Phone "Etiquette"

[ErsatzThistle]

Settle a daft wee debate for me.

Situation: Your at the house of a friend or family member. They are either stuck in the toilet, out in the garden or fannying about in the kitchen. Their house phone then starts ringing and keeps ringing.

Do you answer it ? 

[McTeeko]

No. 

I don't even answer the phone in my own hoose!

Edited March 15, 2017 by McTeeko

[Parklife]

Family member - aye. 

Friend - no. 

[they've_been_suckered]

I'd answer with "NEVER CALL THIS NUMBER AGAIN!"

....and hang up. 

[Orraloon]

5 minutes ago, McTeeko said:

No. 

I don't even answer the phone in my own hoose!

Ditto.

[phart]

I would answer my Gran's house phone but that's cause she wants me to.

Otherwise i also just ignore house calls.

[Squirrelhumper]

Moved into my own place 7 years ago and not had a house phone at any time. 

No point.

Edited March 15, 2017 by Squirrelhumper

[Alibi]

1 hour ago, Squirrelhumper said:

Moved into my own place 7 years ago and not had a house phone at any time. 

No point.

I practically never make outgoing landline calls.  My wife, despite having a mobile with unlimited calls, has an annoying tendency to use the house phone outwith the hours when calls made on the landline are free (free calls now start at 7pm when it used to be 6pm).  I need a landline for broadband but otherwise it's a waste of money.

[Och Aye]

Do people often go into different rooms or out to the garden when you visit?

[ErsatzThistle]

1 minute ago, Och Aye said:

Do people often go into different rooms or out to the garden when you visit?

Now you mention it, people do tend to do that when I start talking about my great interest in forgotten local antiquities ..........

[Guest flumax]

People phone landlines? 

No, wouldn't answer 

[Ormond]

Never ever answer any feckers phone unless they ask you to.

[mariokempes56]

I live in a phone box though.

[PapofGlencoe]

wouldn't answer unless it was close relative.

[mariokempes56]

18 minutes ago, PapofGlencoe said:

wouldn't answer unless it was close relative.

If they were that close they wouldnae need tae phone..

[Huddersfield]

The chances are it's of the 'we are ringing about your recent accident' type, so the only decent think to do is answer & ask how they know about the 10-car pile up that left you scarred & wheelchair-bound for life. Ask them to send you as much detail as possible & fix up several appointments.

[86glebestreet]

Maybe it's your friend using their mobile to see if you would answer their phone 

[fishcumnock]

hello,Culzean bear park ,how can we help you!

[wheres the pies]

Pull the plug out sorted if it annoys you that much 

[macy37]

17 hours ago, Alibi said:

I practically never make outgoing landline calls.  My wife, despite having a mobile with unlimited calls, has an annoying tendency to use the house phone outwith the hours when calls made on the landline are free (free calls now start at 7pm when it used to be 6pm).  I need a landline for broadband but otherwise it's a waste of money.

Ditto. We have major eruptions about this practice.

Only folk who phone our house phone are spam calls my mother and mother in law, none of whom I wish to speak to hence why not once will I pick the phone up when  it rings.

[wheres the pies]

26 minutes ago, macy37 said:

Ditto. We have major eruptions about this practice.

Only folk who phone our house phone are spam calls my mother and mother in law, none of whom I wish to speak to hence why not once will I pick the phone up when  it rings.

Why don't you register with the tps it's called the telephone prefrence centre do it online takes a few minutes to do but takes up to 28 days for it to kick in it should stop all them marketing calls since I done it never have had one call in over 2 years  

[fishcumnock]

What if its to renew a subscription  to encyclopaedia  pornographica ?

[dandydunn]

People still have house phones?

[mariokempes56]

4 hours ago, macy37 said:

Ditto. We have major eruptions about this practice.

Only folk who phone our house phone are spam calls my mother and mother in law, none of whom I wish to speak to hence why not once will I pick the phone up when  it rings.

Made no difference to me - still get loads but If i do not recognise the number it aint answered.

[Alibi]

If I get these irritating calls from people trying to sell me things I haven't asked for and don't want, I just say "Sorry, you must have dialled a wrong number.  We don't have a phone here".  Works every time.