people who use MS teams for phone piss me off

[bikeman564™]

I never keep this program on, and people call and message me on there what's the sense of having a phone then? So now I have two phones

[Razors Edge ★]

We use it all the time for messages, meetings (no video but sharing screens), and "phone" calls (which are essentially also "meetings").  I'm fine as it leaves my personal cell phone free, and I don't even know my current office phone number (since I've only been to the new office once since COVID).

[bikeman564™]

Just now, Razors Edge said:

We use it all the time for messages, meetings (no video but sharing screens), and "phone" calls (which are essentially also "meetings").  I'm fine as it leaves my personal cell phone free, and I don't even know my current office phone number (since I've only been to the new office once since COVID).

Meetings I understand. But I have a phone number. And this new fangled phone system has text options which is like messages...I guess.

[MickinMD ★]

The thing that bugs me about text messages is when someone puts half a dozen of us in a group message, then a huge number of messages go back and forth for half an hour, while my landline smart phone;s voice keeps announcing, "Message from xxxxx."

My sister texts to many people, "(Son) Ryan is in town for two days.  Can we meet for dinner?"

I text back, "Any place and time is good for me.  Just tell me where and when."

Then several people text back and forth to zero in on the time.

"Is 6 o'clock ok for everyone?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.

"OK, if Gary and Suzanne can't come, how about a restaurant closer to us?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.  I text, "Anywhere's fine, like Mi Pueblo or Olive Tree."

"OK, 6 pm at Olive Tree."

I text: "I'm assuming this is the Olive Tree on Ritchie Hwy near Furnace Branch Road."

"Yes."

Another half-dozen texts to confirm before it's finally done.

[Longjohn ★]

29 minutes ago, MickinMD said:

The thing that bugs me about text messages is when someone puts half a dozen of us in a group message, then a huge number of messages go back and forth for half an hour, while my landline smart phone;s voice keeps announcing, "Message from xxxxx."

My sister texts to many people, "(Son) Ryan is in town for two days.  Can we meet for dinner?"

I text back, "Any place and time is good for me.  Just tell me where and when."

Then several people text back and forth to zero in on the time.

"Is 6 o'clock ok for everyone?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.

"OK, if Gary and Suzanne can't come, how about a restaurant closer to us?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.  I text, "Anywhere's fine, like Mi Pueblo or Olive Tree."

"OK, 6 pm at Olive Tree."

I text: "I'm assuming this is the Olive Tree on Ritchie Hwy near Furnace Branch Road."

"Yes."

Another half-dozen texts to confirm before it's finally done.

I opt out of group texts soon as that starts, now get off my lawn.

[Razors Edge ★]

15 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

I opt out of group texts soon as that starts, now get off my lawn.

I tend to "silence alerts" once the craziness starts.  Anything more than two folks in a text thread is a recipe for chaos.

[bikeman564™]

2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

I tend to "silence alerts" once the craziness starts.  Anything more than two folks in a text thread is a recipe for chaos.

I've only been in a couple group texts, but I silence those.

[bikeman564™]

50 minutes ago, MickinMD said:

The thing that bugs me about text messages is when someone puts half a dozen of us in a group message, then a huge number of messages go back and forth for half an hour, while my landline smart phone;s voice keeps announcing, "Message from xxxxx."

My sister texts to many people, "(Son) Ryan is in town for two days.  Can we meet for dinner?"

I text back, "Any place and time is good for me.  Just tell me where and when."

Then several people text back and forth to zero in on the time.

"Is 6 o'clock ok for everyone?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.

"OK, if Gary and Suzanne can't come, how about a restaurant closer to us?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.  I text, "Anywhere's fine, like Mi Pueblo or Olive Tree."

"OK, 6 pm at Olive Tree."

I text: "I'm assuming this is the Olive Tree on Ritchie Hwy near Furnace Branch Road."

"Yes."

Another half-dozen texts to confirm before it's finally done.

My life is much simpler

[BuffJim]

I use it for nearly all internal calls now. 

[Razors Edge ★]

10 minutes ago, BuffJim said:

I use it for nearly all internal calls now. 

You just made @bikeman564™'s LIST! 

[bikeman564™]

2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

You just made @bikeman564™'s LIST! 

he can call me, but I will not know when he does

[Randomguy]

I like teams for some things.   I use the phone parts internally, because I don't use a company phone.

[sheep_herder ★]

22 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

My life is much simpler

This!

[shootingstar]

People seldom use Teams phone.  They use chat with me for work stuff.  Sometimes I feel it should be by email because occasionally it requires I give a verified answer or vice versa.  That the correct info. was given on x date.

 

[Dirtyhip]

It is mostly what we use here these days.  

[Prophet Zacharia]

58 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

I never keep this program on, and people call and message me on there what's the sense of having a phone then? So now I have two phones

My wife’s office has no phones. All calls are Teams. I think that allows them to work from home or office interchangeably.

[shootingstar]

4 hours ago, MickinMD said:

The thing that bugs me about text messages is when someone puts half a dozen of us in a group message, then a huge number of messages go back and forth for half an hour, while my landline smart phone;s voice keeps announcing, "Message from xxxxx."

My sister texts to many people, "(Son) Ryan is in town for two days.  Can we meet for dinner?"

I text back, "Any place and time is good for me.  Just tell me where and when."

Then several people text back and forth to zero in on the time.

"Is 6 o'clock ok for everyone?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.

"OK, if Gary and Suzanne can't come, how about a restaurant closer to us?"

Another dozen texts back and forth.  I text, "Anywhere's fine, like Mi Pueblo or Olive Tree."

"OK, 6 pm at Olive Tree."

I text: "I'm assuming this is the Olive Tree on Ritchie Hwy near Furnace Branch Road."

"Yes."

Another half-dozen texts to confirm before it's finally done.

THis is why I dislike texting on personal basis. It's just more wasted time for simple transactions solved in 50% less time by a phone call.  

I don't text hardly with friends (except for 1 because she does it alot) and hardly with family because especially for latter, I live in another province....2,000 km. away.  It's not intelligent conversation for me,not  knowing major things going on with my family.

[Square Wheels]

In my old job I lived in Teams.  Now I rarely use it.