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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 5:20 am
1. probably "D" is closest, although technically I guess it's "C": I HAVE call waiting, but I DISABLE it for most calls since it is SO awkward and disruptive when it beeps in. Exception would be when I am waiting for call from my doctor, for example, and may be talking to a friend just to keep my nerves at bay. IF I have call waiting in place (only 1% or less of the time), I ALWAYS alert the person I am talking to that I may have to take an important call and call them back. 2. Depends on who I am talking to, and an important factor again is if THEY have alerted me that there may be something important coming in. We usually have a deal in place that one of us will call back rather than being put on hold.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 5:40 am
1. D 2. A
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 5:56 am
1. D 2. A
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:01 am
1. Depends, thankfully I have caller ID so if it's a call from Iraq you can bet your sweet bippy I'm answering the call waiting. 2. No, I don't mind waiting if someone needs to check an incoming call.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:12 am
1. c 2. c
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:21 am
If I am expecting a call from doctor or something, I'll answer, otherwise no. I figure whoever is calling can call back. If the person I am talking to tells me that they are expecting a call and must answer, I understand, but if they dump me to blindly answer someone else's call, I;ll hang up. I have things to do other than being ignored. Good questions!
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:31 am
1. c - I usually turn it off on outgoing calls that I don't want to be interrupted on 2. b - As long as they come back in a reasonable amount of time
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:56 am
1. D 2. C
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 7:29 am
1. D 2. C
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 7:30 am
B Chances are the call if for my roommate so tough, they can always call back later C if it is a call the other person is waiting for, generally I will just end my convo so they can talk to who ever is on their other line.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 7:52 am
1. C 2. B
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 8:43 am
1. C 2. B
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 8:47 am
D A (My ONLY exception would be if I'm talking to someone who might be waiting for information about someone who is critically ill, otherwise it totally pisses me off)
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 8:53 am
1. C 2. B
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:02 am
1. C (it depends) 2. C (it depends)
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:06 am
1. C (depends. We have caller ID call waiting so I only answer if it's something/someone urgent like doctor or school, etc) 2. B (nope, not offended.)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:16 am
I don't get why someone would get offended anyways. Unless your friend puts you on hold for more than a few seconds. Call waiting is so totally commonplace, it's like second nature when you hear the beep (or more likely the silent momentary interruption) that you know the friend will say "can you hold on a second?" and then they see who is calling and then tell the caller they'll call back in a few and then they go right back to you. All takes about 5 seconds... No biggie to me and as far as I know, no one has ever gotten mad at me for doing that.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:23 am
well Julieboo, i only get offended when people put me on hold for a while instead of coming back and asking if the can call me back
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:26 am
Yeah, if they put me on hold for more than like 10 seconds, then I do get irritated. Sometimes if I am not sure who is calling and it might be something important, I will tell my first caller "If I don't click back in a few seconds, hang up and I will call back in five minutes." Or sometimes I will say I have another call coming thru, do you want to wait or do you want me to call you back in a bit?
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:36 am
1. C - depends. 2. B - doesn't bother me at all.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:42 am
1C-Depends (only if it is important) 2A-Yes, I'd rather they hang up and call me back.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:50 am
1.D no call waiting feature 2. A my sister once put me on hold to answer her other line and then ended up having to take her 2-year-old potty. after a couple of minutes, i just hung up. she was kinda ticked when she called me back, but i had made the initial call and it's long distance. if i have made a local call and they take an incoming call, it's not so bad, but if it's long distance, don't put me off!
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:51 am
1D 2A I think call waiting is annoying and rude.
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 9:59 am
I agree Max. If it's important enuff the person will call you back or leave a message. Isn't that what answering machines are for?
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 10:02 am
1 C---depends on who it is. 2 B---doesn't bother me. My family puts off talking on the phone for TV shows. If we call and the other is in the middle of watching tv or something...we call back when it's over. If the other switches us over to answer the other line...it's a given we will hang up if we wait too long. None of us find it rude or offensive. Life happens.
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