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When my phone rings
Just basic spam/scam avoidance. Not in my contacts, toll free number, number originating overseas, etc., etc. All right to voicemail.
ETA: wow, front page? thanks!
tuxedobob
And my voicemail is a message saying to leave a message or you will be blocked.
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
Standard, but I forgot my doctor was calling me back.
TobiasOnyangoFunke
Plot twist: my voicemail box has been full since 2021
Fishfighter
Just don't be the guy who was lost in the woods and didn't answer several calls from search and rescue because they had a blocked number. :D
ps238principal
"This voice mailbox is full."
Fuckimgurcunts
Good
RulesOfImgur
My voicemail is "just text me"
mirrorz
I stopped answering my phone years ago. I also recorded my voice-mail greeting in 2004 and forgot my PIN to reset it.
JSWhateva
Who calls anymore? Text like a normal person damn it.
skinnyarbuckle
My phone indicates two different warnings, maybe three. I just reject the call. Eff 'em.
littlecoatfatguy
I disabled voicemail a year ago and never looked back.
iamlegendinjapan
Xenarion
Am I the only one not so socially anxious to take a call from a stranger?
clutch26
I disable voice mail. If they know me, they know how to get a hold of me.
kaoticgirl
And then I don't check my vm. I let'em stack up-9,10,11 for weeks until there's one I actually probably need to talk to then I spend another
kaoticgirl
Week building up the strength to listen to them and I've usually missed some important life shit I shoulda have dealt with so I delete them
kaoticgirl
All and feel like shit for not being able to life and then start the whole process over again.
zafner
"Why it's my old friend, Scam Likely!"
rizz55
I take it one step further...DND. If you're not in my contacts my phone never makes a sound.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I let the google machine answer the call and screen it....
TorvicEsSanta
Love the call screen, but hate when it's legitimate and the transcript says to call back at another number
slack3rdav3
the number on the transcript is rarely matching what number they say...
ThanosTheGreat
They don’t even leave a voicemail. And if it’s important enough. They’ll call back or actually leave a voicemail.
Xenarion
And then you have to call back and wait 30 minutes on their customer service queue for a 2 minute call.
xlr82xs
Why would you call a number you don't know that didn't bother to leave a message and then wait on hold ?
Xenarion
I'm talking about cases where they do leave a message, but it requires me to reply. E.g. Fedex calls to pay import fees on a package.
CommodoreCrunch
Exactly
PineappleLoopsBroether
Lots of phishing texts happening now. Do not EVER reply.
fartalert
You have my number? Straight to noisemail!
LutraLazuli
I wonder what percentage of us look up the unknown numbers to see where it came from
gerf
It's amazing how spam has reshaped our social structure.
thefuzziestofbutts
Call screening on the Pixel is fantastic for this.
iamlegendinjapan
Love the feature
RustyMcKraken
I answer with "what kind of scam is this?" It is usually followed by a click as they hang up...I'm also getting fewer calls these days.
WaterblightGanon
my favorite it when looking for a job, your phone rings and you think omg a callback it's happening and then the number starts with 1 800.
himisti
Voicemail? What is this, 1998?
gordolio
For years my phone number is in an area code that’s not where I live. So whenever I see that area code, I know it’s not worth answering.
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
Same here! The only people in AZ calling me are saved.
somnif
My favorite was the one time I got called by my own number....
Slots
At least my phone has started labeling all of those as Spam Risk.
IveBeenToGroningen
Mine has started saying "number verified" and I was like oo ok! No, still spam FML
bikergeek6249
Mine too, says "Scam Likely" and blocks the call.
BoozeHound001
Over these past 2 years Scam likely has been the only person to keep checking in with me. True friend there.
bikergeek6249
That's like the old joke about the mail carrier thinking your name is "Occupant."
MintyMushroom
As a doctor trying to get hold of patients' family members, I hate this. And if your voicemail doesn't identify you, I can't leave a message
AldusBumblebore
Sounds like you might work for Kaiser Permanente? If you confirm or deny I might be able to tell you exactly why nobody gets your calls.
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
I feel like that's something that more people need to know. I never did!
SonOfChicken
I respond to texts. Send a text!
KingDinosaurJimasaurusRex
If the number doesn't identify you, they can't. "Your lab tests came back, you have cancer." Is not a text you want just anyone to see.
SonOfChicken
Yeah, I doubt you'd say that script over the phone either