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Question about Cell Phones.by ROB on 2006-04-09 00:45:44 This is a multi-part message in MIME format.------=_NextPart_000_00AD_01C65B6E.EEF74330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all, I was wondering how many of you all used cell phones as a part of your = business? How important do you feel they really are to a Cab driver today? And if = you were giving advise to a new cabbie just starting out who was = thinking about a cell phone, what would the advise be? Just wondering. Be Well, Rob ------=_NextPart_000_00AD_01C65B6E.EEF74330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable charset=3Diso-8859-1"> Hello all, I was wondering how many of you = all used cell phones as a part of your business? How important do you feel they = really are to a Cab driver today? And if you were giving advise to a new cabbie just = starting out who was thinking about a cell phone, what would the advise = be? Just wondering. Be Well, Rob ------=_NextPart_000_00AD_01C65B6E.EEF74330-- Question about Cell Phones.by DAN on 2006-04-09 10:12:07 Rob wrote:> Hello all, > > I was wondering how many of you all used cell phones as a part of your > business? > How important do you feel they really are to a Cab driver today? And if > you were giving advise to a new cabbie just starting out who was > thinking about a cell phone, what would the advise be? > > Just wondering. > > Be Well, > > Rob Comes in handy at times. Can be used to communicate without wasting 'air space' on the radio. Can be used to talk to dispatchers to clarify matters privately. Can be used to pre-authorize credit cards. Can be used to call customers to clarify instructions/directions (we usually get phone numbers when the call is out of town). Can be used to speak to police directly regarding 'non emergency' type of calls (drunk driver/fare runner etc). Can be used for 'personal' business while sitting - (Honey, pick up some bread on your way home) - (Dear, did you remember that the kids have to go to choir practice today?) etc. In case of breakdown, you can order your own tow truck or other aid, can speak with an owner (if a driver) regarding such, can get precise intructions without disturbing the radio traffic. Can be used when 'out of range' of the radio. While perhaps not an essential part of a cabbies toolkit, it can be an immensely valuable one. I have one and carry it with me on all my shifts. Only my bosses and close family members have its number. Question about Cell Phones.by DAVID CASSELMAN on 2006-04-09 22:05:31 I have a prepaid boost mobile. a few people got them they are like nextelsbut prepaid. the walkie talkie is on them. but a few of us got one then before u know it everyone has one. we communicate good with them used them when we run into dead spots with the car radio. th eother night i got into a little trouble with a fare and didnt' have the car radio working. good thing i had my phone or id be in serious trouble. "Dan" wrote in message news:W55_f.2146$Im6.1216@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > Rob wrote: >> Hello all, >> I was wondering how many of you all used cell phones as a part of your >> business? >> How important do you feel they really are to a Cab driver today? And if >> you were giving advise to a new cabbie just starting out who was thinking >> about a cell phone, what would the advise be? >> Just wondering. >> Be Well, >> Rob > > Comes in handy at times. > Can be used to communicate without wasting 'air space' on the radio. Can > be used to talk to dispatchers to clarify matters privately. Can be used > to pre-authorize credit cards. Can be used to call customers to clarify > instructions/directions (we usually get phone numbers when the call is out > of town). Can be used to speak to police directly regarding 'non > emergency' type of calls (drunk driver/fare runner etc). Can be used for > 'personal' business while sitting - (Honey, pick up some bread on your way > home) - (Dear, did you remember that the kids have to go to choir practice > today?) etc. In case of breakdown, you can order your own tow truck or > other aid, can speak with an owner (if a driver) regarding such, can get > precise intructions without disturbing the radio traffic. Can be used when > 'out of range' of the radio. > > While perhaps not an essential part of a cabbies toolkit, it can be an > immensely valuable one. I have one and carry it with me on all my shifts. > Only my bosses and close family members have its number. Question about Cell Phones.by ROB on 2006-04-09 23:32:27"David Casselman" wrote in message news:Lyf_f.102296$no3.83417@tornado.southeast.rr.com... >I have a prepaid boost mobile. a few people got them they are like nextels >but prepaid. the walkie talkie is on them. but a few of us got one then >before u know it everyone has one. we communicate good with them used them >when we run into dead spots with the car radio. th eother night i got into >a little