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Family and close friends get my cell number. Everyone else gets my Google Voice number. If I don't want to be bothered by unimportant calls, I launch the Googl
by runjake 13y ago
Family and close friends get my cell number. Everyone else gets my Google Voice number.
If I don't want to be bothered by unimportant calls, I launch the Google Voice app and enable do not disturb.
If I permanently want certain numbers, or unknown numbers to go straight to voicemail permanently, I set it up. I don't hear a ring. I get a push notification if they leave a voicemail.
If Google Voice isn't your cup of tea and you have an iPhone, use iOS's Do Not Disturb feature. You can enable it either manually via a switch, or on a time period basis. You can set exceptions for no one, or for your favorites, or for specific contact groups.
The funny thing is, I willfully refrain from using my smartphone in public or when in groups of whenever possible. I'm commonly the only parent at a park that is playing with their kids and doesn't have their face buried in their smartphones doing god knows what. This is causing me to question whether a smartphone plan is worth it as I use so little data when out and about. So I'm pondering going with some cheapo prepaid options.
Edit: Check out the below reply from ericdykstra for a similar solution for Android.
- nbrogi 13y agoOMG! I remember looking into Google Voice and it was so awesome, but at the time it wasn't available in Italy. Is it available everywhere now?
- Amadou 13y agoIf it is not, I am sure there is a paid VOIP provider that has call screening like gvoice and will forward to your phone as needed. Try searching for "voip call screening" I just did and got a bunch of hits.
- nbrogi 13y agoYep, actually at the beginning I thought I'd do that. They call it "virtual office" here, there are reps pretending to be your secretary, who pick up and then send you an email with the transcript. Then, email worked so surprisingly well that I just dropped the idea.
- ericdykstra 13y agoTo add to your post about other options for call management, if you have a rooted Android phone, I recommend Call Master ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.blacklist&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.b... ) You can whitelist everyone in your contacts, blacklist all restricted numbers, or go down to individual numbers and just never see calls from spam callers. You can even set up schedules (only accept calls from my close family between 10pm and 6am, for example).
- nbrogi 13y agoThanks, will check it out!
- sliverstorm 13y agoI skipped out on data plans ages ago, because the truth of the matter is I'm near a computer or at least WiFi nearly all the time, and when I'm not I specifically don't want access- e.g. at a park, in the forest, bicycling on a trail.
- nbrogi 13y agoExactly my point.