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I called again and spoke to someone else. Only 2 volts from the required 3 volts. Well the calls kept coming in. Calls keep coming in, the thing is a dust collector.Maybe people will read this and save money and frustration.
I opened it up and tested the battery. The unit came dead on arrival. Off I go to put in another 6 dollars for a battery. He was very unresponsive and said if telemarketers weren't calling it must be working. It doesn't do anything but make a tone when you pick up your phone. I called the support number for the manufacturer. End of conversation. It was determined that it indeed arrived DOA.
OK, now I get the tone. They should take this item off the market. I told him that it didn't make any tones as described in the manual. No offer was made to send it back only to go to the dealer with it.
This device is simple to hook up but the technology is outdated. Anonymous calls are NOT blocked out and telemarketers have new dialing technology.It does emit a series of tones when an an unidentified call comes in but has little effect.
I received in the time promised and it works great. Great product and seller.
uses a CR2030 battery. This phone set had a cordless phone integrated on a fax/copier. I recently purchased a Panasonic Phone/Fax/Copier model KX-FG6550 and the Telezapper does not work with this phone set. I previously used both models on a Panasonic Phone/Fax/Copier model KX-FPC95.
I tried to email Royal Appliances about this, but when I used their web site, I got "page not found." If you purchase phones of different brands, but similar to this type unit, it may not work well with the Telezapper. This phone set has a "base unit" with copy and fax, and the phone is a separate unit, plugged into an electrical outlet, operating on a "wireless" from the base. The larger model uses an electric cord. The smaller, slender model (the picture will fool you, it's really small.). The smaller model (the one with the battery) gives you a choice of either the first tone of the SIT or the entire 3 note sequence, which is more effective. No problems, worked great.
I think it has to do with the cordless phone not being integrated with the base unit. I have owned two different Telezappers and have been pleased with them. Also, the larger model (the one with the cord) emits only the first tone of the SIT. The telezapper "tone" is delayed to the point where it is ineffective.
There is no point in spending even a small amount of money and taking up space on my desk for something that no longer has a purpose. Looking at the info on your site makes me believe they are no longer effective. We have been bothered lately by a lot of telemarketers so I resumed shopping. Anyone have any newer information. A year or two ago we decided our Telezapper ( which had served us well) was dead and threw it away, planning to repalce it. When I couldn't find one at Radio Shack, I kind of forgot about it. The most recent comment was posted in 2003.
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