Have you ever been bothered by a sales call right in the middle of dinner? Or been awakened early in the morning by a computer-generated call? I know I have. So when I received the Phone Butler, I installed it immediately.
To install, you simply unplug the cable from your telephone and plug it into the small Phone Butler device. Then you plug the cord attached to the Phone Butler into your telephone. Once installed, the Phone Butler simply acts as part of the telephone cable. It can be put behind furniture or it can just hang on the cable. You barely notice that it is there. Your telephone conversations go on normally with no interference from the Phone Butler. However, when you receive a call from a telemarketer you simply press the * key on your phone and hang up the phone. The telemarketer will then hear a polite English gentleman’s voice saying, “Pardon me, this is the Phone Butler and I have been directed to inform you that this household must regretfully decline your inquiry. Please put them on your DO NOT CALL LIST... Good day!"
One great feature is that once the Phone Butler is installed on any telephone in your house, it works on every phone that uses the same telephone line. So although I installed the Phone Butler in the bedroom, I can use it on calls that come into the kitchen or family room.
Even though I was anxious to install the Phone Butler, I really didn’t think I would use it very much. Boy, was I wrong. In the first week alone, I used the Phone Butler on six telephone calls. It gave me great satisfaction that I didn’t have to interrupt the caller to try to cut off his sales speech. I could be perfectly polite letting the Phone Butler do the dirty work.
For those of you who think that putting your name on the “Do Not Call” list will eliminate those aggravating marketing telephone calls, think again. Being on the National Do Not Call Registry is sure to eliminate some of those pesky calls, however, you may still receive calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which you have an existing business relationship. Although I am an advocate of the Do Not Call list, I have a sneaking suspicion that even after it goes into effect, I’ll still be using my Phone Butler on a regular basis.
