Who else is annoyed by  excessive background noise when talking on the phone?
154318
i am it drives me nutts
308293
Ringers should be banned.  A vibrating cellphone doesn't bother anyone.\n\nCellphone conversations should be banned except for the words, "Hello, please hold on for a moment while I move to somewhere that I can speak."\n\nSomeone who holds a very quiet conversation on a phone is no problem.  However, too many people simply don't realize how LOUDLY they speak while on their phones.
945650
NO you're exercising your right to communicate in your preferred means of communication!  I work in telesales so can associate with the 'wanting to get away from the phone' thing!
851543
It is nauseating some times.  People are rude on their phone, they talk too loud, they talk while driving which is extremely dangerous, they talk for too long, they leave the ringer on while at the movie theater, they leave their Bluetooth hanging on their ear which looks RIDICULOUS AND PATHETIC.  By the way, it increases the risk of brain cancer.  Totally unacceptable social behaviour.  Then you have kids with cell phones, people taking unsolicited pictures of others which is an invasion of privacy.  It just drives me nuts!
632215
Same here, I can't sleep without it on.  I think I am so used to the noise that without it I can't sleep.
525329
I get that a lot and find it really annoying too. I usually get that noise in my ears after listening to loud music etc. If your hearing is affected then maybe ask your GP for a hearing test to check it out.
1158084
I think it is rude, crude and socially unacceptable.\nHowever, to some it is an absolute necessity. So, they should keep their voice down to almost whispering level.\n\nAren't they embarassed that someone can hear what they are saying? \n\nAnd - driving while on the phone should be banned outright. They should be fined $250 and lose 3 demerit points. On the spot - no questions asked. That's the only way this insanity will stop.
288348
It's boring... and often sounds like Tinnitus\n:-)
815328
Turn off your phone's id and call those $&@#*% back!
1078682
That I love her and think she's wonderful, but I don't want to talk on the phone every freaking day.
862520
hang up. it's very irritating.  I got 9 calls today! wtf!
745465
The most annoying ringtone is Nokia's standard ring ~ I worked there for five years and heard it ALL the time! You'd think that Nokia employees could get away from using that, but no.\n\nMy favorite is what my hubby has on his phone right now, which is one of my all-time favorite songs, Sweet Home Alabama. But it's not the ringtone, it's the real song. I really can't stand ringtones in general.
1135512
Talk on the cell phone
1096930
Loud people - I will never understand why people have to be so loud in unnecessary settings.
847790
use one of those canned air boat horns- they should hear it then\n\nhave you tried unplugging your phone (if its a land line)
555075
You hate it because it's annoying. It's like having someone else's music bombard your ears. Also, your hearing is probably very sensitive. I hate whistling, too.
289728
Yes and how sweet it would be, indeed!!!!  I hate them..they are such an invasion of privacy to everyone involved...the people who own them, the person on the other end of the line, and the person standing in the grocery line next to someone on a damn phone OR that person going down the road on the phone that is floating over into your lane b/c they are not paying any attention to their driving....but to their conversation.  It's very irritating.  There isn't reason in the WORLD that someone needs to be on a mobile phone while out and about...talking about what their cat did the night before!!!  It's insane