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Re:If I could bring one thing back to the internet it would ... by distances on Monday September 20, 2021 @10:26AM (#28594148)
I agree that phone calls are waning, but I don't personally see the connection to voice mails. I never liked the concept so I've never left a voice mail, nor have I ever enabled it for myself. In my opinion voice calls can only get better if answering machines and voice mails die out.
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Re:If I could bring one thing back to the internet it would ... by BlueTemplar on Monday September 20, 2021 @11:30AM (#28594875)
Hmm, how do you deal with unknown numbers ?

I never answer those on the first go - only if they left a voicemail or a text message...

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Re:If I could bring one thing back to the internet it would ... by distances on Monday September 20, 2021 @12:11PM (#28595379)
I live in Germany and for whatever reason I have literally never received a spam call here. I can go months without receiving a single call these days. I'm not exactly sure if spam calls are not a thing here or if I've just been lucky. But yeah I see how that can lead to different preferences when it comes to voice mail.
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