The "Wake Up!" Phone Call Phenomenon
By Artgirl
@owstalaga (4825)
Philippines
October 15, 2015 11:58pm CST
I don't like unexpected phone calls. Am not one who likes getting calls. I'd prefer you text me if you have anything to tell me. Or send me a message in Facebook or something but don't just call me without letting me know.
Even if it is a business call I still prefer to be informed. Of course that doesn't happen all the time. 
Yesterday, someone called me to set up an appointment 2 hrs before my waking time. Wow. And then earlier, I was just falling asleep in the sleeping quarters at the office when I got a business call. Uhm, way to wake up others who were sleeping in the room too eh?
Anyway I had to get out of the room and try to find a way to call the client since she hung up already. Pointless because wasn't able to get to call them and they didn't respond to my texts so I went about what I had planned to do before going home.
I notice I get more phone calls when I'm sleeping. Why can't people call me when I'm awake eh? Even if I'm on night shift, people can call me in the morning and evening and yet they choose to call me when I am asleep. 
Why not turn the phone off you say? I choose not to turn it off because it is my alarm clock. I prefer to use it because the alarm sets off at different times.
How about you, would you like to be woken up at different times by your mobile ringtone too? What do you think of this phenomenon? Nah it's not a conspiracy theory but I think I just made it into one or something. 
Yesterday, someone called me to set up an appointment 2 hrs before my waking time. Wow. And then earlier, I was just falling asleep in the sleeping quarters at the office when I got a business call. Uhm, way to wake up others who were sleeping in the room too eh?
Anyway I had to get out of the room and try to find a way to call the client since she hung up already. Pointless because wasn't able to get to call them and they didn't respond to my texts so I went about what I had planned to do before going home.
I notice I get more phone calls when I'm sleeping. Why can't people call me when I'm awake eh? Even if I'm on night shift, people can call me in the morning and evening and yet they choose to call me when I am asleep.
Why not turn the phone off you say? I choose not to turn it off because it is my alarm clock. I prefer to use it because the alarm sets off at different times.
How about you, would you like to be woken up at different times by your mobile ringtone too? What do you think of this phenomenon? Nah it's not a conspiracy theory but I think I just made it into one or something. 4 people like this
4 responses
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
16 Oct 15
bless yer heart, i recall those days'f folks callin' when i was tryin' to slumber - worked the night shift fer o'er 6 years 'n folks jest didn't get it fer some reason.
's fer myself? i prefer a phone call to the other options ya mention. i don't text fer one 'n the only folks who call me'd be my momma'r one 'f my young'uns. 'n then there's the sometimes 15 calls/day from the hubs...
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@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
17 Oct 15
Haha, people think I work the normal hours. I should inform all of them eh? But then again strangers don't know it.
Some people like calling instead of texting because they don't want to type everything they want to say. We're opposites in that regard.
Some people like calling instead of texting because they don't want to type everything they want to say. We're opposites in that regard. 2 people like this
@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
17 Oct 15
I haven't seen any alarm clock having different alarms yet. All I see are one time alarm types. Not that I'm really looking yet but if I can find one I'd definitely keep my phone on silent mode.
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@LadyDuck (502162)
• Italy
18 Oct 15
@owstalaga I have an alarm clock where I can set up to 10 different alarms with different sounds.
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@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
18 Oct 15
@LadyDuck Where'd you buy it? Do you have a pic? Maybe I'll just buy online if I can't find any locally.
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@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
22 Oct 15
I found a solution... Somehow I found that I should just put my phone on silent mode and my phone would not ring at all. But the alarm will still ring loudly so I'm finally saved!
Somehow I found that I should just put my phone on silent mode and my phone would not ring at all. But the alarm will still ring loudly so I'm finally saved!1 person likes this
@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
24 Oct 15
@artemeis It won't matter if they are important if they disrupt my sleep. It can wait until I am awake for me to deal with it. If it's a family emergency I have siblings people can call to if I can't be reached anyway. 
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@artemeis (4189)
• China
23 Oct 15
@owstalaga
I am concern about your solution where I have to ask:
What about the calls to you? Aren't the calls to you supposed to be important to you? Surely the office would know better than to call you other than important official business while you are sleeping.
Anyway I hope that this is both effective and alright for you.
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@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
17 Oct 15
I don't think my smart phone has that option... It only has the option to have overall sound or not. Maybe I should get a better and more expensive smart phone. 
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
17 Oct 15
@owstalaga So you have a 'not very smart' phone!
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@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
17 Oct 15
@boiboing Yeah, it's a low end one so it's not that smart. Don't think there are any smart phone concerned with the alarm clock sound and ring tone settings.
Don't think there are any smart phone concerned with the alarm clock sound and ring tone settings.1 person likes this
