Mikepier wrote:

Through my phone service with the cable company , I can program how
many times it rings before it goes to voicemail.

That's like our problem calling Dad. The ld company kills
the call if not answered in 30 sec. Easy, now everyone
calling him rings for 3 rings, hangs up, calls back a few
minutes later. He can now answer since he's setting there
waiting, or not- if he's over at the neighbors.

No more "$#%^$#, someone calls and hangs up before I get there"

-- larry / dallas