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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
I have a google voice number specifically for this reason.
When it rings it can only be someone I did not want to have my regular number or it's a wrong number.
Either way, it never gets answered.
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I do it the other way. I ported my # to Google Voice, and have it for ever ($20 one-time fee). I don't give out the DID's it forwards to so I can change those any time.
Then I use Google screening to sort out who I want to talk to (or not), and what calls to return.
I set mine up so that if the caller ID is tagged in a specific group(s), they get a recording that says the # is not in service, phone doesn't ring, no voice mail.
If it's an unknown (no caller ID) # or in a "blocked" group, it goes to call screening - no phones ring. If they pass call screening (auto-dialers from call centers fail this step, for example) and leave a message, I get a voicemail, and an email transcription (with a handy "click to call" link for phone #'s) with an attached recording.
Otherwise, all the phones ring, and I can transfer calls from whatever phone I happen to pick up to another (e.g. transfer to cell and keep talking while I go out, transfer to DECT headset with big battery etc.)
It's not perfect, but it mostly works very well. Sometimes it's worth it for the giggle factor of the transcribed voice mail alone (some people seem to really confuse the software)
