This kind of came up in GD and I'm a little confused.  

If I miss a call because I didn't have my phone nearby (I'm in another part of the house and the phone is in the bedroom), I've called back within 15-20 minutes with the neutral, "Hi, you called?"  Only once has anyone not answered the phone on this kind of call back.

In any other business, getting back to the client within 2 hours is considered great.  But, in this business, is it considered crass, class-less and downright stupid to call back at all?

Or does it really depend on the caller?

I think it really depends on the caller.  I wonder if someone complaining about a provider taking 2 hours to call them back would also complain that the provider answered the phone during a session.

For me, a provider answering a call during a session is a huge negative and I would hate for a provider to do that.  So it stands to reason if I call a provider and she just started a session I'm not going to hear back for 90-120 minutes.  In my mind...if I call during the day and get a call back within 3 hours I'm perfectly satisfied.  If I call at night I wouldn't expect a return call until the next morning....but that's just me!

Of course, if it takes to hours to return a call while I'm sitting in a parking lot waiting for a room number that is a different story but I assume you are just speaking about an original inquiry call.

I turn off my phone when in a session; I don't like to hear its cheery diddle-it-dee-dee right when he and I are going at it.  

I also turn it off when I sleep.  I have a hard enough time getting to sleep and staying there without that same melody waking me.

The original comment (my interpretation, which may be way off) was that it wasn't a good thing to call back a client under any circumstances even if he just called you and you missed it.

Sorry...I missed your original point!!  

Now that I understand i agree, unless you can call back within a few seconds I would be very reluctant to call back later.  I have very few private minutes when I can call a provider, a call back from her more than a few minutes later would be very uncomfortable for me.

If I leave a message with my number, then I want a return call.

If I don't leave a message, then I wouldn't think you would call me back. Maybe it's because I grew up before caller id was so common.

tc

Otherwise, calling a hobbyist's phone is fraught with danger.

instructions.  "Hey babe, are you available for a 2-hr. date next Tuesday at 7 pm?  You can reach me up until 9 pm on this number; after that, please leave a VM and I'll get back to you tomorrow am."

NOT--"Hi hot stuff, I want to see you next week. Bye."

I will call back if I get a message within an hour of when I miss a call. After an hour though, I assume that a call from me just might come at a reallllllly bad time, so I won't return a call at that point.

To avoid any confusion and ensure that no one thinks I'm rude for not returning a call, I mention my policy in my VM message, and it is also mentioned on my website. Most guys understand though, and will try calling again if they want to get ahold of you and don't get a call back.

would turn her phone off when I am there.  If she answered calls while I was there, she would not see me again, I don't care how good she is!!!!!  That is just plain bad manners.

Girls, if you want repeat business, let the calls go to voicemail while you have a visitor who wants your undivided attention.  HELLO!!!!!! ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WHAT!!!!!!

Swim

if she did not do that, I would be gone, and she would not see anyone I know.

Swim

Hmmmm.....interesting.

I've sort of been having the opposite problem: getting a provider to respond to me for the first time (me being a newb).

But if knowing when to call is tricky, what about email?

It seems to me that just about everyone has both a phone# and an email addy.
Personally, I always check both my phone and my email...I don't assume that they'll respond in kind (i.e. they could "call back" via email....although granted it might take a bit longer to contact each other this way).

I agree.. Its so hard to know when to call back..I always start with "hi, this is bridgette, bad time?" this way if its a bad time he can just say yes and I hang up.

just at home when I'm in one part of the house and the phone is in another.  

I would not want a return call where I did not leave a message. For me, my time alone is limited. However, I would not mind a generic, non-descript text message letting me know to call back or asking if it is ok for you to call me.