Actually Chris I prefer phone calls. Anytime between 3:30 and 9PM EST Mon - Fri and 9 -5 or so on Sat and Sunday. But I will also take calls Sat and Sun evenings til 9 or so but you may get a call back if the Gf and I are in the middle of a good movie. Detailed emails can take me 15 minutes to half an hour to compose to cover what could be answered in a 3 min phone call. If I'm out it means I am answering them on the droid which can be difficult. Eyes and thumbs are not what they used to be.
And lately even with my better than average spam filters I am getting a lot of solicitations for products from overseas and in the US. Some of it actually dive related! Want some LED's and Security Cameras? Seems I now have sources for them! It is not uncommon to see 50 - 75 emails a day. Most of which get deleted and on a couple occaisions it was good I did not empty the trash as some emails got tossed by mistake that should have been opened. That was on one of those 100 email days. Phone calls never get deleted by mistake and maybe I'm old fashioned but I like hearing the voice of who I'm talking to. Especially on a sale or tech question. Emails can be misinterpreted. I spent one Sunday afternoon talking a boat captain through adjusting his second stage and heard seagulls in the background. Most enjoyable.
I try to answer all emails as soon as possible. Sometimes that may take 24 hours. Phone calls never wait that long.
And lately even with my better than average spam filters I am getting a lot of solicitations for products from overseas and in the US. Some of it actually dive related! Want some LED's and Security Cameras? Seems I now have sources for them! It is not uncommon to see 50 - 75 emails a day. Most of which get deleted and on a couple occaisions it was good I did not empty the trash as some emails got tossed by mistake that should have been opened. That was on one of those 100 email days. Phone calls never get deleted by mistake and maybe I'm old fashioned but I like hearing the voice of who I'm talking to. Especially on a sale or tech question. Emails can be misinterpreted. I spent one Sunday afternoon talking a boat captain through adjusting his second stage and heard seagulls in the background. Most enjoyable.
I try to answer all emails as soon as possible. Sometimes that may take 24 hours. Phone calls never wait that long.