Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I was just wondering if you still leave voice mails? It seems like people are getting away from this , it’s texts or just the call itself. My sons call me and they never leave a message but I seen they called. Several friends do as well or they text me. Why leave a message if you know the person? I understand leaving a message for a business or representative etc but is the VOICEMAIL being used less and less? What’s your experience? 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted January 26 Posted January 26 In my voicemail message on my phone I tell callers that if they won’t leave a message that I won’t call back and I mean it. Since retiring, my incoming calls have dropped dramatically. My family in SW Pennsylvania rarely call me and to be fair I rarely call them. Within my immediate family (brother & sisters & spouses) we have a “Family” text set up and we literally text every day. My 1 sister and I talk on the phone occasionally. I rarely talk with my other 2 sisters or my brother on the phone. They prefer texts and Facebook Almost everyone in my family uses Facebook. (Wife, daughter, son-in-law, grandson. Brother, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces) “Almost” means everyone, but me. Since I am not on FB I do miss out on events that are important to my family members, but the bonus is I also miss out on lots of drama. BONUS! “ding, ding, ding…” 5 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) If I know I'm calling a land line, I'll leave a voice message. Land lines are rare these days, the only one I call regularly is my Dad. I don't think he even knows where his cell phone is. When calling a business, or someone I don't know well, I'll leave a message if their answering machine states that they'll return the call. When calling friends or family on their cell phone, I rarely leave a message as their phone will tell them that they missed (or avoided) my call. I understand that it is now common practice to text someone to see if you can call them to talk in person, I think that's dumb and redundant and won't do it. If you someone doesn't want to talk, don't answer the phone...it's an age old practice! Edited January 26 by Cypress Sun 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 I have my phone set to silence calls that are not on my contact list. The phone tells me unknown call. It also tells me they left a voicemail but no ringing! It’s great because I get calls from customers. The tech savvy leave a text! Love it! 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) I always leave a VM if it's an option. It annoys me when I get calls and people just hang up! Depending on who it was, I won't call back either. If it was important enough to call, please leave a short message. Also, although not certain today, you can press * when the machine picks up to skip the message. Edited January 27 by Eyesa Horg Added text 4 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 11 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: I always leave a VM if it's an option. It annoys me when I get calls and people just hang up! Depending on who it was, I won't call back either. If it was important enough to call, please leave a short message. Sometimes it's not important they just want to talk. Why leave a message to say call me back? I see they called and I'll call them back. Easy peasy nothing to get upset about. Just MHO! 2 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Just now, Rye Miles #13621 said: Sometimes it's not important they just want to talk. Why leave a message to say call me back? I see they called and I'll call them back. Easy peasy nothing to get upset about. Just MHO! Agreed, but if I'm the caller, " Hey Bud, just touching base. We'll be in touch". If it's important, I'll state why. 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: Agreed, but if I'm the caller, " Hey Bud, just touching base. We'll be in touch". If it's important, I'll state why. I do the same thing but only with certain people. I don’t leave a message for either of my sons or a couple good friends because they’ll call back if I leave a message or not. Edited January 26 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 as I do not text , and do not pick up a call , if I don't know the # , NO msg , gets you pegged as a SCAMMER CB 2 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) I have a group text set up for members of my band. It gives us a place to send short messages about engagements and group updates. Otherwise, we call each other, individually. My brother and sister have me included in a group text that I have set on silent because they get going and my phone goes crazy with stuff that I don’t want to know about or that doesn’t concern me. I’ll see it posted and give it a glance when I have time. If it’s important, call me! Once a month, I’ll send a prepared message to a list of cowboys, announcing a lunch with time, place, and date. I send it to each person individually with and RSVP so that I can get a count of those who plan to attend. I don’t particularly care to text otherwise. I’ll send a list to Schoolmarm or Hatfield by text if they’re going out to pick up stuff and if I can’t reach you by phone, I’ll usually leave a voice message. I text my grandsons to call when I want to talk to them. The younger one is in school and the older one works as a steamfitter. They know that they can call me any time and I will try to answer. I can communicate much faster verbally than by typing. A lot of what I’m liable to say, I don’t want documented and voice communication lets me know and convey the mood behind the conversation. I send texts to a few friends that I know are busy, usually to let them know to call me or to find out when it’s convenient for me to call them. They know that if I’m calling, it’s important and they need to pick up or call as soon as they get their hands free. If it takes more than a line or two, call and leave a message. If I know the name, I’ll call you back. If you don’t identify yourself and the number isn’t in my contact list, a message is the only way you’ll get me to call back. The delete feature on my phone is the most used of any of the features! Edited January 26 by Blackwater 53393 Quote
bgavin Posted January 26 Posted January 26 No. I moved the land line to my iPhone, and disabled voice mail. I get SO many scam calls that it would fill my inbox daily. 1 Quote
Cholla Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I find it quite annoying when I call someone at work, leave a lengthy voicemail, and when they call back, they haven't listened to it, so I need to review the information again. Because of this, I now hang up and text them to call me. I find the same thing with emails. I send a detailed report expecting a response. Quite often, a manager calls me asking me questions that were answered in the email. I swear they only read the first sentence. The most annoying thing is asking me to re-send the same email because they can't find it. "Yes, I will use the search function to find the email sent to your email address, just like you could do for items received from my email address." 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 56 minutes ago, bgavin said: No. I moved the land line to my iPhone, and disabled voice mail. I get SO many scam calls that it would fill my inbox daily. My IPhone recognizes spam calls and I delete them. No big deal! Quote
