If someone calls, it's either a scam or someone has died. Either way I ain't answering.
this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2023
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More than once I thought that something horrible had happened because people called directly.
If you don't answer, they won't have died.
Schroedingers Ringtone
Or I'm already in the drive thru line and need to know if you want something and don't have time for texting. But that is rare. I plan ahead.
It's either a scam or a recruiter cold calling for me. If you know me you'll just text me.
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Like email, it's been mostly ruined by spam and scams. There tends to be a lot more of them than here are genuine phone calls, excluding a few specific uses (like family members who use phone calls for everything).
I get about 5-6 a week. It's worse when I pick up the phone, because I am waiting for a call from a number I might not know. Most recently I was acting as a job reference. Out of 20 calls, 2 were legit. The moment I started answering the phone, the spam calls increased to a few a day (they established I was a real number). The only way I get off these lists is to pretend I am another call center. Then they start to die down back to only a few a week (or whomever is calling from dozens of unknown caller id's that leave no voice mail or voice mail is the tail end of a recording).
I get 3 or 4 per year. The trick is to not give your phone number to any companies. Those rewards programs at restaurants and stores are selling your info straight to sketchy advertisers and scam call centers.
I used to get 40-50 spam calls a week, that's when I started screening my calls. Now I can't due to work, but get very few spam calls these days. It's ironic.
Sometimes I forget it's a phone and freak out when it starts ringing, like I've just found a new feature.
Use the down button
If it's a spam call, that let's them know that the number is active. They'll keep calling if you do that.
It just stops ringing the phone, doesn't decline the call
I think they mean the hardware volume down button, not the one to reject the call
No it won't. Also if it's a spam call block it.
I like to waste their time. If they hang up on me, they're not calling back.
I do this sometimes, it's great. I pretend to be just really, really, really dumb that whatever they're trying to make me do doesn't work. "Give me your credit card number" "I can't, they're glued to the credit card...."
If they start yelling, you broke them.
That's great. I'll have to look for a chance to use that one.
No, the volume down only silences your phone, the call keeps "ringing". Nothing changes for the other end of the call.
That’s the thing I hate about modern computers (phones). Music? Oh man, it’s ringing. Being creative? No sir, you got a call. Want to watch a tv show? Sorry, better luck next time. Jerkin’ yer gerkin’? Work is calling. Playing a little game? Well I’ll be damned, bzzzt bzzt. Wanna ignore it? Better wait for it to stop goddamn buzzing or they’ll know you sent them to voice mail. Listening to a podcast over Bluetooth? Better ring as loud as it can and interrupt until they give up.
Gah.
Pressing the power button on the side of your device should mute the ring without rejecting the call allowing it to ring out in silence. Hope this helps.
No way
Volume down does this on most Android phones. Just tap it once and it will mute the ring till it goes to voicemail. It will still vibrate though.
Yep. That's what I do when I don't want to answer. Works great.
Back when I first got a sidekick, T-Mobile was offering a special data and text only plan just for that device and that's what I got. Not only was it cheaper, I didn't want to actually use the phone as a phone. I wanted it for texting and having access to the regular internet and not just bullshit WAP sites. It even had a telnet client so I could play MUDS while not at home! 😃
I have issues with this with roommates with ASD. My wife has the same problem at work.
I'll allow text messages because I know some people prefer it, but after the third text I'm calling.
You don't have to wait, press volume down.