Do you tend to give others your home phone number or cellphone number?

@youless (112222)
Guangzhou, China
February 23, 2008 7:48am CST
Is it a difference for you? To me, it is. I give my home and cellphone numbers to my good friends. As to common friends or other people, I just give them cellphone numbers.
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@madlees (1377)
• India
23 Feb 08
No. I don't give my phone numbers to all. Only when it is needed. Otherwise I keep them to myself. Here there is telemarketing and I don't know where they get these numbers? They just give you trouble calling every now and then. so I never give my number to anyone.
@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Feb 08
You are right. But when somebody asks your phone numbers, it seems it's not suitable to refuse to tell it.
@madlees (1377)
• India
23 Feb 08
Some ask for these phone numbers just for the sake of asking. They will not need it at all. You can refuse for those people. Why should you give your phone numbers to everyone and suffer later on. The phone rings at inoppurtune times. I have noticed that. So I give numbers only to people who have to call me, otherwise I don't.
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@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
3 Mar 08
Hello youless!:-) I think I am like you. My friends have both my landline and cell phone numbers. For everyone else, I just give the cell number. Another reason for this is that of course I am not home during day time. So, giving home phone number in offices or to other people who would usually call during the time I'll be away from home doesn't make sense.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Mar 08
Thanks for your response:)
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
23 Feb 08
I give strangers my internet number or Brring number. I don't like to publish my number and have strangers to call me. Only my very close friends and family know my number. I protect my privacy and my freedom.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
26 Feb 08
you are giving them real number to call and any time they call you, you are making money...
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Feb 08
I am curious about the internet number, how it get it? Did you mean you just give them something like MSN?
• United States
27 Feb 08
how do you get one of these numbers?
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
27 Feb 08
In this day and age where everyone in the family has their own cell phone, I have disconnected my land line for good. So the only number I get to give out is my cell. No point keeping the land line anyways. Every one who knows both your land and cell number will always call you on your cell anyways. So no difference whether you give the cell or the land line. They will always end up calling you on your cell anyways.
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• United States
28 Feb 08
In the United States all incoming calls are free, but long-distance calls are not. On cell phones, all call are charged whether they are going out or coming in. But, there are some plans that give you a lot of minutes that many people don't have to pay extra.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
28 Feb 08
Now with so many plans offering incoming call free, it does not really matter who calls you anymore. So, whether you give the land line or the cell phone number out, the calls are free. Come to think of it, incoming calls on land lines are not free. The rates are cheaper than a cell phone outgoing call, but the incoming is definitely not free.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Feb 08
It's true that now most people tend to call the cellphone at first. Some considerate people will call the normal phone at first as talking in a cellphone will charge by minute.
@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
24 Feb 08
I usually give cellphone numbers to friends or other people because usaully when they can't get you when they call you home they will still call your cellphone. Only my family member, my kids school have my home numbers, so when my house phone rings I know its something important.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Feb 08
It seems that today many people mainly depend on cellphones.
@ruthinian (2309)
• United States
28 Feb 08
I give my phone numbers to friends only. I don't like people I don't know calling me especially those who are selling something. Take care my friend.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Feb 08
I can understand how annoying to get a call from an insurance salesman.
• Singapore
1 Mar 08
Like you, my good friends have all my numbers. Otherwise, I will always give out my cellphone number only. No one will usually ask my home phone number too. That would be just too bizarre. :P
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Mar 08
Thanks for your response.
• United States
1 Mar 08
Well, we haven't had a land-line for several years now so I give my cell. We are moving to a place where cable (for internet) is not available so we had to get a phone line. I do not intend to give that number out.
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@qwpfghja (41)
• India
15 Mar 08
i prefer to give cellphone number rather than home phone number
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Mar 08
Me, too.
• Philippines
13 Mar 08
My home and cellphone numbers are strictly for people who knows me, or for people I do business with. To strangers, it's off limits. I don't like strangers or people that aren't close to me to call me.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Mar 08
That's true to stay firm in this aspect.
@swirlz (3136)
• Philippines
16 Mar 08
We don't have a home phone. We used to have one, and I only give the numbers to my friends. My cellphone number I give to anyone who asks. But I don't text anyone I don't know. They have to introduce themselves first, and if I really don't know them, they would have to tell me what they need from me.
@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Mar 08
Thanks for your response.
@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
12 Mar 08
No i dont and i never will unless it is business. because you dont know what other people can potentially do.. you have to be careful at times
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Mar 08
I agree with you.
@heart143 (1202)
• Philippines
17 Mar 08
No, I don't give any number to other people. It's only my friends and family who knows it. I don't want other people calling and disturbing me at home or my mobile unit. I very careful with my numbers and I want to control all the calls I receive.
@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Mar 08
Sometimes it disturbs me when the phone company sells our numbers to others.
@MAMABLAZE (242)
• United States
15 Mar 08
No!!! Only my family members have my cell#. If anyone else needs to call me I give them my home phone. I talk to my husband and daughter for free, other than that we split 800 min per month between us from 7A-7P monthly. I also put unlimited texting on my daughters phone to free up minutes for use since kids do mostly text during the day.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Mar 08
That's very interesting and it's a good way to spend less extra money by phone calls.
@lateesha (94)
16 Mar 08
no i always give people my mobile number
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Mar 08
You are so generous:)
• Kuwait
1 Mar 08
No way,, i will not give my home number or cellphone number just to any one,, i might give it to someone i know and trust and only for something important only..
@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Mar 08
Thanks for your response.
• Pakistan
7 Mar 08
I also prefer to give my cell number since for work you have meet certain people whom you don't want to interfere in your personal life
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Mar 08
I agree with you.
• Pakistan
1 Mar 08
Yes I like to give my cell number and also my number to all of my friends and others. There is no secret. I want to be a open book for all. I do not hide me. My cell phone number is 0321 9107837. Nothing is there to hide. I don’t know why the people avoid giving their cell numbers to other.
@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Mar 08
Wow, I am so impressed:) I appreciate your honest spirit:)
• Hong Kong
8 Mar 08
I usually give my cell phone numbers because I don't like people bothering me at home For cell phones, if I don't want to take any calls, I could just switch that off. Besides, I have the caller's ID function on my cell phone and I could tell who is calling me before deciding if I want to pick it up!
@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Mar 08
Hong Kong has many telephone companies and due to the hot competition, they provide good service. You know we have two telephone companies here and you can't expect they have good service.
@sergedan (767)
• Romania
8 Mar 08
I don't have a cellphone ,but I don't give out my phone numbers either.I don't like to talk on them very much.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Mar 08
What a surprise to hear that.
@chrissieatu (1033)
• China
8 Mar 08
Yes, it's different. My way is quite similar to yours. But generally i give others my cellphone number. Only those who is extremely close to me have my home phone number. I think if we communicate through cellphones, I can keep all the things private. I can not control who to answer the home phone when someone call me, which sometimes can bring troubles.
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@youless (112222)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Mar 08
I am surprised to know that you have more than one cellphone number:) This is a very good method, but it costs extra money.