Do you include your name in your voicemail greeting?

I think my landline phone has been hacked by foriegn people,
the reason is that every day I get two calls from some sort
of teaching bot, that is because when I say hello, it says
hiya two times in a row, then nothing, and remember that
hiya, is chinese for Hello, but I try to teach it also by saying
fu twice, then we both hang up.....will keep you posted if
the bot teaches me anything new..... ;)
 

I have always used my first name only and still do.

Scammers can find nearly anyone’s name with a reverse phone lookup on the net if they want to. I use reverse lookup all the time to see which scammer called and didn’t leave a message when I didn’t pick up the phone - unless the number is blocked.
 

Pinky said:
Our message is, "you have reached - phone #, please leave a message, and we will return your call".
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Same here!
I thought about leaving my name because a few years ago I changed my number. Unfortunately, I got a number that once belonged to a young mother that gave her number to everybody, including work, education, possible scholarship, social advantages, many bill collectors, etc.
I got tired to answer the phone telling people she no longer had the number.
 
OldFeller said:
I don't know if today's landline phone offer the same features as cell phones.
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Our landline is my primary phone. I only carry the ALPS (Awkward Little Plastic Slab, aka cell phone) when traveling. Just a small number of friends and family members have my cell number.

Here are my 7 favorite features of our landline system:

1. One base unit and (currently) six handsets so there's one within easy reach no matter where is am in the house. I can put a little charging base and handset anywhere there is a nearby electrical receptacle.

2. If I'm expecting a call and am going to be in the yard (or in a bathroom:rolleyes:), I can just grab a nearby handset and a carry it with me. They have a great range.

3. All handsets display and audibly announce who's calling, based on either (a) the name stored in my contacts list, (b) the caller's Caller ID, (c) if neither of these, then the caller's number or the words "potential spam". I don't have to lift a finger to ignore junk calls.

4. The handsets have real buttons, so I don't need to mess with fiddly little touch screen icons. I can even dial with my eyes closed if needed.

5. I can play back voice messages from any handset.

6. The microphones and speakers in the handsets are powerful enough that they can be placed on a table and used as speakerphones.

7. The phones don't receive text messages which I consider an asset. Anyone who wants to contact me can darned well call (now), email (within 24 hours), or send me a letter by snail mail (a week or two).

I love my landline, but I'm honest enough to realize that I'd appreciate the ALPS more if I were still out and about a lot every day. But I'm not. ;)
 
Maybe the best thing is to read your number with area code back to the caller, pause and repeat it. Gives them some chance of confirmation. Something like:

"You have reached (123) 456-7890, I'm sorry I missed your call. Repeating, (123) 456-7890. Thanks."
 
horseless carriage said:
Voicemail service? What?
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It still works, most people under fifty need dialling lessons.
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Even as a young child, dialing in a digit seemed strange. Sure I could dial in numbers as good as any college graduate, but it was a strange process. After all, you didn't dial in digits on a typewriter. Imagine a typewriter with only 10 keys, each one representing as many as three letters of the alphabet and one numeral. Who the Hell came up with a dial?
 
The earliest phones didn't need dials. You just picked up the ear piece, and told the operator what you wanted, and if the phone rang you didn't pick it up unless it was your ring. That was mostly before my time, but friends that lived out on a farm still did it that way, and I was always interested in how they went about using the phone.
 
Tommy said:
Our landline is my primary phone. I only carry the ALPS (Awkward Little Plastic Slab, aka cell phone) when traveling. Just a small number of friends and family members have my cell number.

Here are my 7 favorite features of our landline system:

1. One base unit and (currently) six handsets so there's one within easy reach no matter where is am in the house. I can put a little charging base and handset anywhere there is a nearby electrical receptacle.

2. If I'm expecting a call and am going to be in the yard (or in a bathroom:rolleyes:), I can just grab a nearby handset and a carry it with me. They have a great range.

3. All handsets display and audibly announce who's calling, based on either (a) the name stored in my contacts list, (b) the caller's Caller ID, (c) if neither of these, then the caller's number or the words "potential spam". I don't have to lift a finger to ignore junk calls.

4. The handsets have real buttons, so I don't need to mess with fiddly little touch screen icons. I can even dial with my eyes closed if needed.

5. I can play back voice messages from any handset.

6. The microphones and speakers in the handsets are powerful enough that they can be placed on a table and used as speakerphones.

7. The phones don't receive text messages which I consider an asset. Anyone who wants to contact me can darned well call (now), email (within 24 hours), or send me a letter by snail mail (a week or two).

I love my landline, but I'm honest enough to realize that I'd appreciate the ALPS more if I were still out and about a lot every day. But I'm not. ;)
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I had a land line with an old but great answering machine till a year ago .

Now just a cell phone and an old Cingular flip phone but works great , only thing is I shut it off bed time which is like 10 pm to 8 or 9 am but the landline with answering machine took messages and now I have to sort out what is what when I wake up .

I regret doing away with my land line and if wasn't planning on moving ( I have been procrastinating this for a year ) would again get the land line .
 
JustDave said:
The earliest phones didn't need dials. You just picked up the ear piece, and told the operator what you wanted, and if the phone rang you didn't pick it up unless it was your ring. That was mostly before my time, but friends that lived out on a farm still did it that way, and I was always interested in how they went about using the phone.
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Sarah get me the Blue Bird dinner .

 
No because I learned my lesson! I used to have my name on it but then the telemarketers started asking for me by name! Sheesh! I had to block them and take my name off my greeting. I don't know why more isn't being done about these telemarketers and some are scammers, too. I really never hear anything about these people being caught or anything!🙃😳
 

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