Ten commandments of cell phone etiquette

Some stories always seem to remain relevant no matter what new technologies develop. Case in point: the 10 Cell Phone Commandments. This story originally ran in 2000, but it never seems to lose popularity. In fact, as it gets noticed and re-noticed, commenters have indicated that 10 commandments may not be enough and have offered some excellent suggestions on keeping these rules up to date.

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1. Thou shalt not dial while driving
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2. Thou shalt not wear thy earpiece when thou art not on thy phone
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3. Thou shalt not speak louder on thy cell phone than thou would on any other phone
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4. Thou shalt not grow too attached to thy cell phone
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5. Thou shalt not slam thy cell phone down on a restaurant table just in case it rings
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6. Thou shalt not make the cell phone more important than the company thou art keeping
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7. Thou shalt not leave the cell phone ringing just to show off the "cool" ringtones or refrain from answering for that same reason
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8. Thou shalt turn off thy cell phone at funerals, weddings, yoga class, and anywhere it would be unacceptable to bring a screaming child
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9. Thou shalt not have a message intro lasting more than 15 seconds
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10. Thou shalt never answer your phone while you're in the bathroom
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