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Michael Harris 
Germany
Local time: 13:51
Member (2006)
German to English
whatever for? How can you "work" on your smartphoe. Phone calls obviously, and I would never send a customer an sms, and the size of the mails I get I would npt want to have them on my phone anyway.
It it is urgent, I get a call and as soon as I am back on my computer I will reply.
| | | | Clare Bentley
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:51
German to English
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| Yes, it's fantastic for emails | Oct 7, 2015 |
I use mine a lot for replying to emails. It's great for me, as I have young children and am not always at my desk in usual office hours. Instead, I often work in the evenings to make up the time. My clients don't know this, and nor do they need to, as I can always be contacted, and I make a point if ensuring that I reply as quickly as I can to emails.
For this reason, I deliberately chose a phone with a fairly large screen to make it easy to type. Obviously it's still far too sm... See more I use mine a lot for replying to emails. It's great for me, as I have young children and am not always at my desk in usual office hours. Instead, I often work in the evenings to make up the time. My clients don't know this, and nor do they need to, as I can always be contacted, and I make a point if ensuring that I reply as quickly as I can to emails.
For this reason, I deliberately chose a phone with a fairly large screen to make it easy to type. Obviously it's still far too small to actually do any translation work, but at least I can download and open files and accept or decline job offers easily. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Luke Mersh
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:51
Spanish to English
| only for emails and submitting quotes | Oct 7, 2015 |
I do.
I only use my smartphone to answer quickly to any emails that I may receive from clients or agencies and also to send quotes to them.
| | | | | Only to check my mail when I am out. | Oct 7, 2015 |
Natalie Soper wrote:
And even then, only for firing off quick e-mails. If an e-mail comes with an attachment I'd rather look at it on a bigger screen.
Exactly the same for me.
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| | tilak raj
India
Local time: 17:21
Member (2012)
English to Punjabi
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| only to check emails | Oct 7, 2015 |
Not for work, only to check emails.
| | | | Erzsébet Czopyk
Hungary
Local time: 13:51
Member (2006)
Russian to Hungarian
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SITE LOCALIZER | Very smart decision | Oct 8, 2015 |
Julian Holmes wrote:
I let only privileged and valued customers have access to the e-mail account and phone number of my smartphone so that I can get advance notice of incoming work. I also let them know that I don't accept urgent short turnaround jobs.
I don't want to be chained to my work when I leave the office.
Very smart decision. My private number is only for most important customers/family members.
| | | | | Yes, it's very useful | Oct 8, 2015 |
As others have said, it's a good way of replying to emails while out and about, having a quick look at source texts, etc. Sometimes, I use it to jot down phrases that suddenly come to mind while I'm walking the dog.
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Jane Nizi
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:51
Italian to English
| well, well, well... | Oct 8, 2015 |
Chris S wrote:
Obviously I use a thickcomputer for the actual translating process, but a smartphone is handy for keeping the office open even when I'm out and about with my many lovers
I wonder how your many lovers feel about you being distracted by your smartphone when you're out and about with them.
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 08:51
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Once again, a question poorly devised leads to poor answers. The question relates to translation jobs, of course, not to contacts, e-mails, etc. Everyone naturally uses their phones for contact/office purposes.
Now regarding the translation itself, I don't think it's advisable.
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