shall we answer the phone when we donot the calling number?

In my case, I always answer the phone and even though the number is not registered. I will not speak but instead I only listen to the other line and try to figure out if the voice is familiar or if the person on the other line knows me. :)

I don't ever answer my cell phone if I don't know the number or if the number is private. People that I give my cell phone number to are people that I enjoy talking to and their numbers will be in my contacts. The only time I answer if I don't know the number is if I am expecting a call from someone whose number I may not know, such as a perspective employer.

I prefer not to answer the phone if I don't know the number. Friends usually write messages when their calls were not answered. Many of the callers whose number I don't know are, like you said, cheaters, salesmen or maybe the persons who dialed the wrong number. For interviewers, I usually have a special number, so no one will phone me to this number.

I tend not to answer the phone if i do not know the telephone number, also if it is a person that has changed their number, they will always leave their name and their new number.I hate getting calls that i do not know whos number it is, also when there is no message left.

I actually had this incident where some fool, who obviously had my number, signed up with a matrimonial website with my number, but a different name. So I picked up this random call and it was from them asking if I had signed up with them, and if my name was what they said. I got a call from a girl and I said no, and she was polite enough and she hung up. The next day, I got a call from the same site, and it was a guy, who tried to force me into telling them my name. But I didn't, and so fortunately, the didn't call after that. The next week, I wasn't picking up any unknown numbers, but I got a call from a friend. I didn't pick it up, and he showed at my home, he lives nearby.

you shouldn't, because in our modern technology today, they can use that method as a tracker or something, they can locate your address . You can't tell what's within the mind of the caller , etc. Just to avoid danger, just ignore the call.

I will always answer the phone and when it is a salesman or a cheater. I will make fun out of it. Like I want a pizza with cheese and sausage. But when it is a friend you just chat nicely. It is always a choice you make ofcourse.