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Originally Posted by Por_sha911

I have no problems with the phone being a black hole of my time and energy.

I own a dumb phone. It takes and sends calls, accepts voicemail messages, and can take some photos only Byron would be proud to post. "Can I send you a text?" - Nope don't take them.

Also, if I don't answer the phone, leave a message. If it is important I will call back. No message? Then it must not be important. If you are offended that I didn't answer your call then it stinks to be you. I don't let others dictate my life and I have very little patience for control freaks or those with over amplified attitude of self-importance.

The only exceptions to the above is my wife and my daughter.

Hell, even my old Nokia dumb phones had SMS capabilities. I assume that's just you not wanting (or not paying) to be able to SMS.

The ratio of calls from folks that I don't recognize to VM left by folks that I don't answer is very small. Sometimes I go so long between receiving VM that I wonder if it's broken and call from my wife's phone to test. Clearly, if they don't leave a message, then it isn't important.