This is perfect. At least boomers have an excuse. Millennials using voice notes is unforgivable.
See, for me, if you call me and don't leave a voicemail, I'm going to assume it was unimportant (or spam) and I won't call back. Businesses, which are most likely going to an unknown number, should leave a voicemail if they want any action on my part. I mostly don't want businesses texting me because they tend to spam the fuck out of you. And I'm sure as fuck never going to pick up the phone for an unknown number.
Visual voicemail (voicemail transcribed to text) has been a godsend for me. The number of doctors offices that call with an unlisted number is staggering.
It's a double edged sword:
1.) Not all phone lines have text enabled (especially service lines).
2.) One reason you might not answer a call is because you don't recognize it. So if the line in question doesn't have text options then you might miss important calls if you don't check your voicemail.
3.) If you don't take unknown calls and you don't check voicemails then you probably won't answer random text messages either.
At the end of the day more people need to be grown ups and at least have a decent voicemail message and check their voicemails as they come in. It's not an all or nothing discussion, it's a do the minimum discussion. Screen your calls, check your voicemails, call people back who seem legit. It's not rocket science, it's adulthood.
i think I have my voicemail as the disconnected phone sound to stave off robocallers. anybody who wanted to call me texted me immediately after to confirm.
Mine emails me an attachment with the recording. It's a lot easier than the old call up voicemail to listen to your messages etc. Lot of people prefer it to writing with their phones.
Need to teach her how to turn off voicemail redirection.
That's actually really smart lol
But one could set up an Archer style voicemail prank!
Back in the day, I realized there wasn't really a voice-mail message length limit, so I had a 20 minute rant about why I don't want voicemails
i have mine turned off from the cell provider. best thing i did.
Until someone sends you a voice to text message. Like fuck that.
My little sister's voicemail says something along the lines of , "Hi, I'm either sleeping or playing video games. Leave a message and maybe I'll call back"
And then people wonder why nobody has friends and prefer talking to an AI
I worked for nearly a decade as product support for various voice mail applications, so I feel very strongly about this.
Fuck voice mail.
I prefer voice mail, If it's important enough send it, if you're not a contact and there's no caller ID I'm not picking up, I'm not screening your call I don't want you to know I saw the call.
If you're a contact and I miss you send a text
Yeah, until she applies for a job and the recruiter tried to call her to offer an interview.
For me the most annoying part of voicemail is navigating through the menu. But I'm also not scared of taking to people on the phone so perhaps my opinion doesn't count here.
Good luck to her when she wants to start being taken seriously.
I am hard of hearing. I hate voicemail. And, I hate that I can no longer record voicemail. There has been too many incidences where I can't understand the crucial details in a voicemail.
mine is a simple "leave me a voicemail and I will hate you forever"
Por que no los dos? I'm just saying. In a professional setting, when they don't respond to text or email, you can follow up with a text that says, "I left your dumbass a voice mail if you don't feel like reading."
Hey, I'm as smart as a 11 year old!
My kid can make 100 push ups, when Nobody's watching.