time, I don’t know whether to call the Fire Dept, or the mental health facility.
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