# How many personal and non-SO telephone calls in a day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 22, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107 "2011-12-22T19:36:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/1 "2011-12-22T19:36:48Z")
My wife is constantly on the phone, but does a lot of stuff with one hand. Me, I’m lucky if I get a call at all, except from her. Anyway, how about you ? Poll coming ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/2 "2011-12-22T19:41:29Z")
maybe one a week. that’s phone calls in total. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/3 "2011-12-22T19:46:27Z")
1. I call my mother at least once a day because she informed me years ago that it’s the best way to get Good Daughter Points. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/4 "2011-12-22T19:53:24Z")
Damn, I omitted 1 call a day as an option. go with 2 to 3 if you only get one. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/5 "2011-12-22T19:59:17Z")
If I get any calls at all it’s likely my parents. But we don’t chat much - I see them in person. I keep in touch via a mixture of Facebook, email and text. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/6 "2011-12-22T20:19:25Z")
It depends on whether it’s a weekday or weekend. I just checked my call log for the last week, and it’s pretty consistently one a day during the week. Over the weekend, it’s 3 or 4. I think that’s pretty average for me, too – on the weekends there are plans to be made, and during the week I have a much more established routine. Oh and I’m a woman. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/7 "2011-12-22T21:15:25Z")
Not counting telemarketers who ask for me specifically, I don’t get phone calls, except from my girlfriend. Everyone else knows to get in touch with me via email, chat programs, or facebook. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/8 "2011-12-22T21:21:59Z")
I have 4 non-SO calls and 3 texts this month so far. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/9 "2011-12-22T21:22:12Z")
Non-SO calls a day? I get or make about three such calls a week, so .428/day. I don’t text much, either. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/10 "2011-12-22T21:24:42Z")
Non-SO personal calls per day? Uh, how about 1 a month on average. From my mum. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/11 "2011-12-22T21:27:19Z")
I hardly use my phone - I might get or make a call every two months, or less. If people talk to me its usually via email or PM on Facebook or a couple of other sites. I don’t text. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/12 "2011-12-22T21:31:55Z")
Female, 4-6 on average. Plus probably a half-dozen or so texts per day. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/13 "2011-12-22T21:32:22Z")
2-3/day, from my mother or TheKid’s school. I only text TheKid, unless I have received a call from her school. Then,if she’s not home, she gets a call. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/14 "2011-12-22T21:33:06Z")
I almost never talk on the phone unless someone from the kids’ school is calling me to come pick them up. I text my sister and a couple of other friends on a regular basis, though. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/15 "2011-12-22T21:53:37Z")
My phone plan is essentially unlimited calls and texts, and a decent chunk of data. I send a _lot_ of texts, and I probably breach the boundaries of the data limit every month. I make about 40 minutes of voice calls a month on this phone. If only there was a plan that allowed for that. My phone isn’t used as an actual phone very often. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/16 "2011-12-22T21:57:23Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > My phone plan is essentially unlimited calls and texts, and a decent chunk of data. I send a _lot_ of texts, and I probably breach the boundaries of the data limit every month. I make about 40 minutes of voice calls a month on this phone. If only there was a plan that allowed for that. My phone isn’t used as an actual phone very often. I have an iPhone with unlimited data. I got a text from att the other day saying I was in the top 5% of data users. Umm, yea me? ---
**Author:** ![Vihaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Vihaga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vihaga)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/17 "2011-12-22T22:07:14Z")
Non-SO? 1-2 a week, which is how often I call my mother. Everyone else gets emails or the occasional text, if it’s something urgent. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/18 "2011-12-22T22:17:57Z")
I’m female, and zero. I have a phone but I never answer it. The last time I placed an outbound call was to call roadside assistance a couple months ago. My voice mail directs people to email me instead. I talk on the phone all day at work, the last thing I want to do when I go home is use the phone. Or talk, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/19 "2011-12-22T23:25:25Z")
I talk to my mother every 3-4 days, my ex every 5-6 days, I email my father maybe 6 times a year. I don’t talk to my brother, there is no SO and I don’t have a cell phone to text anyone, not that there is anyone to text to. ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/20 "2011-12-23T00:20:32Z")
I mostly text, so I don’t get many calls. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107.md?page=2)