***Please limit answers to the actual question - and before anyone says it I am not giving up my landline nor am I changing the # as I have had it since 1970***
Looking for recommendations on a quality but affordable call blocker for my landline. I had my number unlisted for a lot of years but got sick of being hit with a $5 a month fee to keep it that way. Now that it is listed again I am swamped with calls from scammers, telemarketers, pollsters, etc... despite being on the DNCR since it's inception( yes I occasionally review it's status there ). I know pollsters and charities are exempt from the DNCR but I want to be able to block them too.
My landline provider only allows for 25 numbers to be blocked and my phone covers an additional 50. I want a stand alone unit that can pick up the slack AND that is easy to add the number( PITA on my provider's site and using my phone ). I want a unit I can see the number that is calling and just tap BLOCK and be done with it.
Other features that are good would be no one ring through( i.e. blocked calls actually ring once ), a high number capacity, entire area/calling code blocking, and good service life.
I have looked around and surprisingly there really isn't a lot of reviews for these units like you generally find for electronics? Not on comparison sites and not a lot of customer reviews. Prices seem to run anywhere from $40-$100+. That is a lot of money if the item doesn't work well and doesn't last.
So have any of you bought and used one of these you would recommend? Thanks for your time.
Looking for recommendations on a quality but affordable call blocker for my landline. I had my number unlisted for a lot of years but got sick of being hit with a $5 a month fee to keep it that way. Now that it is listed again I am swamped with calls from scammers, telemarketers, pollsters, etc... despite being on the DNCR since it's inception( yes I occasionally review it's status there ). I know pollsters and charities are exempt from the DNCR but I want to be able to block them too.
My landline provider only allows for 25 numbers to be blocked and my phone covers an additional 50. I want a stand alone unit that can pick up the slack AND that is easy to add the number( PITA on my provider's site and using my phone ). I want a unit I can see the number that is calling and just tap BLOCK and be done with it.
Other features that are good would be no one ring through( i.e. blocked calls actually ring once ), a high number capacity, entire area/calling code blocking, and good service life.
I have looked around and surprisingly there really isn't a lot of reviews for these units like you generally find for electronics? Not on comparison sites and not a lot of customer reviews. Prices seem to run anywhere from $40-$100+. That is a lot of money if the item doesn't work well and doesn't last.
So have any of you bought and used one of these you would recommend? Thanks for your time.
