[JennysCool]

Get caller ID and use an answering machine. Most recorded collection and sales calls will terminate when they get an answering machine.

[Right Wing Assault]

Get caller ID and use an answering machine.

That's how I do it. Makes life simpler.

I used to enjoy giving unwanted callers a hard time, but I got tired of that. Then I used to hand the phone to my kids and tell them the call was for them. We got tired of that, too. Now I just let the machines do the job for me.

[AmeriBrit]

That's what we had to do 10 years ago and screen all calls. Except for the area code, our house phone number is the same as the Panasonic Service Dept. In another area code it's the same as a Mexican clinic in Escondido [when the mood hits us, we often have fun with that one, which usually results in very fast hangups]

[gitmo]

The magic words are (1) I am recording this call and (2) you are harassing me. They are in deep doo-doo if you take them to court for harassment.