At which ring do you pick up the phone?

I pick it up on whatever ring I can get to it at.. not usually the first ring tho because I like to see whos calling on the caller ID. i usually get it by the 2nd ring if i'm right by it but if it's not someone i know or if its a sales call. i won't answer

I have never heard that rule! Who came up with that, I wonder. I`m not the kind to rush to the phone if it rings, but in that sitation, sitting by the phone anyway- I would`ve answered on the first ring. Especally if my 8 mo. old daughter was taking her nap!! :D

I think it depends on how urgent the call is and who is calling. If it is just friends, I think you can pick up any time you want. There are times when it might be more appropriate not to appear too enthusiastic. Go figure.

First ring if I'm near the phone if not when I can get to it. I don't play these kind of games.

no i don't. i just pick up upon forth to sixth ring lol since i was kinda bit lazy when answering it

to get till the phone it takes atleast two rings..bcoz no one sits next to the phone all through..but if i am nearby i pick in one ring...when i was a spinster i wud run to pick the phone bcoz it cud have been my boyfriend and so wud my dad come running bcoz he wud guess its my boyfriend and he did not approve of it..heehee...now things have changed so i dont run to the phone but i do pick up quick..

I never pick up on the first ring simply because I'm never near the phone and I don't like answering the phone if I can get away with it. Sometimes by the time I reach the phone it's about the 3rd or 4th ring. Sometimes it's like the 10th ring before I even have a chance to get to the phone. It just depends on what I am doing.

i usually let it ring 2 or 3 times to see who it is. if i pick it up. the call wont come in. the second reason is that i want to know if its somebody i want to talk to. if not i won't answer the phone.

Usually whenever I get to it. Which can change pretty drastically. Depends on if I'm holding my daughter or feeding her or cleaning, or sleeping. A lot of times I'm slow, or I miss it and the answering machine catches it. But hey, if it's important they'll leave a message or call back.

I pick it up as soon as I can sometimes on the first ring if im right by it just for the pleasure of hearing them sound all shocked when you answer it so quickly lol!! I have two children though so often the phone gets left ringing till the answerphone collects it on the 8th ring as if im busy with them I cant just stop

Yes, if I am really expecting a call, or if I am just that close to the phone.. Other than that, I will not be so close to the phone, and that will allow me to only pick the phone up on the 2, 3rd ring.

Our caller ID doesn't register the number of the caller until the second ring, so we always answer after the second ring. I like knowing who is calling, so I can decide if I want to interupt my dinner or nor. :-) Our voice mail is set to pick up after the fourth ring.

I normally answer the phone on the 2nd or 3rd ring. It has been a habit I've learned from my previous offices. We are just making sure that the call is for us and not a wrong number call.

It is unique to individuals. For me, it depends my mood. I understand that picking up at the first ring mean that you are doing nothing. However if the caller is very important, i would normally pick them up asap so as not to delay anything.

I pick up when the number is displayed on my ID Box. The reason it tells me whether this will be a business call or personal call, as if its a business call, then I answer it when I'm able to spend the time giving them help. One more reason to wait for the ID Box is to avoid telemarketers. Some of them don't want to accept no, as an answer. I did sign up for the do not call list, but keep getting calls.

i ussually picked up the phone on 2nd ring because when you pick it up on a 1st ring it might have an error in connection.. then what? waste of effort thats my policy

I normally only answer the phone on the first ring if the baby is asleep. Other than that I finish up what I was doing before the phone rang and answer it on the 3 or 4th ring.

Well if i am close to the phone then i answer it in the first ring, that is if i am fast! I usually answer the phone in max 3 rings. it is foolish to just sit there and wait for the fone to ring thrice and then answer,it is just making yourself feeling important or behaving as if your too busy. I dont any reason to answer the call late,perhaps i dont like to hear the fone ring for hours. Answering the fone late can also mean that you are not prompt in what ever you do,you take your own time to do it! Which in todays corporate world would not work,everything is so fast. Then why not answer you fone fast too?

I'v heard of people doing this too. I rarely answer on the first ring. I'm not sure why, but I usually answer on the second ring. I'm now wondering why it is I do this. I'm sure it goes back to something I was told as a child or something.

It was a "standard" in our house to pick up the phone after the 2nd ring..for the fact that the person from the other line always gets disconnected when we answer in the first ring..weird but true.