No one likes the person whose phone rings during a movie or the rude customer who barely pays attention to the cashier while talking on the phone. With July being National Cell Phone Courtesy Month, we offer you -- or somebody you may know --- the following tips to improve electronic etiquette.

1. Don't Talk/Text and Drive: Don’t drive and talk on your phone at the same time. It poses danger to yourself and those around you. This goes double for texting! 
   
2. No Cell Yell: Maintain a conversational tone. Many people who use cell phones appear to shout, not knowing they are speaking louder than they should. 
   
3. Don't Be a Clerk Jerk: When checking out at a store, don't continue talking on the phone. It's rude and disrespectful to the clerk -- and everybody there thinks you're a jerk.
   
4. Text Instead: Send a text when a phone call would be rude, like during a meeting. This relays a message quickly without interrupting a public setting.
   
5. Stay Cool: Don't display anger when you're on a public call. Emotional conversations that should be held where they won't embarrass or intrude on others.
   
6. Be Present: At meetings, performances or any event, let calls go to voicemail and don’t text a reply to missed messages. Avoid disrupting those around you by setting your phone to silent or turning it off completely.
   
7. Respect Requests: At a hospital, on airplanes or any place that restricts mobile phones, respect the rules. Regulations aren’t set up to inconvenience you. They’re for safety, security and courtesy to those around you.
   
8. Be Polite: Expecting a call you can’t postpone? Alert anyone you’re with before getting up and answering it. The people you’re hanging with are probably more important than whoever's on the line.
   
9. Vibe On: In public settings like movies, classrooms or meetings, set your phone to vibrate or silent mode. 
   
10. Use Discretion: Save yourself and others needless embarassment. Be aware of your surroundings and save private matters for when you’re in private.