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- From: bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby)
- Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk,sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Caller ID block?
- Message-ID: <BD.92Dec28071720@fluent.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 12:17:20 GMT
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- Sender: bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby)
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- Organization: Fluent Inc., Lebanon NH
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- In-Reply-To: clemon@lemsys.UUCP's message of 27 Dec 92 16:14:14 GMT
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- clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL) writes:
-
- > Well, it's really interesting to read about all you people who
- >won't answer the phone unless you _know_ the number. Not answering (or
- >letting your answering machine get it when the number is blocked is a
- >slightly different thing, I'm talking about not answering if you don't know
- >who it is). Maybe the day that the hospital phones, trying to tell you
- >that your wife has been in a serious accident, and you ignore the call
- >because you're too good to answer for an unknown number will teach you
- >something. Sure, it's your discretion, but you should use your discretion
- >on when to use your discretion. Many important phone calls can come from
- >anywhere.
-
- Craig, I can't recall anyone in this discussion saying they wouldn't
- accept calls from people they don't know, but even if someone did
- that's an extreme position that most of us are not taking. The
- general trend of the non-answerers is that they will not answer
- if the phone number of the caller is BLOCKED. A different thing
- all together.
-
- >If a loved one's car breaks down in an area where CID service
- >isn't supported and no number is sent, payphones that AUTOMATICALLY block
- >their numbers etc...etc... It's nice to have CID if a person harasses you,
- >pranks you, telemarketers won't leave you alone etc..etc..etc.. But
- >shutting yourself off from anyone you don't know can be dangerous.
-
- If CID is not available, then my phone will display a message
- that ID is not available, as opposed to a blocked call when my
- phone will say the Caller ID is blocked. I will answer the former,
- but will very likely not answer the latter.
-
- --
- Brice Dowaliby, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH 03766
- bd%fluent@dartmouth.edu
- I don't speak for them, they don't speak for me
- DoD # 0698
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