Phone Calls
The Tragic Knock-On Effect Of Robocalls And Sales Calls
09 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’ve stopped answering ‘unknown numbers’, you aren’t alone. The robocall epidemic is changing the way we interact with our phones.
Planet Freaks As Google’s New AI Books Hair Appointment Via Phone Call [Video]
11 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Google’s new AI is out here booking hair appointments and helping people get out making phone calls. Not too shabby.
WhatsApp Calls Or Normal Calls – Let’s Have That Chat
08 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 1 Comment
More and more folks are turning to WhatsApp calls these days, but how much money are you really saving?
Get With The Times, Asshole – 1 In 4 People Don’t Make Phone Calls Anymore
07 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Phone calls just aren’t what they used to be and are becoming a very unnecessary way of every day communication.
People Are Getting Pulled Over For Using Their Apple Watch While Driving
01 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh but the rules of the road do become a problem sometimes, especially if you are wanting to check your emails or update your Facebook. So what are we going to do about it?
You Can Still Receive Calls With No Cellphone Signal – This Is How
06 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The level of phone signal in some parts of South Africa is something left to be desired – sometimes it feels like we live in a black hole of zero technology.
Japan Has A Problem With Smartphone Zombies – Surely Cape Town Is Next?
13 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Never mind the world being taken over my the zombie apocalypse, it’s mobile phones we need to worry about. Mine reminds me of everything, spells for me, takes me places. Long live the smartphone.
Clothing Brands Are Actually Remodelling Their Clothes To Cater For The iPhone 6
01 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Don’t stress too much if your new iPhone 6 Plus doesn’t fit into your favourite skinny jeans. Hopefully that little first world problem will soon vanish.
STOP! Don’t Upgrade To iOS8.0.1!
25 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Don’t get too over excited about updating your iPhone’s operating system just yet. Apple have realised that somewhere in their latest and greatest, is a little problemo.
This Is Why You Should Install iOS8 [Video]
18 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Surely it’s not possible for Apple to launch anything more this month? Well, it is. iOS 8 it finally here, so best you connect to some AWESOME internet and update…
Your Guide To The New iPhone 6 [Photos + Video]
10 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Everyone is going to be queueing around the corner for this new baby. The unveiling of the new iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus will see us cancelling phone contracts in order to get the very latest.
FINALLY: Hilarious Guy Punishes People Who Talk Loudly On Cell Phones [VIDEO]
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cell phone crashing is to loud phone calls what photobombing is to duck face selfies. Comedian Greg Benson has the solution for stopping people from having obnoxiously loud cell phone conversations in public.
Everything You Need To Know About Android’s New 4.4 KitKat Operating System
01 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
In a response to Apple’s launch of iOS 7, Google has come out with their very own revolutionary new mobile software update – the 4.4 KitKat. Android users will be happy to know that Google hasn’t made as stark of a change as Apple did with the new iOS, but they have made enough of a change to make the software look, feel and perform better.
Cell C Has The Worst Rate Of Dropped Calls And Is “Breaking Promises”
20 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Cell C for yourself, the power is in your hands! Or not. Cell C’s promises don’t seem to be worth the paper they’re written on. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s most recent assessment of service quality has found that Cell C has the worst rate of dropped calls of all cellphone operators in Johannesburg.
Cellphone Etiquette Across The Globe [INFOGRAPHIC]
13 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The world is made up of many diverse cultures, all of whom have their own way of communicating. It is no wonder then that different parts of the world have different ideas when it comes to cellphone etiquette. RepairLabs obtained all the information and consolidated it to show cell phone etiquette around the world.
Talk To The Hand – The Glove Phone Is Amazing [PIC]
21 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This could be the perfect invention for those chilly winter mornings. Gloves that double as a phone. This is exactly what O2, a communications company, has unveiled. The glove phone is phase two of the company’s Recycle collection. Designer Sean Miles constructed the gloves from vintage Mui Mui and Pineider gloves and coupled that with recycled phone parts. These […]
See How Far We’ve Come – 40 Years Of Cell Phones In Pictures [GALLERY]
04 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the first cell phone call. Take a look at the progression of the phone over the last four decades, from the “brick” to the almost paper thin smartphones of today.
