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Ron Taylor wrote in a message to Alan Rackmill:
AR> RT> [ noted...]
AR> RT> Probably some communist plot or New World Order scheme to
  > RT> invade our privacy :)... BUT I _love_ it.  I use it all the
  > RT> time to invade the privacy of my two teenagers.  I don't
  > RT> forbid them to associate with anyone, but when I see trends
  > RT> toward individuals that I feel are not in their best
  > RT> interests, I can take early steps to influence them toward
  > RT> other pursuits.  Caller-Id is a wonderful tool with
  > RT> teenagers.
AR> RT> What I hate is the Anonymous Caller feature :)
AR>So activate the "I refuse to accept an anonymous call" feature.
 RT> Thats exactly what I do, but I still don't like to HAVE to. 
 RT> There is at least one person that insists on anonymous
 RT> calling that I'd like to be able to receive calls from....
 RT> my oldest daughter, but I can't because of anonymous call
 RT> blocking.  Our compromise is that when she wants to talk to
 RT> me, she calls her little sister that still lives at home. 
 RT> Kelly doesn't have caller-ID.  
Check with the phone company.
most areas have the ability to turn off the blocker on a per call basis.
It is simply a matter of dialing several digits before the phone number.
 RT> Otherwise if you don't want
 RT> me to know who you are, you can't get through MY phone.
 RT> I'll be glad when cell phones are caller-ID'd.  They all
 RT> come in "out of the area" or "Cellular One" now.
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