Max550 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 1025 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2817 times:
Mine is set to turn off at 11pm and on at 6am. I used to leave it on all the time and it definitely slowed it down a lot until I would turn it off and restart it.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11025 posts, RR: 53 Reply 4, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2806 times:
I also turn my cell phone off at night, unless I'm expecting a call. I cancelled my "landline" at home a long time ago. If someone needs to call me at night when it is off, it goes to voice-mail and I get it in the morning.
Brendan03 From Australia, joined Aug 2005, 951 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 2788 times:
I'm working for the railways as a casual on-call, If I turn off my phone, I don't get shifts! That said It doesn't stop me from getting boozed and passing out, It just means if I answer the phone I'm less likely to know what I'm talking about and I have to ring back later!
GQfluffy From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 3355 posts, RR: 6 Reply 8, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 2779 times:
I leave it on. Why? In case in dire straits I need to use it. I don't have time to wait for it to turn on. You never know if an emergency arises that a family member or friend needs to get in contact with you.
As far as your phones "slowing down" or "having issues with the phone"...I'd say leaving your phone on is the least of your concerns.
FlybaurLAX From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 619 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 2769 times:
I leave mine on for the sole fact that it's my alarm clock in the morning. It does get annoying when my drunk college friends send me messages or call me at 3 in the morning (sometimes I'm up that late but no when I have my 8:30 class). If my gf uses her phone as the alarm clock and she has to wake up near the same time I do, then yes I turn it off. I like to kill the batteries on my electronics at least once a week, and then charge them fully in one sitting.
Force13 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 229 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2763 times:
I always keep mine on since I do not have a landline. When I'm sleeping it's on vibrate because waking up to Flogging Molly's "Drunken Lullabies" at 600am can be a bit shocking to the system.
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FCA767 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2006, 1677 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2760 times:
Quoting FlybaurLAX (Reply 10): I leave mine on for the sole fact that it's my alarm clock in the morning. It does get annoying when my drunk college friends send me messages or call me at 3 in the morning (sometimes I'm up that late but no when I have my 8:30 class). If my gf uses her phone as the alarm clock and she has to wake up near the same time I do, then yes I turn it off. I like to kill the batteries on my electronics at least once a week, and then charge them fully in one sitting.
I think the alarm will turn the phone on...you should try it...I remember buying a phone in OZ last year, a cheap $40 phone and it turns on itself when the alarm goes off
Andz From South Africa, joined Feb 2004, 8247 posts, RR: 13 Reply 13, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2757 times:
I'm sure most phones these days switch on with the alarm. I know my Nokia E51 does, it asks if the phone should be switched on, then the PIN must be entered.
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IH8BY From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 1085 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2738 times:
I certainly would, but it depends which of my phones I'm using! I have an HTC Touch Dual, and that won't switch itself on for the alarm, so if I want to be woken up then I leave it on, but turn it into airplane mode so I'm not woken up by push emails from quasi-nocturnal coursemates, tearful calls from tired and emotional friends, and early morning text messages from shift-working friends.
Currently, however, that phone is not working (I can't even send it off for repair until I've moved house next week, or I'd have to drive 250 miles just to collect the thing!), so I'm back to my trusty Sony Ericsson W810i, which does switch itself on for the alarm, so I can switch it off at night.
There's little for me at the moment which is so important that it can't wait until morning, and if there was something exceptionally crucial, my immediate family can ring my landline.
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FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2729 times:
I never turn mine off. It's rare for somebody to call me while im sleeping. On the few occasions it has happened it was due to an emergency. I don't have a landlines so it's my only form of communication with the outside world.
AmricanShamrok From United States of America, joined May 2008, 2297 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2714 times:
Quoting ManuCH (Reply 5): I never turn my phone off. It's on silent 1 meter next to me even at night, and during the day it's always in my pocket.
CrimsonNL From Netherlands, joined Dec 2007, 1435 posts, RR: 43 Reply 19, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2709 times:
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One time, I got this text at 4AM, so I woke up, replied to the text, and went back to sleep again. Then at 415AM I woke up again, asking myself, did I really replied? So I checked my sent items and turned out I actually DREAMED sending a text back! The text I dreamed sending didn't even make sense to what the one I received said True story.
Since then, I turn it off when I go to sleep, I occasionally find out halfway during the day that it's still off!
PS, I don't do sounds on my phone, just the vibrating function.
FlyMIA From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5674 posts, RR: 6 Reply 21, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2705 times:
I use it as an alarm clock so it stays on over night, I do not get many calls at night so that has never been a problem. I don't have a land line in my dorm so I figure its important to have a phone available quickly all the time.
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DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 14050 posts, RR: 55 Reply 24, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2694 times:
It's always on.
If you call and wake me up at 3AM, you must really need me, so why would I leave it off?
25 Swissy: Always ON, because our security/property alarm system is linked with it..... otherwise we would have to relay on our German dogies only!!!! 24/7 Cheer
26 WILCO737: And with the German efficiency that shouldn't be a problem wilco737
27 LHR380: It only goes off if im flying or in a hospital. It only goes on silent when Im at work, at the pictures or out for dinner.
