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AgentZero said:
I'd consider it a matter of etiquette. Phoning someone is sort of like saying, "Drop whatever it is you're doing and pay attention to me NOW!" which is rather rude and not considerate of the fact that the person might be busy at work, in the middle of class, or otherwise not available to take the call. Whereas a text message is sort of like saying, "Hey, I need to relay this information to you, but don't mean to interrupt what you're doing. Read this and respond when you can." Which is a fair bit more polite, don't you think?
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I must say I disagree about texting being more polite. After all, if you didn't want to be interrupted by the phone, you wouldn't have it on, would you? Therefore, by extension, it wouldn't be impolite to give them a call.
You could make the same arguement about a regular land-line that you made for cellphones. Perhaps we should all just stop talking and text everyone about everything?
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