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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
In our case, the " Caller ID" is a built-in function within our "old" Southwestern Bell(*) Freedom Phone, Model No. FM2552RT. The handset has a built-in, 3-row x 16-character, LCD display that shows:
• top row: TIME, DATE
• mid row: PHONE NUMBER
• low row: CALL IDENTIFICATION INFO (if present)
All that it co$ts us are the 3×AA batteries that it runs on.
( *) now marketed under the CONAIR name. |
That's just the hardware. Alternatively you could also buy an add-on accessory box to provide caller ID. But you still have to pay for having the
service which is added on to your monthly phone bill.
As I mentioned in a much earlier post, another effective strategy is to have a phone with voice mail (or an answering machine). If your phone rings and no message was left it's a sure bet that it's a telemarketer, because they never leave messages. It won't keep them from calling and trying again, however.