I have now been here for 3+ weeks, and picked up a cheap cellphone for my time here. One thing that has frustrated me is seeing the message "Restricted No.". This means that the person calling me has blocked the caller ID , right? Or does it signify an incoming international call, or both?
If I am sitting in traffic, I can't pick up. I cannot pull off a few minutes later and dial them back, because it is blocked. I am not going to buy a bluetooth device, because the only time I use a cellphone is when I come here - I don't have a cellphone anywhere else, but life here is impossible to survive without a cellphone due to the amount of time wasted sitting in traffic in Sto Dgo, or with road problems outside of the city.
My middle class dominican friends say that blocking Caller ID is rude. I understand people in NA using it there, because of the incessant telemarketing calls. I understand blocking one's home telephone number here in the DR for personal security, but not their cellphones.
What do you do - do you use caller ID blocking, or not?
If I am sitting in traffic, I can't pick up. I cannot pull off a few minutes later and dial them back, because it is blocked. I am not going to buy a bluetooth device, because the only time I use a cellphone is when I come here - I don't have a cellphone anywhere else, but life here is impossible to survive without a cellphone due to the amount of time wasted sitting in traffic in Sto Dgo, or with road problems outside of the city.
My middle class dominican friends say that blocking Caller ID is rude. I understand people in NA using it there, because of the incessant telemarketing calls. I understand blocking one's home telephone number here in the DR for personal security, but not their cellphones.
What do you do - do you use caller ID blocking, or not?