bgavin Posted January 26 Posted January 26 My iPhone does the same. I simply don't want to be arsed with voice mail, nor expose myself to voice mails that the iPhone cannot prevent. Those needing to reach me can use email. I don't respond to unidentified callers of any type. Quote
Rip Snorter Posted January 26 Posted January 26 When I was still working, I much preferred something like "Hey, this is Bob, I need to talk to you about the Jackson job. Gimme a call when you can." to a long message. There was always more info needed, and time usage was less than listening to a long story with no way to direct the conversation. If someone calls with a number or ID name I don't know and doesn't leave a message, I won't return the call. In respect to emails, I believe some folks can't read, don't process text or have poor computer skills. 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 3 minutes ago, bgavin said: My iPhone does the same. I simply don't want to be arsed with voice mail, nor expose myself to voice mails that the iPhone cannot prevent. Those needing to reach me can use email. I don't respond to unidentified callers of any type. Like I said I have my IPhone set to silence calls that aren’t on my contact list! I don’t hear any ringing at all! 1 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted January 26 Posted January 26 4 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Like I said I have my IPhone set to silence calls that aren’t on my contact list! I don’t hear any ringing at all! Can do the same with my land line - haven't used cell phones since I retired. 1 1 Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I still leave voicemails. Name and phone number at the start, message, name and phone number again. Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 29 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: Can do the same with my land line - haven't used cell phones since I retired. I don’t think so! Quote
Rip Snorter Posted January 26 Posted January 26 1 minute ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: I don’t think so! Local phone company has spam blocker and caller ID - Panasonic phone does the rest. Even in pre cellular days, when I had a boss who would call at all hours 7 days a week, I had a switch that shut off the ringer. 1 Quote
watab kid Posted January 27 Posted January 27 15 hours ago, Pat Riot said: In my voicemail message on my phone I tell callers that if they won’t leave a message that I won’t call back and I mean it. Since retiring, my incoming calls have dropped dramatically. My family in SW Pennsylvania rarely call me and to be fair I rarely call them. Within my immediate family (brother & sisters & spouses) we have a “Family” text set up and we literally text every day. My 1 sister and I talk on the phone occasionally. I rarely talk with my other 2 sisters or my brother on the phone. They prefer texts and Facebook Almost everyone in my family uses Facebook. (Wife, daughter, son-in-law, grandson. Brother, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces) “Almost” means everyone, but me. Since I am not on FB I do miss out on events that are important to my family members, but the bonus is I also miss out on lots of drama. BONUS! “ding, ding, ding…” im with pat here , if your not in my contact list that will be the option as its a silenced call , - you can text or you can talk , but i will respond to either at my leisure , i dont facebook or anything else so 'leave a message' thanks , 1 Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) I have an old style flip phone. It's very small, handy and convenient. I don't have hundreds of things on it that I will never use...and I can't receive texts nor send them. I've told hundreds of people to NOT text me and then I get letters asking why I didn't respond. (It's one of very few complaints I have with the VA and almost nothing else matters.) Now here's the part I like best: I got this phone with all the discounts for NOTHING. Nada. Nicht. It costs me less than thirty dollars a month. I had one office tell me "well, you'll just have to het a smart phone." I said I would, but when would I get the check. "What check?" The check that YOU or you Micky Mouse company are going to send me to pay for a $2,000.00 piece of crap so you don't have to simply pick up a phone (which you did to make this call) or send me an email, or, perish forbid, an honest to God LETTER!" A supervisor got on the phone who told me "You just don't understand....." "No sweetheart, YOU don't understand. The Veteran's Affairs pays you a lot of money because they don'rthave a machine to do this scan, but you do. A few hundred other places from Phoenix to the Utah state line DO have them and I'll call whoever I have to to get you removed from their list." Know what? They send me a email now and no one gets on the phone an insults me...at least from that office. Edited January 27 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 1 Quote
sassnetguy50 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) No voicemail or follow up text means it wasn’t important enough for a return call. Assuming the caller was using the call to pass time and that time has passed. With this same intention, don’t leave me a voicemail saying “I’m just passing the time and you don’t need to call me back.” Simply hang up. Edited January 27 by sassnetguy50 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 1/26/2025 at 11:31 AM, Cholla said: I find it quite annoying when I call someone at work, leave a lengthy voicemail, and when they call back, they haven't listened to it, so I need to review the information again. Because of this, I now hang up and text them to call me. I find the same thing with emails. I send a detailed report expecting a response. Quite often, a manager calls me asking me questions that were answered in the email. I swear they only read the first sentence. The most annoying thing is asking me to re-send the same email because they can't find it. "Yes, I will use the search function to find the email sent to your email address, just like you could do for items received from my email address." I had a boss that would send out a nastygram asking for a report or whatever that he's had for a while. Now no doubt, I could just attach it to a reply, but nope, I'll search til I find the original email I sent a while ago and resend it. That way he knows that I know, he's an idiot! It never did stop the nastygrams though! 2 1 Quote
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 28 Posted January 28 My iPhone only puts calls thru from numbers on my contact list. If the caller isn't on my contact list, direct to Voicemail. No Voicemail?? Simple. Weren't important enough to get a return call. Just delete their unimportant number. 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 10 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: My iPhone only puts calls thru from numbers on my contact list. If the caller isn't on my contact list, direct to Voicemail. No Voicemail?? Simple. Weren't important enough to get a return call. Just delete their unimportant number. Exactly what I do! Easy isn’t it? Quote
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