Honda Financial Services needs to talk to me even though I can't drive.
The government is going to pay all my student loans though I have none.
I am in trouble with the government and I will be charged if I do not call this random number.
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Hiker lost on mountain for 24 hours ignored calls from rescuers because he didn’t recognize phone number
- Thread starter Dalek
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Honda Financial Services needs to talk to me even though I can't drive.
The government is going to pay all my student loans though I have none.
I am in trouble with the government and I will be charged if I do not call this random number.
I never answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. I'm willing to make an exception if I'm lost out in the wilderness.
But, if he was able to get calls he could have surely made a call. Maybe he didn't feel he was lost?
But, if he was able to get calls he could have surely made a call. Maybe he didn't feel he was lost?
You'd be surprised at how much coverage you get in very remote places.
I get that. Every call I get from an unknown number i assume it's spam unless they leave a real voice mail.
The details of the story seem to be that the guy went hiking, didn't return at his set time after 24 hours or so, found his way back on his own, but rescue crews went out to look for him which he didn't know and he never picked up the phone to tell the rescue crews he was safe.
The details of the story seem to be that the guy went hiking, didn't return at his set time after 24 hours or so, found his way back on his own, but rescue crews went out to look for him which he didn't know and he never picked up the phone to tell the rescue crews he was safe.
I'd have just yelled I'm lost on a mountain over and over because even if it's a robo call it's recording 👀
wow, first time i see this lmaoIt's the right-most option at the bottom of the Phone app:
the vast majority of my calls are robocalls, so i envy you
Like most have said there's a voicemail app on most phones.
Another way to check is to call your own number.
I haven't read the whole thing yet but as stupid as it sounds, did they not think to leave a message?
it'll even transcribe it for you so you don't even need to listen to it.
Sounds too ridiculous. No voicemail? No text? Doesn't sound like he was actually lost, someone just assumed
Do you not have a big voicemail button on the Phone app?
And if the phone had data access you could just access a map online
Maybe the guy wasn't actually lost, they just thought he was lost because he didn't come back on time?
It doesn't sound like the guy ever considered himself to be actually lost, so it makes sense that he didn't pay much attention to these calls. It likely didn't even cross his mind that people might be looking for him.
It's unclear to me whether the phone calls came in while he was even on the mountain. This may've all been a big misunderstanding. Like, I don't know how they track hikers, but it sounds like they were looking for the guy and eventually found that while he had gotten a bit turned around and stayed out longer than intended, he was chilling at home while they were still searching for him.
So yeah, I think the lesson here isn't "pick up your phone if you were recently hiking, because it might be park services thinking you're lost," it's "park services, leave a voice mail/send a text, and maybe get yourself listed by name in Caller ID: some people don't just pick up unknown numbers."
So yeah, I think the lesson here isn't "pick up your phone if you were recently hiking, because it might be park services thinking you're lost," it's "park services, leave a voice mail/send a text, and maybe get yourself listed by name in Caller ID: some people don't just pick up unknown numbers."
I don't answer calls unless I see it's someone in my contacts; don't have a voicemail for people to leave messages. I'd be dead in the woods for sure.
This is warranty services, we've been trying to contact you about your expired mountain rescue insurance.
Even if its a scam call, you'd like to tell someone you are in danger and need help.
I'd pick up asap in hope I can get Rescue?
I'd pick up asap in hope I can get Rescue?
If he had service and wasn't using his phone to contact anyone or GPS I don't think he thought he was in any serious danger. If anything those calls could have drained his battery.
The GOP of course.
Trump actually removed a lot of the laws preventing it as well.
I kid you not this is a barrier in making myself apply elsewhere, even though my job is a living hell. Because today I had 8 robocalls (presumably; flagged as scam likely), yesterday 5, day before 4, last Friday 11… I can't make myself answer every robocall in hopes I'm getting a call back for a new job.
Our house phone routinely gets 15+ scam calls. Every day. It's to the point we don't even pick it up unless it rings back-to-back. Then we know it's a person, and not scum trying to run Medicare scams on our Dad.
Our house phone routinely gets 15+ scam calls. Every day. It's to the point we don't even pick it up unless it rings back-to-back. Then we know it's a person, and not scum trying to run Medicare scams on our Dad.
lmao, NO ONE checks voicemail, even though like everyone has text voicemail these days. And that's assuming they even have it set up AND the box isn't already full.
Hate to break it to you. Aint just Australia. It's everywhere man