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New York’s Answer To The Pay Phone [GALLERY + VIDEO]
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg recently called on creatives to devise a better plan for communication in New York to replace the mangy, disease ridden pay phones currently in operation. The goal of the project was to completely redesign the and rethink the pay phone as a platform for communication, as well as […]
Pretend To Ignore This Headline – “Court Rules That Cellphones CAN Cause Brain Tumours”
22 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
2oceansvibe has long despised the rude habit of random, unplanned phone calls. That was to do with manners, but now it is OFFICIALLY affecting our health as well. So you just carry on.. make another phone call. Click headline for story.
Telkom Fined R449 Million By Competition Tribunal For “Price Fixing Monopoly”
07 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Finally! The Competition Tribunal today fined Telkom R449 million for “abusing its dominance in the telecommunications market between 1999 and 2004.” The fine followed a decade-long investigation into the company’s practices. This immediately affected their JSE activity as well, with the share price falling this morning by 16c to R17,89.
A Skype Call In Ethiopia Now Carries A 15 Year Jail Term
15 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Things have been less than fun with respect to freedom of speech and freedom of expression in the landlocked central African country of Ethiopia in recent years. And they just got worse. Because now a simple 30-second Skype call could land you in jail.
73% Of People Would Prefer An SMS Instead Of A Phone Call
05 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
I am completely flabbergasted at the amount of people who still think it is cool to call out of the blue. People who assume that you are available at that exact time. People who assume you want to take a chance in the hope that THAT particular call is not an annoying salesman or bank person. People […]
A Note To All The Companies Using Private Numbers
26 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 7 Comments
I don’t answer private numbers. Nor do a lot of people I know. But a lot of them haven’t reached my elite level. The “elite communicator” level is where you find yourself when you have absolutely zero curiosity as to who might be calling. You’re over it. You’re so far gone, that you only answer […]
What Exactly Is ‘Phone Hacking?’
23 Jul 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
With this whole News International Rupert Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal (NIRMPHS) taking over our lives, there seems to be a large misunderstanding in terms of what exactly ‘phone hacking’ is. I will begin by saying that they do not ‘intercept’ calls and listen to live conversations. No, Sir. It’s a lot easier than that. As […]
Nedbank – ‘Make Nothing Happen’
29 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
A strange number has appeared on the screen of my phone, twice a day, every day this week. I left it – as I do most phone calls – because I was/am usually doing something at the time. And even if I’m doing nothing, that does qualify as doing something these days. My voicemail message […]
The Phone Kerchief: Obey Phone Etiquette, Look Dapper Doing It
19 Nov 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here at 2oceansvibe, phone etiquette is paramount; if I hear a phone ringing and I think it might be mine, I reserve the right to lose my shit. Another thing we care about is being well-dressed, or at least pretending like we do; and now those two pleasures are combined in a single fancy product.
“Phone Calls Are For Emergencies” – TechCrunch
16 Nov 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
For something that started out as a ‘movement,’ has now manifested itself into an overwhelming crescendo of consensus. Random phone calls are OVER. In her article entitled, ‘The Phone Call Is Dead,’ Alexia Tsotsis from Tech Crunch touched on a few of the indisputable points that 2oceansvibe has been giving for the last few years.
PleaseShutUp.com Joins The Revolution
15 Nov 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
A genius new website has launched which seems to be in full support of a cause that 2oceansvibe has championed for many years. PleaseShutUp.com clearly and humorously outlines the grossly antisocial, selfish and ridiculous behaviour found in modern day society – that of making and receiving random unplanned and unexpected phone calls.
The New 2oceansvibe Didn’t Take One Phone Call To Develop
15 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There seems to be a lot of people still addicted to phone calls of late – desperately wanting to cover detail which has/could’ve been discussed and confirmed in email. So here we are – stuck between people who have progressed, and others who have replaced the phone cord with what seems to be an invisible umbilical cord. Which brings us to the new 2oceansvibe website – listen to this..
Dilbert’s Scott Adams Agrees: Wireless Voice Calls Are Obsolete
01 Oct 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
One of the worlds front-runners when it comes to social observation, Dilbert’s Scott Adams, has joined the groundswell tsunami of support for a change in how we communicate in the era. In particular, voice calls vs emails and SMS. Here at 2oceansvibe, we have written REAMS on it (here, here, here, here, here, here and […]
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