If you get booted direct to voicemail, do you assume the caller is busy on the line?

[Dano]

I'll be on one line or another and somebody will obviously get booted direct to voicemail due to there being a call in progress so then they immediately call the other line, no, that's just fine, I'll answer it with my other ear

It's bizarre behaviour right? Or am I the nutter? I find it even worse when they leave a voicemail on the engaged line first and then still call the other, erm... why leave a voicemail and then call me again immediately? That's just odd surely?

Am I going nuts or does this happen to others too?

 

[spoffle]

It can mean one of two things, the line is engaged, or the phone is off.

 

[Lysander]

am I the nutter?

Am I going nuts

Your problems may be larger than you think.

 

[TheBDog]

I'll be on one line or another and somebody will obviously get booted direct to voicemail due to there being a call in progress so then they immediately call the other line, no, that's just fine, I'll answer it with my other ear

Just because it goes straight to voicemail doesn't mean your phone is engaged. It could be off.

It's bizarre behaviour right? Or am I the nutter? I find it even worse when they leave a voicemail on the engaged line first and then still call the other, erm... why leave a voicemail and then call me again immediately? That's just odd surely?

Some people feel compelled to leave a message regardless of the circumstances when confronted with the answer phone. It's just natural. Plus, the calling you back could be an afterthought.

Am I going nuts

Yes

 

[Cosimo]

People do it to me, I do it to them and none of us worry about it.

 

[Mr Badger]

When they do get though to you, do they ask you what you are wearing?

 

[Diddums x]

Flip one handset upside down and let the callers speak to each other.

 

[JamesG87]

OP you seem to be overlooking this small issue SO MUCH...

 

[AndyCroft1982]

Tin foil hate is a must op or the voices wont stop

 

[AndyCroft1982]

do you work in a call centre as that might be your problem

 

[nick.lidgett]

The thing that does my head in is when they wait for the voice mail to kick in and then hang up, leaving you a 2 second message of silence.

 

[Basher]

My phone still rings when I'm on a call ...

 

[Xire]

It can mean one of two things, the line is engaged, or the phone is off.

Or no signal

 

[Sliver]

I call screen sometimes. People do it to me too, I'm sure. As long as you get through to voicemail then fine. Just leave your message and await reply. Or you could just send a txt to the person as these can't be screened.

 

[Devrij]

People do it to me, I do it to them and none of us worry about it.

This. Life goes on.