On 1/17/2015 5:19 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1:24:57 PM UTC-5, James Silverton wrote:
>> All the phones that are convenient in my house can display Caller ID. I
>> have taken only to answering those that show an intelligible identity
>> and not "unknown caller" etc., nor "wireless caller" nor a phone number.
>>
>> I also have an answering service and I wonder if I am making any
>> unfortunate mistakes with my policy since any serious caller will leave
>> a message including ID?
>
>
> 999 out of 1000 calls are not life or death matters - so don't worry about what you may have missed.
>
It's pretty simple: If they hang up without leaving a message it
couldn't be terribly important. Certainly not Lassie barking out "Timmy
fell down the well!" important. YMMV

Jill