Proper Time to Make Phone Calls

[Broken_Erika]

Never.

Don't text me either.

Definitely don't email me.

Carrier pigeons are acceptable though.

What about smoke signals? Or perhaps a Telegram?

 

[Zelig]

I'll call whenever it's convenient for me, unless I know someone doesn't have a smartphone.

If you have a smartphone, I expect you to set it up so it doesn't ring at times or from people you don't want.

 

[The_J]

My friends can call me at any time needed. Given that it doesn't happen every day.
One of my friends once called me at 4AM, asking if he could crash at my place, because he lost his keys. Not an issue. Okay, I was also about to go to bed .

Unless the situation is special, I'd not call anyone before 9AM or after 9 PM.

 

[Commodore]

So if someone tries to call you because your wife or daughter was in an accident, you'd just ignore it?

If they're in an accident, what am I going to be able to do about it that requires me to be notified immediately? What difference is there between notifying me as soon as it happens and notifying me an hour or two later? Also, how am I supposed to know that's what they are calling for? For all I know, they are just some random telemarketer or something unless they happen to call from my wife's phone. That's why humans invented things like voicemail. So people like me can ignore unwanted phone calls while still being able to be informed of something without having to actually answer the phone. Because if you call me and it is really that important, you'll leave a voicemail.

Or, you know, send me a text like I said before.

Or are you claiming that you're with them at all times when you're not working?

I actually am when it comes to my kids. I work nights while my wife works part-time during the day. So yeah, when I'm not working I kinda am with them at all times.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

If they're in an accident, what am I going to be able to do about it that requires me to be notified immediately?

It's a grisly thought, but... say goodbye, if it's that bad? And what if they're in a situation where the only other people around don't have any way to send you a text?

It honestly scares me sometimes, how some people simply cannot imagine a world in which absolutely everyone doesn't have a smartphone, cell phone, or some other gadget that can send texts.

It's a good thing that we live far enough apart that it will never be me who might have to call you with bad news like that some day. I'd have to find a pay phone or use a phone at a business or get someone else who does have a cell phone to call you.

I do understand the irritation of telemarketers. I'm on the national Do Not Call list, but of course the telemarketers based in India don't give a damn about that. Telling them to remove my number from their calling list doesn't seem to work either.

I actually am when it comes to my kids. I work nights while my wife works part-time during the day. So yeah, when I'm not working I kinda am with them at all times.

So you don't work days. Are you sitting with them in their school classroom? Or are you home schooling them?

 

[Commodore]

So you don't work days. Are you sitting with them in their school classroom? Or are you home schooling them?

My youngest is only a year old so she's not in school yet, and yes we are homeschooling our oldest.

I do understand the irritation of telemarketers. I'm on the national Do Not Call list, but of course the telemarketers based in India don't give a damn about that. Telling them to remove my number from their calling list doesn't seem to work either.

Yeah, they really don't care about that list. I don't know how strong the laws are in Canada regarding this, but the US is extremely lax on what penalties it applies to companies that do violate the Do Not Call List which means companies have very little incentive to comply.

 

[Narz]

Proper Time to Make Phone Calls

After you text me informing me as to the nature of your call. Also, why does this text look so big?

 

[tuckerkao]

Then I'm not the one to call in an emergency, especially if it is during my sleep time.

Consider urgent phone calls happening in extremely rare occasions, less than once a year, otherwise it'll no longer be an emergency.

 

[sophie]

If they're in an accident, what am I going to be able to do about it that requires me to be notified immediately? What difference is there between notifying me as soon as it happens and notifying me an hour or two later?

To provide the doctor with medically relevant information that may not appear on their charts (or should the nearest hospital not have access to their charts for whatever reason), to make medical decisions for them should they be unable to do so themselves. To comfort them and provide them moral support in a time of crisis. To bring them things they may want or need from home. To (god forbid) say goodbye to them should something go wrong.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

I seem to be the only person who will always prefer a call over a text message (unless it is work - though if it is work and it is very urgent, I still prefer a call, since I don't to be expected to check my phone every hour)
I mean when it is just a short info, text is fine. But if it is something that may require some sort of exchange of words, some sort of reach of an agreement - I freaking want to just talk. It is way easier, way more effective, way more comfortable, no waiting for anything, no worry weather it was understood right, no nothing, just a nice easy chat .

Also I resent the idea that I need to text and ask permission for a call. It is just a call... Not a royal audience.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

In my case, my preference for email is mainly because I don't have a way for anyone to leave a message. With email, they can explain why they called, what they want, and if it's urgent. I've got a record that they tried to contact me (which is important sometimes, as someone reminded me many years ago that "you can't file a phone call").

And my patience is at about -1000 for telemarketers. I'm going to have to start taking the phone off the hook in the afternoons, during my soap. I'm getting a slew of scam calls, all from India, from some jerk in a call center, pretending his name is "John", and wanting to sell me a trial subscription to something. I guess this outfit must not have been told that such scams were just featured on this past week's edition of "Marketplace", and that nobody in their right mind would fall for this crap.

Anyway, my reply to him was two words long... the first of which can't be repeated here.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I seem to be the only person who will always prefer a call over a text message (unless it is work - though if it is work and it is very urgent, I still prefer a call, since I don't to be expected to check my phone every hour)
I mean when it is just a short info, text is fine. But if it is something that may require some sort of exchange of words, some sort of reach of an agreement - I freaking want to just talk. It is way easier, way more effective, way more comfortable, no waiting for anything, no worry weather it was understood right, no nothing, just a nice easy chat .

Also I resent the idea that I need to text and ask permission for a call. It is just a call... Not a royal audience.

I prefer talk to text and I always ask if they have time to talk. If I know they have a busy schedule and I need to talk to them, then I will text to find out when a good time to call would be.