[hackernewds]

Not to mention the TERRIBLE experience of being treated like a pocketbook by the salespeople. That also call, text, email and pester you incessantly once they have your details. Block them and they will leave a VM twice a day.

It's not entirely on the salespeople though. Their compensation structure and the nature of not respecting return customers, incentivizes this behavior

[psd1]

I disable voicemail. Hate it.

It's an avenue for abuse that's can't be triaged at a glance, as you've found.

People can SMS me. Then I can block numbers from abusers.

(no comparison intended to perpetrators of emotional or physical abuse)