Is changing phones an excuse to reply you with " Who is this?"
By jennbart
@jennbart (1330)
Philippines
May 29, 2011 5:28am CST
I got disappointed when my "supposed-to be-friend" replied me with a " who is this?" when I sent her a message. She told me that she changed her phone that was why she asked me who I was. I really do not think changing phones should be an excuse. I change phones as often as 5x. I recently even changed my phone this month! But I make it a point that I transfer my contacts to my new phone from my old one. If I can do that, Why cant others? It pisses me off. But when they need something from me, they can easily get some ways to get in touch with me. But if they dont.. they dont make an effort.
My previous colleagues will be having a dinner tommorrow. I didnt bother to inform that person anymore. I just lost my drive inviting someone who treats me like im not important.
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9 responses
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
4 Jun 11
Hi, jennbart. I have a friend that will always ask me "Who this", when I call her every blue moon. Even when I used to call her often in the past, she would still respond to me like, Who is this, like she did not recognize my voice. This is also when I even started to speak and say my name. I don't call her like I used to though. I think that she enjoys playing games with me and that is why I don't bother with talking to her anymore. We may talk on Facebook every now and then, but as far as me calling her, I hardly do so. I think that your supposed-to-be-friend is trying to avoid you for some reason. If you call and this friend can recognize your voice, or they recognize your telephone number that you usually call from, even when they had their old cell phone, then this friend should not have to ever say, Who is this? all of the time.
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
5 Jun 11
That is so weird!!! Why does she still have a cellphone if she always ask you who you are everytime? I dont get it.
When I sent a message to that "FRIEND" she asked me " WHO IS THIS? girl! Ive been giving her my number eversince! how could she not know about it? When I changed my number back then, I sent everybody in my contacts my new number! Heck! I would understand if my crush asks me " who is this?" when I sent a message. But, no! He DOES know my number after replacing his phone. So, if HE can.. why CANT A FRIEND? To think, my crush is not really a CLOSE friend.He is a friend.
After that I lost my interest sending her invites about get together among colleagues. I dont send her sms anymore. Why should I waste my time with a " friend" who isnt even interested to text me and ask me how I am, but rather ask me WHO I WAS?Thing is.. she has a funny way of " acquiring " my number if SHE NEEDS SOMETHING FROM ME! then forgets me if she isnt. Now, her name on my phonebook? DELETED!
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
30 May 11
Oh, don't be so sensitive. Maybe your friend forgot to transfer all her contacts to her new phone or is just maybe getting acquainted with her new phone just yet.
But yes, it is disappointing if one of your friends will forget to put your contact number, of all people. 
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
5 Jun 11
Im not being sensitive, but if she or he is really a friend of yours, why would the person not put your digits in the cellphone?Forget? I dont think so, its FIRST thing that a person will do if they have a new phone.Its the most LOGICAL thing to do, transfer all the contacts on the new phone so that it wont be a hassle anymore in the near future should you want to send someone a meesage. I dont think they would rather key in the reciepient's number in the TO EVERYTIME they will send a message.
Ive had 7-10 different phones already.I am also not familiar with the ins and outs of those when I had them. BUT!!!! I never missed anybody [i][/i][u][/u] from my old contacts. I made sure I transffered them all from my new one. Its just like this, If you really want to have a person's number, you can do it. If you really DO NOT LIKE... there are a TONS AND TONS of EXCUSES!
@celestial052506 (2914)
• Philippines
30 May 11
Well, I had an experienced about that. My friend was so angry with me because she sent me a message then her number is not in my list. Then I tried to scan my phone book then I found out that her number is doubled.That is why her number without name and I didn't recognize it. So, by this time I make sure that all my contacts are not doubled so that their names will appear when they text me.
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
29 May 11
Hmm, there were a couple of instances wherein I've been guilty of this. It might be an oversight of your friend similar to what happened to me when transferring numbers to a new phone. Or it may happen when you manually transfer numbers. I mean, there's a possibility that you mistype a single digit of the phone number or that sort of thing. I feel embarrassed whenever someone sends me a message and I have to ask who the sender is since the number isn't in my phone's directory. And I apologize for it. Maybe that's what happened to your friend.
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
30 May 11
Maybe, but then again, they should always check and double check what they put in their contacts. Just imagine sending an sms to someone you thought you knew but dont!
What if you need to send an important message or a confidential info to someone? You will be sending it to the wrong person because of carelessness. When you can prevent it from happening if only they or you were careful enough to key in the right digits.
@syoti20 (5292)
• Philippines
29 May 11
Hello jennbart, I can really relate to your problem. Changing a phone is not an excuse. We should not use changing phone as an alibi if we forget to copy our contacts to our new phone. This action is consider as lazy people.
I do encounter this. What I did is return the incident to them. I pretend that I don't know them and say Who is this, and later on. Now you feel what I feel when you say who you to me.
They should really value the importance of friends contact numbers.
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
30 May 11
I have had so many phones already. From Nokia, Ericsson,Motorola and Blackberry.I never had any problems concerning how to transfer contacts. I dont understand why people do encounter such problems to think transferring contacts are almost the same with every phone.Dont people check the numbers that they key that they would still committ mistakes in keying the the right number? I believe there are bluetooth features now, that they can transfer contacts from the new to the old via Bluetooth.
Some people are just careless or Lazy. Either those, or you really dont matter to them.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
14 Jun 11
hi,
yes,because phones now a days are more on using memory phone rather than memory sim,even me when i need to change my phone i always check those number in my old phone to transfer it all in my new phone but sometimes there's a time that i delete those inactive numbers that i have then after a week they will appear in to my ohine because they texted me.so i will ask them with " Who is this?"
@cmang83 (285)
• Malaysia
30 May 11
I totally understand your feeling. Someone had treat me like this before. But sometimes i will think from their side too because i had a bad experience which my mobile was spoilt and not function at all. When i change my phone, i can't copy the contact to my new mobile. And recently, my phone got problem again, where my mobile suddenly hung while i sms. I have to take out the battery and put in again. After i on my phone, i noticed that all my contact was gone. Anyway, i had send message to all my friend through facebook so that they can provide me their contact no.
@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
30 May 11
YEs i once a while also will receive unknown phonce caller who demand who i am, even if they are the one who is calling, phone protocol usually the caller will identify who are them first before demanding who is the receiver end, sometime i respond with them with famous name, just said if i am in usa, they ask who are u, i said i am donald trump, they will pause and feel confuse.
@r3jcorp (1382)
• Philippines
30 May 11
It happens with me a few years back, I receive a text message without a name. The number appeared without a name. Before I replied the text message, I ask first his name which to my surprise, I know I have his name save in my phone. I check all the entries in my phonebook and I found out that his name is listed twice that's why it doesn't appear on the text message. I think my phone model has a problem like your friend have. And maybe it doesn't make a harm if you give your friend a second chance.
