bruce potterA sly way to avoid difficult conversations
August 13th 2008 03:32
First, we get mobile phones that send text messages, meaning we can avoid having difficult conversations with people like, “I don’t want to see you anymore,” or “I can’t make it tonight my cat is sick.”
Now there is a new phone service called Slydial available in America. The service allows users to connect directly with someone’s voice mail, without their mobile phone actually ringing, thus risking them actually answering.
Users of the service dial (276) SLY-DIAL, from a mobile or landline, they are then prompted to enter the recipients mobile number. Then they have the choice of using the service for free if they listen to a few seconds of ads or they can pay 15c per call to skip them.
Recipients are notified there is a new voice message waiting for them, and sometimes the caller’s number shows up as a missed call.
Sly diallers must have caller ID activated, and generally the service will not work from prepaid mobile phones. This is to avoid the service being used to harass people.
The service is not only useful for people who want to avoid a confrontation it is quite useful in the business world to. One woman explains how she uses it to leave a voice mail on her husband’s phone when she knows he will be in a meeting. Still, the fact that it is called sly dial is enough to make me think it may be designed for those looking for an easy cop out.
Now there is a new phone service called Slydial available in America. The service allows users to connect directly with someone’s voice mail, without their mobile phone actually ringing, thus risking them actually answering.
Users of the service dial (276) SLY-DIAL, from a mobile or landline, they are then prompted to enter the recipients mobile number. Then they have the choice of using the service for free if they listen to a few seconds of ads or they can pay 15c per call to skip them.
Sly diallers must have caller ID activated, and generally the service will not work from prepaid mobile phones. This is to avoid the service being used to harass people.
The service is not only useful for people who want to avoid a confrontation it is quite useful in the business world to. One woman explains how she uses it to leave a voice mail on her husband’s phone when she knows he will be in a meeting. Still, the fact that it is called sly dial is enough to make me think it may be designed for those looking for an easy cop out.
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