• Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      5 months ago

      To me it sounds like OP’s opener is exactly for people who aren’t contacts saved in his phone. It sounds perfect to me

        • acetanilide@lemmy.worldEnglish
          161·
          5 months ago

          20 years ago, yes

          These days, the only people who call me are creditors (who aren’t supposed to) and scammers

        • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          If you just add "hi’ to the beginning then it’s a perfect middle. “Hello, who is this?” Nothing is better than letting it go to voicemail, but sometimes you’re in a situation where you might be expecting a call from an unknown number

          • sqw@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            01·
            5 months ago

            i dispense with pleasantries when my expectation is not neutral :-)

    • jarfil@beehaw.orgEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      The only folk who have trouble identifying themselves when calling my private phone, are spammers.