Anonymity

If you call me and have your phone number suppressed, so that I am not able to identify the caller, then chances are that I am not picking up.

If you call me, then I must assume that you call me for one of three reasons.

You call me to discuss a private matter. In that case you most likely know me personally and there is no point in shadowing your identity prior to me accepting your request for conversation.

Maybe you call me for matters business-related. How would you feel if someone wanted to talk to you about topics that, in one direction or the other, will result in the transfer of money, but does not want to disclose his identity to you? Does that sound credible to you? 

Both possibilities give you no reason to not disclose your caller-id. Therefore I must assume that your call has to do with either me winning something (highly unlikely) or you wanting to sell something to me (your succeeding in which is also highly unlikely) or you simply spamming me. 

If you want to talk to me, tell me who you are. Yes, I understand you desire for general anonymity, but aren’t you taking things a bit too far? If you actually have to call someonewho must not know who you are or what you phone-number is (and is certainly not me), then contact you carrier. He will explain to you the codes with which you can turn this feature on on a call-by-call basis. 

So whoever you are, who is trying to call me the past few days, please tell me who you are before me picking up. This also significantly increases the chance of me calling you back.

Thank you.