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  • Ian Weir · 3 years ago
    One thing to keep in mind is that some telemarketing systems don't connect you to one of their marketers until after you pick up the phone and say hello.
    I've yet to see one of these systems connect a telemarketer with our answering machine, which leads me to believe they've got some sort of answering machine detection system in place, which could very well be triggered by the CallBlocker. As an advantage, it'd be more likely to block them, but by that same token, they're less likely to add you to their do not call list - but if they're always being blocked, does it really matter?
  • KingSky · 3 years ago
    I recommend Phonetray (www.phonetray.com). I've been using it for a while... installed on my computer. It answers the phone if it is from a certain specified number, or out of area, or private etc and plays back any wav file.

    I have mine set to play back a "telemarketers not accepted, please remove" message, and then automatically hang up.
  • AnalAvenger · 3 years ago
    An even better device (and much cheaper) is a TeleZapper. Its a cheap little device thats been out for years that generates the 'Number not in service' Ring Tone every time the phone is picked up. The telemarketers dialing machines hear this tone and immediately disconnect, sometimes removing your number from their call lists. Of course with some agencies that # just ends up on another list that then a live human has to verify and dial manually. This doesnt work so much on them unless you modify your plans of attack. But in any case, for the price, it was the most effective telemarketer-away tool i've ever used. I lent it to my friend for a few months after all the calls stopped on my end.