I was thinking of disabling all the ringers in my phones and setting up an old Mac with a cid enabled modem to announce all calls. The unavailable ones it would keep silent for. :) Getting wires all over the house and a PA amp is the part I haven't done yet.
Could work well as an alarm clock too.. :) ----------------------Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--------------------------- + ^ + :NSA got $20Bil/year |Passwords are like underwear. You don't /|\ \|/ :and didn't stop 9-11|share them, you don't hang them on your/\|/\ <--*-->:Instead of rewarding|monitor, or under your keyboard, you \/|\/ /|\ :their failures, we |don't email them, or put them on a web \|/ + v + :should get refunds! |site, and you must change them very often. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunder.net ------------ On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Harmon Seaver wrote: > Yeah, but that stuff doesn't stop the calls. We use caller ID and don't pick > up for anything that says "unknown caller" which stops most, but just the > ringing pisses me off. I'm going to try the tones. I've also read of a little > box you can buy which does the same thing, but so you don't even hear the phone > ring at all. > > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 12:08:22PM -0500, Tyler Durden wrote: > > I'll have to try this (and it should work seeing how I'm Tyler Durden!). > > > > But I have utilized a stopgap strategy for a number of years now that has > > worked pretty good: > > > > 1) If I hear silence for more than a moment or two I hang up the phone. > > 2) If I hear a large number of people talking in the background when I pick > > up, I hang up the phone. > > 3) If someone replies to my "hello" with another "hello" I hang up the > > phone (think about it--no one who knows you and has called you will simply > > reply 'hello' after you've picked up the phone). > > > > It also helps to speak a language you don't think the telemarketer > > understands...they'll hang up the phone pretty quickly if you're talking in > > Chinese, for instance. (And if they have a Chinese accent I'll talk to them > > in Spanish.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Steve Schear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: How to Stop Telemarketers... > > >Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 19:07:04 -0800 > > > > > >Most Telemarketers use what is called Predictive Dialers, which are PCs > > >with software that dials ever number in a phone exchange until it gets > > >lucky. Now you can use their own technology against them, and it's legal... > > > > > >Here is how their system works: the dialer calls your number, you answer, > > >and you have probably notice the line appears dead after you said, "Hello". > > >What their computer is doing is listening for a short burst of audio, your > > >"HELLO", followed by a period of silence. With this heard, it will log your > > >phone number as valid and transfer the call to an available telemarketer, > > >the reason for the delay before someone comes on line. > > > > > >Now, if their computer receives a long audio burst (an answering machine) " > > >Hello, this is Alan Carlton", then it will disconnect, but it will log you > > >phone number as valid, for a later call-back. Oh Lovely! Some are even > > >capable of detecting Fax tones and will even transmit a fax trying to sell > > >selling something you're probably are not interested in. However, do not > > >answer, or when you do answer the phone, or if fax tones are detected, or > > >if it detects an answering machine, in all four (4) cases IT LOGS YOUR > > >NUMBER AS A GOOD PHONE NUMBER FOR FUTURE CALL- BACK --- PLUS THE COMPANY IS > > >ALSO SELLING THESE VERIFIED VALID NUMBERS LIST TO OTHER TELEMARKETERS. > > > > > >A SIMPLE WAY TO STAY OFF THE LIST IS TO USE THEIR OWN TECHNOLOGY AGAINST > > >THEM. > > > > > >The predictive dialer's software also looks for NON-valid phone numbers, > > >and there is a simple way you can make your phone number appear invalid to > > >the telemarketers' computers, thus they do not call back and accumulate no > > >database, at least with your number, to sell other Telemarketers. > > > > > >Here is how to do it: If you call a number that has been disconnected or is > > >no longer in service you will hear 3 short tones, "doo...dah...dee", thanks > > >to Ma-Bell. Each time you Refresh this page you should hear, > > >"doo...dah...dee". The actual frequency of these tones are 985.2 Hz, 1370.6 > > >Hz, and 1776.7 Hz. Guess what the telemarketers' software does when it > > >detects these 3 tones at the beginning of your outgoing message? It thinks > > >it has reached a line that is disconnected or is no longer in service. So, > > >it disconnects and does not log your phone number as a working number. > > >BINGO! > > > > > >NOW record these onto you outgoing message or voice mail announcement, and > > >start exterminating telemarketers. Try this example, but use your own name, > > >"doo...dah...dee, Hello, This is Tyler Durden". It must be at the beginning > > >of your announcement to work. You may have to explain it to you friends, > > >but they will soon have it on theirs' too. > > > > > >CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO PLAY THE 3 TONES. > > > > > >http://www.flash.net/~carlton2/telemark.htm > > > > > >steve > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > -- > Harmon Seaver > CyberShamanix > http://www.cybershamanix.com
