people who have the 'ticktick' sound on on their mobile?

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when typing dialling?
what for?
aibu to think it should be illegal?

typing or dialling

Yanbu
They are idiots

:o

but why?

Cause they haven't a clue on how to change it and think it's standard (yes looking at you FIL

My mum has it. I turn it off when she's not looking but she always manages to turn it back on despite denying knowing how to use the damn thing!

because perhaps they don't trust the touch screen and need that little confirmation that their type has been registered?

not me, that's the first thing i turned off on my new phone. drives me fucking scatty

I do. Because when it is plugged into the car radio and I'm sat in the car I can tap out beats because the interference means a thud emits from the speakers.

(Sat in the car waiting for appointments/ children. Not whilst driving)

If I hear that noise when I'm on the train I just know if I look around to see who's responsible it'll be someone over sixty, probably using an old Nokia rather than a smartphone. I always want to go over and tell them that you can turn that noise off.

IABU because I have it on on mine. I turn it off though if typing in public.

I justice to hear the noise as I type really fast and the noise confirms the key press without me looking at the screen.

I keep it. Means I know what I'm typing. Silent feels wrong.

And I'm nowhere near 60!

I do turn it right down when in company though.

Oh. And because then I can tell when my children are messing around on my phone...

silent just feels wrong though? I need to know the key has been pressed- especially as I usually text without looking at my phone too busy being nosey

YANBU! Drives me crazy too!

Mine phone is always on silent all the time.

A woman on the train recently was having a long conversation via text so her phone would loudly beep to signal a new message and then she'd beep-beep-beep while typing her reply, then the text tone would deafen us all again, then more beep-beep-beeps... I was ready to bodily remove her from the train after five minutes!

ah, detecting dc messing about with phone.
that's a good reason

and what about this annoying 'cheerful whistle' ringtone?

aaagghhhh drives me insane - any type of keypad noise - and the whistle one you mentioned! there's no need to have tones on whilst on a train etc - just have it on vibrate and you can feel it if anyone rings/texts rather than subject the whole carriage to it!!

Tick tick users should be summarily grabbed by the ankles and dragged along a rocky beach -one foot for every tick...

Argh yes I feel your pain with the cheerful whistle tone. One of the most aggravating sounds in existence.

Because I like it

I have it. I didn't know you could turn it off.

I didn't know it annoyed people. I think I'll keep it.

I have it and like it... On iPhone. Do I care if it pisses anyone off?!