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Janice · 01-23-2004, 03:46 PM

Do you screen your phone calls? I do. I have Caller ID, and depending on my mood or how busy I am, I decide if I pick up the phone or not.

I'm not the Queen of Screen though, and I know a couple who never picks their phone up which gets irritating at times.

I shut the ringer off on my phone when we watch movie rentals. If I was at the movies, nobody could call me. Besides, I figure that I'm only going to brush the caller off anyway.

So leave a message, and I'll call you back.

AKA · 01-23-2004, 03:49 PM

I don't have a land line, so I only use a cell phone. It has caller ID, and I do use it to my advantange. If I don't want to talk with the person, I just let it go to voice mail.

Czas na Zywiec · 01-23-2004, 04:48 PM

caller ID doesn't work with us since we have 7 lines at the hotel. plus, it's a business, so I have to pick it up every time no matter what.

Ewan's My Man · 01-23-2004, 05:05 PM

I hate the phone more then anything in the world so I do screen my calls. I hate talking on the phone but I'll USUALLY answer it. The only times I don't answer it is if it's someone I'm avoiding...only one person that I know of. Or if it's like...my grandparents. I know that sounds bad...but like if it's my dad's parents, and he's home, I'll just let him answer it, and if I'm home alone, why bother? Or if it's on my mom's side of the family, I'll let my mom answer if she's home, and if I'm home alone, I don't wanna get involved with that b/c there's been illness and all I'll just let the machine get it.

I am the Queen of Screening Calls...

Mijada · 01-23-2004, 05:27 PM

I let the answering machine get it. 9 times out of 10 it's just someone trying to sell something anyway.

Kay Scarpetta · 01-23-2004, 06:31 PM

I screen my cell phone calls... if I don't feel like talking, I just put them through to voicemail

TJL · 01-23-2004, 06:44 PM

My computer is the sole user of my land line. Since I got my cell phone a few years ago, I never use my house phone.
The only folks who call me on that phone are telemarketers, so I never pick the darn thing up. Every day when I come home I clear at least three cold calls from someone trying to sell me something.

PZelda · 01-23-2004, 06:46 PM

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Originally posted by AKA
I don't have a land line, so I only use a cell phone. It has caller ID, and I do use it to my advantange. If I don't want to talk with the person, I just let it go to voice mail.

Same here. We don't have a land line...I'm connected through a cable modem. Ahhhh, bliss.

Brian Damage · 01-23-2004, 07:10 PM

I don't know what I would do without my caller ID.

robyrob · 01-23-2004, 09:16 PM

i hate phones, its always for someone else so i never answer them unless i have to at work.... i used to have a cell phone, but i never answered it so i got rid of it

Brian · 01-23-2004, 09:47 PM

I remember last year someone said that if someone called a person out of state, it would show up as "Out of area." Let's hypothetically say I called Janice, would it show my number or who I am or will it say "out of area?"

dawsongirl · 01-23-2004, 10:30 PM

I have Caller ID too, so most of the time I don't answer it unless it's family or friends. That's what the machine is for. Besides, they're never for me, and I hate the phone. I answer it enough at work...don't want to do it at home.

dawsongirl · 01-23-2004, 10:31 PM

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Originally posted by Brian
I remember last year someone said that if someone called a person out of state, it would show up as "Out of area." Let's hypothetically say I called Janice, would it show my number or who I am or will it say "out of area?"

It depends. My grandma out of state can call and it comes up with her # but not her name. Telemarketers call, it says Out of Area. It might just depend on the phone company.

dawsongirl · 01-23-2004, 10:34 PM

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Originally posted by Original Prankster
caller ID doesn't work with us since we have 7 lines at the hotel. plus, it's a business, so I have to pick it up every time no matter what.

Same. Caller ID works on line 1 but not line 2, and no matter what it says, I have to pick it up anyway. It does help though if I can't understand what the person said their name was.

-*Leah*- · 01-23-2004, 10:45 PM

We have caller id, and voice mail on our land line. The voice mail is good, because when I am on the internet( yes, I still have dial-up

) it picks up anyways. I usually just answer the phone though, when I am home, unless it shows up as unavailable.

01-23-2004, 03:46 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	At the tone, leave a message... Do you screen your phone calls? I do. I have Caller ID, and depending on my mood or how busy I am, I decide if I pick up the phone or not. I'm not the Queen of Screen though, and I know a couple who never picks their phone up which gets irritating at times. I shut the ringer off on my phone when we watch movie rentals. If I was at the movies, nobody could call me. Besides, I figure that I'm only going to brush the caller off anyway. So leave a message, and I'll call you back.

01-23-2004, 05:05 PM	#4
Ewan's My Man I'll Cover You Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 29, 2001 Location: Beneath the opera house... Posts: 5,682	I hate the phone more then anything in the world so I do screen my calls. I hate talking on the phone but I'll USUALLY answer it. The only times I don't answer it is if it's someone I'm avoiding...only one person that I know of. Or if it's like...my grandparents. I know that sounds bad...but like if it's my dad's parents, and he's home, I'll just let him answer it, and if I'm home alone, why bother? Or if it's on my mom's side of the family, I'll let my mom answer if she's home, and if I'm home alone, I don't wanna get involved with that b/c there's been illness and all I'll just let the machine get it. I am the Queen of Screening Calls...
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01-23-2004, 06:31 PM	#6
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	I screen my cell phone calls... if I don't feel like talking, I just put them through to voicemail
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01-23-2004, 06:44 PM	#7
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	My computer is the sole user of my land line. Since I got my cell phone a few years ago, I never use my house phone. The only folks who call me on that phone are telemarketers, so I never pick the darn thing up. Every day when I come home I clear at least three cold calls from someone trying to sell me something.
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01-23-2004, 09:16 PM	#10
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,203	i hate phones, its always for someone else so i never answer them unless i have to at work.... i used to have a cell phone, but i never answered it so i got rid of it
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01-23-2004, 03:49 PM	#2
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I don't have a land line, so I only use a cell phone. It has caller ID, and I do use it to my advantange. If I don't want to talk with the person, I just let it go to voice mail.

01-23-2004, 04:48 PM	#3
Czas na Zywiec what up Forum Star Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Southwest Side, Chicago Posts: 18,398	caller ID doesn't work with us since we have 7 lines at the hotel. plus, it's a business, so I have to pick it up every time no matter what.

01-23-2004, 05:27 PM	#5
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I let the answering machine get it. 9 times out of 10 it's just someone trying to sell something anyway.

01-23-2004, 07:10 PM	#9
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I don't know what I would do without my caller ID.

01-23-2004, 09:47 PM	#11
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I remember last year someone said that if someone called a person out of state, it would show up as "Out of area." Let's hypothetically say I called Janice, would it show my number or who I am or will it say "out of area?"

01-23-2004, 10:30 PM	#12
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I have Caller ID too, so most of the time I don't answer it unless it's family or friends. That's what the machine is for. Besides, they're never for me, and I hate the phone. I answer it enough at work...don't want to do it at home.

01-23-2004, 10:45 PM	#15
-Leah- Back for More Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 10,563	We have caller id, and voice mail on our land line. The voice mail is good, because when I am on the internet( yes, I still have dial-up ) it picks up anyways. I usually just answer the phone though, when I am home, unless it shows up as unavailable.
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