I am self employed. I always take 2 weeks off at xmas to spend with the family. Unfortunately, customers/clients don't understand or care to leave me alone for that period of time. Is it possible to totally block all incoming texts and calls from everyone except my favorite contacts? I have tried the "do not disturb" setting, but that just seems to mute incoming calls and messages from people other than my favorites. I need my phone for contacting friends and family and don't want to deal with business on my time off. Any advice
Add another line and only give the new one to people you don't mind calling any time of the year if your customers are too rude to respect hours / off times. If you're able to use dual SIM you can just disable / remove the business number SIM when you're not "in". Too late to do it this year but it's the only way to do this if you're not capable of just ignoring the muted calls and messages and your customers are idiots.
Even if your phone is not dual Sim or eSim capable, there is an app that provides the same service, it is called Burner. You can create 1+ new phone numbers for a low $ and it connects thru a cellular network (T-Mobile). They even have a 30 day "Burner" option where the number is automatically deleted/deactivated after 30 days.
Seems to me that the DND is doing what it's designed to do and not disturb you. I'd change my voicemail greeting to say that you're out of the office and will return calls whern you return so that you can ignore the calls and texts until you get back without pissing off the customers by ignoring them.
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