Anybody else hear that ringing?

An actress in Atlanta, has tried to answer her phone to the thrrrrup, thrrrrup, thrrrrup of a truck bouncing down a pothole-pocked street. Others say they thought they heard phones ring while taking a shower, using a blow-dryer or watching commercials.

Because cellphones have become a fifth limb, people now live in a constant state of phone alertness, resulting in the phantom phone rings.

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