Do you answer the phone if you didn't know the caller?
By careguarden
@careguarden (5670)
Philippines
18 responses
@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
25 Jan 11
Rarely will I answer the phone if I don't recognize the number. Most of the time, I don't. I have voice mail, where I specifically say to leave a message if they want to talk to me. I figure if someone really wants to talk to me, they'll leave a message saying who they are and I can call them back. If not, then it's probably a wrong number and not really worth the time of picking up in the first place.
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@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Hello angelwriter. It is good also but what if that person who are calling you have eagerly important matters to tell you? As I said in the previous comments, it is better to answer the call to figure out who is calling us and know if it is scam or not.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead..
Godbless
@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
25 Jan 11
Well, they can still leave a message. If it's such an important matter, I would think they'd definitely leave a message. It would only be a minute delay. The very first thing I do after the phone stops ringing is to check the voice mail to see if the person left a message. I can't think of anything so urgent that dire consequences would happen between the time it would take to listen to a message and hit redial to call them back.
@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
25 Jan 11
One more thing I should add. I HATE talking on the phone. I mean, seriously. It's practically a phobia. I'm okay when it's someone I know really well, but going in completely unprepared, not knowing who the person is or what the call is about? That's the stuff of nightmares for me. At least if I have a message, I have some general idea of who the person is and what they want and I have something to go on to steady myself before talking to them.
I'm not worried about scammers or anything. I'm more worried that it'll be someone who wants to discuss a bill I can't pay, and I'll be all tongue tied. Or will be some telemarketer. Or maybe someone who doesn't care that they don't know me and want to talk and I won't know how to gracefully get out of it because I won't want to be rude. So, I'm holding the phone feeling terrible, all because I picked it up to a number I didn't know. To avoid that, I'm willing to risk missing something important, because I didn't answer. (But, like I said, if it really is that important, why wouldn't they leave a message so I would know to call them back?)
Not trying to argue, just wanted to explain myself more.
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@dreamsharmin (2281)
• China
25 Jan 11
Yes i answer the call if i don't know the number. Because it doesn't prove that i don't know the caller. Sometime known person call me from unknown number. After i receive the call if i found that i don't know the caller then i just cut the phone and next time i don't pickup the phone from that number only.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Hello Dreamsharmin..We are the same my friend. better to check it out who is the caller and maybe it is your friend or relatives that might need our help in that case..
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead..
Godbless
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
25 Jan 11
I am not afraid of answering my phone if I don't know the caller, but I generally don't do it. All the people who I gave my cell number to, are all listed in my phone, so if an unknown number calls, it's nobody I want to talk to.
On my cell, I get a lot of calls from debt collectors and such trying to reach presumably a previous owner of my number. I kept telling them that it was the wrong number, but they just keep calling. I actually have it set up so that if the number in unknown, my phone will not ring.
As for my house phone, this is the number I give out when I'm looking for a job, or calling about my bills or other things like that- non-personal calls. If the number is not listed, I typically just let the machine get it and if it is important, they will leave a message.
This way I don't have to deal with wrong numbers, prank calls, telemarketers, etc.
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@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Hello Sketch.. Yeah, there are lots of cases like that and it is possible to happen again if the person didn't care of it.. But for me, I'll take a risk because sometimes, those people who have not a phone might have important matters for us. you better ignore it my friend because you have lots of experience about those people..
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead..
Godbless
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
25 Jan 11
Yes, I do. It is not necessary that always our knowing people only make calls to our mobiles. In fact I am getting a number of calls and many are unknown people. May be from banks, or with third party relations. It is possible, and I used to attend all calls and even missed calls, I used to make call and find who that person with whom I could not contact.
I don't categories my calls, if someone calls they are looking for me for something. It can be wring numbers, but is is less than 1%, in my cease.
Thank-s
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@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Hello thanks.. Yes,we better take risk of the calls. We better answer it so that we know if the call is important or not than to think what is all about right?
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead..
Godbless
@petersum (4522)
• United States
25 Jan 11
There's no point in having a phone if you are not going to answer it. Sure you get some wrong numbers but many of these turn out quite well. A little fun with confused callers can brighten up your day. You might even make some new friends. That's not so weird, is it? It's only what many people do each day with online chatting.
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@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
Hello Petersum..Yeah, I agree with you. Better to answer it and who knows the caller is your future p0artner in life.. there are cases like that but we must also be aware of the scammers right?
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead..
Godbless
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
25 Jan 11
Yeah, sure. Sometimes you have no choice, and I don't really see the harm in it anyway.
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@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
25 Jan 11
You are right Puccagirl because sometimes, we don't know that person who are calling needs our help and it is emergency. It is easy to drop the call if the caller is anonymous.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead..
Godbless
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
14 Feb 11
On our home phone, I let the answering machine answer if I don't know or recognize the number calling. I don't care to talk to tele-marketers and since my daughter has been looking for work, sometimes bill collectors call looking for her. UGH. Now, if you are talking about my cell phone...I absolutely don't talk to them if they are not in my address book.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
14 Feb 11
Hello estherlou..Well, good thing that you have a answering machine to let answer the calls you didn't know the caller. And about the mobile, it is better to answer it because sometimes people didn't call you in your mobile phone if they were not important. So, better answer it and if they are not important, you can drop the call.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
godbless
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
You are absolutely right choybel. why not answer the call so that we can find out who is the anonymous caller and easy to cut the call if it seems the caller is not really important..
