My cell phone in the shop

[Fabrickator]

DO NOT DO WHAT I DO!!

Iphone 7S with Spotify and my Blue Tooth Jaybird X3 Sport ear buds. Love my Country Playlist! Neighbors might not like my sing-alongs. Anyway, you hear the volume change when you get a phone call or text.

I DO NOT wear them when I am making a cut where the audible is the key to safety. Mostly for redundant material removal while milling or turning.

 

[rock_breaker]

RandyM
No doubt if you don't know about telephone booths you are a young feller. They went the same way as a soda fountain in what was called at the time a drug store. Where is that thread about being "an old timer if you remember" when you need it.
Have a good day
Ray

 

[RandyM]

RandyM
No doubt if you don't know about telephone booths you are a young feller. They went the same way as a soda fountain in what was called at the time a drug store. Where is that thread about being "an old timer if you remember" when you need it.
Have a good day
Ray

You mean the "Old School" thread?

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/old-school.55938/

 

[rock_breaker]

That's the one Randy. Now you know you are dealing with an "old timer". The world has sure changed with the evolution of electronics.
Ray

 

[Aaron_W]

No experience with any of these, but this is what a search turned up. These are devices for use in noisy environments and for the hard of hearing.
Some combine flashing lights with a loud ringer.

https://www.harriscomm.com/equipment/cell-phone-accessories/loud-ringers.html

Many of these are also available at Amazon so you don't have to use this vendor. If you still have a Radio Shack near you, I bet they would have something similar.

 

[agfrvf]

I usualy keep my phone under a cotton sheet playing pandora. By myself without music its easy to loose time at night.

 

[kvt]

If they want something they can leave a message. If I do not know who is calling, or do not expect a call I do not answer.
If it is important call someone else and they can come get me. After I leave work it has be an real emergency before they call me.

 

[D1005]

I must be a 1%er. My home is not accessible by cell tower. The kids come to visit, they log on to my Wifi. If I went up to the top of the hill behind the house I could get cell service. Don't own a cell phone, don't expect to.

Sometimes yes, here, sometimes no, a friend of mine who has a cell can only text from his place, signal is too weak for voice. Cell phones are about as reliable as yelling in many areas, so I won't waste my money on one either.

 

[MrWhoopee]

I, too, live in an area with poor/no cell service. Fortunately, at&t (formerly AT&T) has provided me with a Micro-cell, which utilizes my DSL connection to create a cellular hot-spot about 100 ft. around my house. Verizon also has such a device, they call it a Network Extender. I'm cancelling my MagicJack.

 

[jocat54]

I used the at&t micro cell when I lived in the Texas Hill Country--no service. It uses satellite and your internet service to create a hot spot and works well. Gave it to my sister and BIL when we moved and they are still using it.