Privacy Technologies TeleZapper

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• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005TQ1Y
• Item model number: TZ 800B
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 6, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Review
When you've had your dinner interrupted by a telemarketer one too many times, treat your phone line and yourself to the Telezapper. It's a simple, one-time-cost solution to the problem of annoying telemarketing calls.

Here's how it works: Given that more than 90 percent of telemarketing calls are placed with computer assistance, when either you or your answering machine answers the phone, the Telezapper emits a special tone that tells the computer your number has been permanently disconnected. Telemarketing companies that use automated dialing systems typically remove disconnected numbers from their calling lists, and as your phone number is eliminated from more and more telemarketing lists, you'll notice fewer calls. Of course, not all telemarketers use predictive dialing systems, and those that do will undoubtedly work to evade the Telezapper, but it can be a partial solution.

For the most part, regular callers are unaffected by the Telezapper, but it may "zap" calls from other organizations that use the same predictive dialing technology (such as charities, pollsters, and automated emergency weather systems) and from callers who use certain types of calling cards. (For more information, click FAQ, or frequently asked questions, in the left navigation bar.)

In our tests of the Telezapper, installation took just seconds. We plugged the Telezapper into our phone line and our phone into the Telezapper and then connected the AC adapter. It was that simple. There are no moving parts to wear out and no batteries to replace.

We field-tested the Telezapper for several weeks, and during that time, we noticed a significant reduction in telemarketing calls. Of course, this was not a scientific study, and we cannot with certainty attribute our results to the Telezapper, but the device seemed to work well for us.

The Telezapper includes a phone cord, power adapter, and instructions. Privacy Technologies backs the device with a one-year warranty. --Mike Brown, with Ariel Meadow Stallings

Pros

• Reduces telemarketing calls placed by predictive dialing systems
• Doesn't interfere with most normal calls
• Inexpensive, one-time-cost solution
• Extremely easy to install and use

Cons

• May "zap" some desired calls
• Annoying beep every time the receiver is lifted

Product Description
Telezapper eliminates many of those unwanted telemarketing calls.PRODUCT FEATURES:Plugs right into any phone or phone jack;Covers all extensions and answering machines connected to that line;Won't interfere with manually-dialed phone calls;Works with Call Waiting, Caller ID, and most answering machines.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Telemarketing Eliminator, December 11, 2001

By	Fred Gold (Canton, Ohio) - See all my reviews

Now that I work out of my house I became aware of all of the telmarketing phone calls we were receiving and it became very annoying.

I purchased a Telezapper and installed it on one of our phone lines in the house. Immediately I began to see the Telezapper do it's job since I got 4 calls the first day that were Zapped. You can tell when this happens because you get no sound when you answer the phone as the device signals the telemarketng computer that our phone number has been disconnected.

In just 2 weeks we notice a marked decrease in the number of unsolicited calls. We may only be getting one a day and we expect that number to decrease as the Telezapper continues to do it's job. The cost is insignificant compared to peace and quiet.

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Here's how to save your money, March 10, 2002

By A Customer

Yes, telezapper will work in many cases & will reduce the # of solicitors. But, save your money - simply record the 3 tones for disconnected lines onto your answering machine - you WILL get the same results. I did and went from averaging about 6 calls per day to one. About 5 minutes of surfing led me to a web site that had these tones. The description about this box doesn't tell you exactly what it does for good reason - you don't need it!

49 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Free to answer my phone again, December 22, 2001

By	Rob in Virginia (Annapolis, MD) - See all my reviews

Telezapper has become my favorite product of 2001.

At our house, we had gotten into the habit of not even answering the phone, because there were so many telemarketing calls. (We'd rely on voicemail to communicate with friends and family.)

But now, when I pick up the phone, it's someone I want to talk to ... or there is a click telling me I just zapped another telemarketer, which I find very satisfying indeed. Sort of like when a mosquito hits one of those electronic bug catchers.

Others have written here that ($$$) is expensive for a device that merely emits a "disconnected" signal. Maybe the cost to manufacture is low ... but what's that got to do with it? Telezapper's value to me is many times greater than what I spent. It's worth it.

The fact that USA has the world's best phone system helps to make our country great. That an entrepreneur invented and sells the Telezapper makes it even greater.