Missed call!

[candidrachel]

Does this annoy you? Someone keeps calling me but never leaves a message and when I press "missed call" its says "private number". This has happened about 5 times this week. I'm sure its the same person calling. The first time while I was driving, the second time when I was in a meeting, the third time while I was cooking and didn't hear my phone ring and at other ad hoc times. Its driving me nuts! Why don't they just leave a message and I'll call back! grrrr

[ZannieGirl49]

That's super annoying. I think that next time you should answer it and ask them what they're wearing and then hit 'em with the heavy breathing. I doubt they'll call back.

[Nicole]

Those are the ones I just never answer... I just let them ring. If it comes up on my Caller ID as "Private Number", odds are good it's a sales call, and there's no message I'm just confirming my suspicion that they're one of the many call centres trying to sell me something. I say no point in getting annoyed over the Private Numbers who don't leave messages.

[Quo Fan]

If I don't recognize the number, I send it to voice mail. If they really want to talk to me, they will leave a message. If they don't leave a message, then it probably was an automated dialer, and a live person doesn't talk until they get a live person, not an answering machine or voice mail.

My answering machine at home says in a computer generated voice "Please leave a message after the tone".

[candidrachel]

Your probably right. It probably is a sales call. I like those sales calls. I see it as "free" sales training. I keep them hanging on doing their spiel and then say no right at the end. Its funny. Still, its annoying as I keep missing these "training sessions".

[aropilot]

For several years after starting my business, my contact number was my cell number. after about 3 years I finally got a land line to my home office and began advertising that. I still get many calls like yours, and have learned to ignore them. Many are sales as everyone is trying to make a "sale" just to earn a buck in this economy and some, well, are just completely rude individuals who will not take "no thanks" for an answer. I have even had to hang up on occasion because they just keep talking... I always send private and unknown calls as well as most unknown area code numbers to VM. No message left by them, I'm quite happy!

[aropilot]

Too funny!
I just got a Private number call!
"ringer off"

[douglas]

We get such calls,often at supper time..If it,s a number I don't recognize on the call display, I leave it to go to the answering line. It probably is a computer generated call for some sales promo.

[daft_biker]

Originally Posted by douglas

We get such calls,often at supper time..If it,s a number I don't recognize on the call display, I leave it to go to the answering line. It probably is a computer generated call for some sales promo.

That was about the only calls I ever got on my landline so I no longer have a phone plugged into it. If I could 'unplug' my letterbox I'd be even happier....too much junk so I don't bother reading anything that comes though the door usually.

Email is much the same....too much junk so I don't really use it.

[Jim Bryant]

Private calls.......are from bill collectors