Stupid add voicemails

The BBQ Pit
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[QUOTE=cochrane]
It could be a holdover from the days before caller I.D. Back then you didn’t know who called you unless you listened to the message, so leaving a message actually served a purpose. Either way, it sounds like a pointless thing to get irked about.
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That’s why I do it. Also, I might have just wanted to chit chat, and since you didn’t answer, no big deal, you were busy, whatever. No need to call back.

But, if I had something important to tell you, then I want to make sure you call me back ASAP.

In either event, I won’t feel guilty about making the caller listen to one fucking voicemail message, even if the eleven seconds of his life I wasnted makes him upset..

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I find the original post to be totally bizarre.

If I call you and don’t leave a message, don’t call me back. If I had something I needed to talk to you about that would keep long enough for a call back to be useful, I’d have left a message, duh.

Also, I only get a ‘missed call’ notice if my cell is on when I miss the call. If it’s off, or I’m in a deep dark tunnel, I will never know someone called and I missed it unless they, you know, left me a freaking message.

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[QUOTE=jacquilynne]
Also, I only get a ‘missed call’ notice if my cell is on when I miss the call. If it’s off, or I’m in a deep dark tunnel, I will never know someone called and I missed it unless they, you know, left me a freaking message.
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This is why I leave voicemails. I wish they they had a service that let you know if you had any calls while your phone was turned off or otherwise outside of a service area - I hate leaving voicemails.

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[QUOTE=ChrisBooth12]
I swear if i get one more voicemail that says “Hey Chris its me give me a call back” not only will i call you back but it will be after i shove your phone up your ass! I have a missed call from you dumbass that missed call tells me to call you back! I dont need you to remind me.
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I understand you, man. Don’t listen to the other bad people.

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I hate people who call me back to say, “Hey, I missed your call.” I know they missed my call, and that’s why I left a message. Listen to the fucking message, it has all the information you need to know. I don’t need to repeat it all over again because you’re too stupid to figure out how voicemail operates.

The same with people who leave a message saying “Call me back.”. The voicemail message should convey whatever information you needed to convey. If it requires a response from me, I will respond. Otherwise, I don’t need to talk to you, and in fact I would prefer not to.

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What’s an “add voicemail”?

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[QUOTE=Otto]
What’s an “add voicemail”?
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I believe the OP was so blinded with rage, he hit the “d” rather than the “s” on his keyboard, i.e. it should be “Stupid-ass voicemails.”

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[QUOTE=Bill Door]
The same with people who leave a message saying “Call me back.”. The voicemail message should convey whatever information you needed to convey. If it requires a response from me, I will respond. Otherwise, I don’t need to talk to you, and in fact I would prefer not to.
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That’s true, I hate information-less voicemails - if you just wanted to say hi, say that at least.

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[QUOTE=pulykamell]
What the hell kind of voice mail do you have that takes three minutes to get to your message?! When I was with T-Mobile, it was just “You have x new messages. New message:” and the thing would start playing. Now with AT&T, it’s even easier with visual voicemail. If somebody doesn’t leave me a message, I just assume whatever it was they were calling about was not important. And same in reverse: if I call and don’t leave a message, don’t bother calling me back–it’s nothing important.
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I already said: Verizon. Here’s a teleplay of checking your voicemail with Verizon, perhaps about 50% of the time you go to check it:

Me: opens up phone and sees message that I have a new voicemail. I select the option “Play Now”

Phone: *dials voicemail * “Please enter your password”.

Me: punch in number

Phone: “First skipped message [what? skipped message? You just asked me if I want to play my NEW voicemail NOW] sent (date)—”

Me: presses 7 to delete the message, since I don’t save them and I don’t know why it’s not deleted already

Phone: “at (time)”

Me: presses 7 to delete the message, since I don’t save them and I don’t know why it’s not deleted already

Phone: plays the damn voicemail

Me: stabs 7 into the damn phone so the display says 777777777777777777

Phone: finally deletes message “Next skipped message-”

Me: 777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 “Motherfucker!”

(Repeat through messages that were somehow saved even though I always press goddamned 7 after my messages)

Phone: “You have one new message”

Me: “NO GODDAMNED FUCKING SHIT!” Throws phone across room/street.

