moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 24 days agoWhy Gen Z & Millennials are hung up on answering the phonewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down113
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minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87arrow-down2·24 days agoI don’t think anyone answers the phone now, unless they recognize the number. Most of the calls I get are spam spam someone sent me a time sensitive message, so they ring me once to respond faster spam
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up14·24 days agoAmerican? I’m from The Netherlands and I get maybe 1 spam call every other month or so. And I’ve been using the same number for almost 25 years.
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·24 days agoCanada, we face the same issues as the US for telecom stuff
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·24 days agoSettings>Do not disturb>exceptions>Caller in contacts alt: Set default ringtone to silent, no vibration, Set people in contacts to custom ringtones.
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·24 days agoin ios there is a phone app setting to silence unknown callers.
I don’t think anyone answers the phone now, unless they recognize the number.
Most of the calls I get are
American? I’m from The Netherlands and I get maybe 1 spam call every other month or so. And I’ve been using the same number for almost 25 years.
Canada, we face the same issues as the US for telecom stuff
Settings>Do not disturb>exceptions>Caller in contacts
alt: Set default ringtone to silent, no vibration, Set people in contacts to custom ringtones.
in ios there is a phone app setting to silence unknown callers.
Lucky me I rarely get spam calls