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I used to make fun of people who didn’t answer unknown numbers. Like they had something to hide. Like bill collectors were after them or something.
Then my number got into some kind of spammer / scammer database. Sometimes I was getting 10 calls a day from the same assholes spoofing different numbers.
Now pretty much all unknown callers go to voicemail. I have missed a couple of slightly important calls because of this. And those idiots didn’t leave a voicemail or follow up text. Like if you are a stranger making a legit call, then leave a fucking voicemail? What makes you think you are so important I will risk letting scammers know they have an active number? That YOU can’t be bothered to leave a voicemail to verify your identity? The world is all backwards now. Get off my lawn.
Yes why does nobody use voicemails? I never get it. Same number calls me 3x over the course of a week - brother if you can't even leave a message for me to call you back or pick up the next time it can't be that important.
Nowadays I use call screening on every call unless I know the person. If they say their name and what they want, it shows on my screen and I pick up if I'm interested. But most don't do that and hang up as soon as the voice starts. Eh, write me an email then, I'm not gonna respond if you can't even say your name.
I find checking voicemail so tedious and inconvenient as someone worth audio processing issues and the quality is usually so bad I have to listen to it several times and still can't 100% understand. Voicemail transcription helps but I ain't paying a subscription for that shit when that person can just send a text.
I don’t check my voicemails because I keep getting spammed by different numbers and they also leave voicemails.
I used to make semi-sensitve phone calls from my personal cell so of course I blocked my number. I would however leave a voicemail stating my name, my work location, that it was not an emergency and that I would call back again within 5 minutes. 90% of the time people answered the second call.
You might consider altering your voicemail recording to say that if you don't have the number saved, a voicemail is required for a call back.
Mine is, "Due to a dramatic increase in scam callers, I don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. If this is a legitimate call, leave a message or send me a text and I'll get back to you."