No Text Policy

There are so many reasons not to rely on text only communications. Both text and voice mail options are disabled on the phone line for a number of reasons, including:

No Text Policy

• Text is obsolete, like payphones, beepers and telegraph.
• Phone coverage is not always available
  • I work in large data centers where there is no coverage or phones (cameras) are restricted.
  • Phone battery died.
  • Out of coverage area.
  • Phone was damaged.
• Internet coverage is much more widely available, even in areas with no cell coverage. Communicating through Internet based connections allows multiple means to be reached, faster:
  • I have multiple devices that can access my communications including desktop, laptop, mobile phone, library...
  • My desktop has dual display four feet wide and a full size QWERTY that I can use quickly and efficiently. My phone is barely three inches wide and I loathe tediously tapping on a tiny type pad.
• Message management in email has the most flexibility and features. Email is the preferred method of contact.
  • An inbox easily groups messages to be sorted by who they are from, date, subject or other fields.
  • Email can be searched
  • Email can be sorted and archived
• Did you know that you can send a text to an email address just like a phone number? It is not great because it is based on an old form of communications.

No Voice Mail Policy

• Voice Mail is obsolete and was useful when phones were not mobile and caller ID was not prevalent.
• Most voice mail messages are rhetorical in nature and will be repeated when the requested call back is connected.
• Mail box fills up and new messages are rejected. Got old and was inefficient so the VM feature is permanently disabled at the carrier level.