How fucking stupid is that? Sorry, but not having a good morning. This is like when I found out you can’t set the number of rings either. Sometimes I just want to smash all my tech and go back to rocks, sticks, and leaves.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
    3·
    1 year ago

    It’s 2023.

    • demand no voicemail
    • reassure incredulous carrier that no, it’s 2023, voicemail is as dead as the answering machine, and that you never want to get a message beep.
    • reassure them again that their useless pork service isn’t required, and that your choice is only between various plans that do not include or enable a voicemail service.

    Just let it die.

      • wahming@monyet.cc
        4·
        1 year ago

        These issues are probably cultural and region-specific. The countries I’ve lived in are the opposite, voicemail just isn’t a thing and if you leave an important message in voicemail you’re likely to get blamed instead.

      • middlemuddle@beehaw.org
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yep, I wish I could disable voicemail, but there are important ones that come through from time to time that I don’t want to worry about missing. Not every profession has comfortably transitioned to texting/email and I can’t force them to.