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female
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30-35,
anonymous
writes:My boyfriend is a great guy who treats me well. The only issue I have is he recently got an iphone and his group of friends (3 girls and 4 guys) have him on a group message. Now, precious to his getting an iphone he wasn't on any similar group text (I don't know if his phone would allow it or if an iphone group was only for iPhones). So his phone CONSTANTLY goes off and he's expressed how much it annoys him. He doesn't partake in the conversation and when he wants to write to his friends, he texts them individually to show them he prefers that.These texts happen so often it's ridiculous. He will get 40 if not more texts and they make the alert noise when we are talking, out somewhere, or even intimate. I've told him to let them know how he feels and to word it in a nice way..he has told them once to remove him and they ignored him. That's the problem with this, he can't remove himself! Let me clarify I don't want to cut him off completely from his friends, it's just they don't respect him! My boyfriend is a sweetheart and reminds me he doesn't want to offend his friends or make them think he wants nothing to do with them.I need advice on how to fully resolve this as its been happening for months ever since he got his new phone a few months ago. We are going to LA soon and the last thing I want is to hear that darn noise!Thank you very much!
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reader, So_Very_Confused +, writes (9 August 2013):
 phone on mute in another room works great... you don't hear the vibration and it won't ring then he can contact the group when he has time.
just because a phone rings or you get a text message does NOT mean you have to check it every time. If my friends try my cell and I do not answer they know to try my house (old school I have a land line)
and I have group text messages on my phone and it's not an iphone...
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reader, YouWish +, writes (9 August 2013):
 Right! Have him silence the phone! That should take care of things.
I'm guessing he's one of those guys who doesn't like to read owners manuals. heh :)
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 August 2013): just mute the phone, how hard is that??
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reader, TasteofIndia +, writes (8 August 2013):
 Yeah, is there a reason that he can't have his message alerts set to "silent"?
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reader, Xearo  +, writes (8 August 2013):
Can't he just take off the noise or just change the tone?
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