On 8/20/2014 2:20 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:29:04 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:59:53 -0400, Dave Smith
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>>> On 2014-08-20 11:19 AM, Kalmia wrote:
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>>>> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:18:59 PM UTC-4, wrote:
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>>>>> If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and finally they do stop trying to reach you.
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>>>> Even that one ring is a pain.
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>>> Too bad phones can't be set not to ring on the first ring.
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>> It's called turning the volume down and it's easy enough to do.
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> My hearing is acute - I can hear the dryer ping from 4 rooms away.
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> I took Sheldon's advice and reported it to the do not call folks. We'll see how THAT works.
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It takes about 30 days for it to show up in the DNC registry database.
By then they'll have morphed to a different phone number. This is why I
simply don't answer the phone unless I recognize the caller's name and
number.

Jill