What can I possible do about someone that is repeatedly calling my place of employment and hanging up? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Why does my cable company (Cox) really really want me to keep my phone service with them? [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2008 - 7 answers

No dial tone inside my house, but the DSL is working. When I plug a phone directly into the grey box (a.k.a. Network Interface Device) on the outside wall of the house, at the same time disconnecting the link from the phone company's incoming line to the wiring inside the house, I get a dial tone! It seems that the phone company is still providing service. The evidence is exactly what I'd expect if there were a phone off the hook inside the house... but there isn't. What else could be going on? [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2008 - 22 answers

Telephone lines: whose obligation? Renting in an unincorporated area [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2008 - 4 answers

TelephoneFilter: How do I turn off call waiting for *incoming* calls? [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2008 - 20 answers

I'm traveling to South Africa next week, and need to make regular calls to Germany. I'm from the UK and have a UK mobile. What's the cheapest way to do this? [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2008 - 5 answers

Small business phone system. Surely there must be something better than Merlin/PBX? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm looking for some good books and other resources about troubleshooting T-carrier problems at the DS1 and DS3 level. [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 1 answers

is this thing on? Phone jack not working. [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2008 - 3 answers

Phone from China, SIM card in the US: what do I need to know to make sure I have a working cell phone when I return to the US for a month or two this summer? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a cheap or free way to setup a phone number in Trinidad and Tobago and have it forward to an American number? Skype and Grand Central don't have numbers in that area code (868). A dozen other vaguely similar services don't, either. [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 2 answers

I am thinking of using GrandCentral for my telephone needs, and want to know the safety and privacy of the service. [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 7 answers

For the last month or two I've been hearing noises from the flat above me. Specifically, I hear a phone number being dialled (as if by a modem), followed by the standard telephone voice saying that the number dialled has not been recognised. This voice repeats itself for a while, before the whole process starts again. This goes on for hours at a time. What's going on? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 13 answers

I am using a computerized telephone management system called Advanced Call Center. One of its features is it emails me whenever I receive a call at my business. That feature needs and uses the Telephone Applications Programming Interface (TAPI) feature within Outlook to function. [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 4 answers

Mathfilter: How many text messages (SMS) will fit on a floppy disk, or a CD-ROM? Once that number is derived, how much will it cost to send or receive that many messages if a consumer pays per message (American carriers or Intl carriers would be great)? [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 6 answers

I’m planning the wiring for a new home, and I'm paralyzed by the variety of options for getting phone service throughout the house. Do I even need RJ11 any more? What's the best way to link up VoIP and POTS to a CAT6 home phone system? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 25 answers

I just received an anti-Huckabee push poll. Who was it from? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 11 answers

I live in a semi-rural area and am incredibly frustrated with my area's landline phone provider. The provider has a monopoly in the area and delays fixing constant faults for many weeks. I want to go completely Skype, wireless and mobile. What are my options? [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 7 answers

Is it possible to use the modem in an iBook running Tiger to send and receive voice messages? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 4 answers

How much will it cost to call my friend in Africa? [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 12 answers

how can I keep my cell phone number cheaply while spending time abroad? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2007 - 10 answers

What's the best lightweight, unobtrusive and form-fitting iPhone case? [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 20 answers

While growing up in Houston in the mid-late 90s, I somehow became aware of several local phone-based voice computer entertainment systems (for lack of a better term). They offered games (in which you punched numbers on the phone keypad to play) like Telefun Trivia, Operation Desert Wolf and something called Pika Farmer, voice dating services (in which you listened to or recorded personal voice ads), random informational services (a life expectancy calculator), horoscopes, news and weather, etc. - all via a menu system at one phone number. What were/are these services called and what other information is available about them? Does anyone else actually remember them? [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2007 - 20 answers

Advice on hiring an Indian call center to answer after-hours calls for a law practice? [more inside]
posted on Sep 23, 2007 - 19 answers

How do I turn friendly acquaintances into real friends? [more inside]
posted on Sep 2, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm looking for very inexpensive, inbound-only telephone service. Does such a thing exist? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2007 - 10 answers

Is there anywhere online or in print that provides help programming Avaya Partner Messaging "Automated Attendants"? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2007 - 5 answers

What kind of job can I get that involves working on the telephone from home and that is challenging in some way? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - 15 answers

How to legally and economically emulate a remote telephone area code so to a person receiving my call, it appears I am calling from their area code? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2007 - 5 answers

How can I prank this evil debt collection company? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 41 answers

How much do companies spend on call centers? [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2007 - 10 answers

Looking for a device to send recorded messages over phone line via ethernet control. [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2007 - 3 answers

Long distance options between USA and Austria (VOIP preferred on Austria end) [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2007 - 8 answers

I know that phone numbers can be moved from carrier to carrier, but I'm moving outside the country for a while. Can I "park" my fantastic mobile number and reclaim it when I return? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2007 - 10 answers

I've been loving YouMail for the past year, as a replacement for VerizonWireless' sucky voicemail, but I've only now started playing around with it's individualized greeting/"ditchmail" features. I'm looking to mess with my friends & co-workers minds using this feature. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2007 - 8 answers

Is there any way to call United Kingdom 0800 (freephone) numbers from overseas? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 6 answers

How to be a (cheapskate) grown-up in Toronto? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 8 answers

How do I get rid of my phone-o-phobia? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2007 - 27 answers

When a caller uses per-call blocking (usually activated by pressing *67 before dialing the number) to mask their identity to the receiver of the call, would subpoenaed phone records for the caller's outbound calls still show the number they dialed? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I regain my privacy wrt telephone conversations in a shared house? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2007 - 13 answers

We are temporarily moving 50 miles from our permanent home. We would like to keep our landline phone number active. VOIP seems like the obvious answer, but I'm a complete internet telephony newbie. [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2007 - 10 answers

A list of songs about phones, using phones, calling, etc. [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 60 answers

Does Skype "smooth" your voice to make it sound mellower, more seductive etc.? That's my impression; but is there any evidence to support it? I suppose an analogous means of customer retention might be the use in shops of "slimming mirrors".
posted on Feb 20, 2007 - 15 answers

I remember seeing a service online somewhere. When you were looking at a phone number, you could enter your phone number and the service would call you and when you picked up the phone, it would be ringing the phone number you were looking at. [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2007 - 4 answers

I've got a phone conversation that's going to become a podcast. How can I use Audacity to make it sound its best?
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 11 answers

My answering machine/fax combo has joined its compadres in the big electronics graveyard, and I need a state-of-the-art answering machine-type thingy now. [more inside]
posted on Dec 25, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm having difficulties choosing a (telephone) therapist starting from a long list. Partly practical, partly mental... [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2006 - 3 answers

How do I use my PC as a land line answering machine? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2006 - 9 answers

Can anyone suggest a cordless phone system that will work throughout an old house? [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2006 - 6 answers

Wierd adsl connection problem. My google-fu has failed me. Please help - I'm tearing my hair out! [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2006 - 7 answers