'One Ring' Phone Scam

Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam by probably_wrong on Monday May 06, 2019 @03:56AM (#19837568)

I am not the person you are replying to, but I would like to point out that my job never calls me (and if they expected me to be reachable they would give me a work phone), I keep in touch with my friends via my computer, and I order pizza online. Medical appointments are still done over the phone, though, but not always.

I wouldn't go as far as to have no phone number whatsoever, but living without one doesn't seem entirely crazy to me.

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Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam by dkersten on Monday May 06, 2019 @08:53AM (#19838936)

I lived without a phone number for about 9 months a few years ago. My phone was basically a WiFi device. I really enjoyed this time and am considering doing it again. I only stopped because my brother got annoyed and bought me a new SIM, but nowadays he doesn’t call me much and uses internet for voice. Even my mother uses WhatsApp for voice.

Having a WiFi-only device (as opposed to a data-only one) did mean I had to plan things a bit, just like I had to do before mobile phones became such a popular thing. It wasn’t a big deal at all.

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Re:'One Ring' Phone Scam by mattkrause on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @11:52AM (#19850625)

My current job doesn’t call me very often, but recruiters and HR folks love the phone. Likewise, small businesses are way easier to deal with on the phone vs. online (larger ones are a toss-up).

I guess I’m convinced that it could be done, but I’m less convinced that it makes sense, and baffled as to why you’d pay for a phone and then go to such lengths to avoid using it.

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