is it necessary to respond to miss call???

@riyasam (16556)
India
May 14, 2009 10:35am CST
if it is a known number,i do call back but if i donot recognise the number,i am slightly wary in calling back!i do sent a text message asking 'who is this'?what do you think is the right way???
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@csrobins (1120)
• United States
2 Jun 09
I always call back...I don't think spam happens that much with phone calls especially cell phones. I am looking for a job so often something will call me that came from a random number. I think it is safe to call back. In fact I like getting them, it's like a element of surprise!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 Jun 09
even i do like to speak on phones but after some time it tends to get irritating.
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@csrobins (1120)
• United States
2 Jun 09
I agree, I don't like how long conversations can hold me up from doing other things and I don't like to talk other people I don't know very well or at all
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• India
29 May 09
Hello my friend riyasam Ji, I think, you are absolutely right. But how do we negotiate such a situation, where people like my hubby never keeps any cell phone and may call me only from some PCO and taht I would not recognise (as it is I do not have abny cell myself). We have only BSNL land-line. So I would at least respond 'hello' and in case of un-recognised voice I will not continue further. May god bless You and have a great time.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 Jun 09
he he,my mom is the headmistress and she doesnt know how to use the cellphone and the computer.she knows only the basics like receiving a call and cutting it!
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• India
2 Jun 09
Hello my friend riyasam Ji, So nice of you for sharing your family idaes. I think, I am aged more tahn your mother I am now crossing 65 yrs. I do not (we), have any cell-phone. Even I was not knowing how to use telephone, my hubby will dial the number, and when he used to go out, he would dial and tell me to press 'Redial' button. We are all sailing in the same boat. May god bless You and have a great time.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
19 May 09
I generally do not respond to miss call if I do not know the number. It has happened to me several time.I think few people just do timepass like this.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
20 May 09
ya ya,mischeif mongers!!
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
15 May 09
Riya! HI! It is not at all necessary to respond to a missed call, specially when it is an unknown or unstored number. I have observed that sometimes it so happens when I call back the number, from which the missed call came, I am plainly told 'sorry, the call was made inadvertently'. Therefore, I have made it a rule not to respond or call back to unknown numbers. If the person is really serious in talking to me, s/he should call me back again.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
yup,you do have valid points there but youbeing a male can call,we females are taken advantage of!
@mayka123 (16555)
• India
19 May 09
I usually call back when I receive a miss call even if the number is an unknown one. But I avoid calling back to unknown mobile numbers from my landline because I do not want everyone to know my landline number.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
20 May 09
thats right,i keep my mobile in silent mode when i am at home and make it a point not to give my landline numbers to anybody.
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• United States
23 Jan 10
I recently get rid of my landline number to avoid those unknown calls or telemarketer's unsolicited calls. Also, I don't use the landline very much, and I would stick with my cellphone. For those unknown phone calls, I might simply ignore them nowadays.
• India
16 May 09
firstly must say ur killer on mylot...fabulous topics/great mind.. yes, what i belive if someone call you and if you don't pick phone by some reason you must call him/her back..may be he/she need u urgently..
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
thanks for the compliment,have a nice day...
• India
16 May 09
hey!is khera your surname?
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
16 May 09
I do not have the habit of returning a missed call though I recognise the courtesy to do it. I only return a missed call only if the number is familiar or someone I know. Any unknown numbers, too bad. I just give it a miss unless the person calls back again and again.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
17 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day.
@Sreekala (34314)
• India
15 May 09
Hi Riya, I was also wondering with the same question. If I got any miss call and number is unknown for me then I may least bothered. If the person is genuine and who knows me definitely will call me again, I think this way. If the number is known then I make a call. But you know my hubby; he is making call to the caller and asking ‘I got a miss call from this number, who are you?’ I asked him why you are giving importance to these calls. My brother is also like him, and the funny thing is he is in aboard and if he got a miss call from India definitely he calls back to the number and asks who calls him. And I am the one who took advantage of this character (lol) you know how, when I got the new mobile and number I made a miss call to him I knew that definitely he calls back and later I got a call from him.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
my brother too lives abroad now and i frequently give him miss calls but we dont call each other via the mobile but we do use the voice chat service of yahoo messenger.
@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
15 May 09
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@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
16 May 09
I do the same. I usually send an SMS on missed calls asking them about the reason why they call up. I often received a lot of missed calls since I have a website for our training center and usually some people call me for information about the training. There are time that I am not able to answer the call when I am conducting my class. So often, I follow up on those missed calls. But if the one calling me is someone I know, I will call them back the moment I get the chance.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day!!
