Don't answer the phone....problem solved! With caller ID and an answering machine it's easy. Friends and family will show up....blocked calls don't get answered. If it's important, they will leave a message....everyone I KNOW has my cell. I realize the first reaction is "what if someone is trying to get in touch with me?????"...reality is, if you were out of the house they wouldn't reach you on your landline anyway. It's annoying to listen to the phone ring but less annoying than listening to a salespitch. Another option, pick up the receiver, then hang it back up immediately without saying anything. Failing to see the problem here.
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