Sentences with phrase «text than a phone call»

Young adults are more likely to respond to a text than a phone call, giving fathers an easy and convenient way to chat with their kids on a regular basis.

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We can entertain ourselves behind screens; and, perhaps the thing most severely changing group dynamics is texting rather than picking up the phone and having a conversation or communicating, if you call it that, through Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest — you name it.

Sony promises owners of this watch, compatible with Android handsets, can take phone calls and check texts, e-mails and Facebook updates while looking «cooler than anyone else.»

Sony Corp. has sold its SmartWatch, which wirelessly connects to phones using Google Inc.'s Android operating system and allows users to take calls and reply to e-mails or texts, for more than a year.

In addition to offering free text messaging and phone and video calls, Vodi allows users to make airtime top - up payments to more than 390 mobile phone service providers in 135 countries.

The feds had failed to timely turn over as evidence for more 90 hours of phone calls — some of which were in Yiddish and yet to be translated — and more than 3,100 text messages from a wire - wearing government witness, crooked Rockland County developer Moses Stern.

One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands - free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others.

The first data set are 11 billion calls and texts from more than 9 million Senegalese mobile phone users.

It's not just making a phone call or sending a text message that distracts you from what you're doing: A study out of Florida State University revealed that people who merely received text or call notifications committed more mistakes on a computer task they were working on than those who did it free of phone interruptions.

Phone calls may seem outdated but they provide a more intimate form of communication than text.

In a survey conducted by It's Just Lunch of over 26,000 singles on how technology impacts relationships, 65 percent of respondents said they were more likely to text than call after swapping phone numbers with someone to whom they're attracted.

Not surprisingly, an overwhelming 61 % of singles prefer reconnecting via phone call rather than text, though 14 % think that texting is an acceptable way to follow up.

One guy I dated used to go weeks in between phone calls or texts, only to seem baffled when I was less than enthused to finally hear from him when he'd magically reappear.

A text saying I had a great time last night is less intrusive than a phone call.

Now in the age of GPS - based apps like Tinder that can hook you up with someone instantly, and the way we communicate primarily via text rather than phone calls, this kind of advice falls short.

Respondents also felt that it's less intimidating to ask someone on a date via text than by making a phone call.

The study found that approximately one third of men (31 %) and slightly more women (33 %) find it easier to ask someone out on a date via text rather than making a phone call.

A loose union of parents and teachers — with no clear hierarchy, no clear messaging other than to tell outside forces and charter operators to back off, and not even an agreed upon method of communication (there was varied use of text messages, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Slack, and occasional phone calls)-- managed to decimate their three - quarters - of - a-million-dollar summer project.

The system can't do much more beyond serving as a traditional radio head unit than play music via Bluetooth or an auxiliary cord, handle phone calls, or read texts.

«Hyundai will offer more technology than ever before inside affordable Hyundai models, allowing owners not only to text message through voice commands and stream their favorite music apps, but also to make calls in a safer way, and navigate using phone - based, off - board navigation through the car's screen and controls,» said Cason Grover, senior group manager, cross-carline planning, Hyundai Motors America.

2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S, manual 5 speed trans, A / C, factory C / D player... ALL NEW: Engine overhaul, cat converter, clutch, brakes with rotors... many other items, too much to list... good tires... drives great... chassis has 174K miles, less than 200 miles on overhaul and all repairs... all done by Nissan master techWill sell for $ 4300... PHONE CALLS ONLY... NO TEXT OR EMAILS

Technology was different, too: Georgia and her friends pass notes in class rather than texting, call each other from «phone boxes» and listen to music on audiotapes.

BlackBerry Passport also comes with a touch - enabled keyboard that lets you perform many touch functions right on the keyboard; BlackBerry Blend which allows you to access messages and content from your BlackBerry smartphone on your computer and tablet; a text and voice BlackBerry Assistant to help you accomplish tasks quickly and easily; a high quality phone call experience and more than a full day of battery life.

Additionally, this phone is Global Ready — enabling you to call, text, and access the Web from more than 205 countries around the world (more than 150 with 3G connectivity).

