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I know some people like the author, people who never listen to their voicemail. I call and leave them a message and they call me back without listening to it.
by decode 15y ago
I know some people like the author, people who never listen to their voicemail. I call and leave them a message and they call me back without listening to it. When they do this, they are communicating to me that their time is more important than mine. I am often just conveying information and I have to say it twice if they don't listen to the message. That's fine if it's a salesman cold-calling you. If it's a friend or family member, that's insulting.
There are a number of other reasons to use voicemail:
1) Everyone can speak faster than they can text. If you have a significant amount of information to convey, texting sucks. Voicemail can be very efficient.
2) Many people don't have unlimited texting plans and texting can get expensive quickly.
3) Texting is dangerous and illegal while driving in many places, while speaking and listening on the phone are often not illegal and definitely less dangerous.
- dlsspy 15y ago> 1) Everyone can speak faster than they can text. If you have a significant amount of information to convey, texting sucks. Voicemail can be very efficient. Voicemail is potentially efficient for the sender at the cost of the recipient's ability to understand what you're rambling. My phone lets me SMS via voice. I can send a concise, planned message. The recipient can receive something that uses his time most effectively. > 2) Many people don't have unlimited texting plans and texting can get expensive quickly. I turned mine off in favor of a data plan and use that for SMS. > 3) Texting is dangerous and illegal while driving in many places, while speaking and listening on the phone are often not illegal and definitely less dangerous. Speaking and listening to a phone while driving is dangerous and illegal without digging out and hooking up a headset, while waiting until you stop is not illegal and definitely less dangerous.
- stevelosh 15y ago> Speaking and listening to a phone while driving is dangerous and illegal without digging out and hooking up a headset It's still just as dangerous, even with the silly headsets. Multiple citations in the first paragraph of the "Handsfree device" section here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones_and_driving_safety#Handsfree_device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones_and_driving_safet...