Noisy commuters being told to mind their mobile manners
Loudmouth mobile phone users on trains and buses in Western Australia will be targeted in a new campaign to tackle the growing annoyance”
Public transport commuters who are loud on mobile phones and MP3 players may face being kicked off trains & buses in WA.
Wouldn’t we all like to see this rolled out across the nation?
Survey: Top 3 public annoyances on transport
A survey was conducted – here’s the top 3.
- Loud mobile phone conversations
“An overwhelming 90 per cent said loud mobile phone conversations were the most annoying part of their journeys.” - Noisy portable music players
” A number spoke passionately about … being forced to listen to … thumping bass music from earphones.” - Ear-piercing polyphonic ringtones
Can I add keypad tones here? I’d like to ensure that’s on the list. Who the hell wants to listen to someone’s keypad tones, annoyingly “beep, beep, beeping” out their SMS’s.
Oh and game tones. As above…
Mind your Mobile Manners
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) encourages individuals to use their mobile phones in a responsible manner and to be considerate and aware of situations where using their mobile phone might annoy others.”
Check out the AMTA’s Mind Your Mobile Manners guidelines.
Respect!
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Prevention is the key to protecting yourself
A new guide has been released by the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) to try helping you gain “affordable and responsible access” to premium SMS/MMS services.
The guide provides some practical tips and information, as well as some “do’s and don’ts”.
Important tips
- Ask questions and read the terms & conditions. If you’re not sure about anything, ask before you subscribe!
- Don’t use a premium service unless you know the full cost: cost per message, frequency of messages, total cost to you.
- Text “STOP” to cancel a premium SMS/MMS service.
- Keep a record of all premium services you subscribe to and total expected costs – so you don’t get any surprises when you get your bill.
Experience any issues?
- Any problems, call the company providing the premium SMS/MMS service or your carrier.
- If you’re not happy with the response, contact the TIO (for premium issues) or ACMA (for spam and scam).
AMTA guidelines
Check out the AMTA’s guidelines for Mobile Premium Services yourself. Find out what they are, how to access them, costs associated with and the all important – cancelling them!
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