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Absolutely.
I only turn on my cell when I want to talk to someone, so almost no one has that number.
Landline, I use caller ID. Don't pick up if the number is "unknown." That's a dead giveaway to a telemarketer.
I used to use "privacy manager," which didn't even let a call through if the number was blocked. The caller got a message that said, "The person you have called does not accept anonymous calls." But that cost $3 a month.
Now, on the extremely rare occasion that a telemarketer gets through, when they ask to speak to [my name], I just say "hold on for a minute," and leave the phone off the hook until they give up.
For the reason listed by the former telemarketer above.
I've heard it also works if you start breathing heavily and ask the telemarketer (in a husky voice), "So.... what are you wearing?"
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