To not answer "withheld" phone calls

[Mistressmiggins]

Why should I answer the phone? I don't know who they are. Or do you all answer out of curiosity?

Nope n

Sorry phone gone nuts

Nope never answer. If it's vital they will leave a message

Often no and usually regret it if I do

Yes because may be school hospital GP etc

No I don't either. If it's important they can leave a message, but they're almost always call centres

we got rid of our landline because of nuisance cold callers and I definately don't answer my mobile if its a withheld or unknown number

Unfortunately I have to, as our business is run from home. I'd rather not, as they are often cold-callers.

If we didn't have the business, then I would block them

I only ancwer if I know who it is everyone else can leavean ancwer message and ill call back

Im fed of people telling me about ppi or new windows if I want windows ill go and find them myself

My ex refuses to give me his home number. Usually phones on his mobile but sometimes on his landline. I figure it's ok for people to want privacy on their number but I don't have to answer one withheld

I don't on my mobile or home phone, if it's important they'll leave a message.

I never answer the phone unless I know who's calling, especially withheld numbers.

I never answer them either. If it's important, they can leave a message, and I'll ring back straight away.

Brakeover I inow not all hospitals are the same but ours does show a number if someone calls from there. Same for Gp and DS's nursery. Probably for this very reason

Do you have DCs together with EX? If so and they are at his home I can't understand him refusing to give the number.

I always answer 'withheld number'' calls during office hours. They are always from the GP/hospital or DS2's school.

They can also be someone ringing that has cable rather than BT.

I volunteer for a charity and when I call people i always withhold my number, as it's my private phone. But most people answer.

I never answer these calls. Like wise PP, the caller will leave a message if its important. I have the school, Nursery and prison where DP works saved as contacts so they show up.

I hate cold-callers with a burning passion.

I have DS2's school as a contact (the number I ring them on), but it always comes up as 'withheld' when they ring me.

I have never answered and it's been a cold caller.

Your GP can only leave a message if you have a personalised ansafone message though.

I always answer the phone to with held numbers, you never know who it's going to be. I don't have an answer phone on my house phone and don't have a mobile. I don't get lots of calls from cold callers either but then I never give my number out to anyone apart from family/friends and never ever fill out surveys etc with my number. If anyone asks for it I just say it's x-directory and wont give it out.

If I call some and it goes onto answer phone I will put the phone down without leaving a message, I've never left a message on anyone's answer phone, I will try again though when it is convenient for me.

Yes I always answer..in case its a hospital/docs/school/nursery or someone who genuinely needs to speak to me...if I don't like who it is when I answer, I can always hang up!

Never answer withheld and i don't have vm on my phone either. The only messages I got were "it's me, your mil, just calling for a chat, please call me back" and it was annoying, especially as she would call back in 5 mine anyway before i got the message.

We ring nominated people from police custody and thats a witheld number, and we dont leave a message.

Always do, if it's a cold caller it's not my minutes they are wasting.

I don't answer these types of call. I wait five minutes to see if the call was so important to the caller as to leave a message on voicemail. Usually they don't which I usually think is indicative of why the number was withheld in the first place.

He police have rang me when I reported a serious incident before from a withheld number, my GP does, out of hours do, the school and today I answered to withheld which happened to be an appointment I had missed. I don't see why you wouldn't ? Just hang up if it's someone you don't wish to talk to?