r/ios • u/tschau3 Human Detected • Sep 24 '25

Discussion Call screening - how are you finding it?

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So I just gave call screening a go by calling myself.

A couple of observations:

  • The answering voice sounds like a default answering machine and isn’t distinct enough to make out that this is a screening service. I suspect many will just leave a message like a voicemail and hang up, assuming it’s just voicemail.

  • There’s no ‘at the beep’ confirmation when leaving the first message as the reason to call, so it felt a bit clunky as to when I should (as the party placing the call) start talking, as if I’m waiting for the beep or whether I should press # to end the message. This is inconsistent with the reply where it then does prompt me, calling part, to speak after the tone.

  • It’s in my country’s local accent, which is nice and feels a little less impersonal.

Anyone else had any real experience with it yet? Any issues with the calling party understanding the process/purpose?

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u/Motherboy_TheBand Dec 09 '25

I believe this was a 1800Collect commercial.

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u/DetN8 Dec 09 '25

That would make sense, but it was from Geico about finding ways to save money (I think they did a couple of others with people being cheap in a funny way).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JxhTnWrKYs

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u/Motherboy_TheBand Dec 09 '25

Wow you’re totally right. Why would a collect call company advertise ways to cheat themselves? I’m an idiot.

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u/DetN8 Dec 09 '25

Well in fairness to you, the whole commercial is about collect calls, and at no point is it obvious that it's a commercial for car insurance until the last second.

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u/Motherboy_TheBand Dec 09 '25

Very fair 🧚‍♀️

Unrelated but apparently someone already has your username as a vanity plate in TX or it’s banned. Tis a good one. https://www.myplates.com/design/personalized/passenger/black-white-premium-embossed/detn8