# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/21 "2011-12-23T00:39:39Z")
Usually at least one call a day from my mom. Text on a regular basis with my closest friend in town - usually, a few texts a day. I use my cell phone for work, too, so half of l the calls I receive are from co-workers. Otherwise, not a big phone person. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/22 "2011-12-23T01:08:58Z")
I’ve always hated the phone. Not that much bigger a fan of constant texting either. If I’m communicating in any way that’s not face-to-face, it’s because I’m making PLANS to meet face to face. I’m really terrible this way, because I have no problem not keeping in touch with folk far away, and then when we do visit or get together, picking right up where we left off, with the added benefit of lots to catch up on. I personally don’t think it’s weird to not keep in constant contact with people I can’t hug. Fortunately, they don’t let on that THEY think it’s weird when I drop in and bear-hug them out of nowhere. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/23 "2011-12-23T01:17:29Z")
I only make maybe one or two calls a week and get the same amount. I send and receive a lot of texts though. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/24 "2011-12-23T01:19:07Z")
I call my mom maybe once a week or so. Less than once a day on average, anyway. She’s about the only non-SO personal calls I make. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/25 "2011-12-23T01:53:08Z")
I work on the phone so I try to never make a non work related phone call. This means I’ll call my mom once a week. I make other phone calls because I have to, usually I can keep these to one or two a month. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/26 "2011-12-23T02:42:43Z")
At work I get less personal calls in a year than one of my coworkers gets/makes in a day. My SO would only ever text me during work hours. ---
**Author:** ![Comicenbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Comicenbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Comicenbe)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/27 "2011-12-23T03:15:08Z")
Seriously I never call anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/28 "2011-12-23T18:23:23Z")
Male, less than 1. My son calls me for one thing or another maybe once a week, and once in a blue moon my brother or sister will call (we generally communicate via email). ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/29 "2011-12-23T18:48:54Z")
I had two friends call me Wednesday. Plus a robocall from the library telling me a book I reserved was in. My phone almost exploded. Other than talking to my husband, I can go a week without a call. I had my texting function disabled last week because of all the spam I am getting, and I have sent about two texts in my life. ---
**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 23, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/30 "2011-12-23T18:57:13Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > I make about 40 minutes of voice calls a month on this phone. Haha, just checked my usage on the phone company website. I’ve averaged about 26 minutes a month over the past two years. I’m not even all that close to the (soft) data limit. I’m not sure whether this makes me a good customer or not. I’ll not mention how many texts I send. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107/31 "2011-12-24T04:29:26Z")
Occasionally my daughter will call to check in with me when she’s out. More often than not she’ll text. Other than that I get a weekly call from my best friend and maybe once or twice a month from my brother. Everyone else contacts me through FB. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-personal-and-non-so-telephone-calls-in-a-day/607107.md?page=1)