trouble with a fare and didnt' have the car radio working. good >thing i had my phone or id be in serious trouble. > "Dan" wrote in message > news:W55_f.2146$Im6.1216@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >> Rob wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> I was wondering how many of you all used cell phones as a part of your >>> business? >>> How important do you feel they really are to a Cab driver today? And if >>> you were giving advise to a new cabbie just starting out who was >>> thinking about a cell phone, what would the advise be? >>> Just wondering. >>> Be Well, >>> Rob >> >> Comes in handy at times. >> Can be used to communicate without wasting 'air space' on the radio. Can >> be used to talk to dispatchers to clarify matters privately. Can be used >> to pre-authorize credit cards. Can be used to call customers to clarify >> instructions/directions (we usually get phone numbers when the call is >> out of town). Can be used to speak to police directly regarding 'non >> emergency' type of calls (drunk driver/fare runner etc). Can be used for >> 'personal' business while sitting - (Honey, pick up some bread on your >> way home) - (Dear, did you remember that the kids have to go to choir >> practice today?) etc. In case of breakdown, you can order your own tow >> truck or other aid, can speak with an owner (if a driver) regarding such, >> can get precise intructions without disturbing the radio traffic. Can be >> used when 'out of range' of the radio. >> >> While perhaps not an essential part of a cabbies toolkit, it can be an >> immensely valuable one. I have one and carry it with me on all my shifts. >> Only my bosses and close family members have its number. > > Oh yah, you said very few people have the cell number. Tell me, what do you (or anyone else) feel about the practice of giving out the number to customers for return business? Or do you think that this is more problems than its worth giving out the number? Rob Question about Cell Phones.by MOZ CHAMPION (DAN) on 2006-07-01 04:41:23 Rob wrote:> "David Casselman" wrote in message > news:Lyf_f.102296$no3.83417@tornado.southeast.rr.com... >> I have a prepaid boost mobile. a few people got them they are like nextels >> but prepaid. the walkie talkie is on them. but a few of us got one then >> before u know it everyone has one. we communicate good with them used them >> when we run into dead spots with the car radio. th eother night i got into >> a little trouble with a fare and didnt' have the car radio working. good >> thing i had my phone or id be in serious trouble. >> "Dan" wrote in message >> news:W55_f.2146$Im6.1216@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>> Rob wrote: >>>> Hello all, >>>> I was wondering how many of you all used cell phones as a part of your >>>> business? >>>> How important do you feel they really are to a Cab driver today? And if >>>> you were giving advise to a new cabbie just starting out who was >>>> thinking about a cell phone, what would the advise be? >>>> Just wondering. >>>> Be Well, >>>> Rob >>> Comes in handy at times. >>> Can be used to communicate without wasting 'air space' on the radio. Can >>> be used to talk to dispatchers to clarify matters privately. Can be used >>> to pre-authorize credit cards. Can be used to call customers to clarify >>> instructions/directions (we usually get phone numbers when the call is >>> out of town). Can be used to speak to police directly regarding 'non >>> emergency' type of calls (drunk driver/fare runner etc). Can be used for >>> 'personal' business while sitting - (Honey, pick up some bread on your >>> way home) - (Dear, did you remember that the kids have to go to choir >>> practice today?) etc. In case of breakdown, you can order your own tow >>> truck or other aid, can speak with an owner (if a driver) regarding such, >>> can get precise intructions without disturbing the radio traffic. Can be >>> used when 'out of range' of the radio. >>> >>> While perhaps not an essential part of a cabbies toolkit, it can be an >>> immensely valuable one. I have one and carry it with me on all my shifts. >>> Only my bosses and close family members have its number. >> > Thank you. > > Oh yah, you said very few people have the cell number. Tell me, what do you > (or anyone else) feel about the practice of giving out the number to > customers for return business? Or do you think that this is more problems > than its worth giving out the number? > > Rob > > Such a practise is frowned upon here. Customers should get the business number for such. Some drivers do it (I dont) We are not supposed to drive and talk at the same time, and are never supposed to talk on the cellphone when we have a customer in the car. I try to adhere to those 'rules' tho its not always possible. Again, to me, the only people who know my cellphone number are my bosses and my close family, so I dont give out my number very often at all.
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