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GloryDayz · 02-16-2015, 12:50 PM

We all know most of us have at least one cell phone (perhaps two), and we increasingly communicate via SMS and MMS texts, and email. With that in mind the percentage of legit calls to your house from friends and family is WAAAAAY down compared to stupid calls from vendors so, in the day-and-age of all this technology and caller ID (that can be faked) how do you answer calls on the home line (if you still have one)?

Do you ever answer?

Do you pick up and hang up without saying "hello" (because the robots on the other end know the word "hello" (and some say it's an invite to talk in some legal sense of the word)?

Do you pick up and tell whomever to "**** off and fist their mother" then hang up?

Do you give the phone to your 3-year-old to talk to them for as long as they'd like, or place the phone in front of the family parrot or TV (tuned to an infomercial)?

Do you let the answering machine pick up?

What do you do?

listopencil · 02-16-2015, 01:50 PM

I only have internet and I use a Magic Jack for a house phone. It does come in handy to have a house phone number. I check caller ID when it rings and pick it up if it's someone I feel like talking to, otherwise I let the answering machine do its thing.

**Donger** · 02-16-2015, 01:51 PM

I only have our home line so that I can play with telemarketers. Netalk Duo, or something like that. Whenever it rings, I hear the wife yell to the kids, "Let your father answer that!!"

BucEyedPea · 02-16-2015, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

We all know most of us have at least one cell phone (perhaps two), and we increasingly communicate via SMS and MMS texts, and email. With that in mind the percentage of legit calls to your house from friends and family is WAAAAAY down compared to stupid calls from vendors so, in the day-and-age of all this technology and caller ID (that can be faked) how do you answer calls on the home line (if you still have one)?

Do you ever answer?

Do you pick up and hang up without saying "hello" (because the robots on the other end know the word "hello" (and some say it's an invite to talk in some legal sense of the word)?

Do you pick up and tell whomever to "**** off and fist their mother" then hang up?

Do you give the phone to your 3-year-old to talk to them for as long as they'd like, or place the phone in front of the family parrot or TV (tuned to an infomercial)?

Do you let the answering machine pick up?

What do you do?

I keep my land line because cells do not cover all areas and I prefer it for faxes over efax. I rarely use a fax but when I have gotten rid of it, someone always has to send a fax. So I have all bases covered.

I'd love to get rid of the land line. It's nearly always telemarketers despite being on the Do Not Call list, robo calls by politicians during elections but occasionally it's a valid call. So I do answer. I tell telemarketers that I wll report them for calling me when I am on the Do Not Call. They apologize and promise to scrub their lists. The robo calls I usually just hang up. Though I mostly use my cell now.

It pisses me off when someone gives out my cell to others without asking me. Now I have persistent caller I want nothing do with. Thanks to my sister who has moved here.

Mr. Laz · 02-16-2015, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by eDave

Who has a home phone?

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Originally Posted by scho63

EXACTLY!

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Originally Posted by DaFace

What is this "home phone" you speak of? Seems like I had one of those 10-15 years ago, but I can't remember for sure.

I feel bad about myself now because i still have a land line.

GloryDayz · 02-16-2015, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

I let it go to the machine. However, part of my wife's job is to find subs and they call our house when they want the day off, I mean call in sick, so she has to answer it and deal with the telemarketers and scammers as well as lazy teachers and aides.

Yeah, you're not in a good place. Ugh for you...

**Donger** · 02-16-2015, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Now I have persistent caller I want nothing do with.

That's what happens when you are crazy hot, honey.

BWillie · 02-16-2015, 01:54 PM

"Bueno"

"Yeboseyo"

**Donger** · 02-16-2015, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

I feel bad about myself now because i still have a land line.

Please tell me it isn't through a telco, though.

GloryDayz · 02-16-2015, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

i have a 3rd party CID/Call Blocker/Call Router

Allows me to block calls completely or send it to a specific phone or answering machine

It's still annoying because companies have bribed the government to continue to allow phone # blocking

They don't get your cell phone # as frequently but it still happens

Make and model?

Mr. Laz · 02-16-2015, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Please tell me it isn't through a telco, though.

**Donger** · 02-16-2015, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

http://www.nettalk.com/

listopencil · 02-16-2015, 01:56 PM

A nice feature of the Magic Jack is that it has voice mail. We have some nasty rainy seasons up here every few years and it knocks out the phone service. Weird because internet will still work. So, when that happens you can't even call through to a house phone but people can leave voice mail even though they can't leave a message on the answering machine. A bad feature is that I have to dial 1 and the area code to call out even for a local number. Works fine though.

Frosty · 02-16-2015, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Yeah, you're not in a good place. Ugh for you...

I don't know why she gave them our home phone instead of her cell. It's fun having the phone ring at 5:45 am on Friday, the one day I can sleep in (it's funny how often people are sick on Friday

).

**Donger** · 02-16-2015, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

A nice feature of the Magic Jack is that it has voice mail. We have some nasty rainy seasons up here every few years and it knocks out the phone service. Weird because internet will still work. So, when that happens you can't even call through to a house phone but people can leave voice mail even though they can't leave a message on the answering machine. A bad feature is that I have to dial 1 and the area code to call out even for a local number. Works fine though.

Nettalk actually emails a .wav file of the voicemail and translates it to text in the body of the email.

Just Passin' By · 02-16-2015, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Please tell me it isn't through a telco, though.

Why? The whole point is to be on something other than your internet. Diversify, don't consolidate.

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listopencil Immanentize The Eschaton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In Partibus Infidelium Casino cash: $1915880	A nice feature of the Magic Jack is that it has voice mail. We have some nasty rainy seasons up here every few years and it knocks out the phone service. Weird because internet will still work. So, when that happens you can't even call through to a house phone but people can leave voice mail even though they can't leave a message on the answering machine. A bad feature is that I have to dial 1 and the area code to call out even for a local number. Works fine though. __________________ Good friends we have had, oh, good friends we've lost...along the way. In this great future, you can't forget your past. So dry your tears, I say.
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