Today's Dilbert

[tinkerer]

I don't know how many of you read Dilbert on a regular basis (either on LJ as dilbertdaily or elsewhere), but I was amused by today's strip:

Comments

[nonethewiser]

But we only got the caller ID when we moved in April and switched phone companies... it just came standard.

[tinkerer]

I think that that's fair. I haven't been anywhere where Caller ID wasn't a paid-for feature after the first few months or so... so I've never bothered getting it.

[twospots]

I was very excited when I finally got a phone that could show caller ID! But before I had caller ID I would just let all my calls go to voice mail, unless I was actually expecting a call.

Now that I think about it, though, the registry thing has helped a lot. On the rare occasions my phone rings, it's someone I actually want to talk to.

[tinkerer]

Even before the registry, our provider (Primus) had a great Telemarketing Guard feature, whereby you could block anybody you want (even if you don't have caller ID), and force them to record a name and/or justification for calling you before they would be allowed through. Automatic diallers are automatically stymied. ;)

[twospots]

Yeah, I switched to Primus not long before the registry, so theoretically I had (have) that too... but I hadn't really entered enough #s to notice a difference before it came into effect.

Or maybe I was doing it wrong... I keep trying to set up a password for my voice mail but it doesn't seem to work, and I can't really be bothered to sit down and figure it out.

[ludimagist]

Just because I have caller ID does not mean that I would not offer you a hard candy.

[tinkerer]

That's a fair deal. I'm getting a bit of flack (see below) for making those two choices mutually exclusive! ;)

[starfishchick]

I do not like having a landline, not having caller ID, and hard candy being mutually exclusive!

[tinkerer]

I'm sorry. My poll layout does leave something to be desired. I'll try to fix that in future polls... :)

[starfishchick]

It's all about the ticky boxes. :)

[tinkerer]

You're right, it is. And it's my own fault for having left them out.

I should get back into the habit of frequent, useless polls. It would get me posting more often, if nothing else.

[slipjig]

Adam the Call Completions operator for Verizon asks that you not get him started.

[tinkerer]

Oh, please do get started! Your "customer service" stories are always fun! ;)