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Myloter BarBaraPrz wrote a post Somebody 'splain me this... Once again I started to make a comment and it kind of grew into a post all on its own lol... When I was younger if you rang someone or you rang a firm you got an engaged signal. I knew right away that they were already engaged on the phone speaking to someone else. When this happened I would keep ringing until I managed to get through to some one who took my call. It was obvious they could not talk to me if they were already busy with another call. An engaged signal did not leave me wondering if my phone call was not important to them, it just told me the line was busy. This left me free either to ring right back and keep doing so until I caught the moment when they put their phone down from their other call. Or I could go and get on with something else and ring back later and try again, either way it was up to me whether I kept trying or left it for a while and until I got through it would not start costing me anything. It is puzzling to me why they ever did away with the engaged signal. This new idea of having a recording answer a phone when there is no one there free to take your call is puzzling to me. The recorded voice that tells you that your call is important to them, that all their lines are busy and someone will get to your call as soon as possible is meant I am sure to make you feel better and to make you feel important. Then they play some soothing music, again I am sure to help me relax and enjoy the wait but in my case actually achieves just the opposite effect in me. Plus there is the added insult that I am often left hanging there on the line paying for the privilege of this happening to me which adds insult to injury lol... Fortunately these days I don't have to make many phone calls where this happens but it is a pity by the time you find out if it is one of these it has cost you the price of a call to find out. Who ever thought this is better than getting an engaged signal which cost the caller nothing wants their head examining or is it just me that feels this way.