2006-11-15 08:00:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
hmmmmm, I guess they don't wanna talk to you!!!! I have set mine up 2 rings...toolfree...so if I call and check my voice mail...I don't have to pay!
2006-11-15 09:37:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Answerring machines are different than voice mail. Most likely their machine is set for four rings and has a message on it already, changing the default setting to two rings until the message(s) are heard. This was done back in the day that people would call in to their machine from pay phones. If the machine went to three or four rings, they would hang up and get their coin(s) back. If it went to the message after only two rings, they would then hit their code to receive the message(s).
2006-11-15 08:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by boredperv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That their answering machine is set to pick up after 2 rings....
2006-11-15 08:07:15 · answer #3 · answered by hmmm... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) That their answering machine is set to pick up after 2 rings.
2) Due to "lag" in the phone line, you missed the 1st two rings, and it really picked up on the 4th.
3) For cell phones, the called party can usually press a button to send you straight to voicemail. So if this was the case, the person didn't want to talk to you and sent you to voicemail instead.
2006-11-15 08:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Asmoran 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
most likely, they are monitoring their phone calls. They let the answering machine pick up the calls and if they want to talk to the caller, they pick up the phone. I've been known to do this when I want peace and quiet.
PS, I've also turned the volume down on the answering machine so that I don't even know who's called until I want to get my messages.
2006-11-17 01:32:30 · answer #5 · answered by c.s. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That their machine is set up to answer after two rings.
2006-11-15 08:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be they set the phone to pick up after 3 rings. You do not always hear the first ring on the telephone when you dial.
2006-11-15 08:07:30 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Cellophane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they set the ring to 2 to call screen
2006-11-15 08:07:32 · answer #8 · answered by onewaybb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means they have set the machine to answer after two rings so you don't have to listen to the phione ring so much
2006-11-15 08:12:05 · answer #9 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they set their phone to pick up messages after two rings
2006-11-15 08:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means they want to know who it is before they pick up the phone. My grandma has that. Its really good because telemarketers dont leave messages niether do crank callers.
2006-11-15 11:40:45 · answer #11 · answered by gothielocks13 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