I don't exactly PAY for caller ID. We were one of the last holdout dinosaurs; no caller ID, no call waiting (which I think I have and still refuse to use; I find it rude), no extras on the home phone. The last time I reviewed and revamped my service, I got a package deal that included some of these things, caller ID included. Thought...ah, we'll never use it....WRONG!! Any "877", "800", or "caller unknown" does not get answered. Period. End of telemarketers. We never got many, but now we get none. We have also considered dinner time sacred and don't answer calls. This way, we can look at the number to see if it's important (mostly not).

You might want to check - you can probably get caller ID free.