Wondering if anybody can help me. After having my pearl on vibrate for the better part of the day, I found myself checking my BB frequently because I thought it was vibrating. I discussed this with a friend of mine and he said I was experiencing a LaPlante`, which he classified as a "phantom vibration of my BB". Is he just yanking my chain with this or is that the correct verbage for this phenomenon?
In this day and age "phantom vibrations" are a very real thing. A lot of us probably have the experience and just pay it no mind. How many times have you been walking through a mall, park, etc. and thought you felt the vibration of your phone? It happens to me quite a lot. I feel my BB vibrate and put my hand on it just to verify, but there's nothing there. Much like the other issue I have; phantom money. I use the debit card only to find there is no money there!
I used to get this a LOT with my Razr on vib in my pocket all the time...even with nothing in my pocket I'd feel it. Haven't experienced it with my BB, but I also don't use vib much-
In this day and age "phantom vibrations" are a very real thing. A lot of us probably have the experience and just pay it no mind. How many times have you been walking through a mall, park, etc. and thought you felt the vibration of your phone? It happens to me quite a lot. I feel my BB vibrate and put my hand on it just to verify, but there's nothing there. Much like the other issue I have; phantom money. I use the debit card only to find there is no money there!
I have worn my Pearl and Curve on my left hip 95% of the time,my
profile is almost always on vibrate and I have NEVER had this happen.
Again anything is possible, I'm just not buying it.
This happened to me regularly with my old phone, was a regular flip one. I dont recall it happening with my bb, mostly because I dont utilize vibrate unless im at work.
I'm not going to lie, it happens to me all the time. I always feel a vibration and pull my berry out and nothing it happens more often when I don't have my berry with me though.
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It happens to me too, but why must we classify and name everything? It happens with my berry and my other phone both for me, I just think its when you walk it moves a certain way or that you WANT it to vibrate so you imagine it. Kinda like how I wanted Eva Mendes to hit on me...and it FINALLY happened...wait that's a whole other story
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I have phantom friends. Actually it is vibrating it is a trick that they use so people pull their devices out of their pockets and others see them. It is an advertising scheme.
It happens to me too, but why must we classify and name everything? It happens with my berry and my other phone both for me, I just think its when you walk it moves a certain way or that you WANT it to vibrate so you imagine it. Kinda like how I wanted Eva Mendes to hit on me...and it FINALLY happened...wait that's a whole other story
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Eva Mendes is that what you call a phontom girl hitting on you?
it happens more often when I don't have my berry with me though. 
