i’m probably the last person to know this, but
until i read this
chicago tribune article
, i had no idea that there was a
cheapo
way
to mimic the
telezapper:
“Here is how to do it: If you call a number that has
been disconnected or is no longer in service you will hear 3 short
tones, “doo…dah…dee”, thanks to Ma-Bell. Each time you Refresh
this page you should hear, “doo…dah…dee”. The actual frequency
of these tones are 985.2 Hz, 1370.6 Hz, and 1776.7 Hz. Guess what
the telemarketers’ software does when it detects these 3 tones at
the beginning of your outgoing message? It thinks it has reached a
line that is disconnected or is no longer in service. So, it
disconnects and does not log your phone number as a working number.
BINGO!NOW record these onto you outgoing message or voice mail
announcement, and start exterminating telemarketers. Try this
example, but use your own name, “doo…dah…dee, Hello, This is
Alan Carlton”. It must be at the beginning of your announcement to
work.”