Can people tell when you decline a phone call on your smartphone?

[Anonymous]

TIA!

[Anonymous]

yes.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It goes straight to voicemail

[Anonymous]

Yes, even my MIL that can't figure out how to check her own voicemail figured out when I did it to her.

You could set a silent ring tone for only that contact so you don't have to be bothered with that atleast.

[Anonymous]

Goes straight to voicemail, so how can they tell whether you sent it or the phone is just off?

[Anonymous]

They usually hear one ring, at minimum, before you can send it. When its off, as you call it doesn't ring at all when you are dialing, just voicemail. If I hear a ring, then voicemail picks up, I know they sent me. Or are ignoring the call.

[Anonymous]

Straight to VM -- the phone is off.
One ring, then VM -- the person declined the call.
Multiple rings then VM -- the person is either busy or is covertly ignoring the call.

[Anonymous]

On iPhone you can at least stop the buzzing by pressing the power button. (The button on the right. Or on the top I think if it's an older one)

I've had t decline before & didn't want them to know. Just let it buzz like 5x, and then decline.

[Anonymous]

They might be declining all
-no need to assume it's personal

[Anonymous]

I often decline the call if I'm busy, that way it goes to VM or stays as a missed call and I can call back later.

[Anonymous]

If my phone rings at a bad time because I forgot to turn of the sound, I just click the red button and not look at who it is. It's not personal.

[Anonymous]

This is all good to know.

So is there a way to get rid of the spammers? This morning I didn't look when I answered my phone. It was a recorded voice that was made to sound real (you know, "Hi, <giggle> This is Cindy Lou and I am calling about your credit card ..."). I said "Take this number off of your list" and hung up.

But then all day, perhaps once every hour or two, I've gotten phone calls from numbers I don't recognize BUT that have the same area code and pre-fix. Like, if my number was 301-878-5555, then the first call and all subsequent calls were from 301-878-5xxx. So I have been declining and then blocking but it is a tedious process.

Is there any hope? Any suggestions? TIA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is all good to know.

So is there a way to get rid of the spammers? This morning I didn't look when I answered my phone. It was a recorded voice that was made to sound real (you know, "Hi, <giggle> This is Cindy Lou and I am calling about your credit card ..."). I said "Take this number off of your list" and hung up.

But then all day, perhaps once every hour or two, I've gotten phone calls from numbers I don't recognize BUT that have the same area code and pre-fix. Like, if my number was 301-878-5555, then the first call and all subsequent calls were from 301-878-5xxx. So I have been declining and then blocking but it is a tedious process.

Is there any hope? Any suggestions? TIA!

I've had to do that, too. Tedious, I agree. Hope I don't miss a real caller!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is all good to know.

So is there a way to get rid of the spammers? This morning I didn't look when I answered my phone. It was a recorded voice that was made to sound real (you know, "Hi, <giggle> This is Cindy Lou and I am calling about your credit card ..."). I said "Take this number off of your list" and hung up.

But then all day, perhaps once every hour or two, I've gotten phone calls from numbers I don't recognize BUT that have the same area code and pre-fix. Like, if my number was 301-878-5555, then the first call and all subsequent calls were from 301-878-5xxx. So I have been declining and then blocking but it is a tedious process.

Is there any hope? Any suggestions? TIA!

I've had to do that, too. Tedious, I agree. Hope I don't miss a real caller!

That is my worry! That it will be an emergency, one of the kids calling from someone else's phone and here I am not answering and blocking the call. On the other hand, I don't want to answer one and then get slammed again and again...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Multiple rings then VM -- the person is either busy or is covertly ignoring the call.

Or left their phone somewhere, or has the ringer off.