How do I know that unwanted callers won just press 5 to ring through?
If the call comes from a human telemarketer – and even computer-dialed calls switch over to a human telemarketer while your phone is still ringing – the human telemarketer will do one of two things: either hang up immediately, thinking it’s connected to an answering machine, or listen long enough to the message to hear the Screen Machine’s “remove me from your list” demand. Once they hear that instruction, they WILL NOT dial through. The first thing every telemarketer is taught is not to EVER disturb a caller who has requested not to be called; there are large fines involved for both the individual telemarketer and their employing company. In fact, a telemarketer who did so would take the risk of being fired outright. If you think of telemarketing as big business (which it is!), a telemarketing company only makes money from customers who purchase something. Attempting to speak with someone who clearly is not inclined to buy is a fruitless waste of time… and time, in business, is mone
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