Board 8 > Do you turn on your phone's ringtone/notification sounds?

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MZero
03/23/24 10:03:47 AM
#1:


I just got a new phone and it made a noise when I got a notification and startled me a little. After thinking about it, I'm pretty sure I've kept my phone (well, phones) on vibrate only for like 10+ years. I think at some point I just stopped bothering to change it back after going to class and such

Heck, even my alarm is just my phone vibrating most of the time!

I assume I'm the weird one here but I wonder if there's anyone else on Team Vibrate

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notdave
03/23/24 10:09:20 AM
#2:


team silent (no vibrate even)

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ZenOfThunder
03/23/24 10:53:13 AM
#3:


If Im expecting a very important call or text or email Ill keep the volume on but only when Im home and the phone is not on me

other than that its on vibrate at all times

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Isquen
03/23/24 12:29:09 PM
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I keep both on most of the time, or notifications only at work. Fortunately my ringtone can be mistaken for classical music.

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Leonhart4
03/23/24 12:31:07 PM
#5:


I'm the old man who always has sound on for everything (unless I'm in a place where you're encouraged to silence your phone) but I have video game sounds so I enjoy hearing them

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Johnbobb
03/23/24 12:39:19 PM
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Both on on weekends, silent on workdays

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Ifrit
03/23/24 12:41:45 PM
#7:


Only for text messages.

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NFUN
03/23/24 12:44:37 PM
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Isquen posted...
I keep both on most of the time, or notifications only at work. Fortunately my ringtone can be mistaken for classical music.
a ringtone that lasts for 4507 seconds seems excessive

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PeaceFrog
03/23/24 12:45:38 PM
#9:


notdave posted...
team silent (no vibrate even)


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tcaz2
03/23/24 12:47:56 PM
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I dont even have my phone ring when someone calls if they arent in my phone book. If they want me for something actually important, leave a message.
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Isquen
03/23/24 12:51:38 PM
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NFUN posted...
a ringtone that lasts for 4507 seconds seems excessive

A prime example; alas, mine is a melancholic Castlevania violin tune.

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Lopen
03/23/24 12:58:37 PM
#12:


I use my phone extensively for work so I can't do that

I'd probably have it on vibrate normally.

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Bartzyx
03/23/24 1:22:52 PM
#13:


I sometimes turn the ringer on if i'm expecting a critical phone call and then i regret it because i always forget to turn it off again.

I have it on vibrate 99.9% of the time.

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KamikazePotato
03/23/24 1:26:17 PM
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Lopen posted...
I use my phone extensively for work so I can't do that

I'd probably have it on vibrate normally.


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CassandraCain
03/23/24 3:05:47 PM
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Used to be I would get a bunch of different tones and personalize all my contacts so I would know who was texting me just by noise.

At some point around turning 30 a switch apparently flipped in me and I started getting extremely annoyed by all the sounds.

So yeah team silent babyyy

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pyresword
03/23/24 3:07:40 PM
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I have mine make noise for the alarm, but calls and texts are basically always on vibrate.

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pjbasis
03/23/24 3:15:09 PM
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vibrate for calls, nothing else

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Dedf1sh
03/23/24 3:16:18 PM
#18:


I didn't think about this either but I'm the same way. I got my current phone in 2019 and I never even set a ringtone or a notification sound because I keep them all muted.

I do use it as a morning alarm with actual sound though.

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Xiahou_Shake
03/23/24 3:27:34 PM
#19:


I used to leave it on silent 100% of the time but these days I just silence it while at the office and have it on the rest of the time with auto do-not-disturb set while I'm sleeping (with a short whitelist for emergencies)

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azuarc
03/23/24 3:47:38 PM
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If I had it on vibrate, I wouldn't know it was ringing/notifying. Usually when I'm home, I leave it in my room and then it inevitably rings when I'm making lunch. The only time vibrate would work is when I'm out of the house and it's in my pocket.

I wasn't aware perma-vibrate was so common.

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VintageGin
03/23/24 6:00:52 PM
#21:


Yes, the dopamine from having sound on just hits different

I think I have a routine on my phone that puts it on vibrate, but I somehow accidentally deactivated it and never bothered to turn it back on

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Not_an_Owl
03/23/24 6:01:18 PM
#22:


pjbasis posted...
vibrate for calls, nothing else


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Venixon
03/23/24 6:15:37 PM
#23:


For calls mostly. Notifications only sometimes when I know I'm expecting texts.

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Xtlm
03/23/24 6:26:03 PM
#24:


This topic reminds me of the 00's when everyone bought ringtones and all the people our age that liked video games had like megaman or something ring.

Times changed lol

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NFUN
03/23/24 6:50:53 PM
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"our age"
"bought ringtones"

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Xtlm
03/23/24 11:21:16 PM
#26:


Yes nofun, quotation marks.
I never bought any of them or used them, I've always been a on silent person. But plenty of friends did.

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MZero
03/24/24 2:27:05 AM
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there were definitely a lot of people buying ringtones when I was in middle school and early high school

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Kinglicious
03/24/24 4:11:31 AM
#28:


On almost always. Surprised by how many are the opposite. Hell I've specific sounds for certain people.

