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Summary: The Magic of The Telezapper...Or Not
Review: My Uncle works for a telemarketing company which does surveys. When the telezapper came out, his company jumped on a few to figure out how it works. What happens is that it sends a tone that sounds like a disconnected number. The companies computers are supposed to hang up and take the number of their list. In fact the telezapper does not work at all against his company, and many others.
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Summary: Save your money!!!!!
Review: Or use it elsewhere. I continued to get telemarketing calls after purchasing this item. The only thing that reduced the calls was the "DO NOT CALL" list.
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Summary: Save your money!!!!!
Review: Or use it elsewhere. I continued to get telemarketing calls after purchasing this item. The only thing that reduced the calls was the "DO NOT CALL" list.
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Summary: A good idea makes a very flawed product. Not recommended.
Review: The "TeleZapper" is a little device that will eliminate computer-dialed telemarketing calls. I bought this item since I was receiving over 3 telemarketing calls per day, selling everything from credit cards to prescription drugs (it that legal?). My purchase of the TeleZapper was out of rage, when I got one abrasive telemarketer too many.For the first while, it helped eliminate some of the telemarketing calls, but not all of them. It only phases out calls made by a predictive dialer, not manually dialed or more advanced computer-dialed calls. Though some still did get through, it cut down signifigantly the number of calls I was getting. In terms of installation, it was pretty easy. The instructions are strait-forward enough. But after the first while, I got very annoyed with it. Often, I would pick up the phone and nobody would be there. You are basically trading one inconvenience for another: a telemarketer vs. dead air. Both are annoying when they come at a bad time. The other drawback is that it can block out important calls. Once, my credit card company called to tell me that my bill payment did not go through, but it got "zapped". Since they though my number was not in service, it landed me in some hot water, for a short while. The "beep" you get when you pick up the phone is a small annoyance. Overall, I think the TeleZapper was not worth the hefty price I paid for it. One way or another, I will rush to the phone to answer either a telemarketer or a dead air call. I would rather have saved my money and simply said "Take me off your calling lists". At least if I said that, the company would be legally obligated not to call me back. With the TeleZapper, what is to stop them from putting your number on another list? Who would I recommend it to? People who get excessive amounts of annoying telemarketing calls. But be warned, if you are expecting it to get rid of all annoying calls, you might be disappointed.
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Summary: If you like loud beeps, you'll love this.
Review: The first thing you should know about this product is that every time you pick up the phone to place a call or answer a call you'll hear a really loud, annoying tone. All of your friends who call will ask, what is that loud tone when you answer the phone? Are you taping this call? I thought your phone was disconnected. Are we on call waiting? I can't overemphasize how annoying this loud sound is. If you use the more effective mode, it will sound like your phone was disconnected to everyone who calls. Skip this product and add your number to one of the new state do-not-call lists.
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Summary: TeleZapper
Review: THE NUMBER OF CALLS HAS DECREASED GREATLY. WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANY ONE WHO GETS ALOT OF SOLICITERS AND CALLS WHERE NO ONE IS THERE. WE'VE ONLY HAD A SHORT TIME BUT HAVE NOTICED A BIG DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU!!!! STEVE
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Summary: utterly useless
Review: this device had no discernable effect on the number of garbage calls i get.
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Summary: Can do the same thing with an answering machine & Caller ID
Review: This is not a review for this product, but a suggestion for an alternative. I've recorded the three tones at the beginning of my answering machine. I also have Caller ID. When a call comes in "unavailable," I let the machine answer it. Then the telemarketers can remove my number from their lists, and friends and family using calling cards can leave a message (and we'll pick up if we're home). For identified calls that come in when we're home, there are no tones because we answer before the machine. After a year of this set up, we get very few "unavailable" calls. To find the tones, do a web search for "sit" and "wav." That should produce a file that you can play on your machine.
Here's a clarification for those who tell telemarketers to "Take me off your list." You must ask them to "Put me on your Do-Not-Call List," or else they are not legally bound to do anything. You also have to keep good records, if you ever intend to sue them (could be fun and profitable).
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Summary: Works wonders...
Review: This think works wonders. Better than trying to get off lists. Dinner time is now quiet and pleasant.
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Summary: The beep is more annoying than the unstopped calls
Review: We bought the Telezapper to do just what it advertises. We've had it for 2 months, and so far, it hasn't worked. Computer dialing telemarketers still get through, and we still get the same number of calls that we got before. I would save the [money] and pay the monthly fee for an unknown name/private number block from the phone company. At least if that doesn't work, it doesn't take months after you've thrown away the box and reciept to find out.
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