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we’re tops for phone moans
FANS of our Mailbox page will not be surprised to learn that Irish people are the least willing to put up with rude mobile phone users while they are on holiday. Irish travellers were least tolerant in a poll of 25 nationalities, citing courteousness and noise consciousness as important, as well as privacy. Some 65 per cent of Irish respondents found making calls on speakerphone offensive, while 58 per cent were not impressed with people playing music, games or videos without headphones. Taking photos or videos of strangers was rated as offensive by 53 per cent of Irish people polled, followed by making calls in a restaurant, using a device during a seated performance or activity, making video calls, Face Time, Skype calls and loud mobile device alerts. The study from Expedia also found that 90 per cent of Irish people bring at least one device with them while on holiday. Some 77 per cent said their smartphones are ‘very important/critical’ to their daily lives when travelling. Some 68 per cent say the same about
BY Joanne ahern
their tablet device, while 66 per cent put their laptop in that category. Email or messaging, camera or video recording and maps or navigation are the most frequent functions used while on holiday. Ten per cent of Irish travellers said they keep a phone charger with them at all times. Meanwhile, despite Irish people spending 25 per cent more on average on roaming charges than they consider to be reasonable, only 31 per cent purchase an international data/ roaming plan when travelling. Forty-eight per cent of Irish travellers, meanwhile, are unaware of new legislation capping the maximum you can be charged for data roaming in the European Union. The global 2014 Expedia and Egencia Mobile Index also found that Brazilians and Thai nationals cared least about mobile etiquette. Some 43 per cent of Thais admitted to taking photos or video of strangers and a fifth of Brazilians admitted to making calls on speakerphone when travelling.
KNOW THY SELFIE: Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan TD launches the second year of the Digital Schools of Distinction programme at Scoil Íosagáin in Limerick picture: inpho
65% found speaker
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