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RE: Verizon Call Intercept
From: "Steven J. Sobol" <sjsobol () JustThe net>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:24:39 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 28 May 2002, Mike Smith wrote:
I tried this service and found it to have a lot of practical problems. 1) It just asks for a name, records whatever they say, then rings through to replay the recording to you. That means (a) there's no guarantee you'll get the person's actual identity; (b) you're still disturbed by the phone ringing; and (c) you still have to pick up to find out who it is! Kinda defeats the whole purpose of the service.
No, it doesn't. They bank on the fact that 99% of the nuisance callers out there won't want to work past it, and in my experience with SBC Privacy Manager, that is, in fact, true. -- Steve Sobol, CTO (Server Guru, Network Janitor and Head Geek) JustThe.net LLC, Mentor On The Lake, OH 888.480.4NET http://JustThe.net "In a 32-bit world, you're a 2-bit user/You've got your own newsgroup: alt.total.loser" - "Weird Al" Yankovic, "It's All About the Pentiums"
Current thread:
- Verizon Call Intercept Roland Postle (May 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Verizon Call Intercept Mike Smith (May 28)
- Re: Verizon Call Intercept Kenneth Williams (May 28)
- Re: Verizon Call Intercept Valdis . Kletnieks (May 28)
- Re: Verizon Call Intercept Steven J. Sobol (May 31)
- Re: Verizon Call Intercept Kenneth Williams (May 28)
- RE: Verizon Call Intercept Steven J. Sobol (May 31)