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YOU KNOW THE feeling, you’re busy, you don’t want to be interrupted by calls or texts yet silent mode just isn’t doing the trick.
If you know this situation all too well, then Do Not Disturb is what you need. The feature has been around on certain devices for a while, but for those who aren’t familiar with it, it gives you some peace of mind from emails, texts and calls when you need it like when you’re sleeping or just need an hour of peace and quiet.
If you’re not using it yet, here’s how to activate it.
iPhone
iOS comes with its own Do Not Disturb feature which is accessible from the command centre (activated when swiping from bottom to top). While this is a quick activation, further details about can be found in settings, allowing you to set specific times for its activation.
It has some nice features such as allowing certain numbers to bypass those settings if they ring repeatedly, so if someone is ringing you because of an emergency, they will get through.
Android
Depending on what Android device you have (or what version in some cases) this will differ between devices, but all of them are found in settings. For example, HTC has a Do Not Disturb function hidden in Sounds, while Samsung has named it Blocking Mode.
Those who have Android Lollipop will be able to activate it by pressing the volume button and selecting none or priority, or go straight to settings. If your phone doesn’t have a Do Not Disturb feature, then you can download the conveniently titled Do Not Disturb app which offers similar functionality.
Windows Phone
Alongside Cortana, Windows Phone 8.1 received a new feature called Quiet Hours, which is effectively Do Not Disturb under a different name. The only problem is Cortana still has yet to make its way over here, meaning this feature is still out of reach.
For now, the closest experience you have to a Do not Disturb feature is an app called Quiet Hours, although what it really does is just put your phone on silent mode automatically. The real problem is it says it only works with Windows Phone 8 further limiting its use.
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There should be no reason in this day and age for overhead wires and cables in towns and villages criss crossing streets. It is time to get them all put underground.
How big would our bills ne to get the entire network in towns under ground…
That would be called magic.
Frequency control is more difficult to manage with underground cables. So Is almost everything.
Agree Chris, the really blight the appearance of our otherwise attractive small towns and villages.
Ask a stupid question John and you will get a stupid answer. Like putting street cables underground will improve the appearance of our towns and villages.
There are also pylons on our cities believe it or not.
Chris – you answered a different question – albeit stupidly
Why don’t we just cut them off from the national grid, we’ll see how quickly they change their tune about pylons then.
It was possible to underground the line through Sandymount. Really they ought to dig this up and put it on pylons, in solidarity with the non-Dublin 4 parts of the country.
There is a difference between Urban & rural John.
not really Tony
The cost of putting the cables underground is prohibitive for almost every reason.
Look at it follows:
Cost of installation: underground significantly cheaper by multiples.
Cost and ease of repair: underground significantly cheaper by multiples.
Health benefits of underground: negligible. Route cables away from homes, buy homes too close.
Scenic considerations: overground ugly but route through areas of least effect, use well designed and good looking pylons. The huge number of pylons and poles for electricity and telephones in country areas to one off houses do significant more damage to the scenic beauty of the landscape that a few big pylons.
Are you saying its cheaper to install and repair cables underground?
Sorry overground significantly cheaper, DOH!
Scenic considerations – areas of least effect? Lol.
Good looking pylons? – seriously?
Paul no one pays attention to pylons really.i know when I was a kid I was fascinated by them like most other kids.now I wouldn’t even see them while driving.
Google “designer pylons” look at the images or follow the link below to see what I’m talking about! They don’t have to be ugly.
https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=980&bih=674&q=designer+pylons&oq=designer+pylons&gs_l=img.3…7511.13724.0.14551.15.13.0.2.2.0.169.1318.8j5.13.0….0…1c.1.54.img..4.11.1022.4KLP7dhtk2o
Where are you getting your costs?
I presume it would be Eirgrid propaganda!
No Pylons, I would suggest the pricing is fairly accurate… It is more expensive to put them under ground.
Just like always scaremongering trumps science .
Most proposed new power lines are required to carry power from subsidised wind farms in the west to consumers in the east of the country. No expensive wind, no need for most new pylons. And less expensive electricity also because for every Euro wind saves on the fuel bill, approximately three Euros are spent on paying for new power lines, constraints, capacity payments and system services. Wake up Irish consumers, you are being conned by the green Mafia.
Ireland already has the 4th most expensive electricity in the EU, not including the PSO levy (which incidentally went up this week by over 50%).
The costs of UG vs OG are evident on the Eirgrid website for all to see, East West connector cost €2.2 Million per Kilometre (and came in at €30M under budget and has won engineering awards) Gridwest is estimated at a cost of €2.4 Million per Kilometre (this is not including landowner compensation or the community gain funds which as Minister Rabbitte explained “will be paid for by an increase of end user bills”) So for a very simple example 1000 affected landowners receive the minimum of €2k that is an extra €2M on the cost that will have to be paid for by us… but of course some land owners will receive up to €30k.
Ireland sells itself on beauty and green fields not the pylons, Ireland sells itself as tech leaders lets set the example for Europe and the world and put cables underground if they’re needed at all!
@No pylons, this country is not blighted by pylons however it is blighted by the huge number of smaller poles that supply electricity and telephone connections to all the one off houses all over the country. If you are in the country just look outside your front door at the ugly sights of all these poles.
Ah but daddy gave me a free site!
The vast majority of the PSO is the cost of electricity distribution to rural areas. The rural rate doesn’t come close to the extra cost of supplying it in rural areas. Transmission costs are low in comparison.
So for rural groups to complain is hypocritical.
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