[Dog Gone]

I don't want to win the battle with telemarketers. I don't want the battle in the first place. I don't even want the phone to be ringing and rolling over to an answering machine where I can screen my calls.

With an unlisted phone number, over 99% of the phone calls you get are from people you want to talk to. The remainder are people who misdial and generally apologize when you tell them you don't know anybody named Rachel or Rastus.

[Mark17]

With an unlisted phone number, over 99% of the phone calls you get are from people you want to talk to.

I have an unlisted number, and still get calls from these nerds, so it doesn't always work.