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GETTING ST
ARTED
Instead of connecting you to a salesperson, the computer stores your number as discon-
nected in its database. Over time, as your number is removed from more and more
databases, you’ll see a dramatic decrease in the number of annoying telemarketing calls
you receive.
Q. How do I know when I’ve “zapped” a telemarketer?
A. If you answer your telephone and there’s no one there, the odds are that you just
“zapped” a telemarketer. Quite often you will see the caller ID from such a call is
“unavailable.” After a few weeks, you will notice that you receive fewer and fewer of
these calls.
Q. Do I need one for each telephone or telephone jack in my home or office?
A. No. One tz 2526 with the TeleZapper feature covers ALL telephones and answering
machines connected to the same line (telephone number). If you have two lines, you
need an additional unit for your other line.
Q. Will it interfere with my computer or fax machine?
A. No. The TeleZapper does not interfere with the operation of your computer, your fax
machine or other telecommunications or electronic equipment. It plays the tone briefly
when the line is answered, then goes to “sleep” waiting for the next call.
Q. Will it interfere with my answering machine?
A. No. This is the best way to use your TeleZapper feature. Let your answering machine
pick up the line, the TeleZapper feature “zaps” the telemarketer, and you were not
bothered at all! You will need to delay your message for a few seconds to allow the tone
to play. A caller who wishes to leave a message on your answering machine will hear a
short tone followed by your recording.
NOTE:
With your TeleZapper feature set to ADV (Advanced), if your answering device
‘answers’ the call before you do, the answering device may not automatically stop
once you’ve answered (if your answering device has an ‘Auto Stop’ feature). You
would need to press ‘Stop’ on the answering device to return it to the idle, or sleep mode.
With the TeleZapper set to BAS (Basic), your answering system’s Auto Stop feature
should function normally when you pick up a call.
Q. I have voicemail from the telephone company. Will it work with this?
A. Yes and No. Your telephone must go “off-hook” for the TeleZapper to emit its tone.
As long as you pick up a call, the phone goes “off-hook” and the TeleZapper emits its
tone to “zap” telemarketers. If, instead, the telephone company “answers” your calls
through voicemail, your phone does not go “off-hook” and the TeleZapper cannot emit
its tone. The TeleZapper will not interfere with the normal operation of your voicemail.
Q. Will the TeleZapper “zap” calls from anyone other than telemarketers?
A. The TeleZapper is designed to “zap” calls made by predictive dialer computers by
doing two things: first, by disconnecting predictive-dialed calls before you can be con-
nected to a live telemarketer, and, second, by deleting your phone number from
telemarketing computer lists. Whether the TeleZapper will affect computer-dialed calls
from other sources depends on the type of computer equipment and how that equipment
is being used. Therefore, it may also “zap” calls from businesses and organizations
that use predictive dialing systems – not just telemarketers. Many companies and
organizations do not rely entirely on computerized calling systems to reach you. Most
have secondary means in place to contact or notify people with important information.
Furthermore, these organizations can always contact you by simply dialing your phone
number manually. Manually dialed calls will not be zapped. As such, you can contact
businesses and organizations to determine if they use predictive dialers and, if so, to
ask that your phone number be manually dialed or that alternate means be used in order
to contact you.
Using The Telezapper
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