afransen
Senior Member
Doesn't Yellowpages have one of those newfangled web sites everyone keeps talking about?
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Time to Ban Phone Books
- Thread starter casaguy
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adma
Superstar
Yes, but just because one has Web access doesn't mean one is a martyr to said Web access 24/7. There's a certain backup "user friendliness" to print that the Web can't match. (At least, to those born before 1980 or so.)
nfitz
Superstar
I'm yet to see a power outage when the phone system has gone down ... even when the power has been down for a couple of weeks.
That's the prime reason that you keep at least one regular phone around. It's also useful when the Internet itself is down/flakey - or if the computer is turned off, and you don't want to bother to turn it on just to check a single number you can look up in 5 seconds. Heck, the yellow pages themselves are quite useful if your tryign to find something somewhat unusual ...
adma
Superstar
If you want an argument on behalf of stuff like hard copy Yellow Pages, consider how annoying it can be to enter an office building where the only office directory is touch-screen, and you have to waste your time touching, touching, touching when an actual physical office directory would make it far easier to quickly glimpse-and-go...
Observer Walt
Senior Member
^ Amen adma, and it's not just office buildings. A number of residential buildings have these as well, and it can be frustrating to keep scrolling up and down to find the relevant name.
doady
Senior Member
I don't think wasting paper is any worse than wasting electricity.
Aaron
Active Member
Let's not forget that a lot of the paper used for items such as phonebooks, come from paper industry owned tree farms. A lot of the time, saying we're wasting trees is like saying we're wasting potatoes. The negative environmental aspects lie with the processing and manufacturing but that also applies to recycling. As far as how widespread the use of phonebooks is, one need only ask the many businesses who advertise within them and probably wouldn't do very well without them as lot of those smaller businesses can't afford to maintain a website. I used my phonebook twice this week to contact a concrete company and an upholstery cleaning service.
northstar
New Member
Yellow Pages
Well - I'm going to be the odd person out here... but I still use the print version of the Yellow Pages.
With print I'm able to quickly scan through 3 or 4 pages of ads for electricians, plumbers, hvac repair and maintenance etc, etc.
Using online ads, the process is much more monotonous and tedious, as I have to page/download through ads one at a time.
However, White Pages can be discontinued IMHO.
Well - I'm going to be the odd person out here... but I still use the print version of the Yellow Pages.
With print I'm able to quickly scan through 3 or 4 pages of ads for electricians, plumbers, hvac repair and maintenance etc, etc.
Using online ads, the process is much more monotonous and tedious, as I have to page/download through ads one at a time.
However, White Pages can be discontinued IMHO.
adma
Superstar
Funny, I use White Pages more than I use Yellow Pages, and I suspect I'm not alone...
casaguy
Senior Member
Some good ideas here. I think having to pick them up yourself at a Bell store or other phone store makes the most sense to me. As well, there may be a better opportunity this way to keep track of supply and demand. I doubt apartment superintendents are reporting back how many they throw out or put into recycling.
Even though I have a never-used white pages and a rarely-used yellow pages (just for pizza delivery numbers) in a cupboard, there is no need for me to get a new one every year. Too me that seems very wasteful.
Even though I have a never-used white pages and a rarely-used yellow pages (just for pizza delivery numbers) in a cupboard, there is no need for me to get a new one every year. Too me that seems very wasteful.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I don't believe that phone books are even delivered anymore, I can't recall seeing one in years. The Yellow Pages continue to be dumped on our front porch.
I believe phone books can be picked up at Bell Centre's or you can phone Bell Canada and they will deliver one to your home.
I believe phone books can be picked up at Bell Centre's or you can phone Bell Canada and they will deliver one to your home.
Maggie
Active Member
Still get mine delivered to the house. I wish you could be able to download or get a thumb drive version of the yellow, white and blue pages . I remember after a meeting at the liberty grand a thumb drive in my windshield having the advertisement for a real estate company.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I remember the yellow pages being available on a CD or DVD several years ago.