this group calls my home phone two to four times a day ...never leaves a message ...as soon as I see the 469 prefix on the call, I do not answer ...I answered once (November 2011) and told the "barely English-speaking" solicitor, I was not interested...this has not discouraged them ...they call and call thinking I may have somehow changed my mind ...
the line that ABBA gets through on is a bare-bones phone line that has no features like "call block"..
it really aggravates me that I have to subscribe to features and pay for those features to keep these companies at bay ...because of what they do in circumventing my wishes by continued calling, I would never purchase their product under any circumstance or price
Notice to scammers, spammers, and telephone solicitors of whatever nature: I did not acquire a telephone and continue to pay for the service to provide you and those of your ilk a direct link to me or my home. I have Caller Identification and I provide you, via messaging service, a means of leaving me a brief message that I may review on my time and at my leisure rather than on your annoying schedule. My telephone routine is as follows:
1.) Telephone rings
2.) I observe the Caller Identification
a.) If I recognize it and choose to, I answer. Gone are the days of, “If it rings answer it!”
b.) If it is not recognized, or is “Unnamed,” or “Toll Free,” or “Wireless Caller” or etc etc do not answer and wait to see if a message is left. If no message is left I assume what you had to say wasn't worth the wasted time placing the call. I make a mental note of the call and the second repetition precipitates an entry to my Call Blocked list.
c.) If a message is left I choose If or When I may return the call. If you receive no call back from me assume your message did not pique my interest or that my brief Internet search subsequent to your call alerted me to your annoying practice. Further attempts to contact me will only stiffen my resolve to Avoid speaking with you with notices being forwarded to various of my friends and family.
Changing calling numbers or altering the information displayed on the Caller Identification merely increases my data base of Blocked Numbers and detracts from; more than enhances; your case and further proves your intent to be, at least, an annoyance or burden to my life. Thanks for reading.