Microsoft has a history of complete compliance with law enforcement, and the FBI has stated they record absolutely everything from email to phone calls to texts — I think it's safer to assume we'd need a complicit guarantee they're not recording more than an assumption they aren't.

Also, sending a text message takes less energy than making a phone call.

It's faster to type and hit send than it is to write out a note or letter and then mail it to someone and texting can often convey important information much more quickly than a phone call.

Most of the apps block text messages and phone calls but others can do more than just that.

It is difficult for a driver to keep his or her eyes on the road when using a cell phone, and texting while driving is even more dangerous than making a call.

Although if you're spending more than six minutes sending a text, you either need to start using T9, or pick up the phone and call.

There are times where a phone call is necessary, but in today's busy world, it is much easier to respond to an email or a text than to find the time to have a call.

There are some people who master typing text messages without having to look at the phone but this still poses an even greater danger than making a call because the coordination required in typing these messages with your finger affects how the one hand on your steering wheel focuses on driving.

Call us at [phone] or if you're not a fan of talking on the phone, text us at [phone] and we will be more than happy to speak with you

There are plenty of SS7 - related demos & presentations posted here on HN, I suggest you use the search and find them, the people making those have much more experience than me in the field and you're better off with then rather than my half - assed explanations, but the point is, call and text interception is possible, among other nasty things (silently tracking a phone» approximate location, DoS, etc).

Messaging is a bit different than calling in the sense that you can't send text messages to someone's phone number through the Alexa app or your Echo — you can only send messages to other Alexa users.

Plus, a majority of consumers said they would rather message a business than call customer service, according to a Facebook - commissioned study by Nielsen released last fall, which found that 56 percent want to text, not phone.

Due to some versions of Android older than Jelly Bean - dating back to 2012 - being excessively liberal in terms of the data their permission allowed third - party apps to access, Facebook Lite and Messenger on Android phones somehow ended up scraping user's call and text history, even though Facebook claims it had no intention of using the information.

Features are more basic than the likes of Android Wear or Apple Watch in that you won't be able to see who is calling, or read a text or a Tweet directly from your wrist, but you'll be able to fine tune notifications on the app to ensure your watch vibrates when you really need to look at your phone.

For example, Facebook Messenger and Facebook Lite will no longer continuously upload call and text history form Android phones, and will delete all data older than one year.

But Stingrays can get a lot more than just identifying numbers and location data — by virtue of the way they work, all mobile traffic (voice, data, and text) from every phone in the area could be routed through the Stingray, giving the operator the option to do anything from recording entire calls and texts, to selectively denying service to particular phones.

As mobile devices began tackling more duties than phone calls and texts, the demands on displays grew.

The Phone app got a new keypad and the ability to respond to incoming calls via text message rather than answering them.

It's not much of a screen — and it makes reading text messages a longer process than it should be — but the Alpha T10 is good at delivering notifications, locating your phone, and taking calls.

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If not, then chances are that you are in good company since 75 % of college students have a long - distance relationship at some point during their college careers.2 These relationships can be difficult because you don't get to see your partner as much and you may feel lonely.3 Don't worry though, long distance relationships are generally no worse off than relationships with nearby partners.4 You should fight the urge to leave school to be near them (either at home or at another school) because long distance relationships also have some benefits such as viewing each other more positively and being more satisfied with the communication in the relationship.5 It may just take a bit of extra effort to maintain closeness with your partner (e.g., texting, Skype, Face Time, phone calls, etc.).

Not even a full 24 hours after leaving their residence, there was more than 15 phone calls and 20 texts from the step mother.

Another advantage of text messaging over phone calls is that, just like e-mail, a text message can be sent to more than one recipient at the same time.

More than 50 female real estate professionals in San Antonio, Texas, have reported that they've received disturbing phone calls and text messages from a man who says he's interested in real estate but then often wants to talk about the agents» personal lives and makes lewd and suggestive remarks.

Really, is your text message or phone call more important than the life of the driver coming toward you?

Agent follow - up attempts are much more successful with a potential homebuyer's phone number (to call or text) than a Gmail address.