Here are some more suggestions: See <a href="http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Behaviour+In+General">How Do I Stop Annoying Date Calls</a> and Attraction Phone Calls at the bottom of the linked page.

Since I quickly learned that I can't trust the game to select appropriate sims to be making those date calls, I prefer to use Shimrod's No Gifts, No Date Calls mod as mentioned at the end of that section to shut the entire thing down. Others prefer the Fewer Calls flavor.

http://simsasylum.com/tfm/index.php?/to ... lls-flavor
(free registration required at The Asylum to see and download anything)

Thanks! Trying the no attraction calls now.

I play Medieval timeline. Phones KILL my game. Here's what I do: Click on phone (either in active's inventory - or when I see a townie using theirs) Nraas>Smartphone>DebugEnabler>Object>Disable/Enable interactions>DisableAutonomous.
I won't ever click "Disable all" because then the phone can never be recovered (I want the cheaty option there if I need it) and the sim seems broken for a phone.