>"unknown number" or even both. Then my recourse to this "end run" >is to never answer such a caller. If they really want to talk to me >they will leave a message with their phone number, if not, then I've >stopped the "end runners" in their tracks. If everybody did this >that would be the end of the "unknowns". I find it's cheaper to just not answer the phone. Unless all of your phones have caller ID built in, you have to get up and look at the display. Why stop what you're doing? If it's important they'll leave a message. I never got any calls from Apple. Diane