On 5/3/2013 7:47 AM, heyjoe wrote:
> On Thu, 02 May 2013 14:23:21 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> having the phone ringing many times a day only to hear
>> <click> when the machine kicks in is driving me to distraction.
>
> So . . . turn the ringer on the telephone off. You'll still be able to
> hear the <click> and your intro message to alert you that someone is
> calling.
>
> Go the extra mile and start off your answering machine intro message
> with the phone company's tone that indicates the phone has been
> disconnected, then dead air for about five seconds before your message
> starts (google for the "phone has been disconnected" tone"). A couple
> of months of that will get you off a lot of call lists, with no effort
> on your part.
>
>
Now that's a good idea!

Jill