I’ve gone a completely different route and only allow whitelisted calls to my phone - and just to make sure there is no confusion if I received a call or not I’

I’ve gone a completely different route and only allow whitelisted calls to my phone - and just to make sure there is no confusion if I received a call or not I’ve disabled voice mail on my line as well. Anyone who wants to contact me and is not on the whitelist sends postal mail, which is significantly more expensive then a phone call, and that has proven to be a huge deterrent. Debt collectors chasing down long dormant charge-offs will happily ring my phone off the hook if given a chance but they won’t spring for first class postage or proof of delivery.