My young son went through a period when he loved to answer the phone (after we made sure he was acquainted with telephone etiquette). But unfortunately most of the telemarketers did not practice the Golden Rule that we wanted to train him up in, and they hung up on him. They've pretty well spoiled any enjoyment I ever had of talking on the phone, and we were getting 12-15 such calls a day, a major invasion of our privacy. Caller ID minimizes these disruptions.We NEVER answer an "out-of-area" call.