answering machine picked it up and it was one of those ' someone will be with you in a minute' recording, after the beep, then the guy chimed in confused as to why no one was answering! btw, i'd bet political calls are exempt from do not call as is the census bureau which hires out to do a lot of survey type calls commisioned by govt.- they can call any time as many times as they want and its hell getting off their list- you can beg or plead, only your congressperson can get you relief from them.