Once again, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
26 Jan 11
Hello choybel..I think you have a point because for me, I hate thinking who called me and that's the way to know if that person who are calling is relatives or friends. Just easy to end the call if we don't really know the caller after we answered it. I'm a curious person that's why I always want to know who missed call me, even if it comes from the anonymous.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@justmepassyou (27)
• China
7 Feb 11
yeah, I'd like to answer all the calls no matter whether the number is stored in my contact list.
this is the precondition that no fee is charged when I answer the call,then I would like to..
For some of my friends have multiple numbers,I don't want to miss any of their calls.
I may haven't them all in my list after all.
Even if any stranger dials the wrong number and get connected with me,I am glad to greet them.it is funny in the boring life.
As well as for some product promotion ,I'd like to learn some information related to their product if I am free....
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
8 Feb 11
Hello justmepassyou..well, that's good answer, in order us to know who is the caller, better answer the call so that we know. We are the same, I don't like also to missed a call even if I didn't know the numbers in the phone..
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
18 Feb 11
Hello cream..Well, it is your choice of answering the call or not. But sometimes, there are people who didn't like to answer the call which they didn't know the number or the caller not save the phone. Because for them, it is not good and it is a matter of disturbing..There are telemarketers like that and they were annoying in my part..
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
31 Jan 11
Hello sk66rc. Well, in that case, you don't need to refuse the call because maybe the caller is your costumer that asking for your help. Being a translator is very hard work that makes you work hard and study hard right? Because there were lots of people who really annoying sometimes. But you must be patient all the time. Be nice to them.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@highschoolrazors8547 (293)
• Malaysia
1 Feb 11
Nope,definitely I would not answer any unknown calls.To me,if the person knows me and wanna talk,text me first.I would take his or her call probably,if I know that person.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
6 Feb 11
Hello high..that's your own opinion and I respect that but who knows if that caller is your parents and have very ,urgent matters to tell you? What should you do? It is better to answer the phone even if you didn't know the caller or the number so that you know who called you. and if it is a wrong number, better to end the call..
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day AHEAD.
Godbless
@sajeevking (5073)
• Mumbai, India
1 Feb 11
Well i don't thing there is any problem answering to unknown numbers
the other person could be any one i usually get many call from unknown number usually they are some consultancy people which i never miss because i am in between jobs
so i personally never miss a call from unknown people but yeah if some times when my friends are calling me i usually don't pick those when i feel like but then give some excuse and talk to them later
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
8 Feb 11
Hello sejeevking..Yeah, you are absolutely right becaUSE if you didn't like the caller, you can easily end the call am I right? There's no problem about it as long as the caller didn't hurt you because they are far..sometimes, we can felt that we didn't want to talk those people we didn't like.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@dadindine (230)
• Philippines
5 Feb 11
Yes! I do! cos it might be an important call, a call from a friend, relatives and people important to you who got new digits, and also might be the job that you're waiting for. But I ignore text messages such as hi and hello from anonymous people.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
8 Feb 11
Hello dadindine..i agree with you because sometimes those people who called us and use the other phone, maybe that call is very important. There's nothing wrong with the call if we didn't know the number..Instead, we might answer it to know who really call us.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
26 Jan 11
Hi careguarden! First of all I have Caller ID and if I don't know
for sure who is calling I don't usually answer. And if I suspect
that it is a Telemarketer or someone else that I don't want to
speak to I won't pick the phone up! I don't even pick the phone
up when it is my friends who are calling that I don't feel like
speaking to if they are calling at a bad time and I know that I
can call them back! I think that's what Caller ID is for anyway~
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
26 Jan 11
Hello Opal26. Good to know that you have a caller ID so that you will already know the numbers and you can easily refuse to answer it if you know that is the telemarketers. In my part, I also hate that someone called me and no numbers appear in my phone. That would be a great help on your part my friend that you have a caller ID.
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Jan 11
Yes, I have answered my phone, but I must say that I don't really get all that many calls from those I don't know, and if I do, it is either a compahy I am dealing with, that i didn't recognize the number, or it would be a wrong number entirely. I do get those once in awhile, however, I don't really get that many, and I am glad about that. Now, I won't answer 1-800 numbers, as more than likely they are just telemarketing calls anyway, and since they are annoying, and trying to get me to buy something I didn't ask for, then I just ignore them and not talk to them. I feel that it is my discretion who I talk to, especially when they call me. Take care, and have a very good day. 
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
26 Jan 11
Hello rosekiss..Yeah, it's true. We can recognize the number who are calling if it is the telemarketers because their numbers. But apparently, those people who try to call me might something important matters to tell you so better answer it and if you don't like the caller, its time to end the call and save it to your phone to aware you that if that number call you again you know exactly that it was the same person you don't like right?
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
Hello strongz. Yeah, you were right. We do not hesitate to answer the call because it didn't make us harm and of course its free and maybe that call is a surprise or someone that makes you happy right?
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
@csabiCZ (194)
• North Korea
27 Jan 11
I usually answer my phone when the caller is unknown.It can't cause any harm or whatsoever.Maybe it's one of my friends calling me just from another phone or someone just mistyped the number.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
Hello csabicz.your right because we didn't know if our relatives, friends borrow the phone from the other people just to inform us or call us so that we will know what happened to them. It is good that lots of people answer the phone without thinking bad. that's why we have a phone because someone could free to call and text us right?
Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead.
Godbless
