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That's just not how most people use words. To "call someone" usually means to actually speak to them. Leaving a voicemail doesn't count.
No matter how you spin it, a "phone" that doesn't have the ability to make a traditional phone call is a joke.
Nah I think sms and calling are dead and not worth the effort to get working. It only exists in new phones as a legacy system.
And what, WhatsApp your mechanic's landline? Or whatever government department you need to call?
NZ is behind in this regard but in a lot of other countries the government and services like your mechanic would be available on WhatsApp.
If I really needed a phone number there is plenty of services that provide VoIP numbers that functionally work like a normal number.
Or, I could have a functioning phone, and just dial a number.
You can no ones stopping you. I'm just saying the future is not SMS and calls and explaining why I think that.