philo wrote:
I signed up for this free service and for the last 30 hours the phone in
my house (AT&T landline) has been quieter than usual.


http://www.nomorobo.com/



I just plain had enough of that crap.
Hmmm,
I just read the caller id. when phone rings, if it is unknown to me, I
just lift the hand set and hang up.