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Brisket | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 There were no included calls & texts back then. 

There was a real cost associated with contacting someone.

Let's bring that cost back
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Marc26z | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I still use ringtones and never put my phone on silent.
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Brisket | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 I got a new number & only gave it to a select few people. 

My other number goes 100% unanswered. It's unusable.
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Marc26z | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 That's a good idea. I think I remember reading about that strategy in one of Tim Ferris' books.
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stacksatsio | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 If a number is not in my contacts, I don’t answer.

I also don’t use voicemail - why would I call a machine to hear a recording you left me when you could have just sent me a text? Why waste my time like that?