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XIII_Rocks
03/24/24 4:14:49 AM
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Everything's silent except my alarm and when I get a call.

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DireKrow
03/24/24 6:41:44 AM
#30:


Vibrate only with most app-related notifications off, unless I'm expecting an important call, then I'll un-mute it for that.
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Venixon
03/24/24 10:49:14 AM
#31:


Xtlm posted...
This topic reminds me of the 00's when everyone bought ringtones and all the people our age that liked video games had like megaman or something ring.

Times changed lol
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Leonhart4
03/24/24 12:26:16 PM
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I have the MGS ! sound for texts and the Mario 1-Up sound for other notifications

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pezzicle
03/24/24 12:42:57 PM
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Full silent except my wife

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HaRRicH
03/25/24 1:19:54 AM
#34:


Leonhart4 posted...
I have the MGS ! sound for texts and the Mario 1-Up sound for other notifications

Years ago I did the MGS Codex for calls and Mario 1-Ups for texts.

Been meaning to add game sounds again to my phone, but eh...been on Vibrate so often that I can deal if I don:t.

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cyko
03/25/24 7:35:24 AM
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azuarc posted...
If I had it on vibrate, I wouldn't know it was ringing/notifying. Usually when I'm home, I leave it in my room and then it inevitably rings when I'm making lunch. The only time vibrate would work is when I'm out of the house and it's in my pocket.

I wasn't aware perma-vibrate was so common.

What in the world? I also had no idea this was a thing. When did people start silencing their phones all the time? It must have increased as the number of apps sending notifications has increased.


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MrSmartGuy
03/25/24 7:39:35 AM
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Leonhart4 posted...
I'm the old man who always has sound on for everything (unless I'm in a place where you're encouraged to silence your phone) but I have video game sounds so I enjoy hearing them
This. I barely ever get robo-calls, and people very rarely text me, so I might get one or two notifications a day.

If I get a notification, I get to hear the THPS3 objective noise, and if I get a call, some nice Shibuya Scramble music fills the air.

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NFUN
03/25/24 7:53:32 AM
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cyko posted...
What in the world? I also had no idea this was a thing. When did people start silencing their phones all the time? It must have increased as the number of apps sending notifications has increased.
like 2014

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Reg
03/25/24 8:32:11 AM
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ZenOfThunder posted...
If Im expecting a very important call or text or email Ill keep the volume on but only when Im home and the phone is not on me

other than that its on vibrate at all times
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foolm0r0n
03/25/24 8:33:23 AM
#39:


Vibrate for everything, and it's strong enough that you can actually hear it if the phone is in the same room, sometimes even outside of the room. Some phones have weak vibration though so I understand needing sound.

Around 10 years ago I had the MGS sound for texts and it was kinda fun but also grating. I think I had Pokemon Red battle theme for calls.

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Bitto
03/25/24 8:53:38 AM
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Xtlm posted...
This topic reminds me of the 00's when everyone bought ringtones and all the people our age that liked video games had like megaman or something ring.

Times changed lol

Someone at an ice cream store had the Steel Samurai ringtone and I flipped out.

As for me, always silent. During work hours, I wear an Apple Watch so that the vibration goes to my watch instead.

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Vlado
03/25/24 8:57:29 AM
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What? How do you know someone is calling you if sound isn't on? Is the phone right in front of your eyes all day? I understand turning sound off for notifications, especially if you keep the phone online, but turning it off for calls is quite strange.

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foolm0r0n
03/25/24 9:34:15 AM
#42:


I bet everyone who uses sound on calls actually hears the vibration first most of the time. Same with alarms. It's not surprising unless you somehow never learned that vibration is literally sound.

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Vlado
03/25/24 9:46:03 AM
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You only hear the vibration if the phone is relatively close to you.

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MZero
03/25/24 10:03:56 AM
#44:


I mean, if my phone isn't close enough to hear/feel the vibration I probably wouldn't rush to answer it even if it was ringing

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foolm0r0n
03/25/24 10:11:15 AM
#45:


Vlado posted...
You only hear the vibration if the phone is relatively close to you.
So try saying that incredulously, instead of "in front of your eyes all day"

"Is the phone relatively close to you all day???"

Uh, yeah

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Vlado
03/25/24 10:14:38 AM
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foolm0r0n posted...
So try saying that incredulously, instead of "in front of your eyes all day"

"Is the phone relatively close to you all day???"

Uh, yeah
Yeah? What part isn't clear? It's normal for the phone to be left in another room, for instance.

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foolm0r0n
03/25/24 10:22:06 AM
#47:


Vlado posted...
What part isn't clear?
Nothing, we both agree that what you said was dumb, now we move on in life

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Wanglicious
03/25/24 10:23:43 AM
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i know that we get hit with way, way, way too many spam calls in general here in the US so maybe that's part of the element. even with spam blockers on they're so frequent it's nuts.

still have sounds on though because no i'm not hearing or feeling the vibration unless it's literally on me and even then if i'm focused or listening to something i'm gonna miss it.

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