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Who are you people that feel the need to return a phone call for every missed call you have? If I need something, I’ll leave a message. If I was just calling to chat during my commute home, or if I’m going to call someone else for the info, then I don’t. I assume the same for people calling me. If was important enough to warrent a return call, they will leave me a message.

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[QUOTE=zweisamkeit]
I already said: Verizon. Here’s a teleplay of checking your voicemail with Verizon, perhaps about 50% of the time you go to check it:
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Wow. What an awful system. Yeah, T-Mobile tacks on saved messages to the end, so you hear your new messages first. Plus, no password if you’re calling from your phone, and no buttons to press to hear the new messages, unless you need to skip or delete or whatnot. (Edit: actually, now that I think of it, I think you had to press “1” to play the new message–or perhaps it would just play automatically, but pressing “1” would skip the wait.)

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So get rid of your phone. Or record an outgoing message that says, “Don’t leave a message without content.” Or get a phone without voicemail. Or tell people your preferences (though since this thread shows that not everyone has the same preferences, don’t be surprised if yours aren’t followed by every single person you know). Or blow a gasket if you’d rather spend your time being enraged. I really don’t understand this rant. (And I have Verizon; if you don’t want to hear skipped messages, delete them the first time around or expend the enormous time and energy to press 337.)

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[QUOTE=susan]
(And I have Verizon; if you don’t want to hear skipped messages, delete them the first time around or expend the enormous time and energy to press 337.)
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:: cough ::

I know how to work my phone, thanks. I’m not lying when I say I press 7 after every voicemail. I’m also not the only person I know who experiences this.

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Fine. But I have never had the problem you describe–that is, when I delete a message, it is deleted. On Verizon. Just saying.

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[QUOTE=ChrisBooth12]
Just hang up when it goes to voicemail. I know I have a missed call and to fill my voicemail up with something irreleveant is just a waste of time.
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[QUOTE=nyctea scandiaca]
I agree. If you just want me to call you back, don’t bother leaving a voicemail. It’s just a waste of both our time - I’ll see that you called and I will call you back.
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[QUOTE=bbs2k]
I’ll return missed calls, sure.
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[QUOTE=jali]
I can see by the “missed call” message on my phone that I missed your call and I can figure out that you probably want to speak to me since you did call.
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I really hate this. If I dial a wrong number and hear “Hi, this is Sam” when I expected “Hi, this is Bob” I won’t leave a message, and I don’t want Sam to call me 20 minutes later and say, “you rang?” If I’m looking for some piece of information now and you don’t pick up, I’m going to call someone else and not leave a message. I don’t want you to call back and say, “what did you want?” It drives me nuts. If I didn’t leave a message, then I don’t want you to call back.

ETA: Oh, and if I do leave you a voicemail, please listen to it before you call back. Yesterday I called someone and left a detailed message: we have this meeting with this group on this day. Please check this file for this information and call me. I get a call back saying “yeah?” Then I get to explain the whole thing over again and wait for her to go and find the file that she should have had before she called me!

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A good way to make sure nobody calls you in the first place is to get all pissy when they leave a polite nine-second message.

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I think it’s funny when I call somebody about a minute after I’ve missed their call, and they say, “Did you listen to my message?”, and I say, “Nope, I knew it was you!”

:smiley:

I’ve been wondering what the heck an add voicemail was since last night, and I just now realized how close the “d” key is to the “s” key. :smack:

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[QUOTE=susan]
Fine. But I have never had the problem you describe–that is, when I delete a message, it is deleted. On Verizon. Just saying.
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Congrats? Have a cookie?

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[QUOTE=Yookeroo]
I won’t call someone back unless they leave a voicemail asking me to. If they don’t, I figure what they wanted wasn’t that important. Or maybe it was time sensitive and my return call will be too late. Or maybe the found what they wanted from someone else.
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ditto. I won’t call back unless you leave me voicemail. I’m not going to call back every person that calls me, for no reason. (Not that it’s so many, but still)

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My voicemail says “leave a detailed message”. If you leave me a message that just says “Call me.” I’m not going to.

If you can’t be bothered to tell me what you want, I can’t be bothered to call you begging for that information.
If you just want to chat, say so. If you want me to do something, ask.
“Call me.” means you’re too busy take the time to say what you want of me.
My lack of response means I’m too busy to track you down to find out what it is.