[Overtaxed]

When I'm home, callers get a busy signal. When I'm not, they can talk to the machine. I check the caller ID to see if it's someone I want to call back or not.

[2Jedismom]

My cell phone has voice mail. I can get calls for free on it, and I can dial in my password from my landline to check my voicemail at no cost. I'm thinking of giving my number to people and having them leave a message and then I'll call 'em back from my land line or wait (if it's long distance) and call them back in the evening when my long distance is free.