...when the calls reach a certain volume, I just forward all calls immediately to voicemail, which also says, "I don't answer this phone anymore -- leave me an email."
After a few days or a week, I turn phone back on and see how it goes.
It ebbs and flows.
For business calls, I direct everything to Google Voice.
For personal, my friends/family know they can still FaceTime me or text me and I'll call back.
I don't actually get a lot of calls to my cellphone, and would gladly pay for data without calling.
From a previous thread, here or on Reddit:
"You actually can turn off cellular network calling altogether, if you are willing to do that.
Dial (star)#67# (or call 611 if it doesn't show up there) to see what number your voicemail center is. Then dial (star)21(star)1(that number)#. That will automatically forward all calls, at the network level, to your voicemail.
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...when the calls reach a certain volume, I just forward all calls immediately to voicemail, which also says, "I don't answer this phone anymore -- leave me an email."
After a few days or a week, I turn phone back on and see how it goes.
It ebbs and flows.
For business calls, I direct everything to Google Voice.
For personal, my friends/family know they can still FaceTime me or text me and I'll call back.
I don't actually get a lot of calls to my cellphone, and would gladly pay for data without calling.
From a previous thread, here or on Reddit:
"You actually can turn off cellular network calling altogether, if you are willing to do that.
Dial (star)#67# (or call 611 if it doesn't show up there) to see what number your voicemail center is. Then dial (star)21(star)1(that number)#. That will automatically forward all calls, at the network level, to your voicemail.
To cancel this, dial #21#."