28 OA260: I turn mine off before I go to bed. I don't need to get texts or calls waking me up and disturbing my sleep. Family have the Internet phone for emerge
29 DunaA320: I turn mine off most nights... unless im drunk and i fall asleep texting someone, which appears to be happening alot latley
30 Wolverine: Mostly not, as I only got a cellphone, and want to be reachable for my family and friends in case they need me.
31 WESTERN737800: I work in a 24-7 on call business so it stays on all the time.
32 ShyFlyer: Put me down as another who keeps his on all night. It only gets turned off for meetings, appointments, etc as I've found that even on vibrate it's too
33 WILCO737: So I see most of you leave their phones on during flights? Isn't that illegal wilco737
34 SW733: I leave my iPhone on...if my girlfriend is gone, on a biz trip or whatever, I'll even have it on the other side of my bed. Why? Because I am a workaho
35 ShyFlyer: If I'm lucky enough to be on an aircraft again, I'll turn it off (as always).
36 EICVD: Never turn it off at night. Only ever turn my phone off when im on a plane.
37 WILCO737: Sleep is so important. Especially the uninterrupted sleep... Gives you time to recover and recharge your batteries... Good... But I guess many people
38 RJLover: My job requires me to be (mostly) on call, so I only ever turn it off when I'm flying somewhere.
39 FlybaurLAX: I totally would, however my phone is rather on the older side, and I tried to do that once and it never went on.....
40 Cadet57: Phone is on 24/7. Yay working as an apprentice at a funeral home! -_-
41 UAL757: Oooooh yea, my phone is always on. I love getting 4AM calls, and all the random night texts, because if you turn it on in class my phone usually gets
42 MCOflyer: Phone is on 24/7. My dad/mentor has health issues and I need to be able to get to the hospital. Plus I am popular with my clients. KH
43 FX772LRF: I leave mine on all night and all day. It's one of my personal policies that any girl (and guy occasionally) that needs someone to talk to at any time
44 TZ757300: I leave my phone on all the time. Too much stuff comes up when you least expect it to not leave it on. Do you provide services at every truck stop?
46 Signol: I always turn my phone off when I want to sleep - I don't want to be woken up by a random message from my sister asking random trivia questions... On
47 LTBEWR: I usually turn mine off a short time after I get home at night, and turn it on before I leave for the day as I have a home hard line. It means I get a
48 KirkSeattle: I leave my IPhone on all the time...plugged in at home and at the office (ringer off). I almost missed an important family emergency call a few years
49 LTU932: I only turn it off when it's charging. After all that has happened in this year, I'm not turning off my cell phone for nay other reason because of the
50 Lfutia: My phone automatically turns itself off at a set time and turns on at a set time howeever if my alarm is set before the set time to turn on, it will t
51 Springbok747: My phone is always on. I only turn it off when I'm flying or in a movie theatre.
52 NZ107: I made a profile called "Total Silence" and not even the vibrate is on. I just leave it on that during the night and have the phone facing the table.
53 FCA767: Do I even turn my phone on ....I use my phone only about 3 times a month...so I leave it off the rest of the time...
54 WILCO737: Then why do you have it at all? Just sell the phone on ebay wilco737
55 BNE: My phone is always on; I used to turn it off when I went to bed but since March when I got an iphone I don't bother to turn it off.
56 LHR380: Would be a weird day if I don't touch my phone during the day for a text or something, but 3 times a month wow
57 WILCO737: Yeah same for me. My cell phone is a very important thing to stay in contact with friends and family when I am on my trips and they can be up to 12 d
58 Scallar: What!? I thought that's what Facebook is for. I always leave my phone on at night time. Why? I have no idea. It's really annoying when work pals sche
59 WILCO737: Not for me... .Not registered at Facebook or any other online community - except a.net wilco737
60 Sabena332: I always switch my mobile phone off in the evening when I am at home together with my girlfriend. When she is away (e.g. volleyball training) I keep i
61 CXB77L: The only times when my phone is off are when I'm in court, in hospital, or on a plane. Otherwise it's on all the time. If I'm at the cinema or in a le
62 Cadet985: Same here. I also leave my cell phone on out of habit from when my search and rescue ratings were actually current in Civil Air Patrol just in case I
63 FCA767: Just for when i apply for a job and turn it on to wait for that call, usually they call after 2 days or i get it on voicemail... Mainly I'm at home a
64 WILCO737: Then you can give them your home phone number and they could call you there. Would save money It sounds like you are applying to a job every month wi
65 FCA767: haha! well sometimes I get money from websites, enough to feed me and a bit of spending money so normally i'm happy...I'm wanting to save up now thou
66 Golfradio: I am surprised by the number of people who switch off their phones at night. I have never turned it off. It's always on unless it acts weird and I hav
67 DocLightning: He walked right into that, didn't he? I also think that if you're in my line of work, getting woken up at 3AM to do your job is par for the course.
68 Pocho: Mine is on at night in case of emergencies. I also use my phone as an alarm clock.
69 B6JFKH81: I turn my phone off at night unless 1 of the following things is going on: > Hubby is bartending and not home, I leave it on just in case there is a p
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