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
15 May 09
I mostly just ignore missed calls known or not. Let me elaborate on that. These are the top reasons in uitlizing missed calls: 1. We(my friends and I) only use missed calls as to get attention when I or they took more than 5 hours(or an agreeable amount of time) of not responding to the messages especially when there is a hot topic of conversation. Maybe because one fell asleep or there was a delay in messages due to the network. 2. Whenever we're saving on load credits and are not registered to any text promos. We miss call the other which is the same as asking 'where are you? Im at the meeting place already.' It would be up to the other to respond by either looking for someone they know who has load and text using that number with the owners' permission. 3. A missed call would be a warning to the other person who might be busy/in a meeting that the one who gave the missed call would be really calling after 5-10minutes. With these reasons, an unknown number sending a missed call without the accompaniment of an sms message stating their identity and purpose would be a prank call or those users who are just making sure that the number is in use, in hopes of becoming 'text pals' in the future.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
i do send miss calls to my hubby at his work place,thinking that he might be busy or with his boss or in a meeting...he calls backif he is free.
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@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
16 May 09
Yeah, that's one of the reasons for giving someone a missed call.^_^
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
18 May 09
Well,if I can sense that the caller is a sales agent, obviously, I will not return the call. I will not call back but if I suspect that the call might be something important, I will check. It might be somebody or a friend whose number is not on my list and he has a n important message. I would make sure I know.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
18 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day.
• India
16 May 09
I do call back if i know whose number is this & if I want to talk to the person at that time.I also call back when I am not sure about whose number is this but if i realize that it is a known number.otherwise i just think that if its important to talk to me for the one,who is calling,he/she must call me.why should I make a call to respond.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
thanks for responding,have a nice day...
• China
16 May 09
I have done the same with you.Sometimes if it is a unknown number,I won't respond.I think if she/he really wants to connect me,she/he will call me again.Now there are so many cheating things,I have to keep alert.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day.
@gcorp09 (940)
• Singapore
15 May 09
For me, if the number displayed is an unknown number to me, I will not call back. I will also not send a text message as well. I believe that if the person is looking for me urgently, he/she will call back again. I'm quite skeptical on returning call to unknown numbers because my number is a recycled number (which means it was previously used by someone else who had terminated the number since for more than 6 months). I had received a few phone calls looking for someone I do not know, but yet they did call the right number... Of course, there are those who had actually dialed the number wrongly to me instead of their friend. I will say that there is no right or wrong way. If you believe in returning missed call, I will say it's also not wrong... It all depends on individuals way of thinking and belief.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
this concept of a recycled number is new to me,thanks for sharing,have a nice day.
@gcorp09 (940)
• Singapore
16 May 09
Although my country is very small, the percentage of the population who hold a cell phone is very high. There are even quite a number of them who hold 2 or 3 numbers. In addition, quite a huge percentage of the population holds a post-paid contract line offered by telecommunication companies and are bounded on a 2 years contract. After the contract is over, some of the people will cancel their number and opted for a new line (with new number) by another telecommunication companies. As such, if the numbers are not recylced, there will be even more numbers which they will have to open up, and soon there will be lack of numbers for cell phones. Thus, usually after 6 months, the telecommunication company will put these unused numbers into the recycle list, where they will be re-issuing to other people when they open a new line.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
15 May 09
If I don't know the number and I am not expecting a call from a certain area then I don't call back. If they have left a message on my voicemail explaining who they are, what they want and what number to reach them on, then I will call back to them. Otherwise I am not wasting my money on calling them back. It's a small effort to leave a message, and if they don't want to do that and they really need me they are bound to call back sometime soon. I used to think differently, but after some time I realized that if people really need you they will call you back, e-mail you or leave a message.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
experience is a best teacher and it has taught me not to call back numbers which are not known.
• Philippines
15 May 09
No, not necessary. If I know someone who missed call me, I will definitely call them back or send them a message, but to those numbers that are not reflected on my phone book are being snob, LOL. Of course. For me, it is necessary to send me a message first that they will call me and introducing themselves before anything else. Or if their called are not being answered by me, they should send me a message after.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
i do agree it is plain right rude but what can we do,there are such people in this world???
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
15 May 09
hi, i don't have call waiting nor do i text. i do have an answering machine but being home most of the time i get most of my calls. have a happy day tomorrow.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
sometimes i forget to carry the mobile with me when i go from room to room,thats when i get these missed calls.
@chiepao (714)
• Philippines
15 May 09
If it's someone I know like my parents, siblings and friends I wouldn't hesitate to return their call. But if it's someone whom I don't know, I would rather text them first and ask who they are. I've had an experience before that someone kept on calling my number and by the time I answered it he said "Can we talk? I just needed someone to talk to." I refused because I dunno how that is... x.x
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
i have also got such wierd calls,thats one of the reasons why i donot return miss calls of unknown number.
@rakesh284 (1472)
• India
15 May 09
I think you are doing right thing. When I am receiving miss call from known number than I am calling back that number and talk further why that person was calling on the other hand if it is unknown number then I will also give him some miss calls. So that if that person really want to talk to me then can call me back. It sometimes looks weird but it is working for me.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
sometimes,i also do give a miss call back to indicate to that person that i am now available to take your call.
@anniefannie (1737)
• United States
15 May 09
i used to call bsck even when i didn't know the no. but i don't now if it is important they will call back is what i think, we got to many weired Os now.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 May 09
you are right,thanks for sharing.