TeleZapper TZ 900 Electronics

Average Rating:

For the first while, it helped eliminate some of the telemarketing calls, but not all of them. It only phases out calls made by a predictive dialer, not manually dialed or more advanced computer-dialed calls. Though some still did get through, it cut down signifigantly the number of calls I was getting. In terms of installation, it was pretty easy. The instructions are strait-forward enough.

But after the first while, I got very annoyed with it. Often, I would pick up the phone and nobody would be there. You are basically trading one inconvenience for another: a telemarketer vs. dead air. Both are annoying when they come at a bad time. The other drawback is that it can block out important calls. Once, my credit card company called to tell me that my bill payment did not go through, but it got "zapped". Since they though my number was not in service, it landed me in some hot water, for a short while. The "beep" you get when you pick up the phone is a small annoyance.

Overall, I think the TeleZapper was not worth the hefty price I paid for it. One way or another, I will rush to the phone to answer either a telemarketer or a dead air call. I would rather have saved my money and simply said "Take me off your calling lists". At least if I said that, the company would be legally obligated not to call me back. With the TeleZapper, what is to stop them from putting your number on another list? Who would I recommend it to? People who get excessive amounts of annoying telemarketing calls. But be warned, if you are expecting it to get rid of all annoying calls, you might be disappointed.