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vineyardmiketoday at 8:01 AM0 repliesview on HN

When I was younger, adults used to answer the phone with "Hello, this is MyName, who am I speaking with?"

Pragmatically, even basic words from your voice can be used to estimate your age, gender, and geographic region (local accents).

But also read other comments, people are saying they answer their phone by stating their name, so plenty clearly use it as a greeting.