Phone etiquette in a flat set-up?

[Big Dan]

what is an expectable time for stop calling landlines

my flatmate has his friends and family calling all hours mostly after 9pm by which time i'm normally in bed "trying" to sleep but as i'm dozing off the phone keeps ringing and waking me up

i as a rule don't call any landline after 9pm but in emergnacies i would but generally i would text the person if i needed them cause i figure if you don't want to be contacted then is easy to mute phone ring or turn it off

am i been to un-reasonable in what i want

[The Pastor]

shut your door?

HTFU?


Buy some ear plugs?

[Hitcher]

As long as everybody pays for their tolls and their share of the line rental, what's the problem with who rings when?

[Toaster]

Oh the joys of flatting..... brings back memories.... actually I can't remember back that far. A bit of give and take is in order. Maybe set some agreed flat rules and be reasonable about compromise.

I thought all the self-obsessed y-generation just sat around texting all day anyway? To heck with real conversation!

[scumdog]

Run an extension cable to another location and turn the ring volume down???

[Big Dan]

so you don't mind been woken up by the phone ringing at 1am and the only way to stop it is to answer it even if he isn't home to take the call

there is a word "courtesy"

[Big Dan]

hitcher was it you that corrected my splleing etakit

[deanohit]

I call anyone but my dad before 8:30, mainlt because I don't like being called after 8:30.

[cowboyz]

I agree. Ring here after 9pm without a real good reason and you will learn some new words. The ONLY reason I have a phone in the first place is for the internet. They should be able to have "broadband only" lines where you cant ring in or out and just have the internet and not charge the $50/month for the phone. Where was I going with this? Oh yeah, I have never been in a flatting situation but with upcoming teenager in the house he is beginning to get calls from various people around the place. A couple of times they have got a short sharp " Fuck off its too late to be using the phone" and hung up on them.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

so you don't mind been woken up by the phone ringing at 1am and the only way to stop it is to answer it even if he isn't home to take the call

there is a word "courtesy"

answer phone. call minder, leave phone off the hook in your room... call forwarding...

[Big Dan]

answer phone. call minder, leave phone off the hook in your room... call forwarding...

there is two phones one near my bedroom door and the other in kitchen i'm thought about taking it off the hook but don't want to come accross as mean

[Mikkel]

Well, seems there's a difference compared to Denmark here. Back home 10 pm is where the line is usually drawn... But I have indeed managed to wake some people up now and again down here - didn't realise that it was different, especially seeing as people generally meet at work later than we do in Denmark.

Anyway, if it's important I'll call whenever I want and people will have to HTFU.

[BuFfY]

why not just unplug the phone by your door when you go to bed?
that way you wont be disturbed and your flat mate will get to hear from his family etc

[Wiki Drifter]

I used to have the same problem with a flatmate with her mobile ringer set to max volume. That bloody thing never did stfu during the entire year I lived there. The easiest solution I found was getting ear plugs, they really do cut out a lot of unwanted noises.

why not just unplug the phone by your door when you go to bed?
that way you wont be disturbed and your flat mate will get to hear from his family etc

Yip, did that at another one of previous my flats where the phone was just outside my door.

[TerminalAddict]

They should be able to have "broadband only" lines where you cant ring in or out and just have the internet and not charge the $50/month for the phone.

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