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Poll: Do you use a smartphone for work-related tasks? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Michael Harris Germany Local time: 05:45 Member (2006) German to English No, and am not planning to | Feb 22, 2013 |
If I am available for work when I am not in the office and I am in my country of residence then I use my smart phone as my "link to the world" as a modem, otherwise abroad, I have my USB stick. If anyone wants anything from me and I do not have my laptop with me, then they will have to wait until I have my computer as I cannot work with such a small device, except for making calls. | | |
No - I'm rarely away from my desk | Feb 22, 2013 |
I don't have much use for a smartphone because during the work week I'm glued to my desk translating. On week-ends, I set my own schedule and don't want to be interrupted. I can't imagine discussing a job without my computer in front of me. Most of my projects last over several days or even weeks. I prefer not to take small jobs because the flurry of communications uses up a disproportionate amount of my time.
[Edited at 2013-02-22 09:11 GMT] | | |
Yes, to make phone calls when not in the office | Feb 22, 2013 |
Am I missing the point here? | |
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vixen Greece Local time: 06:45 English to Dutch + ... Other - a simple NO | Feb 22, 2013 |
A simple NO: I don't own a smartphone. | | |
inkweaver Germany Local time: 05:45 French to German + ...
I don't own a smart phone and I don't intend to buy one. | | |
Angus Stewart United Kingdom Local time: 04:45 French to English + ... Yet another no | Feb 22, 2013 |
inkweaver wrote: I don't own a smart phone and I don't intend to buy one. That also represents my own position. If I am available for work, then I will be at my desk with my laptop. On the rare occasions when I am not at my desk during the working day, then I certainly don't want a mobile phone, far less a smart phone intruding upon and eroding the quality of my life outside work. | | |
it depends on what it means | Feb 22, 2013 |
I use my smartphone for the following work-related things: 1) answer when a client call 2) check emails and attachments and reply to clients when I am not at my desk | |
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Sonia Hill United Kingdom Local time: 04:45 Italian to English Checking email | Feb 22, 2013 |
I very occasionally check my email on my Smartphone if I happen to go out for a few hours. Even more rarely a client actually phones me on it. I don't use it for anything else work-related. | | |
Ty Kendall United Kingdom Local time: 04:45 Hebrew to English No, but I use a tablet | Feb 22, 2013 |
I use my Kindle Fire HD to check emails quite frequently and I can peruse documents/pdfs on it which allow me to give an accurate quote (usually when I'm on the move/out the house because otherwise I can just use my laptop). | | |
it would be useful for me | Feb 22, 2013 |
to be able to check e mails more often without having to stay in the office when there is no work. I sometimes miss good opportunities while I'm just out for a few hours. | | |
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Yes, to check my email | Feb 22, 2013 |
I sometimes need to go out during office hours but with my BlackBerry I can receive my work related emails and reply almost immediately. It's a great help for me. | | |
Wolfgang Vogt Argentina Local time: 00:45 English to German + ...
Comes in quite handy when I 've got to go to the bank, for example, and am out of office for a couple of hours. I usually only reply if I'm available or not, I don't use it to calculate a quote, though. It also serves as a backup for my internet connection, which is more important even, now that I think about it.
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DianeGM Local time: 06:45 Member (2006) Dutch to English + ...
when I am out and about I use mine for email, sending and receiving files for projects, quotes, etc. But I hardly ever use it for calls at all!
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