Oct 17, 2014
I assume you have Caller ID. My phone displays the Caller ID information even if the answering machine is turned off. If your Caller ID works that way, why not turn off your answering machine when these unwanted entities call? I can't prove it, but my theory is that they will stop calling if they never get an answer. If your machine picks up, they know it's a good number and will continue to bother you. I get about 10 percent of the number of hang-up calls my mother gets ... she faithfully picks up the phone every time the phone rings! Let it ring ... or do something about how loudly it rings if the ringing bugs you. I like to think that "they" (ha) are hearing "neener neener" as it keeps ringing.