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rootX
Mar23-11, 08:07 PM
See above.

How much time you spend (daily basis) on:
internet
landline
cell
tv
handheld devices?

lisab
Mar23-11, 08:16 PM
Cell, internet, and no TV :biggrin:.

rootX
Mar23-11, 08:16 PM
Cell, internet, and no TV :biggrin:.

Crap! I forgot TV :frown:

I have a TV but I don't use it.

hypatia
Mar23-11, 08:34 PM
I use my cell phone the least, its mostly for emergency's when I'm on the road.

KrisOhn
Mar23-11, 10:05 PM
I only have cell and internet. I live in residence at the U of Saskatchewan, but even if I had my own place I doubt I would have a TV. Anything I want to watch on TV I can find online. I also doubt I would have a landline, I don't see much of a point having two separate phones.

DaveC426913
Mar23-11, 10:17 PM
Cell, landline, intertoobs and TV

Cell makes and receives phone calls and the occasional text. That's all it does.

Time:
Cell: as little as humanly possible
Land: as little as humanly possible
TV: most evenings
Intertoobs: some at work, several hours at home, most of it on PF

Gokul43201
Mar23-11, 11:09 PM
Cell, internet, and no TV :biggrin:.

Crap! I forgot TV :frown:

I have a TV but I don't use it.I'm a little different. I have a TV (and it's now been close to 3 yrs since I bought it - what was I thinking?), but it's still in its original packing! Maybe someday it'll come out of the box, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Ivan Seeking
Mar24-11, 12:21 AM
We do a lot of internet viewing on our TV. Just place icons for your favorite connections on the desktop and you effectively have a channel selector. A wireless mouse is the new shooter. The down side is that the shooter doesn't come apart if you throw it to your partner; the mouse does. Still need a toss-hardened mouse.

I usually have CNN, the BBC, or PBS on in the background while I work. Due to the continous stream of emails for work, I am usually online... which is why I am often tempted to play here when I should be working.

Here is one distinction that I've noticed: TV doesn't waste my time like the internet does. The internet can be a real time sink. If I need to meet a pending deadline, I have to cut the internet connection.

physics girl phd
Mar24-11, 10:39 AM
Cell, internet, and no TV :biggrin:.

Same here. :biggrin: Now my spouse talks to our middle child... before all they did was watch TV together.

DaveC426913
Mar24-11, 02:16 PM
Now my spouse talks to our middle child...
Child (yelling): "WHY DON'T WE HAVE ANY TV???"
Spouse: (yelling): "I DON'T KNOW. ASK YOUR MOM! THEN TELL ME WHAT SHE SAYS!"

nismaratwork
Mar24-11, 03:55 PM
The waste heat from my electronics is generally sufficient to heat my home in winter. 'nuff said.

physics girl phd
Mar24-11, 05:21 PM
Child (yelling): "WHY DON'T WE HAVE ANY TV???"
Spouse: (yelling): "I DON'T KNOW. ASK YOUR MOM! THEN TELL ME WHAT SHE SAYS!"

Sometimes... especially now that it's March Madness. But my spouse is usually in agreement that no tv is good for the family.

More often... they are both hunched together over my spouse's Blackberry, discussing some news article or wiki-link (yesterday they were looking at lists of the best and worst movies of all time.).:mad:

rootX
Mar24-11, 07:05 PM
Here is one distinction that I've noticed: TV doesn't waste my time like the internet does. The internet can be a real time sink. If I need to meet a pending deadline, I have to cut the internet connection.

I have radio for that. I run my radio while working (sometimes even more than 10-14 hours).

nismaratwork
Mar24-11, 07:36 PM
I have radio for that. I run my radio while working (sometimes even more than 10-14 hours).

Music, Talk, Mix?

lisab
Mar24-11, 07:39 PM
Music, Talk, Mix?

Oh I think we need a poll :biggrin:!

rootX
Mar24-11, 07:40 PM
Music, Talk, Mix?

Mostly music and only talk+music show now I listen to is Delilah late night show (http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=242218)! :surprised:biggrin: I haven't heard John Tesh for a long time now!

rootX
Mar24-11, 07:49 PM
Oh I think we need a poll :biggrin:!

I don't think too many people here listen to radio, do they?

nismaratwork
Mar24-11, 07:51 PM
I don't think too many people here listen to radio, do they?

I have XM on my computer, and an actual radio integrated into my tuner. I never go without... sound. Often NPR, and classical.

My best pal for a couple of decades is a radio junkie too. I don't know if it's common or not, but we're both 30, so... maybe it is?

Oh, and good choices.

Loren Booda
Mar24-11, 07:52 PM
For landline, I use Caller ID. For TV, I listen from my computer in another room. CDs, mostly unused, rest in their cubbyholes. No subwoofer for the car, as it a temptation.

Radio seems to be my option for car and night listening. Radio & XM sounds cool.

rootX
Mar24-11, 07:56 PM
I have never heard any XM radio (neither I know anyone who listens to XM) .. I am still on FM while my parents are on AM :)

nismaratwork
Mar24-11, 07:58 PM
I have never heard any XM radio (neither I know anyone who listens to XM) .. I am still on FM while my parents are on AM :)

XM is great for the dedicated channels to a given genre, and variety, but I still mostly go FM.

Don't worry old man, you'll catch up! :wink:

lisab
Mar24-11, 08:10 PM
I listen to the radio frequently. While I drive, probably 50% radio 50% CDs. I like listening with headphones when I do chores around the house or exercise. Listening to NPR right now, in fact.

Char. Limit
Mar24-11, 08:12 PM
I has a cell phone and an interblag.

rootX
Mar24-11, 08:12 PM
I listen to the radio frequently. While I drive, probably 50% radio 50% CDs. I like listening with headphones when I do chores around the house or exercise. Listening to NPR right now, in fact.

We should have a new poll! :biggrin:

Char. Limit
Mar24-11, 08:13 PM
We should have a new poll! :biggrin:

If you do, make sure to include Pandora. It's all that I listen to.