AboutSpencer Holcombe Expertise I have been in the telecommunications arena for several years. I've worked in traffic,installation,repair,customer service,fraud,national and major accounts. I Started with Pacific Telephone,went to American Bell, AT&T Information Systems, AT&T Communications, Pacific Bell-SBC - AT&T. I can answer most questions of a service or equipment nature-excluding cellular. From jacks, wiring, phones, to custom calling services, local to long distance.
Experience Bell System and post divesture work for AT&T and Local operating companies. Service rep-to Fraud desk.
Organizations Telephone Pioneers of America
Publications PTM mag. Connections, Update, and other company publications. Also have expert status at AskME.com
Question We recently started receiving fax calls, as evidenced by the recorded beeps on our answering machine, from an unknown caller ID. These are most annoying, as they often occur early in the morning or late at night. Is there a hardware box, i.e. filter, that could be added to the line to prevent this? I know some answering machines won't let calls through if they are from an unknown number, but our answering machine doesn't have that feature. Thanks for your advice!
Answer Allan,
i'm sorry I don't know of any hardware add-ons that would do this for your existing answering machine. Your telephone company sells a service in conjunction with caller ID that blocks unknown numbers and others from ringing on your phone (or answering maching) but this is a SERVICE and you are charged a small monthly fee.
Spencer
