Comments on: Ringing iPhone stops New York Philharmonic

By: Ryan Fielding

Ryan Fielding — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:34:00 +0000

in some cases its better to turn the phone completly off then to just put it on silent…

By: Ryan Fielding

Ryan Fielding — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:31:00 +0000

i agree all theatres, concert halls and any other place where cell phones can cause an interuption to the enjoyment of others should have cell phone signal blocking technology installed…

By: Ryan Fielding

Ryan Fielding — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:27:00 +0000

ever heard of turning your phone completly off… i always do when i go into a theatre..

By: William Bard

William Bard — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:19:00 +0000

The photo in the article is not of the New York Philharmonic horn players…

By: Jonathan Roberts

Jonathan Roberts — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:49:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure the alarm on one of my phones used to work even if the phone was switched off.

By: amydavidson

amydavidson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:13:00 +0000

I don’t think this would address the problem. The user had a clock alarm set. When the phone is set to silent, the alarm still sounds (but incoming calls/texts are silent). With the phone in Airplane mode, the alarm will still sound; the alarm is not a web-related function and isn’t affected by being in Airplane mode. The solution here is to turn the phone completely off.

By: Matt Jones

Matt Jones — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:59:00 +0000

Personally I’d turn it off- I was pointing out the poor design of the switch.

By: Chris Hewitt

Chris Hewitt — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:49:00 +0000

Just turn the goddamn phone OFF!!!!!! If you are expecting such an important phone call then don’t go to a Mahler Symphony for christ’s sake.

By: retepslluerb

retepslluerb — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:31:00 +0000

Yeah, the timers are kind of an issue – they *need* to work even in mute work (otherwise lots of people will oversleep) but it’s not obvious that they do. Perhaps a phone should explain that the first times the mute button has been used.

By: retepslluerb

retepslluerb — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:27:00 +0000

Followed by the turing on jungle. I’m looking at the freaking screen! Why the hell would I need audible feedback that it’s on? Unless I’m blind, of course, that it should be a setting in the assisted services. Though vibration would totally suffice.

By: retepslluerb

retepslluerb — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:25:00 +0000

Frankly, if traffic is hell everywhere, everyone can start driving a little earlier. :)

No really, I realise that sometime it’s truly an unforeseen event that sabotages one travel plans, but that’s life.

By: retepslluerb

retepslluerb — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Ah, but that’s an planned break than.

By: jgs

jgs — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Why… so it would!

Although I feel less uncharitable toward the malefactor after reading today’s NYT piece which digs into the circumstances.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:27:00 +0000

or changing lanes without signaling, or letting a door slam in someones face, or forgetting to bring a baggie along when you fail to curb your dog….

Nothing is anyones responsibility to others, is it?

Also, if your boss wants to check his cell phone during a professional dinner, um, choose your battles, friend.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:25:00 +0000

the only thing that can be done about “that guy”, is this.

By: AA

AA — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:24:00 +0000

The power of the ringtone is uncontainable i tell you!!!
Last year, a similar incident interrupted Wolverine’s theatrical performance….
For real

By: Beanolini

Beanolini — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:45:00 +0000

the conductor is more respected

Not according to the old musicians’ joke about the difference between a bull and an orchestra (a bull has the horns at the front, and the arsehole at the back).

By: Patty Barden

Patty Barden — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:50:00 +0000

There’s no such thing as “too elderly to operate an iPhone.” Too young maybe, but too elderly?

By: LinkMan

LinkMan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:18:00 +0000

The “turning off” jingle is perhaps the single worst innovation in the history of the mobile phone. 99.9% of the time when someone is turning their phone off they’re doing it because they want it to be silent.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:51:00 +0000

Many performers do this since traffic is hell everywhere and a little pause or banter with the audience helps with this.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:46:00 +0000

There is technology that can suppress cell phone signals and is not too expensive. This should be routinely used in concert halls since there always seems to be someone that forgets/doesn’t care.

By: Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:29:00 +0000

But he has such good moments.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:14:00 +0000

Not everybody loves Wagner.

By: AnthonyC

AnthonyC — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:09:00 +0000

Just because an action becomes common does not mean it ceases to be rude; that is not automatic. The public discussion regarding cell phone etiquette is ongoing. Consider this story to be about the conductor publicly expressing his opinion on the matter.

By: AnthonyC

AnthonyC — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:07:00 +0000

I would say that jewelry in martial arts classes is not just a distraction, but also a safety issue. I don’t know what style you practiced, but it would be all too easy for an earring to be ripped out forcibly, even a small one. Sparring, grappling, or even just falling and rolling, provide many opportunities for that.

By: AnthonyC

AnthonyC — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:03:00 +0000

I have had phones (not my current one) where a set alarm would go off *even if the phone were completely powered down.*

Obviously not what happened here, but there *are* cases where ignorance would be a defense.

By: jerwin

jerwin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:59:00 +0000

At $33–$118 per ticket, that would be a very expensive lesson.

By: Bruno Precciozzi

Bruno Precciozzi — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:29:00 +0000

Nope, just tested it. Turned off the ringer, but the alarm still sounded.

By: Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:48:00 +0000

That bloody marimba. What is it with Apple and twee crap like marimbas, glockenspiels and ukuleles? Why has baby music taken over?

By: L_Mariachi

L_Mariachi — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Apparently in this case he had set it to vibrate but iPhones still make noise for scheduled calendar alerts. I’ve never noticed that myself but that’s what it says following the linked articles. Dude was properly mortified, fwiw.