VTech TeleZapper VT 2568 User Manual page 10

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USING THE TELEZAPPER FEATURE
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 connected 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.
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