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Poll: Have you ever done a translation or editing job using your mobile phone? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you ever done a translation or editing job using your mobile phone?".
This poll was originally submitted by Kristina Radziulyte
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A forum topic will appear each time a new... See more This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you ever done a translation or editing job using your mobile phone?".
This poll was originally submitted by Kristina Radziulyte
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I finished and sent a translation. and I went to a birthday lunch, I checked on my mobile if the client had received the translation, and I found an email... a minor change needed to be done, but urgently. Well asked him to send me the file, and did it through my mobile.
anyway only that time!
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Abdulvahed 
Iran
Local time: 05:30
English to Persian (Farsi)
| wasting time | Dec 18, 2009 |
It,s just wasting time when there are a lot of tranlation work to do in other ways
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:00
German to English
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A client had an urgent two-sentence translation and I had to go out, so got them to send the text in an e-mail and sent it back from the phone. Which was much harder than it sounded and I won't be doing it again in a hurry!
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Stéphanie Soudais (X)
France
Local time: 03:00
English to French
I don't have a mobile phone!
Stéphanie
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| I answered No but... | Dec 18, 2009 |
maybe I should have chosen Other: I'm like Stéphanie, I don't have a mobile phone!
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With Stéphanie and Sophie: I don't have a mobile phone, either.
Are we the last dinosaurs?
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| Only verbally | Dec 18, 2009 |
I answered "no", as my mobile phone is very basic and doesn't have any e-mail functions, etc.
But I have just remembered that I have translated a couple of short sentences over the (mobile) phone for a client who suddenly and urgently needed an addition to the text while I was out of the office.
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Jon O (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:00
Dutch to English
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Have you ever noticed how people who don't own a mobile phone seem inordinately proud of the fact? I assume they also translate using typewriters.
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Kimberly Wastler
United States
Local time: 21:00
Member (2005)
Italian to English
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| Once and that was enough! | Dec 18, 2009 |
I did the same as Mary - a short translation but I got it by SMS and sent it back by SMS: a horror for both of us! Avoid doing at all costs!
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Susanna Martoni
Italy
Local time: 03:00
Member (2009)
Spanish to Italian
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| I have a mobile phone but... | Dec 18, 2009 |
To tell the truth, I do have a mobile phone where mail settings may be synchronized with my PC but... I have never done it! Seems to be such a huge matter.
If only I were more efficient some times!
(Gianluca and Mary: you are great!)
Ciao
Susanna
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I answered no because it wasn't exactly a job...
Some friends of mine were in Ireland last Summer and they had a small accident (they just broke their side-view mirror). They had to report that to the car rental, so they sent me an SMS asking for the translation of a short sentence... I answerd with an SMS and that was it.
I'm not sure I'll be able to do a longer translation only via mobile though...
Chiara
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John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 03:00
Spanish to English
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I've done it once. The client asked for a couple of words in a text message. It was sort of like trying to answer one of those Kudoz questions that comes with little or no context.
I agree with those who've said it's best to avoid this type of translation.
PS. I obviously have a mobile, but it's probably the most ignored electronic device in the world. It is great, however, as a flashlight and alarm clock. ... See more I've done it once. The client asked for a couple of words in a text message. It was sort of like trying to answer one of those Kudoz questions that comes with little or no context.
I agree with those who've said it's best to avoid this type of translation.
PS. I obviously have a mobile, but it's probably the most ignored electronic device in the world. It is great, however, as a flashlight and alarm clock. ▲ Collapse
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 03:00
Spanish to English
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But I was asked to and it could've been a nightmare.
To explain: sitting in a plane about to shut off the mobile, an SMS comes in asking for a bit of text that had sprung out of format in the notes to a PPT. Fortunately, I had the laptop with me and was able to resolve the problem -- already from the other side of the Atlantic.
I agree with John about the alarm clock, and it's a handy camera. (Also does video ... See more But I was asked to and it could've been a nightmare.
To explain: sitting in a plane about to shut off the mobile, an SMS comes in asking for a bit of text that had sprung out of format in the notes to a PPT. Fortunately, I had the laptop with me and was able to resolve the problem -- already from the other side of the Atlantic.
I agree with John about the alarm clock, and it's a handy camera. (Also does video) ▲ Collapse
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Alvaro Aliaga
Australia
Local time: 12:00
English to Spanish
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| I love my BlackBerry | Dec 18, 2009 |
It has saved my butt quite a few times like one time when my laptop suddenly disconnected from the Internet and wouldn't connect back no matter what. I had finished the translations and in the middle of the night it was my only way out so I sent the files using it. Also when you are riding trains or when you are away from the city and there is no Wi-Fi available, cell phones can always connect through the data service. If you really know how to use your cell phone, it can be a great asset and of... See more It has saved my butt quite a few times like one time when my laptop suddenly disconnected from the Internet and wouldn't connect back no matter what. I had finished the translations and in the middle of the night it was my only way out so I sent the files using it. Also when you are riding trains or when you are away from the city and there is no Wi-Fi available, cell phones can always connect through the data service. If you really know how to use your cell phone, it can be a great asset and of great help in desperate situations. ▲ Collapse
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