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Poll: Do you use a smartphone for work-related tasks?
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you use a smartphone for work-related tasks?".

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Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 19:11
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.


 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 11:11
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
+ ...
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]


 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
Swedish to English
+ ...
Yes, to make phone calls when not in the office Feb 22, 2013

Am I missing the point here?

 
vixen
vixen  Identity Verified
Greece
Local time: 20:11
English to Dutch
+ ...
Other - a simple NO Feb 22, 2013

A simple NO: I don't own a smartphone.

 
inkweaver
inkweaver  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 19:11
French to German
+ ...
Another no Feb 22, 2013

I don't own a smart phone and I don't intend to buy one.

 
Angus Stewart
Angus Stewart  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:11
Member (2011)
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.


 
Gianluca Marras
Gianluca Marras  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 19:11
English to Italian
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


 
Sonia Hill
Sonia Hill
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:11
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
Ty Kendall  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:11
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).

 
Augusta Habas
Augusta Habas
France
Local time: 19:11
Italian to French
+ ...
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.

 
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:11
Member (2006)
English to Polish
+ ...
SITE LOCALIZER
Yes Feb 22, 2013

To check my email.

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Patricia Prevost
Patricia Prevost  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 19:11
English to Spanish
+ ...
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
Wolfgang Vogt  Identity Verified
Argentina
Local time: 15:11
English to German
+ ...
Yes Feb 22, 2013

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.

[Edited at 2013-02-22 11:50 GMT]


 
DianeGM
DianeGM  Identity Verified
Local time: 20:11
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
+ ...
Yes ... Feb 22, 2013

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!

[Edited at 2013-02-22 14:14 GMT]


 
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