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>> ...no calls... You must not have kids / spouse then. You can get a call from school / daycare any time that your kid is sick or hurt and needs to be picked

>> ...no calls... You must not have kids / spouse then. You can get a call from school / daycare any time that your kid is sick or hurt and needs to be picked up immediately. Or your spouse can call you that their car broke down and (s)he needs help. I want to be notified immediately of such situations.

helsontaveras18 4y ago
I always have do not disturb on but I add my family, friends and certain coworkers to my favorites list. There’s a setting that allows contacts in your favorites to bypass do not disturb. Calls always come through.
mastazi 4y ago
That's a good point, I make an exception only for calls, and only if they are in my contacts (school etc. are in my contacts), but I leave all other notifications always off on all my devices. PS at least where I leave (Australia) allowing all calls including numbers not in my contacts, would mean receiving several spam calls every week, so I gave up on that.
- stevage 4y ago
  Several spam calls per day here, also Australia.
  - rco8786 4y ago
    Several a day here too, USA
  - cuteboy19 4y ago
    Do you not have something similar to Truecaller to block all the spam?
- chrismorgan 4y ago
  I get one generic spam phone call every month or two. My phone number has historically been on whois records for a couple of domain names, so I sometimes get related spam (your website is broken, you want to pay us to make another, right?), largely from only one or two entities despite being asked to stop it and being reminded that they’re breaking the law (I’m on the Do Not Call Register, have been as long as I’ve had the number, over 7 years), almost always from 07 or 08 phone numbers, but just occasionally from 02 or 03 (just a couple of days ago I got two in one day from the same company, even the same person I think, once 07 and once 03). I don’t know if I’ve ever received a legitimate call from outside 03 (Victoria, where I live) or 04 (mobile). Since I started using it for business as well, I’ve got a very small number of other calls as well (maybe three or four in a year). My phone number can be trivially found, if someone wants to target me, in all its 2¹⁵‐suffix glory. My only defence is presence on the Do Not Call Register. If you’re not on it, try it. (I don’t really understand, from a serving-the-people perspective, why they don’t just abolish it and apply it to everyone—I can’t think of any reason why anyone would consciously choose not to be on it.)
  - mastazi 4y ago
    Thank you, I wasn't aware that there was a Do Not Call Register, I'm registering my number right now. I too have noticed that spammers prefer 07 or 08 (I'm in NSW so legitimate calls are usually from 02). I hope this will work as well for me as it did in your case!
- t0bia_s 4y ago
  Here in Europe, I have 2-3 spam calls in year. I always asks where did they find my number and then ask politely if they know something about GDPR. Usually they don't waste my time anymore and hang up.
  - lobocinza 4y ago
    Several calls per day on Brazil but I kind don't notice it because Google app is super effective at blocking spam. Here we can't even talk to someone most of the times because those dirty spammers calls many numbers at the same time, transfer to whoever answer first and terminate the other calls with zero explanation.
Mandatum 4y ago
You can set contacts and emergency numbers to bypass DND.

helsontaveras18 4y ago

I always have do not disturb on but I add my family, friends and certain coworkers to my favorites list. There’s a setting that allows contacts in your favorites to bypass do not disturb. Calls always come through.

mastazi 4y ago

That's a good point, I make an exception only for calls, and only if they are in my contacts (school etc. are in my contacts), but I leave all other notifications always off on all my devices. PS at least where I leave (Australia) allowing all calls including numbers not in my contacts, would mean receiving several spam calls every week, so I gave up on that.

stevage 4y ago
Several spam calls per day here, also Australia.
- rco8786 4y ago
  Several a day here too, USA
- cuteboy19 4y ago
  Do you not have something similar to Truecaller to block all the spam?
chrismorgan 4y ago
I get one generic spam phone call every month or two. My phone number has historically been on whois records for a couple of domain names, so I sometimes get related spam (your website is broken, you want to pay us to make another, right?), largely from only one or two entities despite being asked to stop it and being reminded that they’re breaking the law (I’m on the Do Not Call Register, have been as long as I’ve had the number, over 7 years), almost always from 07 or 08 phone numbers, but just occasionally from 02 or 03 (just a couple of days ago I got two in one day from the same company, even the same person I think, once 07 and once 03). I don’t know if I’ve ever received a legitimate call from outside 03 (Victoria, where I live) or 04 (mobile). Since I started using it for business as well, I’ve got a very small number of other calls as well (maybe three or four in a year). My phone number can be trivially found, if someone wants to target me, in all its 2¹⁵‐suffix glory. My only defence is presence on the Do Not Call Register. If you’re not on it, try it. (I don’t really understand, from a serving-the-people perspective, why they don’t just abolish it and apply it to everyone—I can’t think of any reason why anyone would consciously choose not to be on it.)
- mastazi 4y ago
  Thank you, I wasn't aware that there was a Do Not Call Register, I'm registering my number right now. I too have noticed that spammers prefer 07 or 08 (I'm in NSW so legitimate calls are usually from 02). I hope this will work as well for me as it did in your case!
t0bia_s 4y ago
Here in Europe, I have 2-3 spam calls in year. I always asks where did they find my number and then ask politely if they know something about GDPR. Usually they don't waste my time anymore and hang up.
- lobocinza 4y ago
  Several calls per day on Brazil but I kind don't notice it because Google app is super effective at blocking spam. Here we can't even talk to someone most of the times because those dirty spammers calls many numbers at the same time, transfer to whoever answer first and terminate the other calls with zero explanation.

Mandatum 4y ago

You can set contacts and emergency numbers to bypass DND.