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I just want to send all non-contact calls to voicemail, and defer those notifications until the end of the day. The idea that anyone can immediately demand sync

• JadeNB 10y ago
  > The idea that anyone can immediately demand synchronous communication from anyone else is really weird. I think that a more apt description is that anyone can request synchronous communication, which doesn't sound so weird to me.
  • maxerickson 10y ago
    Devices don't really have the ui to treat attempted contacts as requests though. For example, gp doesn't seem to have found a way to do what they describe.
  • chris_7 10y ago
    Phone calls cover my iPhone with a full-screen modal and make it completely flip out for 20 seconds, buzzing or making noise. It's very demanding and distracting, I wouldn't mind it as much if they appeared just like any other app.
• fader 10y ago
  There was a rich set of features around this in Grand Central that Google removed when it became Google Voice. There were options for having people not in your contact list have to go through a phone tree (that you could customize) before being allowed to make your phone ring. Grand Central getting bought by Google was the worst thing that could have happened to it. So sad to see an amazing service nerfed.