I'm tired of these annoyance calls from #701-248-1374! I have tried using Call Block Service; however, the same party/number is still able to place calls to my private/unlisted home phone #. How is that possible? What is the whole point of paying extra for an unlisted phone number and adding Call Block to your service, when you keep getting harassed by the same idiots! Why do they have rights when the rest of us don't? Something's wrong with this picture ... don't you think!
Assuming your information regarding regarding the "dip fee," also known as CNAM is accurate, then it is futile to use call blocking, since it takes approximately the equivalent of two rings for the CID to feed, be registered and the call block activated. So that interval after CID and before line seize and delayed disconnect is sufficient for the $0.025 payoff. Nonetheless, call blocking relieves a called party of having to answer the phone. It used to be said "there ought to be a law." Since there are laws to prohibit this, it should be said "enforce the law." By observation the FTC, FCC, Justice Department and the States Attorney Generals have little time, resources or interest in enforcement.
As far as playing along, it might be "fun" for a while, but the poor dopes who are being duped are so much fodder for their crooked employers who likely have no concern for them. In other words, goofing with these folks is as much of waste of time for you (us) as it is for them.
Called 9 am. I don't answer unknown out of area calls anymore. This crap is getting really annoying. Some days 9 out of 10 calls are crap. 3 out of 4 already today and it is only 11am