Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


semigeek

1606 posts

Uber Geek


#137918 13-Dec-2013 12:14
Send private message

Just had next years Telephone book delivered, but it got me to wondering. How many people in a personal or business sense still actually use it, when the information is online?


View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic
 1 | 2
BigPipeNZ
1170 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
BigPipe

  #951542 13-Dec-2013 12:15
Send private message

they make pretty good monitor stands.




bigpipe.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/BigPipeNZ
https://twitter.com/BigPipeNZ




johnr
19282 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #951544 13-Dec-2013 12:18
Send private message

You got a what delivered?

SaltyNZ
8218 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
2degrees
Lifetime subscriber

  #951545 13-Dec-2013 12:19
Send private message

BigPipeNZ: they make pretty good monitor stands.


This. Although at the moment I have mine on top of The New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary of the English Language, a similarly useful/weighty tome.




iPad Pro 11" + iPhone 15 Pro Max + 2degrees 4tw!

 

These comments are my own and do not represent the opinions of 2degrees.




vexxxboy
4243 posts

Uber Geek


  #951546 13-Dec-2013 12:19
Send private message

i use the yellow pages if i dont know who im looking for. ie if im just looking for a electrician.




Common sense is not as common as you think.


ajobbins
5052 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #951550 13-Dec-2013 12:25
Send private message

vexxxboy: i use the yellow pages if i dont know who im looking for. ie if im just looking for a electrician.


Sure, but why not use YP online?




Twitter: ajobbins


gzt

gzt
17104 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

  #951553 13-Dec-2013 12:30
Send private message

I use my books a few times a year only. The information design is truly terrible.

nicnzl
172 posts

Master Geek


  #951554 13-Dec-2013 12:35
Send private message

Ours arrived on rubbish day, so I only had to move it 1 metre from the ground into the rubbish bag.

 
 
 

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.
vexxxboy
4243 posts

Uber Geek


  #951555 13-Dec-2013 12:36
Send private message

ajobbins:
vexxxboy: i use the yellow pages if i dont know who im looking for. ie if im just looking for a electrician.


Sure, but why not use YP online?


because its quicker to use the book.




Common sense is not as common as you think.


BigPipeNZ
1170 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
BigPipe

  #951557 13-Dec-2013 12:37
Send private message

vexxxboy:
ajobbins:
vexxxboy: i use the yellow pages if i dont know who im looking for. ie if im just looking for a electrician.


Sure, but why not use YP online?


because its quicker to use the book.


really?




bigpipe.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/BigPipeNZ
https://twitter.com/BigPipeNZ


andrewNZ
2487 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #951558 13-Dec-2013 12:38
Send private message

Don't even consider using it, seldom ever even use yellow online. If the Internet can't produce an acceptable result, I ask people I know for recommendations.

For the most part, if the company doesn't have a semi reasonable website, I won't use them.

Batman
Mad Scientist
29760 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #951564 13-Dec-2013 12:47
Send private message

use it four times a year when poo hits the fan and all i can think of is the best looking ad on Yellow

DonGould
3892 posts

Uber Geek


  #951566 13-Dec-2013 12:48
Send private message

johnr: You got a what delivered?


John it's a thing that's used to drive community health - exercise.

Read the other posts and you'll start to understand.

One example is the guy who bends over to pick up said 'widget' and move it 1 meter.  The 'book' is roughly 250 to 500 grams.  This is, increasingly, quite an amount of exercise for many folk.

Personally I use Google. 

Currently I have at least 5 phone numbers and none of them can be found in the 'telephone book'. 

My parents seem to still exist in the online version, but I'm long gone.

To me the publication has little or no value any more because it's just not complete.  Even the online version is hopeless.

Google, on the other hand, does typically get me a result when I want to find out a phone number.

D





Promote New Zealand - Get yourself a .kiwi.nz domain name!!!

Check out mine - i.am.a.can.do.kiwi.nz - don@i.am.a.can.do.kiwi.nz


NikT
1710 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #951568 13-Dec-2013 12:53
Send private message

In Christchurch, the Yellow Pages logically goes in the yellow recycling bin.

I really don't know what to do with them in Auckland.




Product Manager @ PB Tech

Smartphones @ PB Tech | Headphones @ PB Tech


Inphinity
2780 posts

Uber Geek


  #951591 13-Dec-2013 13:23
Send private message

The still print those? The mind boggles.

timmmay
20575 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #951597 13-Dec-2013 13:32
Send private message

Is there a way to unsubscribe? It's a huge waste of paper.

 1 | 2
View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.